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Happy 2011!

The dinners the week of Christmas didn't come to fruition b/c we had a sick baby, then we got sick, so we didn't really eat anything that week :/ We eventually did, but nothing exciting: cereal.

I'm happy to report we are all healthy and have our appetites back, and I'm ready to cook again! We were so beat from the 9 hour drive today (and 6 hour drive yesterday) that when we got home we just had a hot bowl of peanut butter/honey oatmeal (oh, and that was about the only thing in the cupboard).

Here's what's on the stove this week:

m  chicken tikka masala, rice

t  turkey chili, cornbread

w  thai red curry tofu, rice

th  chicken and zucchini pasta, salad

f  leftovers

s  salmon burgs, fries, salad

s  naan pizza, salad

xmas week!

m  salmon burgers, fries

t  thai red curry, rice

w  leftovers

th  chicken sausage, pasta, salad

f  xmas eve lunch with aunt les + family!

s  we'll be in boise and it'll be xmas night, so we'll find something when we're there! (last time we found a pizza joint.)

week of 12/13

s  leftover chicken stir fry

m  chicken w/ cous cous, edamame
t  naan pizza, salad

w  arugula pesto angel hair w/ chicken (shrimp for helen)

th  turkey burgers, side of snap peas drizzled w/ sesame oil

f  jambalaya, rice

s  leftovers

week of 12/5

keepin' it simple this week, lots of repeats, no fancy dishes. coop is sick.

s  salmon burgs, fries

m  carne asada tacos, rice

t  spag turkey meatballs (so good last week...need it again!)

w  chicken pesto quinoa + veggie (peas?)

th  some type of veggie dish (zucchini cous cous w/ lentils?)

f  leftovers

s  chicken stir fry, rice

week of 11/28

lots of salad this week!

s  costco chicken, bread, salad

m  chicken pesto pasta, salad

t  naan pizza, salad

w  pork + quinoa + green beans

th  lemongrass chicken + rice + asparagus

f  turkey meatballs and spaghetti

s  leftovers

week of 11/21

Since it's Thanksgiving week, I didn't expect to really have a plan as I thought all we'd be eating was leftovers (especially because we had our Thanksgiving on Tuesday). Turns out, leftovers got old real fast and I had to do something else with them. Also, there were a few things I didn't get to make last week, so they showed up in this week's meals.

s  mango chicken curry and rice, green beans (note: this was so so so so very tasty. will definitely be on the permanent rotation)

m  lentil soup with chicken sausage

t  thai coconut soup for lunch; thanksgiving dinner! turkey, mashed potatoes, green beans, stuffing, cranberries.

w  leftovers

th  turkey tetrazzini 

f  salmon burgs, fries, salad (in looking back at previous posts I now realize how often we eat this. super quick and easy, though)

s  turkey shepherd's pie (will hopefully use up the last of the turkey and potatoes)

Week of 11/14

m halibut with lemon and spinach (wes at cycling meeting, so i'm having fish! thanks, jessica seinfeld [and gwyneth])  

t  chipotle with erick (kinect night)

w  veggie pesto pizza, salad

th  turkey burgers, fries

f  carne asada tacos, rice, beans

s  lentil soup with chicken sausage

s  out with friends

Dinners, Week of 11/8

m  teriyaki chicken, rice, broccoli
t  baked pasta with tomatoes and mozzarella (i'm adding ground turkey)
w enchilada casserole
th  salmon burgers, salad, fries
f  steak, green beans...
s  moroccan tagine + cous cous
s  fire roasted tomato chicken with rice and broccoli

Week of 11/1

m  pea bacon chicken risotto

t  flautas, beans

w  chicken stir fry, rice

th  sausage cous cous green beans

f  chili cornbread brussels sprouts

s  leftovers

s  fish, quinoa with red pepper cilantro salsa, edamame

Week of 10/25

m  chicken pot pies 

t  pork tenderloin + sweet potato dish w/ raisins, broccoli

w  turkey meatballs, pasta, salad

th bbq chicken pizza + salad

f  salmon burgs, fries

s  leftovers

s  chicken, rice, broccoli

Meal Plan for the Week (10-11 thru 10-17)

m  potato quiche (had leftovers for the night we were supposed to have this last week so it got postponed to this week!)

t  salmon burgs, fries

w  turkey meatballs and pasta 

th  moms night (last week's was cancelled)

f  leftovers from wednesday

s  spicy peanut chicken soba noodles

s  butternut squash and mushroom risotto with chicken  

Back from Orlando, Back to REAL Food

had a great trip, but we're so happy to be home and eating healthy food and VEGETABLES and fresh FRUIT! man, it's tough to be disney's food prisoner. expensive + unhealthy. blah! so here's what we've got going on this week:


m  lasagna rolls

t  jambalaya

w  crustless quiche

th  chicken pot pie pockets

f  stuffed pork tenderloin

s  shepherds pie

s  leftovers

Meal Plan 9/20-9/26

last week's standout dinner was the lentil soup with spicy italian sausage and bowtie pasta. welcome, fall!

we ended up having more leftovers than i thought from the spag/meatball dinner, so we didn't have salmon burgers + fries, therefore i'm stealing that menu item for this week!

this week i really look forward to thai chicken pizza! this time i won't use too much sauce :)

m  shrimp pesto quinoa (so good last week, need to repeat!)

t  ground turkey tamale pie

w moms' night (senoritas + margaritas!)  

th  thai chicken pizza, salad   

f  leftovers

s  salmon burgers, fries 

s  stir fry chicken and rice

Meal Planning

I'm taking a cue from a blog I follow by posting meal plans. Not until I started reading her blog did it really even occur to me to do such a thing, but once I got into a groove with Coops (after he was a few months old), I realized I didn't want to make multiple stops at the store throughout the week and figured I should plan everything Sunday night for the week and do my shopping Monday morning. It's totally flexible as we don't always have what is planned for each day. It has been working out for us for months now, so I thought I'd share by posting the plan weekly. 


Here's what's on the table this week:

m  naan pizza, salad   

t  lentil soup with chicken sausage + cornbread

w  spaghetti and turkey meatballs, spinach salad

th  shrimp pesto pasta (chicken for wes)

f  tortilla pie

s  leftovers

s  salmon burgers, fries

Country Breakfast Cont'd--Fourth Course

The fourth course was my favorite, yet I could only stomach a few bites. Not to fear, we took it home with us for breakfast tomorrow! This course included eggs of your choice (3, I believe), a biscuit, an apple sausage, a piece of ham, a slice of thick cut bacon and super yummy potatoes that appeared to be grated.

I'd say this is the most extravagant breakfast I've ever had and, while it was a fun experience, I probably wouldn't put my waistline through torture again. I think I'd go straight to the egg/potato/meat entree below.