Feb 15 - 21

Review time! Our crockpot meals were great and just what I needed as I've hit the "I'm ready to have this baby" wall :) First we tried the Slow-Cooker Spinach and Ricotta Lasagna. While it lacked a little something (garlic maybe?), I think if I try a different sauce it has some potential. Much less work than regular lasagna and just as tasty! Next we had the Slow-Cooker Creamy Chicken and Biscuits. I used some of my Mural of Flavor spice from Penzkeys as the poultry seasoning and the whole dish was great! Of course, the best part was the homemade drop biscuits - perfection!

Keenan has a band commitment this week so he'll be gone 4 evenings this week. Bring on the easy, kid-friendly meals!

Falafel Sandwiches

Curried Tomato Bisque with Fresh Bread or Grilled Cheese

Pizza

Cauliflower Gratin

Chicken Nuggets with Mac 'n Cheese

Tacos

Sept 7 - 13

I'm still trying to adjust to our new "school year" schedule around here. Hopefully next week I'll be able to make a 2 week menu to really maximize the time the kids are in school for other things besides grocery shopping. For now, it was a struggle just to come up with one week and now I still have lunches and back packs to pack for the morning. A mother's work is never done!

I stumbled on a new menu blog a few weeks ago and happened upon it again tonight: Food for my Family. The meals I've seen so far are definitely my style. I'm just not sure how time-consuming they'll be. I have 2 on my list for this week so we'll see.

With the holiday weekend we ended up with some impromptu dinners with friends so I have a couple of roll-overs to get me started.

Talapia with Rice and Veggies

Shake 'n Bake Chicken Nuggets with French Fries

Spaghetti with Turkey Meatballs

Grilled Turkey Tenderloin with Mashed Potatoes

Raspberry and Roasted Garlic Grilled Chicken

Chicken and Gnocci Soup

Salsa Verde Chicken with Herbed Cornmeal Dumplings

Sept 1 - 6

Sorry for the long delay. I had a few roll-overs since getting back from our trip and am hoping to make it to the store tomorrow. I'm also trying to figure out my grocery/menu schedule now that school is starting! Right now I think Tuesdays will be the day.

Here's what I have to get us until then:

BBQ Turkey Meatballs with Mashed Potatoes

Quinoa Burgers

Smothered Bean Burritos

Eggs and Potatoes

Shake 'n Bake Chicken Nuggets with French Fries

Sauteed Talapia with Rice and Veggies

Feb 1 - 7

Alright, let's start off with some reviews. The fish tacos were quite tastey. Unfortunately, the avocados I bought weren't quite ripe enough and I'm not sure if I overcooked the fish. It definitely has potential, though! The bacon and kale minestra was very good. A great cold-weather, hearty soup with a rich flavor for a broth soup. The chicken pasta with pine nuts, raisins and rosemary was also a winner. I'm sure it helped that I used chicken leftovers from my rockin' roast chicken! An easy meal with lots of flavor. Finally, the broccoli cheese soup was my favorite. I accidentally bought too much broccoli so I plan to make it again this week for lunch for me! :)

On to this week. I hit the jackpot with Rachael Ray's site today with 3 recipes I plan to try. I still struggled to fill in the rest of the week, though. Go figure.

Hoagies with Soup

Hearty Winter Veggie Pilaf

Sausage Crepesadillas

Chicken and Cherries

Ravioli with Pesto and Tomatoes

Firecracker Enchiladas

SNB Chicken Nuggets with Baked Beans

Jan 25 - 31

Thanks to our neighbors party last night, I'm exhausted at the moment and barely had the energy to come up with this week's menu let alone do reviews from last week. I'll try to cover them next week :) Luckily we have a couple of roll-overs from last week and taco night at home group this week to help me out!

Bacon and Kale Minestra

Loaded Baked Potatoes

Paella

Broccoli Cheese Soup with Crusty Bread

Shake 'n Bake Chicken Nuggets with Baked Beans

Chili Lime Cobb Salad

Sept 13 - 20

We had a couple impromtu invites to dinner this week so I have some roll-overs. We're also going to have the Paella again when Keenan's parents come in for Ari's birthday - it's really good! The 3 cheese baked ziti was also a hit and will be featured tomorrow night as leftovers.

Leftover-palooza

Shake 'n Bake Chicken Nuggets with Sweet Potato Fries

Tofu Stir Fry with Brown Garlic Sauce

Garlic Hanger Steak with Sage Butter Gnocci

Burgers with Baked Beans and Chips

Easy Paella

Ari's Birthday Dinner (his fav) - Turkey Meatloaf with Mashed Potatoes

Sept 7 - 13

I did end up making the Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins with Cherries. They were good, but just not as good as I was imagining. The kids didn't care for them so I ended up taking them up to my old work when I went to borrow some books. The summer bean salad was great as was the soy dijon chicken. I used the leftover chicken to make chicken salad sandwiches and they were so yummy and flavorful.

I'm starting to get in the groove of studying so I'm trying to keep this short and sweet and my meals easy!

Bean Burritos (these keep getting pushed back for some reason)

Hamburgers

Easy Paella

Three Cheese Baked Ziti

Cous Cous Salad with peppers, chicken sausage and feta cheese

Tortillini with Alfredo Sauce

Shake 'n Bake Chicken Nuggets with Sweet Potato Fries

April 13 - 19

We had a great holiday week topped off with great food. The short ribs were amazing and the tzimmes was yummy (except for not cooking it long enough). At the last minute we were invited to join friends for Easter dinner so I now have a carry-over for this week.

Monday - Italian Sausage Rigatoni

Tuesday - Chicken Pad Thai

Wednesday - Bratwurst and Baked Beans

Thursday - Smothered Bean Burritos

Friday - Turkey Pepperoni Pizza

Saturday - Shake 'n Bake Chicken Nuggets with Sweet Potato Fries

Sunday - Mock Monte Cristos with carrot sticks