What's for Dinner?

Well, I was by myself tonight. I hadn't planned anything but I defrosted a salmon fillet quickly and then baked it with this dry marinade. I like this stuff a lot- it's sweet and tangy. I found Wee Willy's at Cub, in the spice section.

The salmon is from Sam's Club. You can buy a package of them (10?) for like $19. It's a nice, quick option to have in the freezer.

The coleslaw is leftover from last night's dinner.

Week's Menu

Sunday- Sweet and Sour Chicken & Vegetable Fried Rice

Monday- Tuscan Vegetable Soup

Tuesday- Leftovers

Wednesday- New recipe! Skinny Sloppy Joes & Buttermilk Broccoli Slaw

Thursday- Thanksgiving, baby! Turkey, Mashed Potatoes, Brussel Sprouts Gratin, Cranberry Sauce, Cornbread Stuffing (?), Cloverleaf Rolls (new recipe), Pumpkin Cheesecake, Chocolate Pecan Pie (looking for recipe)

Friday- Leftovers

Saturday- Pizza

Weekly Menu

I actually went grocery shopping on Sunday (my usual day) and I planned out the week. I don't have any of my farm box vegetables left, I used them or they just expired. It was a rough week- I felt like I was hardly home to cook and I wasted :(

Sunday (last night): Pasta with Pancetta and Leeks, Parmesan bread (frozen) from local bakery

Monday: Soy Ginger Glazed Pork Chops, Vegetable Fried Rice

Tuesday: Jim is at pool, Leftovers or Free-for-all

Wednesday: Buca Chicken (I've never blogged about this??? I will.)

Thursday: Garlic and Herb Pizza (new crust recipe from Baking Illustrated) with turkey pepperoni, green bell pepper, and black olives (maybe whatever else I get from the market on Wednesday)

Friday: Chipotle Chicken Skewers, sweet corn

Saturday: Spaghetti (I always add mushrooms, bell pepper, and ground beef to a jarred sauce), Garlic toast (my sister's technique)


Wow, some of our favorite rotation meals and I can't believe I haven't blogged about them before. I will!

Easy Week

I have proclaimed today the start of Easy Week. I do like to cook but I made my weekly menu so that I don't have a whole lot of that this week. Sometimes it's just nice to relax and not fuss.

Tonight we had brownie sundaes to celebrate Easy Week. Okay, I did. I bought Ghiradelli brownie mix, Vanilla Bean ice cream, and hot fudge sauce. It was delicious and I didn't make ANY of it homemade. That sundae does end the desserts for the week. I also need a break from those!

The only recipe I'll be making is trying to make homemade ginger ale. We have all of the ingredients, we are anxious to try!

• Sunday- Rotisserie chicken, Annie's Mac n cheese, salad
• Monday- French dip sandwiches (whole wheat hoagies, deli sliced roast beef, provolone cheese- broiled for a few minutes), Au jus, and broccoli slaw
• Tuesday- No dinner planned! My husband goes to his pool league and maybe we'll just have PB&J for dinner :)
• Wednesday- Salad for dinner! (salad greens, red onion, orange bell pepper, carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, hard boiled eggs, blue cheese, bacon?)
• Thursday- No dinner planned! My husband has a work happy hour and I have a late day at work too. I'm planning on making breakfast for dinner for myself and my son. He loves his pancakes so he won't have a problem with this.
• Friday- Spaghetti (jarred sauce with added green bell pepper and ground turkey), multigrain dinner rolls, salad
• Saturday- My husband wants to grill some steaks, the rest we'll plan that morning.