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Sunday's Dinner

Sunday's dinner proved to be VERY filling...I'm sure it is all of that starch...as you can see it was pretty much all the same color. Photo one is the preparation for the bread, which is a favorite from years past that I resurected. Photo 2 is of the family digging in. With 2 teen boys, a filling dinner is a big hit.

Next time I think I would add some green beans or a salad or something that would break up the mono-chromatic scheme seen here.

I guess the important thing is that we are still eating together 5 nights a week, for about 5 weeks now. It's not fancy, but it is a family deal. That's success in my book.

What's Cookin'? 10/22 - 10/26

After an absolutely GORGEOUS weekend, I'm confused as to whether to do fresh garden summer-type salads or warm comfortable, fall-type comfort foods...Mother Nature is a bitch sometimes, but right now she is just a tease. 80+ degrees all weekend. I'm sitting here watching the hummingbirds feast on what's left of the honeysuckle in the backyard. This is why we pay the big bucks to live in the Bay Area, people. It's all about the weather. My mind wanders...here is our menu for the week (please note that we are attempting to not have to spend more money on groceries this week, we have enough food in the house to feed a freakin' army y'all):

Sunday - Parmesan Chicken, Homemade cheese bread, rice
Monday - Bacon burgers & tater tots (veggie TBD)
Tuesday - Chipolte Chicken & Spanish Rice
Wednesday - Teriyaki Chicken & spring rolls (a la Trader Joe's)
Thursday - Mexican Macaroni

How about photos of the dishes each night? That sure would keep me blogging on a daily basis! And perhaps recipes of the more interesting dishes to accompany the photos?  Do I smell a food blog cookin'?

And speaking of...here are some cooking blog links I found. Can you recommend others?
Gastronome
Simple Recipes (this is where I got the Parmesan Chicken recipe)
Chronicles of a Curious Cook
Cheap Cooking
Cooking for Engineers (seriously)
This Mama Cooks!

 

What's Cookin'? 10/16 - 10/20

Another busy week. Payton has driving lessons Monday and Thursday from 5:30 to 7:30, Darren has a doc appointment at 5:00 on Tuesday and we have a parent/teacher conference on Thursday at 3:20. The ham last night was really yummy. At Dan's suggestion, I made a brown sugar basting sauce that made it nice and sweet!

Sunday - Ham & Au Gratin Potatoes
Monday - Chili & Cornbread
Tuesday - Pancakes & Sausage
Wednesday - Chicken & Rice & Green Beans
Thursday - Spaghetti & Meetballs

The chicken on Wednesday will be cooked with cream of chicken soup.

What's Cookin'? 10/9 - 10/13

Back to a normal schedule this week (at least that I know of right now) so we'll do some more fun stuff.

Sunday - BBQ @ friend's house
Monday - Sloppy Joes & corn on the cob
Tuesday - BBQ chicken pizza (boboli style)
Wednesday - Tortellini & garlic bread
Thursday - Shredded chicken tacos

Sorry I posted this so late...turns out to be a crazy week.

What's Cookin'? 10/1 - 10/5

I will be out of town most of the week, so this week's menu will be of the quick and easy variety as Dan will be a single parent most of the week. Here is what we're having:

Sunday - leftovers (the kids are still in Dinsneyland)
Monday - Taco Casserole w/Spanish Rice
Tuesday - English Muffin Pizza's
Wednesday - Hamburgers & Fries
Thursday - Teriyaki chicken w/ Rice & Green Beans

What's Cookin'? 9/24 - 9/28

It's been about 4 weeks now since hubby and I have committed to planning a weekly menu and having the family eat together 5 nights a week (Sunday-Thursday). It has been GREAT sitting down to dinner with the boys; they love it to. They look forward to it, and when we started they would ask, "Do we GET to sit down at the table together again tonight?"

So, since this a regular thing now, I thought I would post each week about our planned menu (partly as a way to get me to post regularly also). If we have something particularly yummy, I'll post the recipe (all meals will be relatively easy to cook with a minimal number of ingredients) and a review. Must give props to the hubby who actually ends up cooking most of the time as I don't get home from work until about 6:00.

Menu for week of 9/24 - 9/28:
Sunday - Baked rigatoni with Italian sausage, garlic bread and tossed salad
Monday - Caramelized garlic chicken, green beans
Tuesday - Crockpot BBQ'd beef sandwiches, tater tots (or chipolte fries from Trader Joe's)
Wednesday - Orange chicken and fried rice (both from Trader Joe's)
Thursday - Pasta beef satay (veggies TBD)

Wednesday, I have a post-work meeting and book club, so planned for the hubby to just have to do a frozen food from TJ's night to make it easier on him).

Props to my new cookbook, Saving Dinner by Leanne Ely, host of SavingDinner.com. We have found some great recipes in there so far. This week Monday, Tuesday and Thursday's recipes are coming straight from the book.