Hi everyone!
It’s time to plan our menus for the upcoming week. Making a weekly menu does not mean that you will be following it exactly. It is just another tool to help you save time, money and stress.
I really try to plan my menu from my pantry. Meaning, I build around what I already have and then buy the few things I still need.
Monday:
Lemon and Dill Baked Fish
Roasted Herbed Potatoes
Cole Slaw
Vanilla pudding & Fruit Parfaits
Tuesday:
Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breasts
Rice Pilaf
Asian Salad
Pears, Raisins and Walnuts
(use canned pears and juice, cut into bite size chunks, add raisins and walnuts. refrigerate for at least an hour before serving)
Wednesday:
Ground Beef and Mushroom Carbonara
Corn
Jello with Fruit
Thursday:
Ham and Egg Strata
Fresh Veggies
Applesauce
Friday:
Restaurant Night:
TGI Friday’s Nine Layer DipYield: 12 servings.
2 strips lean bacon
1 16 0z Can Refried Beans
Plain 1/2 C. Sour Cream
1/2 tsp. Taco Seasoning
3/4 C. Shredded Cheddar Cheese
3/4 C. Guacamole (Frozen or Prepared is Fine)
1/3 C. Diced Tomatoes (about 1 Romano Tomato)
1 Tbsp. Fresh Cilantro Chopped Finely
2 Tbsp. Sliced Black Olives
2 Tbsp. Finely Sliced Green Onions
Fry diced bacon until done, add refried beans and cook slowly and stirrer frequently until the bacon and bacon drippings are mixed through about 15 minutes, remove from heat. Mix taco seasoning with sour cream and set aside.To built 9 layer dip place ingredients in this order.Place refried beans on serving platter spread out to 1 – 1 1/2 inches thick.1/2 C. shredded cheese1/2 C. prepared sour cream3/4 C. guacamolediced tomatoesdiced cilantroblack olivessliced green onion1/4 C. cheese for garnish
I am going to serve this with baked potatoes to turn it into a meal.
Peaches
Saturday:
C.O.R.N
Clean Out Refrigerator Night
Turn all your little dabs of this and that and leftovers into a buffet style meal.
Sunday:
Eat Out (YIPPEE!)
My recipe for the week will be the Ground Beef and Mushroom Carbonara which I will post of Friday.
For more ideas for dinner check out: Menu Plan Monday
I had a menu planned for last week and even though I got sick two of the meals got prepared. Sigh...now I need to make one for this week. It never ends does it?? hugs, Linda
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great menu for the week. And I like the plan for Sunday too.
ReplyDeleteI never make menus, I never cook! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm confused about how my comment looks different on your blog than your comment looks on my blog. :)
testing to see if i can figure it out.
gail
test comment, delete if you'd like! :)
ReplyDeleteGreat idea to use the 9 layer dip as the basis for dinner. I am going to give this a try but omit the bacon. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteLove this dip recipe and if I leave the bacon off my veg head daughter can eat it too ;)
ReplyDeleteJoy at Books and Life
back to blogging can i invite myself to your home for dinner? rose
ReplyDeleteI am coming to your house to eat! This was wonderful! I need to know how to do this! lol For I now have a store/cafe with a tea room coming later this summer.
ReplyDeleteI need to do this, I plan my meals and side dishes but not as wonderfully as you right down to the day. I'm with Lady Katherine above...I'm coming to your house to eat!!! YUM!!!
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