It's Been A While...

Since I posted a menu! What, did you think we've been fasting all this time? Although an awesome idea for weight loss, not exactly what I had in mind. Feast (hee hee) your eyes on this week's planned eats:

• Sunday's Pineapple-Jerk Chicken was delish. If you opt to try it, go easy on the spice rub -- I thought even 1/2 this mixture was enough.
• Last night was Pasta With Zucchini And Goat Cheese and it's always a hit.
• Tonight's Stovetop Lasagna Toss is a quickie for a weeknight.
• Wednesday: Sausage Sliders With Peppers and Spinach
• Thursday: Leftovers (Brad's company outing day)
• Friday: Thai Coconut Curry Shrimp
  

This Week's Menu

... at least I had the energy to do something this weekend!

• Sunday: Penne Bake with Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Chicken
• Monday: Shrimp and Grits Casserole
• Tuesday: Leftovers
• Wednesday: Mushroom Ravioli with Butter/Basil Sauce and Toasted Pine Nuts
• Thursday: BBQ Chicken Burgers
• Friday: Feather Bowling Night at Cadieux Cafe with Heath/Dee, Eric/Laura and Pat/Katie!
• Saturday: Date Night! Finally! Brad and I get to have our solo date night (thanks in advance to my mom for hanging with Hunter!)

This Week's Menu

• Sunday: Leftovers/Super Bowl Shindig @ Anthony and Katie's (our new neighbors)
• Monday: Leftovers (Brad at Red Wings game)
• Tuesday: Black Bean Burgers <-- yummy Gourmet magazine receipe
• Wednesday: Frozen Chicken Pot Pies
• Thursday: Turkey & Artichoke Stuffed Shells (love you Giada!)
• Friday: South of France Tomato Soup <-- from the Splendid Table cookbook my mom got Brad for Xmas
• Saturday: Chicken and Leek Pie

This Week's Menu

I'm stuffed from our Monday selection right now, but wanted to give you the run-down on our menu this week:

• Sunday: Proscuitto Ravioli (a Giada Everday Pasta recipe and SO delicious!)
• Monday: Mushroom Chicken Bake
• Tuesday: Chile Pie (now a Bobenmoyer family staple; cooked turkey sausage mixed with kidney beans, salsa and canned tomatoes then topped with a cornbread/cheddar cheese mixture and baked)
• Wednesday: Leftovers
• Thursday: Asian Veggie Noodle Bowl
• Friday: Black Bean Burgers <-- just got this recipe in this month's Gourmet magazine in their TenMinuteDishes section; will be our veggie dish for the week
• Saturday: *Eric's 30th Bday Celebration!*

This Week's Menu

• Sunday: Tofu Steaks with Red Pepper/Walnut Sauce and Spaghetti. I think Brad was nervous to try this -- we even carried it over from the previous week -- but it was excellent! (http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=1860086)
• Monday: Corn/Potato Chowder with Hickory Smoked Bacon
• Tuesday: Asian Vegetable Noodle Bowl with Peanut Sauce
• Wednesday: Leftovers (I'm out of town in Madison, WI)
• Thursday: Leftovers
• Friday: Farfalle with Creamy Mushroom/Gorgonzola Sauce (a Giada specialty from her Everyday Pasta cookbook)
• Saturday: Pancetta Ravioli (again, Giada)

The Week's Menu

Lots of updates to come -- especially with all of the fun to report from the past week of holiday excitement -- but in the meantime, Butch my father-in-law reminded me it's been a while since I posted the weekly menu. Let that stomach growl unleash!

• Sunday: Xmas Dinner at my Dad's
• Monday: Benito's Pizza Carryout
• Tuesday: Herbed Chicken and Dumplings Soup
• Wednesday: *Special* New Year's Eve Dinner <-- Brad and I have yet to figure this out
• Thursday: Football Food for Bowl Games! Sausage Cups, Bacon-Wrapped Water Chestnuts and Pizza Rolls
• Friday: Hoping to have a Brad/Jeanine Date Night
• Saturday: Tofu Steaks with Red Pepper Walnut Sauce

This Week's Menu: Yum!

Well happy Monday. Went grocery shopping yesterday and got the goods for this week's menu (enter SFX of stomach growl here):

• Monday: Asian Chicken Salad with Peanut Salad Dressing
• Tuesday: Martha Stewart's Chicken Coconut Curry
• Wednesday: Teriaki Shrimp Stir-Fry
• Thursday: Tgiving! I'm making a gingersnap-pear cheesecake...
• Friday-Saturday: Macaroni/Cheese and Wine Festival in Traverse City!
• Sunday: Pumpkin Ravioli with Gorgonzola Cream Sauce

This Week's Menu

Hi everyone and Happy Tuesday,

Brad and I have really hectic weeks ahead as our accounts go into planning mode for 2009. Whew! I know I have 6 meetings alone scheduled for tomorrow, and (YIKES!) 8 on Thursday. There aren't enough hours in the day!

So needless to say, some home-cooked meals will be in order:

• Sunday: Eggplant Marinara Pasta Casserole
• Monday: Ray LaMontagne concert! More to come on that...
• Tuesday (tonight): Madeover Meatloaf <-- so easy to make, 1 hour in the oven and done!
• Wednesday: Chicken Coconut Curry <-- still have all the ingredients from a couple weeks ago
• Thursday: Hummus Veggie Wrap
• Friday: Grilled Fontina Sandwiches and Roasted Red Pepper and Tomato Soup (leftover cheese from the Casserole and the soup is an organic premade mix I found)
• Saturday: Mozzerella Stuffed Turkey Burgers

So who's coming over for dinner?

This Week's Menu

Yummy...

• Sunday: 3-Cheese Macaroni (Try it yourself: http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=1835274)
• Monday: Chicken and Leek Pie <-- thanks Pat!
• Tuesday: Leftovers
• Wednesday: Easy Chicken Coconut Curry
• Thursday: Leftovers
• Friday: Smoked Shrimp with Polenta Cakes
• Saturday: Don't know yet! Hitting the Renaissance Festival.

This Week's Menu

In case you're interested, here's our Dinner Menu for the week:

• Sunday: HWB's Birthday Party Leftovers!!! <-- and we ordered Thai food later that evening
• Monday: More Leftovers
• Tuesday: Chicken Pot Pie (Noni Cherry's delicious recipe of course)
• Wednesday: Yup, more Leftovers (hey, we have a lot of them!)
• Thursday: Curried Eggs with Rice <-- veggie dish
• Friday: Apricot-Glazed Chicken and green beans
• Saturday: Fish Tacos with Lime-Cilantro Crema. Here's a link to the recipe from Cooking Light: http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=1559245

This Week's Menu

As you may or may not know, I've become a total foodie... and it's been a blast. Coming from someone who used to have a horrifically limited palette and get freaked out by 'mixed' foods (pizza, stir fry, i.e. anything that encompassed more than 2 ingredients blended together), trying new things has become a weekly staple.

We create a menu every week, buy according to it, and try our best to use any remaining ingredients from week-to-week. Oh, and there's a mandate on one vegetarian dish a week and at least one night of leftovers.

So with that said, here's what's on the menu for this week:

• Sunday: Eggplant Timbale (amazing Giada dish. Try it! http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/everyday-italian/eggplant-timbale-recipe/)
• Monday: Leftovers
• Tuesday: Vegetable Stir-Fry with Tofu
• Wednesday: Open-Faced Egg Sandwiches with asparagus & hollandaise
• Thursday: Leftovers
• Friday: Coconut Curry Chicken
• Saturday: Take-out -- likely Benito's Pizza since family will be in town awaiting HWB's 1st bday party

And now I'm hungry...