Showing posts with label Menu Planning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Menu Planning. Show all posts

My Menu - Bonnie - 21 November 2011


Quickly today ... here's our menu for the week.

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday
Burrito Bowl's on the run ! (we will be out all evening !)

Thursday 

Friday
out

Saturday 
company Christmas party

Sunday 
play it by ear

My Menu - Bonnie - 14 November 2011


Sunday
B - French Toast
L - Leftover Burgers
D - Homemade Sushi


Monday
B - the usual (greek yoghurt, blueberries and homemade granola)
L - leftover sushi
D - tapas, mostly from "Jamie does Spain ..." mini meatballs, peppers, chorizo & garlic, baby clams, calamari, salad, pan (bread)

Tuesday
B - the usual
L - salad (and any leftover tapas)


Wednesday
B - the usual
L - salad

Thursday
B - the usual
L - Black Bean Chili Soup from freezer (if no leftovers)

Friday & Saturday
unplanned ! spontaneous ! we'll see what happens !

// My Menu // Khrista - October 31st- November 6th, 2011


Halloween Costume creation consumed most of my time last week, so I am late to planning a menu for this week.
As a result we ate out last night... Chick-fil-A... on Halloween night...there was NOBODY there!
It was really nice! We all ate and then the kids had the playscape all to themselves.
My Love and I actually got to sit in peace and "talk!" We might do that again very soon! :)
It was kind of like a date! ha! ha!

Here's a few links to recipes for this week:
Broiled Salmon with Herb Mustard Glaze
Sweet Potato Enchiladas 
Taco Pizza
Toasted Pita Salad

My Menu - Bonnie - 31 October 2011


Rory and I planned a quick menu together on the way to Movie World on the weekend ! Here it is ...

Monday

Tuesday
(this will be our first try of this!)

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday
Cauliflower Shep Pie ?

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PS ... are all of the links showing up the same color ? What color ? I have them all set to the same color, but when I preview it, half of them are purple and half of them are green. I'm pulling my hair out trying to figure out what the heck I'm doing wrong !!!

// My Menu // Khrista - October 24-30, 2011

Can I fast forward to Sunday?! I am SO excited about our traditional annual pumpkin carving and pumpkin soup! I can't wait!!! 

My Menu - Bonnie - 18 October 2011


I didn't get my groceries done on line last week. It was a crazy busy week and before I knew it, I hadn't been home long enough to sit down and shop before the cutoff time to have my groceries delivered on my day off ! And after that, the week just kind of had me running behind it, hanging on for dear life. Don't get me wrong, it was a fun week and I loved it, I just didn't get the on line shopping done ! So yesterday morning I planned my menu and hit the shops in the afternoon.

I always want something easy or delicious (or both) the night I do shopping otherwise I might not want to make it ... I find grocery shopping can make me really exhausted ! Anyone else like that ?

So, last night was sushi ... YUM !

Monday
Sesame Seed Chicken Bites

Tuesday
Jamies 30 minute meals ...Tasty crusted cod, mashy peas, tartare sauce, warm garden salad. We've made this before. Sooooooo good !!

Wednesday
Another from Jamies 30 minute meals but this one is one we haven't tried before.
Killer Jerk Chicken, rice and beans, refreshing chopped salad, chargrilled corn.

Thursday

Friday and Saturday ... who knows ?! 
Last Friday we did panko crusted fish, antonio's potatoes and salad. 
and then Saturday we went out with friends for Thai ! YUM !

menu plan monday // Khrista 10.10.11

I've been doing a rotating menu/grocery list system for about a month now with great results.
I created four separate weekly menus and compiled a master grocery list for each week.
Usually on the weekend I will print out the next week's grocery list, mark off items I have on-hand, add items from my running list in the kitchen, and then go shopping.
It's been great not having to sit down once a week and produce a new menu, and compile a grocery list.
The above menu was added to the rotation this weekend. Some of our favorites.
(I will post the "Spicy" Spaghetti recipe this week! ;)

My Menu - Bonnie - 5 October 2010



I don't go to work on Wednesday's anymore. I have found that planning my menu early in the week, doing the shopping online and having it delivered on Wednesday is working really well ! Hence, the reason I am planning Wednesday to Tuesdays now.

Wednesday
Ground Turkey Stuffed Peppers
Sauteed Leafy Greens

Thursday
Raw Lasagna on Big Honkin' Mushrooms
corn on the cob



Friday
I'd like to make pasta on the weekend but we'll see what ends up happening

Saturday
Weekends are pretty flexible around here so
I'm not going to plan Saturday until closer to the day !

Sunday
Eggplant Burgers
I'm going to use our meat patties ...

Monday
Rory's Salmon
Asparagus
Sauteed Mushrooms

Tuesday
Chimichanga Lettuce Wraps

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I'm going to make refrigerator pickles this week. OH YUM ! I can't wait.


And Alia is going to make Coconut Bars out of a new cookbook she got for her birthday !

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My Menu - Bonnie - 28 September 2011

Trying some new stuff this week ...



Wednesday

Salmon w/Avocado Salsa

Thursday
Mexican Chicken Lime Soup

Friday
BBQ Birthday Dinner for Alia with the neighbors

Saturday
Family Sushi Birthday Dinner for Alia
I'm going to make this Cinnamon Roll Cake

Sunday
Zucchini Rolls & Eggplant Cannelloni

Monday
Black Bean Chili Soup (out of the freezer)



Tuesday
Greek Egg Omelets

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What's on YOUR menu this week ?

Diet-Friendly Menu Plan



Menu Plan
(Two weeks in a row...Don't fall out of your chair!)

As often happens in our house, life happened and we didn't get to all of the meals planned for last week. So, a few things have shifted to this weeks menu.


Saturday Dinner


Can of Asparagus - chilled

Roasted Carrots


Sunday Breakfast

Yogurt and berries


Sunday Lunch

Green salad - if anyone is hungry for lunch


Sunday Dinner

BBQ in Estes with the family


Monday Breakfast

Scrambled eggs with salsa

(possibly the homemade salsa Toby made)

Apple


Monday Lunch



Monday Dinner

Shepherd's Pie (cauliflower version)

Slice cuke, tomato, onion salad


Tuesday Breakfast

Yogurt and berries


Tuesday Lunch

Taco Salad


Tuesday Dinner

Stir-fry


Wednesday Breakfast

Spanish omelet (with eggs, cheese, and salsa)

Orange


Wednesday Lunch

Chicken-veggie soup


Wednesday Dinner

Turkey patties (Costco)

Roasted carrots

Another veggie of some kind


Thursday Breakfast

Yogurt and berries


Thursday Lunch

Green salad with lots of veggies and hard-boiled eggs


Thursday Dinner

Sesame Fish (YUM!)

Broccoli

Sliced tomatoes


Friday Breakfast

Scrambled eggs

a piece of fruit


Friday Lunch

Green salad of some kind (whatever is in the house)


Friday Dinner

Shabbat! - TBD

Diet-friendly Menu




Sunday Dinner
Ground Turkey stuffed Peppers
Grilled Asparagus

Monday Breakfast
Orange

Monday Lunch
Stuffed Tomatoes on lettuce

Snack - greek yogurt with berries

Monday Dinner
Salmon patties (from Costco) with tomato and onion slices

Tuesday Breakfast
Greek yogurt with berries

Tuesday Lunch

Super salad

Tuesday Dinner

Wednesday Breakfast
Cottage cheese with pear

Wednesday Lunch

Green salad with salmon/tuna/chicken (depending on the person)

Wednesday Dinner
Roasted turkey breast (from Costco)
Artichokes

Thursday Breakfast

Greek yogurt with berries

Thursday Lunch
Spinach salad

Thursday Dinner

Friday Breakfast
2 hard-boiled eggs
1/2 of a grapefruit

Friday Lunch
Salad with grilled chicken breast

Friday Dinner
TBD - Shabbat

Saturday Breakfast
TBD - Shabbat
(hopefully trying out one of the new, healthy
muffin recipes we've found...will try and remember to keep you updated!)

Saturday Lunch

Green salad with tuna/salmon

Saturday Dinner
Tomato/onion salad with italian dressing
Asparagus (or some other veggie)

Sunday Breakfast
Scrambled eggs with salsa
Apple

Sunday Lunch


Sunday Dinner
Shepherd's pie (cauliflower style - experimental recipe...will post if we like it!)

My Menu - Bonnie - 20 August 2011




You probably don't know, unless you've been to my house, that until today, my computer was in the guest bedroom. I've been wanting to move it out into the family room for a long time but it just has never happened. Well, today it happened and I'm sooooo excited about it ! As I type, Rory is finishing up the dinner dishes, the kids are watching the footy and I'm out here in the middle of it all instead of tucked away in the back room ! I love that !! The photo above shows my little corner ! The bookshelf is home to all of my cookbooks which was super handy this afternoon when I planned this menu !! I use the cookbooks AND the internet a lot so having them in the same spot is BRILLIANT !

So ...... we ate WAY too much while we were on our 6 week holiday ! We came back feeling like we needed to not eat all all ! Of course, that's not going to happen so we're doing lean proteins and veg for a few weeks .....

Here's what we've planned for this week.

Saturday
Tonight we had a roast turkey breast,
crispy kale (that we grew in our garden!)
and lemon rosemary carrots.



Sunday
Lunch ~ leftover turkey,
cauliflower "popcorn" (but I'm going to top it with the spices from spicy potatoes)

Dinner ~Chimichanga Lettuce Wraps
(I'm making the chimichanga meat but rather than wrapping
it in tortillas, we're going to wrap it in lettuce. It's an experiment, we'll see )

Monday
Lunch ~ Fuji Chicken Salad

Dinner ~ Chargrilled Salmon with Asparagus in a Lime Vinaigrette

Tuesday
Lunch ~ Grilled Chicken and Salad

Dinner ~ Lemon Thyme Fish
Spanish Garlic Mushrooms

Wednesday
Lunch ~ dinner leftovers

Dinner ~ Spanikopita meatballs (without rice)
Roasted Cauliflower and Broccoli
Tsatsiki

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Thursday
Lunch ~ dinner leftovers

Dinner ~ Spinach/Quark Gnocchi with Tomato Sauce
(I'm modifying a recipe we've tried before ...substituting the quark for the ricotta
and omitting the flour ...we'll see how it goes ...)

Friday
Lunch ~ dinner leftovers

Dinner ~ Chicken Souvlaki (Khrista's recipe)
but without pitas ... I'm going to make it as a salad.


menu plan monday // Khrista 08.15.11

MONDAY 
Bell Peppers Stuffed with Salsa, Rice & Beans
(I said I would post this recipe a while back, I'll try to share this week!)
TUESDAY 
WEDNESDAY 
Salad Bar
We pull out TONS of veg and all make a big salad! Perfect for hot Summer nights! 
Here's a list of things we normally have available: 
Lettuce
Spinach
Kale
Carrots
Celery
Beets
Mushrooms
Cherry Tomatoes
Broccoli
Radishes
Sprouts

Snap Peas
Cucumbers
Bok Choy
Onion
Avocado
Red Cabbage
Chickpeas
Butter Beans
Kidney Beans
Sunflower Seeds
Pumpkin Seeds
We dress it with Extra-Virgin Olive Oil or Flaxseed oil & vinegar or lemon juice.
THURSDAY 
We make a new recipe every Thursday this week we will try Sprouted Kitchen's 
FRIDAY 
Pizza Night
we'll have either Funky Lime or Taco Pizza (the Taco Pizza is my current fave!)
SATURDAY 
Chipotle
(it's a tradition!)
SUNDAY 
(this is new to us, it will be tested to see if it remains permanent. ;)

menu plan monday // Khrista 06.27.11

This week's menu is brought to you almost entirely by the Martha Stewart Everyday Food App for iPhone! I love this app! I have many favorite MS recipes and now they are all in one place! yay! I highly recommend it! I also have another app that has been incredibly useful to me that I love and hope to do a post about soon!

..::MONDAY::..
Spinach Lentil Soup with Hillbilly Bread
..::TUESDAY::..
Penne alla Norma (Martha Stewart Everyday Food App Rocks! :)
..::WEDNESDAY::..
..::THURSDAY::..
..::FRIDAY::..
Homemade Pizza Night - We may have guests so I might make both Funky Lime (I make this a little differently than Bonnie. I should post my tweaks.)  AND Taco Pizza! (My new FAVORITE pizza!)
..::SATURDAY::..
Early 4th of July feast - undetermined as of yet...
..::SUNDAY::..
Eat Out


Menu Plan Monday is hosted by Laura at I'm an Organizing Junkie

My Menu - Bonnie - 15 June 2011


i'm nothing if not a serious multi tasker
it's rare that i'm only doing one thing ... i'm not sure if this is
good or bad, but it is the way i am ...

my menu planning this week happened in the bath tub ! with bubbles !
and a top up once the water got cold ...

if you've been following along on facebook you will know that i've
been on a bit of a 'cook out of the freezer/pantry' kick.
here's a few of the meals i made last week ...



anyway ... this week, i decided to plan for the 16 days we have left before our trip using as much as i could out of the fridge and pantry. i started by taking an inventory of all the core ingredients (whose been watching masterchef?!) we had in our freezer/fridge/pantry and trying to plan meals around those so that i will only have to do minimal shopping. i then took that, and my iPhone (with the beans blog mobile friendly page !) to the tub with a pen and paper and planned away ! i'm pretty excited with what i've come up with !!

wed june 15
pizza (had dough in the freezer)
funky lime X2
pepperoni (had pepperoni in the freezer)
tapenade with mushroom (making this one up)

thurs june 16
sloppy lentil pie (using the sloppy lentil leftovers that i froze)
i'll add peas and corn and make a pie with puff pastry
serving with roasted cauliflower and broccoli


fri june 17
lumpia (but i'm going to use been mince because i have it in the freezer)
black bean spaghetti with calamari (i bought the spaghetti ages ago to try ....)

sat june 18
falafel (why do i have so many cans of chickpeas in my pantry !?!)
with salad and tsatsiki

sun june 19
spanikopita meatballs but not serving with rice
serving with spicy potatoes and leftover greens/tsatsitki from saturday

mon june 20
buttered egg noodles with parsley
cajun flavor (?? maybe ?? we'll see how it develops) chicken pieces
with lemony rosemary carrots

tues june 21
chicken rogan josh (leftovers frozen a while back)
with jasmine rice and corn (yeah ... i have a HUGE bag of corn in the freezer!)

wed june 22
chicken chimichangas (using leftovers frozen tortillas)
with guacamole and sour cream

thurs june 23
burrito bowl
basmati, lime, coriander
black beans, olives, tomatoes, cheese
sauteed onions ? salsa and sour cream if any is left from wednesday.

fri june 24
mexican cous cous
will use tinned tomatoes and a can of green chilies if there is no salsa left

sat june 25
nothing planned ... gotta leave some nights open for weekend spontaneity !

sun june 26
crock pot baked potato soup (use frozen avocado on top)
(have you tried frozen avo? - i love having it in the freezer !!)

mon june 27
garlic and coriander chicken
with bok choy and rice

tues june 28
we have an individual serve of ham bone soup in the freezer
also some leftover frozen spinach and pumpkin dahl
going to also try Jill's Channa dal (curried chickpeas)
and i will make naan

wed june 29

thurs june 30

i'm leaving the final two days unplanned because i am sure that these meals will not all get eaten on the exact days as our lives need a bit of flexibility and you know ...stuff happens. so ... we will either eat leftovers or meals that got missed during the weeks due to plan changes. if none of those are an option, we'll do eggs on toast or something like that ...

all of that ... and i only have 30 things on my shopping list ! for over two weeks ! amazing.

and that is all i will plan until i am PLANNING MEALS WITH MY MOM !! and my Dad. and my cousin Pam. and my brother Jimmy. and my cousin Jill when she arrives from Nicaragua. And then with my sister Ellie & Ryan (my bro b/c he married my sis) And Shay and Shawn when we spend some days with them ... and Rory of course ... I am soooooooooooooooo excited !! soooo soooo excited !!

menu plan monday // Khrista 06.13.11

Has it really been since APRIL since I posted a weekly menu?! Whoa! I have been planning, just not posting! Here's our plan for this week:
..::MONDAY::..
Baked Ziti with Zucchini, Chickpeas, & Olives
(this is a new one for us and is delicious! I made so much of it the first time I made it that we were able to put away a pan in the freezer. We took it out tonight and it was just as good! Will share soon!)
..::TUESDAY::..
Okra & Tomatoes (our Okra in the garden is ready to harvest!)
..::WEDNESDAY::..
Caponata Linguine (a new recipe for us, using some of the BEAUTIFUL eggplant from our garden!)
..::THURSDAY::..
Crock Pot Baked Potatoes, Fresh Green Beans & Salad
..::FRIDAY::..
Homemade Pizza - Funky Lime
..::SATURDAY::..
Eat Out
..::SUNDAY::..
Father's Day - Eating Out & I'm making DR PEPPER CAKE

My Menu - Bonnie - 30 May 2011



I'm quite excited about this weeks menu. For the first time, I've planned all three meals of the day. Granted, the lunches are almost all leftovers from the night before but at least there is a plan ! This is always a good thing !! And breakfast, it's cooling off now and I like winter breakfasts that take a bit more preparation than just get up and throw a bowl of cereal together ...

We're trying mostly new stuff this week which is ALWAYS exciting to me !

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Saturday
B. Leftover Chocolate Marble Banana Muffins

L. Leftovers ... clean out fridge !!

D. Jamie's Oozy Mushroom Risotto, Spinach Salad & Quick Lemon & Raspberry Cheesecake (from his 30 minute meals cookbook) soooooo good !



Sunday

B. Apple Coffee Cake Streusel (my delicious little experiment)

L. Leftovers

D. Chook Roasted w/Garlic & Verjuice (like we saw on Masterchef)
with Roast Veggies and Garlic Knots



Monday

B. Yummo Apple Oats

L. leftover Chook/Veg

D. Crock Pot Sloppy Lentils w/homemade Whole Wheat Buns

Tuesday

B. Yummo Apple Oats

L. Leftover Sloppy Lentils

D. Dinner at a friends place ...

Wednesday

B. Overnight Oatmeal

L. Leftovers or Sandwiches

D. Pizza ... trying some new ones.
Greek, Caramelized Onion and Goat Cheese, Garlic Cream w/Artichoke



Thursday

B. Warm Apple Cinnamon Maple Oats

L. Leftover Pizza

D. Garlic Potato Soup w/Florentine Rolls

Friday

B. Unplanned ... (just for something different !)

L. Leftover Soup

D. Steakhouse Mushroom Burgers

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For more menu plans, head over to Org Junkie's Menu Plan Monday


My Menu - Bonnie - 23 May 2011

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A good mix of old favorites and new stuff this week ....

Friday
Chicken Pot Pie



Saturday
The Ajiaco Soup got pushed back from last week. We had it Saturday. Delicious !
I LOVE THIS SOUP !!




Sunday
Had take away fish and chips with Dad who is staying nearby for a couple of nights.

Monday
Burgers
We're going to try the Isabella
and I'm going to make Khrista's homemade Wheat Buns

Tuesday
With all the talk of this on facebook, I've just got to make
Mom's Penne with Triple Tomato Sauce



with Caesar Salad

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Wednesday
Pizza

Thursday
Jamie's 30 minute meals ... Oozy Mushroom Risotto, Spinach Salad,
Quick Lemon & Raspberry Chesecake

Can't wait to try this one !

Friday
Maggie Beer's Chook Roasted with Garlic and Verguice
that we saw on Masterchef a couple of weeks ago
with roast veg


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Menu Plan Monday is hosted by Laura at I'm an Organizing Junkie

My Menu - Bonnie - 16 May 2011

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I am so thrilled that it is FINALLY soup weather. I love soup. I didn't used to. But then I discovered soups with toppings and my soup hatin' days were over. And now ... I even like soups without toppings. Crazy.

Anyway ... I planned my menu from Friday this week ... here's how it went ..........


Friday
Potato and Leek Soup

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Saturday
Homemade Sushi



Sunday
Slow Cooker Tikka Masala
Homemade Naan



Monday
Crock Pot Steak Fajitas

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Tuesday
Burrito Bowl



Wednesday
Ajiaco Soup



Thursday
Leftovers

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Menu Plan Monday is hosted by Laura at I'm an Organizing Junkie