Menu for Week of August 18 thru August 24, 2012

[Charmie777]

Hi Menu friends!!!! How is everyone? It has been soooooooo hot here. Over 100 for over 2 weeks now. This morning it was 90º at 8am!! Sheesh! Don't like it at all!!!! I'm nervous to see our electric bill this month.

Anywho...I'm still doing the tour and now we are in Britain and India, so recipes will reflect!

Here's my menu. Share yours!!

Saturday - going to Susan Feniger's restaurant, Street, with friends from SeriousEats.com...excited!!!

Sunday - Bangers and Mash With Onion Gravy with vegies

Monday - Easy Spaghetti and Meatballs using leftover meatballs in freezer, with salad

Tuesday - Slow Cooker Chicken Tikka Masala with rice and salad

Wednesday - Tortellini with Balsamic Brown Butter Sauce, salad, bread

Thursday - Easy Shepherd's Pie with salad

Friday - Office Party!!

[SarasotaCook]

Boy, you are early. Almost ready. Trying to finish up soon. Just got some info for next week.

C - looks good as always. Did your company leave? I had a crazy week, so I am still trying to catch up.
Bee back in a bit!

[Charmie777]

SarasotaCook wrote:
Boy, you are early. Almost ready. Trying to finish up soon. Just got some info for next week.

C - looks good as always. Did your company leave? I had a crazy week, so I am still trying to catch up.
Bee back in a bit!

Yes they left on Monday. Whew...loved having them, just always exhausted when they leave.

[SarasotaCook]

Done -
My Ladies #1 and #2 are still on their cruise. They came back to port but are now in Scotland and Ireland for a few days before returning next week. So another week off
Still cooking 45 lunches every day for lunch for our new client. Working well; but doesn't allow for much sleep.
Quiet otherwise around here. Been hot like you C, not 100, but very high humidity daily.
Would love a vacation in the mountains soon ... cool weather, and beautiful sunsets ... too much to ask?
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SAT ...
Planned dinner with a friend; but cxl, so just me. Busy day, so plan to make breakfast, or have a frozen pizza I can 'doctor' up with a bunch of veggies.
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SUN ...
Soup Day/Bread Day: I still have both in the freezer
Dinner: Steak (freezer stash) peppers and mushrooms tortilla wrap with cheese; onion rings
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MON ...
Lunch: Sesame soba noodle salad w/chicken; mixed orange salad
A mix of a hot soy and citrus vinaigrette over soba noodles, with cucumber, eggplant, chicken and scallions. Tossed together and served over crispy iceberg lettuce. The orange salad is a mix of navel, tangelos, blood oranges, and ruby red grapefruit, with an orange blossom water and powdered sugar dressing
Me: Salmon or tilapia with asparagus and a crab hollandaise; rice pilaf
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TUES ...
Lunch: First time buffet
Small cucumber bites stuffed with shrimp salad; cherry tomatoes stuffed with an herb goat cheese, proscuitto, and scallion stuffing; A roasted vegetable platter served with a red pepper, hummus, and spicy green onion and olive dip. Also, a platter of fresh sliced cheeses, deli meats, fruit, bread, rolls, crackers, etc.
Me: Attending a brunch - it is a working meeting. I am taking some of my smoked salmon I made last week with a dill sauce.
So, since I have to work ... I guess leftovers it is. I have some soup, chicken, even mac and cheese in the freezer
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WED ...
Lunch: Poached grouper with a slice of a Bloody Mary Terrine over a bed of baby greens
Poached grouper in a white wine, onion, peppercorns, lemon and dill broth; (whatever fish is on sale) served with a very light creamy cucumber sauce. And, a Bloody Mary Terrine (a mix of tomatoes, red peppers, and a home made Bloody Mary sauce mixed with gelatin to set), sliced over a bed of greens
Me: Meeting a friend from work for a couple of beers, appies, and to go over work issues. So, I presume that will be dinner
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THURS ...
Lunch: Asian pork lettuce cups with a fresh vegetable salad
Asian stir fried pork with, onions, shitaki mushrooms, and bean sprouts; tossed with a spicy sauce and served chilled in a lettuce cups with a side of a carrot, avocado, onion and zucchini salad with a rice wine vinaigrette
Lady #3: Stuffed Mediterranean pork loin, sliced w/white wine tomato sauce; sauteed spinach; baby roasted potatoes; Dessert TBD
Me: Corn and cheese quesadillas with green chilies (sour cream and salsa); salad with avocado, tomato and cucumber
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FRI ...
Lunch: Tuna sandwiches and fresh fruit salad
Either curried or Mediterranean tuna croissants; with either a watermelon, cucumber, honeydew, and strawberry mint salad; or possibly a mango, cucumber, watermelon, and basil salad
Me: g/f for dinner - Sweet and sour pork over scallion rice; fruit salad
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Breakfast, cottage cheese this week
Lunch ... probably none, or just a cup of soup
And, don't forget to clean out that fridge, freezer, and pantry!

[ratherbeswimmin']

Hey, hey Woke up to a nice thunderstorm this am. Plan was to spend the last weekend before school starts at the lake, but we'll see how it goes. Off to the market. Hope ya'll have a great week.

Monday: Dad's Best Brisket, Baked Beans Quintet, Potato Salad, steamed green beans

Tuesday: Caribbean Grilled Tuna, grilled veggies, and salad

Wednesday: Crawfish Cornbread, steamed broccoli, and salad

Thursday: Baked Rotini, bread sticks, salad, and Cranberry Tea

Friday: Eat Out

Work Lunches: Cold Macaroni Tuna Salad and Naan Chicken Sandwich

Snacks: Pool Mix

[HeatherFeather]

Bangers and Mash and Spag & Meatballs - mmm I could really go for that!

I also love the sound of that orange salad!

It has been raining so much all month - bugs all over outside and creepy spiders crawling around.

I am still finishing up the meals I planned for last week, so they will get added into this week's menu. Really low on funds (as I always am by mid month), so still trying to use only what I have except for the fresh veg & dairy.

Meal #1: (tonight) Doctored Spaghetti Sauce using ground beef, bread machine Italian bread, side salad

Meal#2: still have to make the Steak Bites from last week, with either Mashed Cauliflower or Carrots or both, also with a side salad

Meal #3: something using up pork loin chops from my freezer

Meal #4: leftovers (or soup & sandwich)

Meal #5: pizza (will most likely be frozen or maybe a BBQ chicken version)

Meal #6: breakfast for dinner or leftovers

Meal #7: something using chicken or tuna

Lunches: I am probably making some egg salad or a chickpea salad for my dd to take to school for lunch, possibly some Japanese riceballs too.

Breakfasts: Going to make some waffles (using up leftover pancake mixes) and have those ready in the freezer to help with getting out the door for school. I have Bisquick, Red Velvet, and Gingerbread mixes to use up.

This weekend, I will also probably bake some biscuits and make sausage gravy.

Desserts: I hope to make a batch of orange cookies that I promised a while ago and never got made. I am still working on some jello fruit salad I made for myself.

[Meredith C-ville]

Hi,

Sympathy to those suffering with heat...we've been through that but right now we have temps just in the 80s. We've actually been able to take some breaks from AC by sucking in cool morning air with the fan and then closing the windows and shades once it starts to warm up. Nothing too exciting around here in the menu department. Garden-wise the "big" news is that my 12' sunflowers are now all drooping over from the weight of their flowers. I've never grown them before and they are just fun to observe.

Sat – Kenyan Ground Round Curry with veg and tortillas from Wed (will double curry)

Sun – I think we are going to a concert at the downtown pavillion, so we will probably just buy something portable on the ped mall to eat after we stake out some seats.

Mon – Baklava Salmon (Salmon With Honey, Butter, Walnuts, and Mustard) with market veg and grits

Tue – leftover curry from Sat w/frozen veg and whatever leftover starches we have

Wed – Creamy Garlic Chicken with veg from market and millet

Thu – Pasta With Roasted Garlic and Cherry Tomatoes with white beans

Fri – Unbelievable Chicken (grill) with potatoes (micro’d then finished on the grill) and some kind of veg

--M

[Charmie777]

SarasotaCook wrote:
Done -
My Ladies #1 and #2 are still on their cruise. They came back to port but are now in Scotland and Ireland for a few days before returning next week. So another week off
Still cooking 45 lunches every day for lunch for our new client. Working well; but doesn't allow for much sleep.
Quiet otherwise around here. Been hot like you C, not 100, but very high humidity daily.
Would love a vacation in the mountains soon ... cool weather, and beautiful sunsets ... too much to ask?
-------------------------------------------
SAT ...
Planned dinner with a friend; but cxl, so just me. Busy day, so plan to make breakfast, or have a frozen pizza I can 'doctor' up with a bunch of veggies.
----------
SUN ...
Soup Day/Bread Day: I still have both in the freezer
Dinner: Steak (freezer stash) peppers and mushrooms tortilla wrap with cheese; onion rings
----------
MON ...
Lunch: Sesame soba noodle salad w/chicken; mixed orange salad
A mix of a hot soy and citrus vinaigrette over soba noodles, with cucumber, eggplant, chicken and scallions. Tossed together and served over crispy iceberg lettuce. The orange salad is a mix of navel, tangelos, blood oranges, and ruby red grapefruit, with an orange blossom water and powdered sugar dressing
Me: Salmon or tilapia with asparagus and a crab hollandaise; rice pilaf
----------
TUES ...
Lunch: First time buffet
Small cucumber bites stuffed with shrimp salad; cherry tomatoes stuffed with an herb goat cheese, proscuitto, and scallion stuffing; A roasted vegetable platter served with a red pepper, hummus, and spicy green onion and olive dip. Also, a platter of fresh sliced cheeses, deli meats, fruit, bread, rolls, crackers, etc.
Me: Attending a brunch - it is a working meeting. I am taking some of my smoked salmon I made last week with a dill sauce.
So, since I have to work ... I guess leftovers it is. I have some soup, chicken, even mac and cheese in the freezer
----------
WED ...
Lunch: Poached grouper with a slice of a Bloody Mary Terrine over a bed of baby greens
Poached grouper in a white wine, onion, peppercorns, lemon and dill broth; (whatever fish is on sale) served with a very light creamy cucumber sauce. And, a Bloody Mary Terrine (a mix of tomatoes, red peppers, and a home made Bloody Mary sauce mixed with gelatin to set), sliced over a bed of greens
Me: Meeting a friend from work for a couple of beers, appies, and to go over work issues. So, I presume that will be dinner
----------
THURS ...
Lunch: Asian pork lettuce cups with a fresh vegetable salad
Asian stir fried pork with, onions, shitaki mushrooms, and bean sprouts; tossed with a spicy sauce and served chilled in a lettuce cups with a side of a carrot, avocado, onion and zucchini salad with a rice wine vinaigrette
Lady #3: Stuffed Mediterranean pork loin, sliced w/white wine tomato sauce; sauteed spinach; baby roasted potatoes; Dessert TBD
Me: Corn and cheese quesadillas with green chilies (sour cream and salsa); salad with avocado, tomato and cucumber
----------
FRI ...
Lunch: Tuna sandwiches and fresh fruit salad
Either curried or Mediterranean tuna croissants; with either a watermelon, cucumber, honeydew, and strawberry mint salad; or possibly a mango, cucumber, watermelon, and basil salad
Me: g/f for dinner - Sweet and sour pork over scallion rice; fruit salad
---------------------------------------------
Breakfast, cottage cheese this week
Lunch ... probably none, or just a cup of soup
And, don't forget to clean out that fridge, freezer, and pantry!

Don't wear yourself out SC! Sleep is important! Menu looks great, as always.

[Charmie777]

ratherbeswimmin' wrote:
Hey, hey Woke up to a nice thunderstorm this am. Plan was to spend the last weekend before school starts at the lake, but we'll see how it goes. Off to the market. Hope ya'll have a great week.

Monday: Dad's Best Brisket, Baked Beans Quintet, Potato Salad, steamed green beans

Tuesday: Caribbean Grilled Tuna, grilled veggies, and salad

Wednesday: Crawfish Cornbread, steamed broccoli, and salad

Thursday: Baked Rotini, bread sticks, salad, and Cranberry Tea

Friday: Eat Out

Work Lunches: Cold Macaroni Tuna Salad and Naan Chicken Sandwich

Snacks: Pool Mix

Naan Chicken Sandwich sounds great! Might just have to try that!

[Charmie777]

HeatherFeather wrote:
Bangers and Mash and Spag & Meatballs - mmm I could really go for that!

I also love the sound of that orange salad!

It has been raining so much all month - bugs all over outside and creepy spiders crawling around.

I am still finishing up the meals I planned for last week, so they will get added into this week's menu. Really low on funds (as I always am by mid month), so still trying to use only what I have except for the fresh veg & dairy.

Meal #1: (tonight) Doctored Spaghetti Sauce using ground beef, bread machine Italian bread, side salad

Meal#2: still have to make the Steak Bites from last week, with either Mashed Cauliflower or Carrots or both, also with a side salad

Meal #3: something using up pork loin chops from my freezer

Meal #4: leftovers (or soup & sandwich)

Meal #5: pizza (will most likely be frozen or maybe a BBQ chicken version)

Meal #6: breakfast for dinner or leftovers

Meal #7: something using chicken or tuna

Lunches: I am probably making some egg salad or a chickpea salad for my dd to take to school for lunch, possibly some Japanese riceballs too.

Breakfasts: Going to make some waffles (using up leftover pancake mixes) and have those ready in the freezer to help with getting out the door for school. I have Bisquick, Red Velvet, and Gingerbread mixes to use up.

This weekend, I will also probably bake some biscuits and make sausage gravy.

Desserts: I hope to make a batch of orange cookies that I promised a while ago and never got made. I am still working on some jello fruit salad I made for myself.

Biscuits and gravy!? Now you're speaking my language!

[Charmie777]

Meredith C-ville wrote:
Hi,

Sympathy to those suffering with heat...we've been through that but right now we have temps just in the 80s. We've actually been able to take some breaks from AC by sucking in cool morning air with the fan and then closing the windows and shades once it starts to warm up. Nothing too exciting around here in the menu department. Garden-wise the "big" news is that my 12' sunflowers are now all drooping over from the weight of their flowers. I've never grown them before and they are just fun to observe.

Sat – Kenyan Ground Round Curry with veg and tortillas from Wed (will double curry)

Sun – I think we are going to a concert at the downtown pavillion, so we will probably just buy something portable on the ped mall to eat after we stake out some seats.

Mon – Baklava Salmon (Salmon With Honey, Butter, Walnuts, and Mustard) with market veg and grits

Tue – leftover curry from Sat w/frozen veg and whatever leftover starches we have

Wed – Creamy Garlic Chicken with veg from market and millet

Thu – Pasta With Roasted Garlic and Cherry Tomatoes with white beans

Fri – Unbelievable Chicken (grill) with potatoes (micro’d then finished on the grill) and some kind of veg

--M

the Kenyan ground curry sounds good. Can I ask why you gave it only 4 stars?

[HeatherFeather]

Oh the Kenyan Curry sounds good! I might have to try that sometime. I added it to my cookbook.

[ratherbeswimmin']

Meredith C-ville wrote:

Mon – Baklava Salmon (Salmon With Honey, Butter, Walnuts, and Mustard)

I've had this saved in my cookbook for years. Really need to try it.

[SarasotaCook]

Some great menus by all.

HF, love BBQ pizza never thought I would be, but it is delicious.
Pls send some of your rain. You couldn't tell by the radar, but poor little Sarasota has pretty much missed all the rain. It finally rained for about 30 minutes yesterday; and that was the first in about 3 weeks.

And bangers and mash does sound good C - I think the only time I have them is for St. Patty's Day, and not sure why not more often.

I'll have to go back and check out a few more recipes; a couple sounded really good.

[HeatherFeather]

SarasotaCook wrote:
Some great menus by all.

HF, love BBQ pizza never thought I would be, but it is delicious.
Pls send some of your rain. You couldn't tell by the radar, but poor little Sarasota has pretty much missed all the rain. It finally rained for about 30 minutes yesterday; and that was the first in about 3 weeks.

And bangers and mash does sound good C - I think the only time I have them is for St. Patty's Day, and not sure why not more often.

I'll have to go back and check out a few more recipes; a couple sounded really good.

I think is has rained every single day for over a month. Some days ir is just a little, most of the time it has been torrential downpours. So sick of it.