Menu for Week of December 8 through December 14, 2012

[Charmie777]

SarasotaCook wrote:
C - sorry to hear about DH, especially around the holidays. I can't believe it is already the second week of Dec. Where has time gone. I'm really trying to use what I have on hand; with 1 new dish each week. Also, trying to build up my freezer stash of meatballs, some prepared meats and chicken, etc.
Christmas decor done, tree up, every thing mailed and cards out. Two Xmas parties, nothing too special or fancy and the dates have already changed twice Otherwise, I would love if it was a bit cooler. 80 is NOT December, very warm this year. HO HO HO. Happy shopping!
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SAT ...
http://www.food.com/recipe/sarasotas-sesame-grilled-chicken-thighs-389785; summer squash and zucchini casserole with tomatoes and cheese; crusty bread
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SUN ...
Bread Day: ABM, white I think
http://www.food.com/recipe/4-minute-spicy-garlic-shrimp-107997, with a few changes, served over brown rice; salad (from my garden)
Lady #4: Cabbage (CBC) casserole; Chicken, mushroom, and wild rice casserole; seafood stew; salad, fruit, bread and rolls
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MON ...
Lady #1 and #2: Plans
Me: Leftovers (mac and cheese, chicken, or shrimp)
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TUES ...
http://www.food.com/recipe/mediterranean-kale-white-bean-soup-with-sausage-289268, with a few changes; crusty bread; rum balls for dessert, lol
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WED ...
Lady #1: Maple cedar planked salmon; wild rice with wild mushrooms; roasted broccoli rabe; pumpernickel rolls
Lady #2: Same salmon; but, roasted carrots and NO rolls; gingered pumpkin cake for dessert (she has company)
Me: Work - An Asian salad w/chicken from Sat, and Asian dressing
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THURS ...
Lady #3: Family in town
Me: Happy hour with a friend
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FRI ...
Lady #1 and #2: Card/Game Night - TBD
Me ... Work or beef stroganoff, buttered noodles; roasted beets

HAPPY COOKING EVERYONE!

your mediterranean soup sounds great.

[mickeydownunder]

ratherbeswimmin' wrote:
Morning Have a busy cooking week ahead to get ready for Christmas. Weather can't decide what it wants to do, 30s-70s back and forth. Good news--shopping is done and presents are wrapped.

Here is the plan Mon-Fri
Monday: Outstanding Shrimp Casserole, steamed carrots and salad

Tuesday: BB game night--Chili Cheese Fries and salad

Wednesday: BBQ Chicken Sandwiches, salad, dill pickle spears

Thursday: Blackened Catfish, steamed broccoli, baked sweet potato, and Texas Pecan Pie

Friday: BB game night--Eat Out--Drive around looking at Christmas lights--end the night w/ Tennessee Hot Chocolate

Work Lunches: Black-Eyed Pea Chowder w/ Onion Herb Bread (Bread Machine) and Cold Macaroni Tuna Salad

Breakfast: Potato-Apple-Ham Skillet

Snacks/Christmas: Cappuccino Mix and Deluxe Spiced Tea Mix (to give as gifts); Pralines and Granny's Tea Cakes (for family cookie tray)

Drop off dinner for friends (newly diagnosed w/ NHL): Mermaid's Tender Roast Chicken, Nannys Broccoli Rice Casserole, baked potatoes and salad

Schedule me in for a Friday night Tennessee How cocoa

WHOO HOO!

[mickeydownunder]

Charmie777 wrote:

mickeydownunder wrote:
My very first Gozlemes!!



WHOO HOO

YUM

NO SUGAR in the dough too!

Hope you enjoy!

Wow! I have never heard of gozlemes, so I googled it. Sounds fantastic!

G'day and big thanks

is like a pastry with NO SUGAR simple, economical and you can fill them but not overfill them with any combination

Sorry to hear about DH too

Perhaps he can get something temporary even if it's not what the type of work he normally does do

Hope a number of company will be putting on extra staff, stocking shelves etc around the holiday season....Thinking positive thoughts WHOO HOO!

For others who might not know what they are

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6zleme

ENJOY

was YUM!

[mickeydownunder]

WHOO HOO

Hope you enjoy this easy peasy recipe that virtually cooks itself too!

[mickeydownunder]

KNEW someone would ask HOW they came out lol





YUM!

These were Lamb Sausages

WHOO HOO!

Always a pleasure to make this recipe too!

[SarasotaCook]

Delicious Twinie!

[Meredith C-ville]

Hi

I agree, the gozlemes look wonderful, Mickey. Can you share the recipe for the dough? Something versatile like that would be good to make lots of. I've learned something new, thanks to you!

I had a few changes last week mainly because of extra leftovers ... no complaints here though! It just means I can store up menu items for future weeks.

Sat – leftovers

Sun – friends’ house; her daughter + family recently moved to town so it should be a fun bunch

Mon – polenta with turkey sausage and greens, similar to Polenta With Sausage and Greens

Tue – salmon with carrots and snowpeas with simple soy/ginger/sesame sauce over brown rice

Wed – Quinoa Beef Picadillo except I will omit the quinoa and have it with leftover rice

Thu – holiday potluck with camera club; having done satay on the grill for this last year, and having a 3-month-old this year, I've decided to go easy on myself and just buy something to bring; not sure what yet

Fri – layered cornbread roughly based on Paula Deen's Layered Mexican Cornbread (heavily modified), with black beans, green onion and green chilies, black olives; I will use the topping from Turkey Tamale Casserole because it is yummy and dairy free. I’ll serve w/cheese separate for dh so I will not ‘contaminate’ mine.

I have done nothing about Christmas except dig up (major online sleuthing) all the old cheesy music (on long since demised LPs) we used to listen to growing up --- now as mp3s. It really brings back memories!

--M

[mickeydownunder]

Meredith C-ville wrote:
Hi

I agree, the gozlemes look wonderful, Mickey. Can you share the recipe for the dough? Something versatile like that would be good to make lots of. I've learned something new, thanks to you!

I had a few changes last week mainly because of extra leftovers ... no complaints here though! It just means I can store up menu items for future weeks.

Sat – leftovers

Sun – friends’ house; her daughter + family recently moved to town so it should be a fun bunch

Mon – polenta with turkey sausage and greens, similar to Polenta With Sausage and Greens

Tue – salmon with carrots and snowpeas with simple soy/ginger/sesame sauce over brown rice

Wed – Quinoa Beef Picadillo except I will omit the quinoa and have it with leftover rice

Thu – holiday potluck with camera club; having done satay on the grill for this last year, and having a 3-month-old this year, I've decided to go easy on myself and just buy something to bring; not sure what yet

Fri – layered cornbread roughly based on Paula Deen's Layered Mexican Cornbread (heavily modified), with black beans, green onion and green chilies, black olives; I will use the topping from Turkey Tamale Casserole because it is yummy and dairy free. I’ll serve w/cheese separate for dh so I will not ‘contaminate’ mine.

I have done nothing about Christmas except dig up (major online sleuthing) all the old cheesy music (on long since demised LPs) we used to listen to growing up --- now as mp3s. It really brings back memories!

--M

Gday and big thanks

asy

1 cup Greek yougurt
2 cups self raising flour
pinch of salt

COMBINE

Tip onto floured surface, knead until firm but sticky

Divide into 4 balls
fill 1/2 cup spinach
1/4 cup feta
Don't OVERFILL

1-2 tbsp oil in pan
fry until lightly brown
make sure to flatten icon_smile.gif

ENJOY!

WHOO HOO!
Serve with slice of lemon as does add to the flavours too!

Read more at: http://www.food.com/bb/viewtopic.zsp?p=5808837#5808837&oc=linkback

Obtained it from a local magazine called That's Life

NOTE the dough has to stand and be covered for 30 minutes before dividing into balls DOH forgot that

WHOO HOO!

[Meredith C-ville]

Wow. So simple! Thank you very much!

[mickeydownunder]

Meredith C-ville wrote:
Wow. So simple! Thank you very much!

u r very welcomed and enjoy!

Please let us know if you make it and what filling you chose too!

WHOO HOO!

[HeatherFeather]

I haven't been posting as much, and I really need to get back to my menu plans. Sorry to be late this week, but I figured better late than never, right?

Tuesday:
Green Chicken Enchiladas, haven't decided on a side dish yet. There is some rice inside the recipe I am using, so might just have some sort of salad with avocados. Possibly Healthier Refried Beans
.

Wednesday: either leftovers of the enchiladas OR Buffalo Steak Tips with celery & some blue cheese dip (just plain steak tips marinated in buffalo sauce, pan sauteed briefly). With mashed cauliflower on the side for me, potatoes for the family.

Thursday: whichever we didn't have on Wednesday

Friday: Anniversary Chicken (unusual recipe that calls for chicken to get marinated in teriyaki sauce, then also adds ranch - turned out very good last time), with mixed steamed vegetables or salad
The recipe I use is very similar to this one Anniversary Chicken

Saturday - undecided, but possibly pizza or Chinese or sushi out

Also planning to bake for the holidays this week -
Chocolate Chip Cherry Fruitcake Loaf
Unchilled Spritz Cookie Dough
Peanut Butter Balls (from Trisha Yearwood's cookbook)
not sure what else yet

[mickeydownunder]

HeatherFeather wrote:
I haven't been posting as much, and I really need to get back to my menu plans. Sorry to be late this week, but I figured better late than never, right?

Tuesday:
Green Chicken Enchiladas, haven't decided on a side dish yet. There is some rice inside the recipe I am using, so might just have some sort of salad with avocados. Possibly Healthier Refried Beans
.

Wednesday: either leftovers of the enchiladas OR Buffalo Steak Tips with celery & some blue cheese dip (just plain steak tips marinated in buffalo sauce, pan sauteed briefly). With mashed cauliflower on the side for me, potatoes for the family.

Thursday: whichever we didn't have on Wednesday

Friday: Anniversary Chicken (unusual recipe that calls for chicken to get marinated in teriyaki sauce, then also adds ranch - turned out very good last time), with mixed steamed vegetables or salad
The recipe I use is very similar to this one Anniversary Chicken

Saturday - undecided, but possibly pizza or Chinese or sushi out

Also planning to bake for the holidays this week -
Chocolate Chip Cherry Fruitcake Loaf
Unchilled Spritz Cookie Dough
Peanut Butter Balls (from Trisha Yearwood's cookbook)
not sure what else yet

It is ALWAYS good to hear from you!

The Green Chili Chicken and Aniversary Chicken sound yum too! WHOO HOO

Hope all is well with you and glad to see you here today too!

[mickeydownunder]

PIZZA QUESADILLAS

Pepperoni, 4 blend cheese , pizza sauce

Toasted, oozing and melted

was YUM



WHOO HOO

Hope you enjoy too!

[Charmie777]

Meredith C-ville wrote:
Hi

I agree, the gozlemes look wonderful, Mickey. Can you share the recipe for the dough? Something versatile like that would be good to make lots of. I've learned something new, thanks to you!

I had a few changes last week mainly because of extra leftovers ... no complaints here though! It just means I can store up menu items for future weeks.

Sat – leftovers

Sun – friends’ house; her daughter + family recently moved to town so it should be a fun bunch

Mon – polenta with turkey sausage and greens, similar to Polenta With Sausage and Greens

Tue – salmon with carrots and snowpeas with simple soy/ginger/sesame sauce over brown rice

Wed – Quinoa Beef Picadillo except I will omit the quinoa and have it with leftover rice

Thu – holiday potluck with camera club; having done satay on the grill for this last year, and having a 3-month-old this year, I've decided to go easy on myself and just buy something to bring; not sure what yet

Fri – layered cornbread roughly based on Paula Deen's Layered Mexican Cornbread (heavily modified), with black beans, green onion and green chilies, black olives; I will use the topping from Turkey Tamale Casserole because it is yummy and dairy free. I’ll serve w/cheese separate for dh so I will not ‘contaminate’ mine.

I have done nothing about Christmas except dig up (major online sleuthing) all the old cheesy music (on long since demised LPs) we used to listen to growing up --- now as mp3s. It really brings back memories!

--M

meredith, the cornbread casserole sounds fantastic!

[Charmie777]

HeatherFeather wrote:
I haven't been posting as much, and I really need to get back to my menu plans. Sorry to be late this week, but I figured better late than never, right?

Tuesday:
Green Chicken Enchiladas, haven't decided on a side dish yet. There is some rice inside the recipe I am using, so might just have some sort of salad with avocados. Possibly Healthier Refried Beans
.

Wednesday: either leftovers of the enchiladas OR Buffalo Steak Tips with celery & some blue cheese dip (just plain steak tips marinated in buffalo sauce, pan sauteed briefly). With mashed cauliflower on the side for me, potatoes for the family.

Thursday: whichever we didn't have on Wednesday

Friday: Anniversary Chicken (unusual recipe that calls for chicken to get marinated in teriyaki sauce, then also adds ranch - turned out very good last time), with mixed steamed vegetables or salad
The recipe I use is very similar to this one Anniversary Chicken

Saturday - undecided, but possibly pizza or Chinese or sushi out

Also planning to bake for the holidays this week -
Chocolate Chip Cherry Fruitcake Loaf
Unchilled Spritz Cookie Dough
Peanut Butter Balls (from Trisha Yearwood's cookbook)
not sure what else yet

Heather!!! Always better late than never!
Anniversary chicken sounds great!