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Menu Plan Monday, 5/14 – 5/20

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We had a lovely Mother’s Day brunch here yesterday, with J.’s homemade caramel sauce, espresso ice cream with ribbons of dark chocolate and caramel, and Ina Garten’s Outrageous Brownies for dessert. Hello, decadence. There was watermelon on the dessert table, too, but I sure didn’t see too many pieces of the fruit eaten!

Monday: Grilled Honey Spiced Chicken, challah, Sweet Potato & Kale Bites (pretending it’s Shabbat)

Tuesday: Delicious Dinner Rolls, sliced cheese, Mediterranean Eggplant & Barley Salad

Wednesday: Spaghetti & Slow Cooker Italian-Style Turkey Meatballs, garden salad

Thursday: Easy Chicken Chili (from the freezer). whole grain tortilla chips, garden salad

Friday: Chicken soup with noodles (from the freezer), challah, roasted cauliflower and broccoli

Saturday: Grilled hamburgers & hot dogs, grilled vegetables

Sunday: Picking up new foster pups! Eat out or order in

For more menu planning ideas, check out Laura at Organizing Junkie.

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Menu Plan Monday, 4/23 – 4/29

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A new spring schedule means we’re not home until after 6 more weeknights than not, which is new for us. I used to find time to cook dinner in the morning, but now I am finding myself using those bits of time to volunteer at our local SPCA instead. And hey, I usually get a warmer reception from the dogs I’m walking than I do from my kids receiving a home-cooked dinner.

Monday: Make your own pizza

Tuesday: Slow Cooker Vegetarian Lentil Soup, Quinoa Chickpea Salad, roasted asparagus, Italian bread

Wednesday: Spaghetti & meatballs, garden salad, Fig & Carrot Slaw

Thursday: Hummus, leftover Slow Cooker Vegetarian Lentil Soup, spinach salad with sauteed red pepper and onions, bagels

Friday: Chicken soup with noodles, challah, roasted broccoli and cauliflower

Saturday: Out to eat

Sunday: Out to eat

For more menu planning ideas, check out Laura at Organizing Junkie.

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April 23, 2012

Menu Plan, 4/16 – 4/22

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We made a great family meal tonight: salmon, baby potatoes, and asparagus on the grill; plus Baked Ziti for the non-fish eaters. And, because we were celebrating a birthday, there were homemade brownies and Mint Chip Ice Cream for dessert.

J. did at least half of that cooking, but today’s puttering in the kitchen plus a batch of Chocolate Chip Banana Bread muffins make me feel somewhat primed for a week of real dinners after a long hiatus.

Monday: Easy Chicken Chili, whole grain tortilla chips, sugar snap peas

Tuesday: Spaghetti and Meatballs in Red Wine Sauce, salad

Wednesday: Leftovers

Thursday: Make your own vegetable stromboli, salad

Friday: Grilled chicken, Citrus & Garlic Grilled Broccoli, Pull-Apart Challah

Saturday: Eat out

Sunday: Grilled hot dogs & hamburgers, Grilled Steak Fries, salad

For more menu planning ideas, check out Laura at Organizing Junkie.

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April 15, 2012

Menu Plan, 3/19 – 3/25

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I had a plan in my head, and now it’s written down. Not in stone, though.

This week I’m getting a chance to eat out for lunch twice, for Hudson Valley Restaurant Week. On Monday, I tried the Birdsall House in Peekskill (my first time there). Lunch was very good, and we were able to sit outside on their patio. Not what we expected in March! I chose to start with the Chicken Liver Pate, served with cherry preserves and warm crusty bread. I am a sucker for liver, and I don’t make it myself, so it’s hard to resist when I see it on a menu like this. Then I chose the Beet and Grain Burger, served with wilted spinach, caramelized onions and apples, goat cheese, honey mustard, and a challah roll for my entree. If you follow Chick in the Kitchen on Facebook, you saw a picture of it yesterday. I loved the flavor of this vegetarian main, though there was nothing burger-like about it; the beets and grains had the consistency of risotto and could not be eaten as a sandwich. Dessert was Chocolate Devil’s Food Cake with Rocky Road ice cream. Needless to say, I was stuffed.

Tomorrow I’m headed to Cafe of Love in Mt. Kisco for lunch, and I am already dreaming about their Truffled Chickpeas.

Monday: Spaghetti with Lentils, Spinach, & Red Pepper

Tuesday: Leftovers

Wednesday: Chicken & lentils (using Amy’s lentil dressing) with orecchiette pasta and roasted broccoli

Thursday: Make your own pizza or calzone (white pizza with spinach for me; mozzarella and sauce for the boys)

Friday: Roasted chicken, shredded & roasted Brussels sprouts, butternut squash, Pull-Apart Challah

Saturday: Eat out

Sunday: Leftovers

For more menu planning ideas, check out Laura at Organizing Junkie.

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March 21, 2012

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