May 17 - 23

Well my Real Simple Magazine delivered (no pun intended) and then some! All of the meals I prepared were fantastic! Keenan's favorite was the Spiced Chicken with Couscous Salad and mine was the Grilled Buttermilk Chicken, Potato Salad and Green Bean Salad. The Marinated Chickpea Salad from Tapas Night was also a favorite while the accompaniments did not go over so well. The Soy Glazed Fish with Squash and Zuccini was a wonderful, light summer dish and came together quickly. I need to keep this one in my "wheel-house" for crazy nights!

This week we have Keenan's parents coming in for a visit so more easy to please and feed a crowd meals are planned along with some stand-bys to get us through the week.

Maccaroni and Cheese with Cauliflower (roll-over)

Corn Dogs with Baked Beans

Chicken Taco Rice

Grilled Chicken with Marinated Chickpea Salad

Dip Night

Chicken Oscar

Aug 23 - 30

This week's menu was a little easier to plan which was nice. We have a busy week coming up. Ari will meet his new teacher on Wednesday morning, his friend will be coming over to play Friday morning then we have 2 birthday parties on Saturday! Next Monday Ari will have a "1/2 day" of school and Wednesday will be his first "full day" (3 hours). I'm so ready to get back into the swing of things and have a consistent routine!

On a food sidenote, I just discovered the blog The Crepes of Wrath. I think I about drooled myself dry over the amazing dessert and pastry pictures and recipes. There are also some dinner recipes to look at, but the chocolate is hard to pass by. I'm thinking about trying the Banana Chocolate Chip Cherry Muffins and possibly the Chocolate Orange Brownie Cookies with M&M's - yummy! :)

Ok...onto the menu:

Ravioli Bake

Grilled Chicken with Garlic Sauteed Spinach

Swedish Meatballs

Orange Beef with Cilantro Rice

Bean Burritos (with homemade beans)

Chicken Fried Rice