Dinner Plan – 7/14/2012
Meal plan for this week… Pork Stir Fry Lemon Chicken, roasted potatoes, salad Tortellini with pesto, salad Chicken strips, couscous, veggies Carnitas burritos, slaw Sloppy Joes, oven-roasted fries, salad
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Dinner 8/20, Tortellini
Easy dinner, tortellini and salad. I made an quick white sauce for the pasta, thickened a cup of milk with roux and seasoned it with salt, white pepper, parmesan cheese and a bit of garlic.
Dinner 8/18, Gluten Free and Collard Greens
One of my son’s friends joined us for dinner. She tries to eat a gluten-free diet, so I decided to keep it simple and serve oven-baked chicken breasts, rice and steamed veggies. Seasoned the boneless, skinless chicken with my spice mix (Essence of Bargabus, recipe…
Meals 8/16, Back to School
B: toast L: sandwiches D: we ate separate from the boys, pizza for them, take out for me and Lisa from El Cotixan
Meals 8/15, Chicken Fried Rice
B: Toast, fruit L: Tuna sandwiches D: Chicken “Fried” Rice Had an emergency computer service call come up and we didn’t have time to shop yesterday. We had a bunch of miscellaneous veggies, so I thawed a couple of chicken breasts and made a cooker…
Meals 8/13, Pork Lo Mein
B: toast w/cream cheese L: turkey sandwich on pita D: Pork Lo Mein For the Lo Mein, it’s not really an authentic dish, but it’s tasty and the kids like it. I cook one pound of pasta (spaghetti, capellini, or soba noodles), drain it, put…
Meals 8/12, Pork Tacos
B: Clif bar (white chocolate/macadamia nut) L: leftover chicken and veggies D: Pork tacos and “Mexican” coleslaw I cooked off a pork shoulder this afternoon and shredded it for the tacos, with tomatoes, avocado, and onion. My version of “Mexican” coleslaw is similar to Fidel’s…
Meals 8/11, Pizza from scratch
B: Shredded Spoonfuls L: steak salad D: homemade pizza (margarita, chicken sausage and veggies, cheese) I’ve been meaning to do a whole post on homemade pizza. I’ve been using this dough recipe. It’s super easy and requires no kneading; mix it up, let it rise…
Meals 8/10
B: 1/4 apple, Shredded Spoonfuls (like Life cereal, but healthier) L: steak sandwich (leftovers from Sunday, thanks Mom!), w/horseradish, arugula and heirloom tomatoes D: baked chicken, roasted potatoes, roasted cauliflower and carrots