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What's on the menu for the week?
S ? Chicken Pot Pie in under an hour
M ? C out, leftovers for F and I
T ? Chicken, edamame and noodles
W ? Asian Chicken Salad
T ? Shrimp Pad Thai
F ? out
S ? dinner party: corn blintzes with Chipolte cream, short rib empanadas with avocado sauce, melon wrapped with Serrano ham, tomato salad with cilantro pesto, Tequila lime shrimp and chicken, cous cous with summer squash and zucchini, chocolate raspberry cake
M ? C out, leftovers for F and I
T ? Chicken, edamame and noodles
W ? Asian Chicken Salad
T ? Shrimp Pad Thai
F ? out
S ? dinner party: corn blintzes with Chipolte cream, short rib empanadas with avocado sauce, melon wrapped with Serrano ham, tomato salad with cilantro pesto, Tequila lime shrimp and chicken, cous cous with summer squash and zucchini, chocolate raspberry cake
Re: What's on the menu for the week?
I haven't made them yet with chicken, I bet they would be good. Maybe add a bit more oil since chicken isn't as fatty as pork.
So Tasty, So Yummy
S- steaks, baked potatoes and asparagus, strawberry shortcake for dessert
M- BBQ chicken, corn on the cob
T- Bunco @ my house, we're having a taco bar
W- leftovers if we have any, otherwise something from the freezer
Th- Detroit coneys, fries
F- out
S- grilled pizzas
S: Penne & Zucchini Carbonara
M: Baked pork chops, mashed potatoes & grilled squash
T: out for BJ's Pizza
W & Th: lazy lasagna
F: out with the ILs probably
S: fajitas & grilled corn salsa
Tonight: DH's request for Father's Day -- eggplant parmesan and chocolate chip cookies (DD and I made those yesterday). I also managed to track down some Shiner Bock up here in NJ...he is a lucky man
Rest of the week, in no particular order:
spaghetti and meatballs
chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, something green
black bean burgers
Cincinnati chili
Just realized it's a red meat kind of week in our house. That is very rare!
ok! I told DH you tried them with pork. he wrinkled his nose and said Pei Wei/PF Changs are with chicken *le sigh*
S - Out
M - Steaks on the grill, roasted (maybe grilled) broccoli
T - BBQ chicken pizza
W - Caprese sandwiches
Th - Ceviche, chips, and guacamole.
F - Something quick and cheap, probably Freebirds.
S - Friends coming over: margaritas, chipotle bbq empanadas, "flaming blonde" pizzettes, goat cheese & candied jalapeno crostini, chips & fire-roasted/pineapple salsas, white chocolate-habanero ice cream, mexican hot chocolate brownie bites.
S - Burgers, coleslaw, & homemade chocolate ice cream
M - Summer Vegetable Baked Ziti
T - Chicken Meatballs w/ Peanut Sauce & Asian Brocolli
W - Crockpot Rustic Chicken over egg noodles
TH - Zucchini & Penne Carbonara
F - Grilled Steaks & Veggie Gratin
S - Grilled Chicken & Couscous
Crazy Christmas Kids!
Recipes please!
Try ground turkey thighs. I have a recipe that I do in the crockpot, and I always used ground turkey.
M: lemongrass pork chops, sauteed baby kai lan, spicy mango salad
T: parmesan snapper, roasted broccoli, couscous
W: asian shrimp lettuce wraps
Th: out for little one's 6th birthday
F: chicken kabobs, orzo salad
Hopping between PAGAS's and duchess's dinner parties.
Holy crap, both of y'alls menus are drool-worthy!!! OMG! I'm hungry just reading them. How do y'all come up with such great menus? If we ever have people over, our menus are so BORING. Do you get them from a certain entertaining book?
Baked Ziti
I forgot which blog I got the Rustic Chicken from.
Rustic Chicken
??1 to 1 1/2 pounds chicken breast tenders
?1 15 ounce can diced tomatoes
1 15 ounce can artichoke hearts, quartered?
8 ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced
?1 packet dry chicken gravy mix?
1/4 chicken broth
??Combine all ingredients in a crockpot; stir to combine. Cover and cook on low 6 to 8 hours. Serve over pasta or rice.
Crazy Christmas Kids!
S - Rib Eyes, Green Beans w/ Corn Relish, Three-Cheese Mac n Cheese (DDD recipe), Fat Bread (PAGAS' recipe, DH loved it!), and Banana Pudding
M - Left overs
T - Hot Dogs, haven't decided on a side yet.
W - Spaghetti, Homemade sauce
Th - Baked Chicken... haven't decided on sides.
F - out for friend's birthday
S - out before NKOTB!!!!
S - Made Dad our traditional King Ranch Chicken Father's Day dinner.
M - Maybe orzo salad, maybe just a big green salad.
T - Grilled pork chops, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans.
W - Red beans and rice
Th - Bunco
F - Can't remember
S - Roasted red pepper, carmelized onion and chicken quesadillas with goat cheese. Black bean and corn salsa and spanish rice.
Sun-turkey burgers, sweet potato fries
Mon-chicken and cheese stuffed shells w/vodka sauce, salad, rosemary bread
Tues--leftovers
Wed--out for Gold Cup/friend's birthday
Thurs--fajitas, etc
Fri--leftovers
Sat--likely a liquid dinner at 80's party for friend's birthday.
M: lemon pepper chicken, roasted veggies and rice pilaf
T: Taco Bar at Kimmer's
W: Shrimp/Crawfish pasta concoction
Th: Taking the teenagers to Studio Movie Grill
Fr: Herb crusted fish, roasted veggies and a carb of some sort
Sat: Drool worthy dinner party at a friends. Cannot.Wait.
recipe, please
So Tasty, So Yummy
S was - Steaks, baked potatoes, broccoli....and a few beers and wine
M - Niko Niko's
rest of the week:
hamburgers, grilled potatoes and a veggie
chicken fajitas
cheddar brats and grilled veggies
grilled chicken, mushroom risotto and peas
We do something similar to this, but we add mushrooms and red bell peppers and our crawfish are the ones we painstakingly peel and freeze when Kerry does a boil.
So Tasty, So Yummy
That looks so good.
I tried to add it to my pinterest, but I keep failing to figure out how the damn thing works.
So Tasty, So Yummy
Ooh, recipe for the quesadillas, please ma'am!