Menu Plan Monday, 1/28 - 2/3
January 27th, 2008
My freezer is packed full of leftovers from the past few weeks, so I’ve got to start making a dent in that stash. I’ll be defrosting homemade chicken soup for lunches, the last pack of spinach & turkey meatballs (just for me for lunches, since no one else liked them), and serving some of the chicken chili I made last week. I’ve still got a couple of quarts of the very blah chickpea & beef stew I made last week in the freezer, too, and I am wondering if there is some way to doctor it up before I serve it again. It just didn’t do anything for me or J. — especially since I make a Hungarian goulash with the same type of meat that he absolutely loves.
Sunday we’re heading to Long Island for our friends’ annual Super Bowl party. I’ve been asked to make a chocolate trifle again — I don’t understand the appeal of this super-simple recipe, but it always gets rave reviews at the party. Since finding and trying out new recipes is one of my favorite parts of cooking, I was contemplating a new trifle this year. But as J. pointed out, “Trying a new trifle is like trying out a new stew. Just stick with the goulash.” So I’ll stick with what I know everyone likes.
Monday: meatballs simmered in tomato sauce, whole wheat spaghetti, steamed broccoli
Tuesday: leftovers
Wednesday: chicken chili (from freezer), egg noodles, roasted cauliflower
Thursday: split pea & barley soup, 40 clove garlic chicken (in the oven this time), challah
Friday: sweet potato & black bean burritos (one of J.’s all-time favorite recipes of mine), brown rice, fruit salsa
Saturday: eat out or take out
Sunday: at a Super Bowl party! I’m making a chocolate trifle, which is always well-received.
For more menu planning ideas, check out Laura at Organizing Junkie.
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I'm Dara, the chick in the kitchen. Living in the suburbs of Manhattan with my two boys, ages 3 and 5, and husband. Trying to feed my family something more diverse than a different shape of pasta each night. Reach me at .
4 Comments
1. Sandra | January 28th, 2008 at 11:22 am
Great Menu, thanks for sharing
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2. Jodi | January 28th, 2008 at 2:42 pm
I want to eat at your house on Friday!!
3. Jodi | January 28th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
Hey, do you have just a normal salsa recipe that is good? I have tried several and it never really tastes good…always like it is nice and fresh but just missing something.
4. Nikki | February 1st, 2008 at 2:31 pm
Where can I find your sweet potato/black bean burrito recipe? Sounds amazing!