Showing posts with label Menu Monday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Menu Monday. Show all posts

Monday, 15 June 2009

Menu Monday

Monday - taco salad
Tuesday - Community BBQ!

Remaining days....
bbq chicken (didn't have it last week)
homemade pizza (didn't have it last week)
bbq sausage (didn't have it last week either - apparently last week's Menu Monday was not followed at all!)

Once again, if you have a Menu Monday post, or a post about recipes or food in general, please link your post to Mr. Linky!

Monday, 8 June 2009

Menu Monday

Here's the list of meals for the week ahead

breakfast for supper - pancakes and strawberries and white sauce
bbq chicken
bbq sausage
bbq hot dogs
chicken quesadillas (I know it's been on my plan a couple weeks in a row now and I still haven't done it!)
homemade pizza (last week I tried 1/3 whole wheat and we just didn't like it, so we're going to stick with white flour)

So - I have benefited from planning out my meals lately. How bout you?

I've decided to do a Menu Monday Linky. You can link your own Menu Monday post (or Menu Tuesday, I don't care which day!), but I'm expanding things a little. You may also link any food related posts for the most part. Your tried and true recipes. A blurb about freezer meals or once a month cooking. Anything food related is welcome on this Linky! I'm hoping this will help me (and you!) come up with new ideas for meals for our families.

So - please, post and link away!

Don't forget - when you add your URL, put the one in that links directly to your "Menu Monday" related post, that way we don't have to search for it when we click on it. Thanks!!

Monday, 1 June 2009

Menu Monday

Last week ended up get changed around a LOT, so I'm getting to re-use the ones I thought up for last week that didn't get used.

Today - homemade pizza

bbq chicken
taco salad
bbq sausage burgers

Wednesday is Olivia's 4th birthday so we'll likely be taking her out for dinner.

Friday is Olive Garden!! It's my BIL's 30th birthday and my inlaws always take the family (sans kids!) out for dinner for the 30th.

Monday, 25 May 2009

Menu Monday and BBQ Chicken recipe

Menu Monday returns! I know, you were all waiting for it with baited breath.

I'm not necessarily going to post the meal for each day - but rather I'll pick 6 meals and then I can decide throughout the week what works best. For ex - if it is raining on bbq day, I may go easy on Nathan and switch things up.

Spaghetti and meatsauce, corn, homemade foccacia bread - today!
BBQ chicken
BBQ sausage burgers
tacos/taco salad
chicken quesadillas
homemade pizza (and pizza wheels for future lunches)

Nathan makes the best bbq chicken I've ever had! We got the recipe from Kraft Canada and I will generously share some of his grilling secrets with you my loyal readers.

First, choose a good quality brand of chicken. Next follow the recipe below!

From the Kraft Canada magazine/website:

Ingredients
4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (1 lb.)
1/3 cup Kraft Creamy Caesar Dressing
1/4 cup Bull's-Eye Chicken and Rib Renegade Barbecue Sauce

1. Place chicken on cutting board and use kitchen mallet, rolling pin or small sauce pot to slightly flatten any thick ends. This step ensures even width and even cooking. (FYI - we skip this step 99% of the time)
2. Pour dressing into a large resealable plastic bag.
3. Place chicken in bag with dressing. Seal bag and refrigerate 30 minutes to 1 hour to marinate.
4. Preheat barbecue to medium heat. Remove chicken from plastic bag and discard marinade. Place chicken on barbecue; cover with lid. Grill 6 to 8 minutes on each side or until cooked through.
5. Brush with barbecue sauce during last few minutes of grilling time.

Tips:
* Lightly oil the grill. Use a barbecue basting brush to apply a thin coat of vegetable oil to the grill to prevent sticking and charring.
* Make sure the grill is hot. The high heat will sear the meat on the outside, giving it that great flavour and sealing the juices inside to keep it moist.
* Don't use a fork. Piercing the food will release the delicious juices.
* Go easy with the spatula. Pressing down on the meat squeezes out its flavourful juices, causing the meat to dry out, and can also cause dangerous flare-ups. Also, turn meat only once during cooking to ensure good searing.
* Baste at the proper time. Brush with barbecue sauce only during the last few minutes of grilling. Because barbecue sauces contain sugar, they'll burn if added too early.
* Use an instant-read thermometer to check if done. Boneless chicken breasts should reach 165°F, while bone-in chicken pieces should reach 170°F.
* Remove cooked meat from the grill and place on a clean plate immediately. Cover with foil to keep juicy.

Note: I do not like Caesar salad and I love this recipe. You can't taste the Caesar dressing. So, if you don't like Caesar salad, don't let that throw you. This is the easiest marinade ever. I don't actually measure, I just eyeball it. You have no idea how long I've waited to be able to say that. Seriously, I measure everything.

I've highlighted what we think are the biggest tips. Follow those 3 tips to a T and you'll be a grilling guru in no time.

Happy grilling!

Saturday, 28 March 2009

Quick Update

OK, I know I've been MIA the last month, so I figured I better get a quick post in before the end of the month! :)

We've had a few birthday parties lately - I'll post some pictures soon. We're leaving tomorrow for a short trip so it'll have to wait till we get back.

I am happy to say that I am completely up to date with my Bible reading. As one of my New Year's resolutions, I determined to read the Bible through in one year. I started off with one plan, switched to another, and ended up switching back, though I forgot to update you on that one. I decided that the reason I felt the first one was too "jumpy" and hard to concentrate on (OT, NT, Psalms and Proverbs every day) was that I was reading too fast. I am a fast reader - in fact sometimes I even tend to skim things. And I don't want to do that with the Bible! So, I switched back and I am really enjoying it. I admit having to re-read some passages, and I do admit to slightly skimming when it gets to the long list of names, especially when you have no idea if you're pronouncing them right - but I am caught up!! I also do admit to skipping days - which is really not a good idea because you have to read that much more to catch up. But caught up I am!

One thing I like about my reading plan is that is also has a blog! The writer has some great insights about each passage every day. And it also has links to read the day's passage online - which is great and really leaves me with no excuse for not reading it, since the Lord knows I spend too much time online!

The passage I read today was really quite amazing. Moses is reminding the people of their sin in worshipping the golden calf and how he intervened on their behalf.

Deut 9:18 & 19: Then once again I fell prostrate before the Lord for forty days and forty nights; I ate no bread and drank no water, because of all the sin you had committed, doing what was evil in the Lord's sight and so provoking him to anger. I feared the anger and wrath of the Lord, for he was angry enough with you to destroy you. But again the Lord listened to me.

On the One Year Bible Blog there is an amazing portrait of Moses lying prostrate before God, pleading with Him on behalf of the Israelites. Like the blog writer says "can you imagine doing this for 40 days and nights for someone? Particularly for someone who just sinned greatly against God? Moses is amazing... "

Would you be willing to do that? If I'm being honest, I really don't think I would. And that's not right. I need to be lifting unsaved family and friends to the Lord always! I need to be praying for my Christian brothers and sisters constantly - that God would protect their hearts, their relationships with their spouses and children, that He would guide them through their trials AND their good times, that He would give them a longing for Him, that He would surround them with His love and comfort them, that He would convict them of wrongdoing and give them the grace to turn back to Him. I need to get on my knees for those I love, and for my enemies as well! Though really, is there anyone out there that doesn't like me? Nah, I can't imagine it. :)

So, that's my Bible update.

On to the exercise update. I am still doing the 30 Day Shred and still loving it! I alternate between Levels 1 and 2. I can do all of Level 1 with 5 and 8 lbs weights. I can do almost all of Level 2 with them as well, though I admit to wimping out and using my 3 lbers on one exercise at the end. I do the workout 4 or 5 days per week. It's so hard, and every time I finish it I feel like I must be really skinny!

Menu updates - I am not always planning my meals an entire week at a time, but I am at least thinking about it before 5pm most nights :)

Well, that's it for now. Tune in later this week (hopefully!) for birthday updates and pictures.

Monday, 26 January 2009

Menu Monday

I have to say, I think this just may be the easiest Menu Monday I've done! :)

Monday - cruise ship food
Tuesday - cruise ship food
Wednesday - cruise ship food
Thursday - cruise ship food
Friday - cruise ship food
Saturday - cruise ship food
Sunday - airport food

Tuesday, 20 January 2009

Menu Monday

Monday - chicken breast in cream of mushroom sauce over noodles, corn & coleslaw
Tuesday - perogies, sausage and corn
Wednesday - either pizza or sandwiches (something quick as I'm getting a pedicure for our trip while Nathan feeds the kids supper before taking them to the city for clubs/shopping)
Thursday - lasagna, breadsticks, salad
Friday (Jacob's 1st birthday!!!) - chicken fingers and french fries (one of his favourites:)
Saturday - airport or airplane food
Sunday - cruise ship food!!

Tuesday, 13 January 2009

Menu Monday

Monday - pizza buns, coleslaw, carrot sticks
Tuesday - chicken quesadillas, coleslaw
Wednesday - ham soup, homemade focaccia bread
Thursday - wrenikje and sausage
Friday - homemade pizza
Saturday - tacos

Wednesday, 7 January 2009

Monday's Missing Menu

OK, we've all been a little under the weather with colds this week - that's my excuse and I'm stickin' to it!

Monday - spaghetti with delicious homemade focaccia bread - Canada won the World Junior Hockey Championship for the 5th straight year - woohoo!
Tuesday - sandwhiches
Wednesday - sandwhiches (with everyone under the weather - bland food is the way to go :)
Thursday - something chicken - I think mushroom gravy maybe
Friday - baked ham - I think I've had that thing in my freezer since the last Ice Age - hopefully it'll still taste ok :)
Saturday - sweet n sour sausage with rice

Tuesday, 30 December 2008

Menu Monday

OK, I know it's almost Wednesday already, but here's another edition of Menu "Monday".

Last week didn't require a whole lot of thought.....
Monday - we ordered in pizza as it was cheap night here in town
Tuesday - we went to Tony Roma's for Nathan's company Christmas supper
Christmas Eve - we went out to Olive Garden after our church's choir service
Christmas Day - we had supper at Nathan's parents
so I only had to make 2 meals!
Friday - taco salad
Saturday - chicken quesadillas

So, here's this week....
Monday - chicken fingers
Tuesday - lasagna
New Year's Eve - Nathan and I are going out for dinner & a movie - The Keg!!!
New Year's Day - Christmas at Nathan's parents
Friday & Saturday - don't know yet - I'm out of planning mode, better luck next week!

Monday, 15 December 2008

Menu Monday

Monday - homemade pizza and pizza pinwheels for lunches
Tuesday - lasagna
Wednesday - homemade sub sandwiches
Thursday - tacos
Friday - Ringette party
Saturday - sweet n sour sausage
Sunday - Christmas at my parents!!!! Not sure what's on the menu, we take turns picking the Christmas menu every year and it's my parents turn to pick this year (I think!).

Wednesday, 10 December 2008

Menu Wednesday

Here's Menu Wednesday as promised!

Just to make you jealous, here's some of the places we ate out on the weekend - Paradiso, Ruby Tuesdays, Chili's, Green Mill, and Johnny Carino's. Carino's was amazing! This was the first time we'd been and it was sooo good. Definitely going back there.

Anyway, here's the menu for the rest of the week....

Wednesday - Rachael Ray's Chicken with Mushroom-Dijon gravy (but with no dijon cause I don't have any).
Thursday - wrenikje (cottage cheese perogies) and sausage (which I practically don't have to make cause they're in the freezer!)
Friday - spaghetti
Saturday - probably tacos
Sunday - probably homemade subs - has to be a quick one before the SS Christmas concert!

Monday, 1 December 2008

Menu Monday

Monday - homemade chicken fingers and fries
Tuesday - sweet n' sour sausage and rice
Wednesday - tacos
Thursday - spaghetti and focaccia bread
Friday - supper with the inlaws
Saturday through Tuesday - restaurant meals cause we're going away for the "weekend"!!!

So, next week will be Menu Wednesday I guess :)

Monday, 24 November 2008

Menu Monday

2 posts in 1 day?! Pick your jaw up off the floor and read on...

OK, so I've decided that I have to get back to menu planning because it's just ridiculous to wait until 4:45 pm every day to decide what to make for supper that night. I've done it for 2 weeks now and I'm going to start posting Menu Mondays! (I think you'll notice we tend to have the same boring things over and over again :)

Monday - chicken and mushroom sauce over noodles, peas, garlic bread
Tuesday - wrenikje (perogies with cottage cheese inside) and sausage
Wednesday - tacos
Thursday - hopefully a quick restaurant meal - we want to go see "Boy in the Striped Pajamas" (the kids will have babysitter food - either pizza pops or sandwhiches)
Friday - homemade pizza

There ya have it. OK, I know I didn't do Saturday or Sunday - but hey, 5 out of 7 ain't bad!

And, yes, I am making those perogies from scratch myself - I'm pretty good at it too, if I do say so myself :)

Now, I better get defrosting that chicken....

Edited to add: we ended up having chicken fingers and fries instead - kids request. I tried a new chicken finger recipe and it was awesome!!!

Here it is...
1lb chicken breast (I just used 2 large ones)
1/2 cup flour seasoned with paprika, oregano, pepper, italian seasoning, seasoning salt
2 eggs, beaten
2 1/2 cups corn flakes processed in the blender along with a little more of the above spices
2 tbsp margarine
2 tbsp oil

Flour the chicken, dip in egg, roll in corn flakes. In a skillet on medium high heat, heat margarine and oil. Fry chicken for approx 5 mins on each side. If you can't fit all the chicken in at one time, reserve some margarine/oil for the 2nd go round otherwise the 2nd batch won't taste quite as good/unhealthy. You could also bake these for a healthier version - but they won't taste the same! :)

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