Roll Call, April 30-May 6

Last week in review:  good recipes. Make again.  Followed menu first half of week; for Super Date we just ate leftovers before we, uh, left; Can't remember what I did on Friday - maybe leftovers again - but didn't make the soup.  Saturday I ended up making something like this for a friend who just had a baby - and so we had the pasta, too.  Sunday was ... sandwiches for the picnic.  And Pirate's Booty.

This week thusly far:
Monday - Black Beans n' Rice; cornbread; green salad, steamed broccoli, dressing (Missionaries here.  Poor missionaries).
Tuesday - Tikki Masala and na'an (Ethan's goodbye meal)
Wednesday - Leftovers
Thursday -  Split Pea Soup with Barley (Crockpot)
Friday - Slow Cooker Italian Beef (Crockpot)
Saturday - Leftovers
Sunday - Chicken Pillows for a Pillow-y Waistline.

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Last week -- wull -- that was a pretty gross week of eating.  In theory it seemed okay, but each day as I obediently followed the menu plan I wished I was making something else.  What, I couldn't say, but not what was prepared.   I think the recipes seemed appealing on paper, but ingesting them did not set well.  Like, the beef strogie recipe was fine and I was glad we had a crock-pot meal so I didn't have to think about it all day -- but by dinner time, after spending the day outdoors, I was more in the mood for something on the grill.  So this menu-planning has it's pros and cons.  This past Sunday was gorgeous and by then I'd had it with being a slave to some "menu".   We had a picnic at the park with the cuz's instead.  That was fun.  And tasty.  Clara had Cheetos for dinner. 

Fingers crossed for this week:

Monday - Tacos (Briton -- after enduring new recipe after new recipe: "What happened to the tried and true?"  So we had tacos).
Tuesday - Chicken Nuggets, asparagus, etc (except for Clara who only ate condiments)
Wednesday - Mediterranean Pork with Couscous (since we didn't make it Sunday)
Thursday - Super Date.  The kids can eat cereal or something.
Friday - Minestrone soup
Saturday -  something downtown with the kids since we'll be out that way.
Sunday - picnic with the cuz's (why mess with success?)

April 9-15, Roll Call

Monday: We had enchiladas from the deep freezer. Days like today -- That's what it's for.
Tuesday: Italian White Bean Soup (The Cancer-Fighting Kitchen)
Wednesday: Cozy Comfy Chicken and Rice (ibid)
Thursday: Pork Chops (Cook's Illustrated, p 398) and Quinoa Pilaf (TCFK)
Friday: Split Pea
Saturday: Pizza
Sunday: Crockpot Roast, etc.

Roll Call, April 2-8

Mon - Spaghetti w/ red sauce, peas, salad. It was a beautiful day today -- who wants to be inside cooking???
Tue - Stacked Chicken and Zuchinni Enchilada with Creamy Green Chile Sauce (Perry's Plate)
Wed - Baked Fish Fillet with yogurt topping (Perry's Plate)
Thu - Southwest Chicken Barley Soup (PP)
Fri - Super Date
Sat - Super Date
Sun - Easter Dinner con familia

Mar 26-April 1 Roll Call

Mon - Baked Potato Bar (yeah. It didn't happen yesterday. We ended up whipping up fried rice and wontons instead).
Tue - Butternut Risotto, pork tenderloin, green salad (friends coming to dinner) (MEL's)
Wed - Meatloaf (Erin)
Thu - Black Beans n' Rice (Mom)
Fri - Foil Packet Chicken with Snow Peas and Carrots (MEL's)
Sat - Mt. Hood Trip
Sun - Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole (MEL's)

"Roll" Call

I kill myself with that title. This post aims to be the first recording of our weekly dinner menu. Get it? "Roll"? When I was a teenager our family went on a really long bike-ride that took a month. During that time, Nathan recorded everything he ate for all his breakfasts. We made fun of him because it seemed historically uninteresting. This will probably be uninteresting to you, too.

Week of March 12 - and Cousin Marianne, who supplied most of the ideas for this week.

Mon - Veggie Burgers (Cooks Illustrated, p. 302; freezer-friendly)
Tue - Oven-Fried Chicken (Weight Watchers) with Quinoa salad (Marianne's recipe)
Wed - Indian Dal (Marianne) with Na'an (Heidi) and Apple Salad (Marianne)
Thu - Cream Cheese Chicken with Broccoli (Marianne; Slow-cooker)
Fri - Date night
Sat - Vegetable Soup (Mom's recipe) and WW Bread (Grandma Kartchner)
Sun - Fred's Lasagna (Paula)

Maybe I'll note the winner meals the following week. Mmm. We'll see.