Meal Plan | August 2011

1  |  Fettuccine Alfredo with Bacon
2  |  Skinny Chicken Tikka Masala and rice
3  |  Scalloped Potatoes and Ham
4  |  Asian Chicken Wraps
5  |  Tacos and Spanish rice
6  |  lake

7  |  Bourbon Chicken and rice
8  |  Date Night
9  |  Spaghetti, garlic bread
10  |  French Toast, eggs, sausage
11  |  Slow Cooked Pepper Steak, mashed potatoes
12  |  Creamy Grilled Chicken Piccata
13  |  lake

14  |  Philly Cheesesteak Pizza
15  |  Makeover Rigatoni with Bacon and Asparagus
16  |  crunchy garlic chicken salad
17  |  cheeseburgers, Italian new potato bake
18  |  BLTs, pasta salad
19  |  Asian Grilled Chicken, rice, garlic parmesan edamame
20  |  lake

21  |  Chipotle Lime fajitas
22  |  Baked Potato Soup
23  |  Sausage Skillet
24  |  meatballs in cream of mushroom soup over egg noodles, sweet corn
25  |  Slow Cooked Chicken Dinner
26  |  out
27  |  lake

28  |  Pizza Bites
29  |  Loaded Baked Potatoes
30  |  out
31  |  Beef Stew

my food highlight of the summer so far

Our CSA veggies from Bluebird Gardens!  Here are week 2's veggies.

june 2011 meal plan

29 |  hamburgers, fries (garlic, sea salt and rosemary), corn on the cob
30 |  taco stuffed pepper cups  (without the beans)  *new*

31 |  makeover Cajun chicken pasta  *new*
1   |  kielbasa and cheddar broccoli rice, green beans

2   |  summer sausage and pepper jack on ciabatta, pasta salad, sweet corn
3   |  appetizer night

4   |  lake - chipotle lime fajitas  *new*

5   |  lake - parents cook

6   |  fettuccine alfredo with bacon

7   |  simple sesame chicken and Thai sesame noodles

8   |  grilled steak and CSA veggies

9   |   taco stuffed shells  *new*
10 |   date night

11 |  lake - grilled pizza  *new*

12 |  lake - parents cook

13 |  spaghetti and easy parmesan knots

14 |  slow cooker braised flank steak with peppers and onions, potatoes

15 |  FFY

16 |  baked potato soup and cheddar bay biscuits

17 |  pizza bites and salad  *new*

18 |  lake -  sweet and spicy bacon chicken on ciabatta, pasta salad

19 |  lake - parents cook

20 |  Asian chicken wraps

21 |  French bread pizzas

22 |  meatballs in cream of mushroom soup over egg noodles

23 |  date night - 4 year anniversary

24 |  mozzarella, plum tomato and pesto paninis, pasta salad  *new*

25 |  lake -  Asian grilled chicken, rice, CSA veggies  *new*

26 |  lake - parents cook

27 |  drip beef, Suddenly Salad

28 |  taco pizza

29 |  bbq cheeseburgers, potato packets

30 |  easy scalloped potatoes and ham

taco stuffed pepper cups

Ingredients:

• 2 medium green peppers
• 1 lb. ground beef
• 2 T chopped onion
• 1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce
• 3 T taco seasoning (We use Ortega)
• sour cream (toppings)
• cheddar cheese (toppings)
• tomato (toppings)

Preparation:

1. Cut tops off peppers and remove seeds.  In a large pot, cook peppers in boiling water for 3-5 minutes.  Drain and rinse with cold water.  Set aside.
2. In a large skillet, cook beef and onions over medium heat until cooked through; drain.  Stir in the tomato sauce and taco seasoning; bring to a boil.  Reduce heat; simmer for 5-6 minutes.
3. Spoon into peppers.  Place in an ungreased glass baking dish.  Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes, or until peppers are tender.  
4. Top with sour cream, cheddar and tomatoes.

meal plan 5/1 - 5/7

Sunday:  out
Monday:  spaghetti and garlic bread
Tuesday:  sweet and spicy bacon chicken on ciabatta rolls, sweet corn
Wednesday: chicken fettuccine alfredo
Thursday:  biscuit tostadas, Spanish rice (Cinco de Mayo)
Friday:  Philly cheesesteak pizza
Saturday:  out

homemade popsicles

No real recipe for these, but they sure are yummy.  :)

Put whatever you want into some popsicle molds (We got ours for $1.49 at Ikea), and then freeze them!

The possibilities are endless.  Liquids, ice creams, yogurts, fruits... Yum.

These ones are lemonade with some sliced strawberries.

meal plan 4/24-4/30

Sunday:  Easter
Monday: walkin' tacos and Spanish rice
Tuesday:  grilled chicken caesar salad
Wednesday:  chicken tikka masala and rice (subbing, because we didn't eat it last week)
Thursday:  pesto tortellini
Friday:  appetizer night
Saturday:  out