ange and rob are almost here!

i can hardly believe it and am excited beyond excitement!! hoping to share many of these dinners with them this week ;) wow, three from eat live run. she has some great recipes, especially the meatballs and enchiladas. very very tasty. i use trader joe's enchilada sauce.

s  chicken enchiladas, big green salad
m  steak and potatoes, green beans
t  chicken tortilla soup
w  turkey meatballs, spaghetti, salad
th  naan pizza, salad
f  tofu, steamed veggies over rice
s  chicken, quinoa, green beans
s  leftovers

din din dinnnnnerrrrrs

hello blog readers! ie, hi ange! ;) looking forward to planning dinners with you...you guys are going to come over every night, right?!?!?

trying new recipes...here's what's on this week:

m  apple and fennel pork tenderloin, quinoa, delicata squash
t  butternut squash shepherd's pie
w  chicken cordon bleu, ravioli (repeat of last week; it was that good)
th  salmon burgers, fries
f  chicken peanut soba noodles, edamame
s  arancini (going to bake instead of fry them), salad
s  leftovers

week of 11/6

a little chicken heavy, but such is life. full of chickens?

s  chicken pesto pasta, salad
m  chicken pot pie pockets
t  pasta with sausage, salad (i'm using chicken sausage, go figure)
w  tamale pie
th  chicken cordon bleu, green beans
f  pomodoro pasta with white beans, olives
s  leftovers

chocolate pb cookies...

i want to make these...
http://www.theppk.com/2009/03/peanut-butter-pillows/

update--i made them and they were definitely hard to put together...i also overcooked them a bit but all in all they taste pretty good. not my fave tho.

nothing too new...

lots of old standbys, but good fairly easy-to-cook dinners.

s  pesto chicken gnocci, salad
m  peasant soup
t  spaghetti and turkey meatballs, salad
w  polenta with chicken, mushrooms
th  naan pizza, salad
f  happy hour at ztejas??
s  salmon burgers, fries
s  leftovers

dinners, week of 9/25

s  mango chicken w/ rice
m  pork and cous cous, salad
t  salmon burgers, salad
w  ground turkey with rice, zucchini
th  chicken and mushroom pasta
f  leftovers

new diet

wes went to the naturopath again and will be eliminating a lot of foods for a month. the big ones are peanut butter, soy, dairy. it won't be as difficult as it was previously (he can have wheat!), but there weren't many veggies on the list :/ i'll be having some on my own.

m  ground turkey over quinoa with cuke and red pepper salad
t  burgers, corn, pasta
w  polenta with chicken and mushrooms
th  helen out for book club
f  mango chicken and rice (edamame for helen)
s  salmon burgers and salad
s  pork, quinoa (spinach salad for helen)

vegan peanut butter chocolate chip oatmeal cookies

they're in the oven as i type; we'll see how they turn out!

1/2 c applesauce
1/2 c peanut butter
1 flax egg (1 T ground flaxmeal and 4 T warm water)
1/4 c agave nectar
1/4 c evaporated cane juice
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 c whole wheat flour
1/2 c oats
1 T baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 to 3/4 c chocolate chips

makes about a dozen and a half.

mix togther applesauce and peanut butter. make flax egg in a separate bowl. let sit a few minutes and stir. add to the pb mixture along with sugars and vanilla. in a separate bowl, whisk together flour, oats, soda and salt. add to wet mixture. stir in chocolate chips. drop spoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet or silpat and bake for 10-12 minutes.

this week:

s  salmon burgs, fries
m  grilled chicken and pesto gnocci, salad
t  stuffed shells with ground turkey, salad
w  chicken sausage and cannellini beans with quinoa, veggies
th  chicken stir fry, rice
f  sweet potato tian
s  leftovers


last week:
s  turkey burgers
m  israeli cous cous with zucchini and lentils
t  spaghetti and turkey meatballs
w  leftover cous cous with garlic herb chicken sausage
th  ???
f  ???
s  leftovers

dinners, 8/15

m  turkey burgers, salad
t  jambalaya, salad
w  cod with red pepper salsa, quinoa, edamame
th  jamie's here! chicken peanut soba noodles
f  zucchini+lentil israeli cous cous, salad
s  leftovers
s  leftovers

dinners (and lunch) this week

meals from last week created a lot of leftovers, so we ended up not having the grilled chicken w/ the caprese salad or the salmon burgs. so they return this week! made mexican hot chocolate popsicles for our dessert last week. may make a peanut butter pie this week.

also, i'm pretty tired of turkey sandwiches for lunch, so i'm going to try to make a lunch menu, too, so i don't get burned out. also going to try to go veggie for lunches so as to not overdo it with meat.

dinners
m  garlic basil grilled chicken, pasta, salad
t  salmon burgers, fries or salad
w  two bean chili, cornbread
th  chicken teriyaki stir fry, rice
f  victoria!
s  pea and bacon risotto, salad
s  leftovers

lunches
m  turkey burger
t  lunch pita
w  veggie ragout
t  olive and jarlsberg sandwich
f  victoria
s  black bean wrap
s  quinoa salad bowl

it's been awhile

back to meal plans.

m  cannellini bean and italian sausage stew with rice
t  chicken enchiladas
w  lasagna, spinach salad
th  wes playing golf
f  garlic basil grilled chicken, pasta, salad
s  steak, roasted potatoes, green beans
s  salmon burgers, fries

dinners, last week + first week of june

went camping last week, so only 2 dinners were at home. here's what we had (lots of pasta):

m  arugula and parmesan ravioli, salad
t  veggie burger + fries
w  chicken noodle soup, homemade bread (at friend lara's house)
th  burgers + pasta salad (camping)
f  chicken pesto pasta (camping)
s  out to dinner at "south" in leavenworth. had sweet potato enchiladas. pretty tasty.
s  chicken pesto pasta (back home)

here's what's on this week (can't believe it'll be june already!):

m  leftovers from lunch
t  chicken tortilla soup (the hominy makes this taste so authentic. it's delish!)
w  spaghetti + turkey meatballs, salad
th  sweet potato black bean enchiladas (did i mention how i sub greek yog for the sour cream + it tastes fantastic?)
f  chicken quinoa broccoli
s  leftovers
s  leftovers

week of 5/15

wes's golf game was cancelled due to rain, so i didn't have a chance to make those lasagna rolls last week. therrrefore they reappear on this week's menu :) not sure what i'm going to fix myself that night--i'll tell you next week!

m  lasagna rolls, salad
t  chicken veggie stir fry, rice
w  golf night
th  tacos, rice + beans
f  israeli cous cous + lentils 
s  leftovers
s  leftovers

week of 5/9

today is the first week of wes's golf league which means i'll be on my own for dinner on wednesday nights. this week i'm planning on lasagna rolls and saving the leftovers for lunch. made turkey burgers instead of albondigas last week, so that's on the menu for this week.

m  orcchiette (instead of squash + leeks, i'm making it w/ zucchini + cannelini beans)
t  turkey albondigas
w  lasagna rolls or a variation of that recipe
th  chicken tortilla pie w/ tj's enchilada sauce instead of salsa + green chiles
f  pizza + salad
s  leftovers
s  leftovers