June 27 - July 3

I think I managed quite well with my "meals on the fly" week. I made one trip to Aldi and loaded up on whatever cought my eye that reminded me of something I've made before. Last week I made a short menu, but didn't get around to posting it. I'm going to do a separate post on our meal last night - it came out wonderfully!

Without anymore delay, here's my back-in-the-swing-of-things menu. Next week I'm going to attempt a 2 week menu to cut down on grocery trips.

Blackened Shrimp Po'Boys with Chips (had this tonight - delicious!)

Zesty Garlic Chicken Wraps with Bean Salad

Chicken Tenders with Cucumber Salad and Chickpea Couscous

Pesto and Tomato Pizza

BBQ Turkey Meatballs with Mashed Potatoes and Veggies (thanks Sarah!)

Tacos

Hot Dogs with Beans

Spaghetti

Oct 5 - 11

Not much to report this week. Tuesday is National Night Out and our neighborhood is having a party complete with hot dogs - we were just asked to bring a side dish or dessert. I'm planning on bringing the summer corn and bean salad and, if I have time, a batch of Cyndi Gray's famous oatmeal cookies :) Saturday we'll be having friends over and I'm planning on making the Garlic Hanger Steaks and Sage Butter Gnocci - it looks and sounds fancy, but is really easy and tastes so good. Here we go!

Tacos

Summer Corn and Bean Salad

Chicken with Cran-apple Sauce and Almond Rice

Chicken Alfredo with Spinach

Chicken and Veggie Kebobs with Rice

Garlic Hanger Steak with Sage Butter Gnocci

Beef Stew

Aug 31 - Sept 4

I almost forgot to post my menu this week. I'm not going to be able to do my weekly shopping tomorrow morning so I went yesterday (and was quickly reminded why I don't shop on Saturdays anymore!).

I did end up making the Orange Chocolate Brownie Cookies with M&M's from The Crepes of Wrath and they were amazing! I have all the ingredients on hand for the Banana Chocolate Chip Cherry Muffins and hope to make those sometime this week.

Chicken Sausages with Summer Corn and Bean Salad

Bean Burritos (using homemade refried beans)

BLT's with Chips and Fruit

Grilled Soy and Dijon Chicken with Veggies and Mashed Potatoes

Huevos Rancheros (with leftover beans)

Spaghetti and Meatballs

Beans and Chuck's Cornbread