Sunday, October 1, 2017

Dinner Menu for 10/2 - 10/15

Mon. 10/2: Stir Fry with brown rice
Tue. 10/3: Turkey Bean Chili
Wed. 10/4: Sweet Potato and Black Bean Burritos
Thu. 10/5: Thai Lettuce Wraps
Fri. 10/6: Shrapnel Dip and quesadillas
Sat. 10/7: Hamburgers
Sun. 10/8: Cream Cheese and Veggie Soup
Mon. 10/9: Chicken Enchilada Quinoa**
Tue. 10/10: Calzones
Wed.10/11: Greek Chicken and Cucumber Salad**
Thu. 10/12: Veggie Lasagna
Fri. 10/13: out
Sat. 10/14: BBQ Chicken Salad
Sun. 10/15: Breakfast for dinner

Monday, July 31, 2017

10 Simple Healthy Kid-Approved Meals from Costco

Grateful for this lady this week: 10 day Costco meal plan

There is no master shopping list. I'm working on one.

Monday, July 3, 2017

Rotisserie Chicken Recipes

Costco rotisserie chicken has saved me a lot of cooking time over the years with chicken salad, chicken noodle soup, chicken tortellini bake, etc. Out of necessity, I went looking a little further and would like to try the following too:

Saturday, June 3, 2017

Homemade Mayonnaise

For those times you plan on having chicken salad sandwiches for dinner and you find yourself out of mayonnaise and time:
Fail-Proof Homemade Mayonnaise

Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Dinner Menu for 5/6 - 5/15

Sat. 5/6: Mcallister's
Sun. 5/7: Mini meatloaves
Mon. 5/8: Amazing Jake's
Tue. 5/9: Thai Lettuce Wraps (I used ground turkey this time and didn't bother with the sauce.)
Wed. 5/10: Tuna Pasta Salad
Thu. 5/11: Hawaiian Haystacks
Fri. 5/12: Yorkshire Pudding and scrambled eggs and steamed veggies
Sat. 5/13: Mexican Casserole with cms
Sun. 5/14: Spaghetti with Sausage
Mon. 5/15: Leftovers or FFY

Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Dinner Menu for 4/4 - 4/15

Tue. 4/4: Leftover pork roast, naan, steamed veggies
Wed. 4/5: Salad Bar and baked potatoes
Thu. 4/6: Pork quesadillas and kale salad
Fri. 4/7: Taco Salad
Sat. 4/8: Chicken and wild rice soup*
Sun. 4/9: Whole wheat oat muffins, scrambled eggs, and hash browns
Mon. 4/10: Stir fry w/ brown rice
Tue. 4/11: Pizza
Wed. 4/12: Baked Chicken fingers and sweet potato fries
Thu. 4/13: Spaghetti w/ ground turkey
Fri. 4/14: Italian sausage, mac and cheese, and steamed veggies
Sat. 4/15: We shall see

*Whole Wheat Quinoa Bread

Friday, February 17, 2017

Dinner Menu for 2/17 - 3/1

Fri. 2/17: Breakfast for Dinner
Sat. 2/18: Chicken Nuggets and veggies
Sun. 2/19: One Pot Parmesan Chicken Tortellini*
Mon. 2/20: Cauliflower Crust Pizza
Tue. 2/21: Black Bean Burger Patties and kale salad
Wed. 2/22: Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas*
Thu. 2/23: Chicken and Sun Dried Tomato Orzo*
Fri. 2/24: Cashew Chicken Lettuce Wraps*
Sat. 2/25: Mexican Casserole with cms
Sun. 2/26: company over -Taco Salad
Mon. 2/27: Creamy Tomato Bisque* and Parmesan Baked Potato Halves*
Tue. 2/28: Sesame Chicken Stir Fry*

Whole Wheat Toaster Pastries*






Thursday, February 2, 2017

Dinner Menu for 1/31 - 2/14

Tue. 1/31: Cauliflower Crust* Pizza
Wed. 2/1: Costco rotisserie chicken and veggies
Thu. 2/2: Tuna Sandwiches and kale/broccoli Salad
Paige's birthday cake- Betty Crocker cook book yellow cake, Whipped Butter cream frosting (blue), lemon cream in the center, white chocolate covered blue berries on top.
Fri. 2/3: Taco Salad and friends over for cake
Sat. 2/4: Crustless Quiche
Sun. 2/5: Turkey Burgers and sweet potato fries
Mon. 2/6: Shrapnel Dip and Roasted Veggie Tacos
Tue. 2/7: Sausage Spaghetti
Wed. 2/8: Baked Oatmeal
Thu. 2/9: Chicken Tikka Masala
Fri. 2/10: Crockpot Ratatouille and whole wheat rolls
Sat. 2/11: Spinach, sun dried tomato, and chicken stuffed peppers
Sun. 2/12: Breakfast Burritos
Mon. 2/13: Apple Stuffed Chicken
Tue. 2/14: Pepperoni Pasta Salad

Whole wheat carrot applesauce muffins
Overnight Oatmeal Cinnamon pancakes



Saturday, January 14, 2017

Dinner Menu for 1/15 - 1/31

Our cholesterol was a little high at our last check up, so in the interest of the fact that Jake would like to lose some weight and I have a family history of heart disease, we are trying to up our game in making sure that our meals are a more heart healthy. I would also like a mental boost on menu planning. It been more of a dread than anything lately, so it was nice to look for and find some new recipes.

Sun. 1/15: Bunless Beef and Bean Burgers**
Mon. 1/16: Chicken and Spinach Soup with Fresh Pesto**
Tue. 1/17: Broccoli Bacon Salad** and Crunch Olive Oil Roasted Chickpeas**
Wed. 1/18: Peanut Noodles with Shredded Chicken and Vegetables**
Thu. 1/19: Sweet Potato and Black Bean Burritos
Fri. 1/20: Marmalade Chicken** and brown rice
Sat. 1/21: Ground Turkey and Cabbage** and Whole Wheat Rolls**
Sun. 1/22: Skinny Chicken and Broccoli Alfredo**
Mon. 1/23: Stuffed Zucchini Enchilada Boats**
Tue. 1/24: Fabulous Orange Chicken**
Wed. 1/25: Cheesy Ham and Broccoli Quinoa Bites with garden and fruit salad
Thu. 1/26: Burrito Skillet**
Fri. 1/27: Chicken Apple Sausage Couscous
Sat. 1/28: Sweet Basalmic Glazed Pork Loin
Sun. 1/29: Grilled Veggie Pasta Salad**
Mon. 1/30: Southwest Chicken Barley Chili**
Tue. 1/31: Thai-Style Fish and Creamy Couscous Packets** -use cod or hake

Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Dinner Menu for 1/3 - 1/15

Tue. 1/3: Rotisserie chicken, Asian salad, and baked sweet potato
Wed. 1/4: Costco Veggie Bites, corn on the cob, and Roasted Butternut Squash
Thu. 1/5: Taco Salad
Fri. 1/6: Baked Chicken Taquitos - dinner to Boomhowers
Sat. 1/7: Dinner and a movie night (gift cards)
Sun. 1/8: Tuna melts
Mon. 1/9: Turkey and bean chili and cornbread
Tue. 1/10: Thai Lettuce Wraps and coconut rice
Wed. 1/11: Mango Quinoa Salad and quesadillas
Thu. 1/12: Hamburger Sliders
Fri. 1/13: Breakfast for dinner
Sat. 1/14: Fajita Nachos
Sun. 1/15: Chicken Salad Wraps