For more great menu ideas,
be sure to visit Laura at I'm an Organizing Junkie!The menu plan for the past week worked out quite well - I do love
Clam Chowder! - and I even made
Oven Roasted Tomatoes as well as
German Chocolate Brownies. I do still want to make some
Baked Apple Chips, so maybe that will finally happen this week. I'd like to make
Valentine M&M Cookies this week too.
The produce basket from the
Bountiful Basket Food Co-op on Saturday contained the following items: corn on the cob, Romaine lettuce, asparagus, celery, broccoli, baby bella mushrooms, an eggplant, Fuji apples, oranges, pears, a bag of clementines, bananas, and a lemon. The fridge is certainly overflowing with fruit and veggie goodness! We'll be incorporating as many of these items - and those left over from previous baskets - into our meals this week as possible.
On Thursday we'll be sharing part of our dinner with a couple in our neighborhood who just had their first baby. I am trying to find inspiration for a salad with Romaine lettuce that isn't our usual Caesar; do you have any ideas?
On
Fend-for-Yourself Friday - as Fridays almost always are around here - WhiteRabbit and I are planning to go to
The Cheesecake Factory. We generally go out on a Friday night about once a month, while the kids are left to their own devices. This Friday, however, Sugar Bear will be at an overnight Boy Scout camp, so Sugar Plum is lobbying to be included in our dinner plans. Since I
do owe her an outing to The Cheesecake Factory for her 4.0 report card, she just may prevail.
On Saturday night, we will all be attending an extended family birthday celebration. This year we're having these quarterly to honor those nieces and nephews with birthdays during that quarter. (Sugar Plum will be one of those we celebrate on Saturday!) My sister Emily is hosting the get-together - and we'll be eating
Taco Salads, with everyone contributing part of the fixings.
Here is this week's meal plan:
- Monday - Broccoli Cheese Soup in Bread Bowls, Corn on the Cob
- Tuesday - Roasted Veggie Enchiladas (with red pepper, green pepper, onion, and baby bella mushrooms), Spanish Rice, Fresh Guacamole
- Wednesday - Denver Sandwiches, Hash Browns, Fruit Salad or Fresh Fruit
- Thursday - Green Salad, Roast with Mushroom Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Asparagus, Country French Bread
- Friday - Fend-for-Yourself Friday
- Saturday - Extended Family Birthday Celebration
- Sunday - Green Salad, Cheese Sticks, Cheese Ravioli with Marinara Sauce, Cooked Carrots, Herb & Garlic Rolls
Here are some of things I'm thinking about for next week (or beyond):
- Jambalaya with Ham
- Spinach Cheese Dip with Oven-Roasted Tomatoes
- Boneless BBQ Ribs, Twice Baked Potato Casserole
- Cheesy Cauliflower Soup
- Pasta with the Works
- Eggplant Sandwiches
Happy eating!