What is on the menu this week?

Xislandgirl · Post by **Xislandgirl** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 8:55 pm

I am on another board that does this. People post what they are making for the week and it becomes a post to share recipes and to get ideas for those nights that you just can't decide what to make.

Any interest?

Marcia (Mrs. Pete) · Post by **Marcia (Mrs. Pete)** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 9:25 pm

I'm in. I made a white bean chili thing tonight that was fairly edible.

How will this thread be different from the food porn one?

I just wanna know my parameters as I'll probably contribute quite a bit. I love to cook, we eat dinner nightly and, well, I like this forum.

Xislandgirl · Post by **Xislandgirl** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 9:33 pm

How it works on the other board is that people usually post a weekly menu early in the week. Then all week we share recipes and/ or reviews.
Pictures aren't usually posted but they can be.
It has turned out to be a great resource when you are stuck for dinner ideas!

Xislandgirl · Post by **Xislandgirl** » Mon Sep 24, 2012 8:08 am

I will start with this week to show you what i am talking about

Sunday Night: Taco Stuffed Shells with salad
http://www.bigredkitchen.com/2008/04/ch ... ed-shells/
Monday: Turkey Meatballs and Spaghetti
Tuesday: Crock Pot Cabbage Soup
Wednesday: Out to dinner with friends
Thursday: Out to dinner for me, Homemade Chicken Tenders and leftover soup for Chip
Friday: no clue! any ideas?

PA Girl · Post by **PA Girl** » Mon Sep 24, 2012 8:55 am

Absolutely no ideas for this week but I am up for the challenge, will post back later today. I think it is a great idea. I definately do through ruts when meal planning is a chore.

shoemak38 · Post by **shoemak38** » Mon Sep 24, 2012 4:51 pm

Xislandgirl wrote:I will start with this week to show you what i am talking about

Friday: no clue! any ideas?

The smart ass of the forum has his menu picks for Friday
Smoked Iguana
Pickled Iguana
GRILLED IGUANA PATE

My wife would like your Crock Pot Cabbage Soup recipe

Xislandgirl · Post by **Xislandgirl** » Mon Sep 24, 2012 8:01 pm

I would love to give her the recipe but I am not sure I have one.
Small head of cabbage chopped
can of diced tomtoes
can of green beans
chicken broth
celery chopped
onion chopped
peppers chopped
spices ( I used garlic, oregano, salt, and pepper)

cocosmom · Post by **cocosmom** » Mon Sep 24, 2012 8:33 pm

Wow, I am feeling very disorganized...you all know what your meals are for the week? I barely remember to pull meat out before I leave for work. LOL

liamsaunt · Post by **liamsaunt** » Mon Sep 24, 2012 10:11 pm

I'll contribute...I am pretty good about menu planning. I generally figure out Monday-Friday on Sunday, which is when I go shopping for the week. Saturday and Sunday are planned on Thursdays, which is when I know how many people are going to be coming over on the weekend. I have gotten out of the habit of taking food photos recently, probably because I haven't been cooking anything new to me.

Here is this week's menu:
Sunday: Mario Batali's red wine braised pork ribs (I didn't eat these, as I really don't eat meat, but I will cook meat for weekend family meals), roasted beets, green beans with toasted almonds, Parmesan polenta, and spinach sautéed with garlic
Monday:spaghetti and turkey meatballs in homemade (batch cooked and frozen) marinara sauce
Tuesday: roasted poblano pepper tacos (vegetarian)
Wednesday: udon noodle soup with bok choy, tofu, shiitake mushrooms, snow peas, and poached egg (vegetarian)
Thursday: pizza margarita (vegetarian)
Friday: going to Bermuda. So hopefully some kind of fish.

PA Girl · Post by **PA Girl** » Tue Sep 25, 2012 9:43 am

We buy our beef and pork by the half and our chickens from a farmer. We have a big upright freezer to store all of it, which means I need to meal plan so I know what to thaw ahead of time.

This week -

Monday - flatbread pizzas using leftover bits and pieces from the fringe, one pepperoni, one prosciutto with arugula, one mushroom
Tuesday - pasta and salad
Wednesday - roast beef and potato dumplings
Thursday - roast chicken, salad with blue cheese, walnuts and apples
Friday - shrimp and risotto
Saturday - restaurant

mindehankins · Post by **mindehankins** » Tue Sep 25, 2012 10:13 am

Oh, I'm going to love this thread! It was just Blaine and I at home all summer, and I got into such a rut. It's really hard to learn to cook for 2! Even now that we're back up to 3 for dinner, I'm still in my summer rut.
This week:
Sunday: Chicken parmesan with spaghetti, wild puffball mushrooms sauteed with roasted garlic
Monday: BLTs and chips
Tuesday: Chili and cornbread
Wednesday: Chicken wing sandwiches (roast chicken tossed with a little celery, melted butter and Frank's hot sauce on toasted sub roll and sprinkled with bleu cheese), salsa and chips
Thursday: Meatloaf and something packaged or Shepherd's pie
Friday: Chicken and biscuits
Saturday: I'll be gone. Blaine will probably pick up fast food.

Exislandgirl: I've printed out your recipe and made 3 copies for coworkers, already. Sounds great!

michigancouple · Post by **michigancouple** » Tue Sep 25, 2012 5:55 pm

cocosmom wrote:Wow, I am feeling very disorganized...you all know what your meals are for the week? I barely remember to pull meat out before I leave for work. LOL

What cocosmom said.

CBama · Post by **CBama** » Tue Sep 25, 2012 7:08 pm

wow I feel so disorganized........I used to be a big planner...(but only work, vacation, etc)

I have never in my whole life planned a weeks worth of menus.

sounds like a great idea...maybe this will inspire me...

mindehankins · Post by **mindehankins** » Tue Sep 25, 2012 7:51 pm

I like to only shop once a week, so I have to figure out in advance what main dishes we'll have. And my boys are pretty picky. Beef or chicken or ham or bacon....and nothing "fancy."
The chicken stuffed shells were great. I deviated from the list and made them tonight because I had everything in the house. I used shredded roast chicken rather than ground chicken. That was a big hit, and is allllllll gonnnnnnne!

liamsaunt · Post by **liamsaunt** » Tue Sep 25, 2012 7:52 pm

I never used to menu plan, but over time I had to acknowledge that by not planning I was wasting a lot of food. It's just John and me during the week, so it's easy to buy too many vegetables and have things rot in the crisper drawer. Or I would buy meat for him, stick it in the freezer, and forget about it. I keep an itemized freezer list on the side of the fridge now.

Now I shop with my sister on weekends, and we divide up packages of stuff to make sure everything gets used between our two houses. Anything additional goes to my parents' home (we all live in the same town). Before I started doing this. I probably threw away at least five pounds of perishable food a week. I still throw stuff away but not nearly as much as I used to--less than a pound if I had to guess. Fruit is probably what gets wasted most in my house. John gets free fruit at work, and I don't like sweet things very much.

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