Sunday, June 23, 2024

June 16 menu

 Sugar cookies - not the best recipe

Dinner:

Sun: Father's Day

Gallo Pinto

Scrambled eggs

Toast

Strawberry rhubarb crisp


Mon:

Zucchini corn quesadillas

Tomato soup


Tues:

Pizza bread salad

Cacio e pepe - i didn't care for this


Wed:

Blueberry lemon french toast - good. Better than the one with cream cheese

Fries

Turkey breakfast sausage


Thurs:

Pizza


Fri:

Easy cucumber salad

Vegan egg salad sandwich

Pan fried potatos

Skillet apples


Sat:

Lemon chicken & green beans - recipe says serves 2. We doubled the green beans and kept everything else the same, and got 5 serving.


Sunday, June 16, 2024

June 9 menu

 Breakfast:  

Cream cheese filled chocolate chip muffins - B really likes these. I think they tasted like pancakes.  I decrease the sugar to about 1/3 cup, and 1/2 cup mini-chips.


Dinner:

Sun:

Zucchini potato and fountain pizza - added garlic powder and red pepper flakes


Mon:

Walking tacos


Tues:

Strawberry feta spinach salad

Vegetarian korma - use coconut milk instead of cream


Wed:

Roasted fingerling potato

Blueberry lemon dutch baby - I don't like this recipe


Thurs:

Theater banquet:

Mac&Cheese

Chicken

Salad

Garlic bread

Cupcake


Fri:

Grilled veggie sandwich

Roasted sweet potato wedges


Sat:

Crispy baked chicken strips

Spaetzle dumpling

Garlic sesame green beans - I didn't have time to boil them, so we just cooked everything in the skillet


Monday, June 10, 2024

June 2 menu

 Dinner:

Sun:

Burgers

Potatoes

Pasta salad


Mon:

Quick & easy vegetarian "chicken" wraps

Celery & carrot sticks

Fruit salad


Tues:

One pan enchilada pasta - ok, not sure I'd make again

Salad


Wed:

Bruchetta

Antipasto platter - cheese, sausage,  fruits


Thurs:

Rachel sandwiches

Garlic mashed cauliflower


Fri:

Corn quesadilla

Crunchy baked broccoli - broccoli was good, I didn't like the sauce


Sat:

Baked orange chicken -

Recipe alterations:

  • 1 lb chicken
  • Double: rice wine vinegar, orange juice, sesame oil, soy sauce, and zest
  • 1/2: sugar and white vinegar (if too sour add sugar to taste)

Sunday, June 2, 2024

May 26 menu

Breakfast/Lunch:

Healthy raspberry muffins



Dinner:


Sun:

Eat out @ Leeann Chin


Mon:

Aloha chicken dogs

Watermelon

Potato chips


Tues:

Pesto tortellini soup

Strawberry spinach salad


Wed:

Mashed potato pancakes 

Spaghetti squash sliders - these were ok. not sure I'd make them again


Thurs:

Juicy oven baked chicken breast - just ok. too much chili powder for me.

Baked potato

Pineapple


Fri:

Southwest veggie quesadilla


Sat:

Carrot baccon BLT - the carrots were tasty as seasoned carrots, I wouldn't call it a bacon substitute.

Steamed broccoli

Sunday, May 26, 2024

May 19 Menu

 Dinner:

Sun:

Culver’s


Mon:

Grilled cheese

Tomato soup

Oven fries

Pineapple


Tues:

Gingerbread waffles - good, but recipes only made 3 waffles, and we had to make a second batch

Stovetop cinnamon apples

Hashbrowns


Wed:

Baked orange chicken - needs way more sauce.  Had 1 lb chicken and with full recipe for sauce and it wasn't enough.  I also halved the sugar and white vinegar, and added some water.

Brown rice

Jicama sticks


Thurs:

Ravioli

Salad


Fri:

Pulled pork tacos - these were really good

Jicama

Watermelon


Sat:

Homemade pizza


Sunday, May 19, 2024

May 12 Menu

Luncbox Recipe:   

I include other items in the lunch to make it balanced and healthy.  These are just the items that used recipes. 


Spinach hummas wrap



Dinner:


Sun:

Lemon chicken

Rice

Broccoli


Mon:

Crepes

Fruit


Tues:

Cilantro lime sweet potato and black bean tacos


Wed:

Mongolian meatballs


Thurs:

Sweet and spicy sloppy joes  I didn't realize this was a crockpot recipe, so I made this sauce in a skillet.  Everyone liked it.


Fri:

Homemade pizza


Sat:

Garlic oil sautéed pasta with broccoli

 

Aug 8 Menu

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