Menu Mar 16-21

So this is what I am thinking this week:

M - Chicken Enchiladas based on a recipe from allrecipes.com and sour cream cornbread (recipe below)
T - Meatloaf and green Mashed Potatoes with green beans or broccoli -- kind of St. Patrick'sy
W - Almond Meal coated Chicken Breasts with Rice Pilaf
Th - Cream of Vegetable soup with ham --Been craving this like crazy lately.
F - Breakfast for dinner

I got this from my Gluten-free recipe swap and doctored it a little bit, but it is fantastic and insanely easy to mix up. I actually made 2 batches tonight since I realized the first one wasn't going to be enough. I made muffins and they taste so yummy!

Nancy's Sour Cream Cornbread
1 cup of cornmeal
1 cup light sour cream
1/4 cup oil
1/4 t salt
1/8 t sugar, if desired
1/4 tsp each baking soda and baking powder
1 egg

Mix up and bake at 425 till brown and risen. Time depends on whether you do muffins or a "cake".

Family Meals for Feb 23-28

So I know this is really early compared to other posts, but someone just suggested a dinner on my GF recipe swap group that I must make next week and I didn't want to forget. So this is what I am planning -- subject to change, of course.

M - Salisbury Steak, buttered noodles & veggie (doesn't that sound yummy!)
T - White Chili & (hopefully) cornbread
W - Shepherd's Pie -- I have Activity Days and I can prepare this ahead of time, now just to do it.
T - Pigs in a Blanket -- Some friends and I swap our weekly menus and this was on a friends menu a few weeks back and it sounds so good now.
F - Fondue Night (I think) with cheese, broth/oil and chocolate courses -- we have a tentative Fondue night planned with two other families. We did this several weeks ago with one of the families and had such an enjoyable time we are doing it again and adding another family that loves fondue. I will make the cheese dish so it is GF and then we will remove some and place it in a soup thermos for my daughter to dip into. We will do this also for the chocolate dish. Then again, I might just invest in a Crockpot Little Dipper.
S - Leftovers

Menu for Feb 9-14

So I'm in a better cooking mood but not much. I swear this pregnancy is going to kill me -- Or at least cripple me. Oh, yeah, already does that most days. :) Anyway, this is the plan.

M - Frito Pie
T - Taking my MIL out to eat
W - Crockpot pork roast or something else in the crockpot-- we have class party, parent-teacher conferences, and book club.
Th - Pasta and Rosemary Bread. I am hoping to get a GF version made as well. I will post the recipe if that happens
F - Valentine's Date - kids get leftovers
S - German Pancakes

Menu for the week

So I am having a "Why do I have come up with something and then cook it every night" week. I am so NOT in the mood to cook. I know, whine, whine, whine. That said this is what we are having -- I think.

Mon -- Tacos
Tues -- Shepherd's Pie, I'm going to attempt in the crockpot. I am too tired to cook now, I know it will only be worse by tonight. Don't you love pregnancy!
Wed -- 4 Cheese Pasta Bake, I have some cottage cheese that froze in the back of the freezer so it has a weird texture. I am hoping baking it will solve the problem.
Thurs -- Going out, the kids will get leftovers or quesadillas
Fri -- Chicken Adobo based on a Filipino friend's recipe that I love, but I am going to do it in a crockpot. I think it should work. The Crockpot Lady has a Chicken Adobo on her site, but I am sticking with the one I already love!

Meals for Jan 26-31

This is dinner for the week:

M-Honey Nut Stir-Fry (my sister sent this recipe and it sounds yummy!)
T-Chili (we were going to have this last week and didn't)
W-Vegetable Soup with Biscuits (GF & Regular)
Th-Cranberry Chicken in Crockpot
F- Date Night - Kids get leftovers
S-Pizza -- I might order out for us and then make my daughter's on a frozen pizza crust from Kinnikick or maybe we will do Pier 49 which makes a GF pizza

Meals for Jan 19-31

Last weeks crockpot week was such a success. We actually ate dinner at a decent hour every day. Plus, dinner time wasn't the crazy hectic time it usually is. The only downside is sometimes the dishwasher wasn't in sync with when the crockpot needed to be cleaned so it was sometimes a little bit of a pain to clean. Anyway, I decided I need to make use of my crockpot more often. Usually I just use it for roast or chili, but no more! That said, this is what we are eating this week.

M- Roasted Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese Croutons -- I saw this in the Family Fun magazine last night and can not stop thinking about it. I'm not sure the kids will eat it. If not, they get grilled cheese and fruit and a Vegetable. It calls for whipping cream but I think I might try evaporated milk either instead or 1/2 & 1/2 it.
T - Spaghetti and my friend Cynthia's Rosemary Peasant Bread. It isn't GF but I was thinking I could make GF breadsticks for my daughter.
W - "Gunge" (Recipe below)
Th - Salmon
F - Chili in the Crockpot
S - Black bean Salsa with Tortilla Chips

Gunge
This is so easy there really isn't a recipe but the kids LOVE it

Rice (as much as your family will eat
Frozen Peas or mixed veggies (again as much as your family would eat)
1 lb chicken or hamburger (or less, depends on how much you want)

Cook Rice, Cook Peas, Brown meat then mix together in a bowl. Serve with soy sauce.

Family Meals Nov 10-15

This week is pretty simple. I am starting to get in the swing of Christmas so I am planning to make great use out of my crockpot -- THANK YOU CROCKPOT LADY!!!

M - Pasta with Salad & Bread (GF Foccacia & Crusty bread dipped in olive oil & herbs)
T - Crockpot Hashbrown Breakfast Casserole from Crockpot365 with Kathryn's Fruit Salad
W - Soup, probably tomato based, I will have to see what kind of mood I am in. My son will to help choose. Right now he want quesadillas and so I have a couple of days to get him to choose something else. If we have quesadillas each week I might go crazy.
Th - Scalloped Potatoes & some meat. I planned to do this last week and ran out of time so we had baked potatoes instead. My daughter still wants scalloped though so hopefully, I will get them done this time. I am probably going to check and see if the crockpot lady has scalloped potatoes. :)
F - Might be going out of town, if not, Tacos
S - Leftovers

Eames Family Menu Nov 3-8

I can't believe it is November! A while back I use to let my 8 & 5 year old choose what we had for dinner once a week each and it made for 2 less days I had to be creative. I quit after a while because I got lazy with planning ahead. However, I have decided to start it back up so the 5-year old has Wednesday and the 8-year old Thursday. I plan to have them help cook it as well. Anyway, here is what we are having for dinner this week.

M - Potato Soup.
T - Pizza -- I want to watch the election and I know I won't want to cook. I will probably make Karissa's on some Gluten-Free Pizza Crusts I got at a local grocery store and order pizza for the rest of us .
W - Quesadillas. We have these a lot for lunch but Andrew wants them for dinner.
Th - Scalloped Potatoes & Meatloaf. The link is to my recipe for scalloped potatoes, I developed it when Karissa couldn't have dairy and liked it so much it is the way I make Scalloped Potatoes. Maybe I will try the milk version, I will have to wait and see.
F - Chili, Salad and Bread
S - Pasta

Family Menu for Oct 26-Nov 1

Here are our meals for the week

M - Eating out
T - Black Bean Salsa and Mexi-Ranch Chicken Patties
W - Enchiladas -- or Tacos if I don't get the enchiladas made. :)
Th - Sloppy Joes on bread -- Now I just have to make bread. :)
F - Crockpot Pizza Soup once again from one of my favorite blogs -- A Year of Crockpotting
Sat - Chef's Salad with Chicken or ham, boiled eggs, veggies, corn, and anything else that sounds good that night.

Easy Week Dinners

I just got back in town from Nashville -- so wonderful to see those who were there! Anyway, I have to leave on Friday to go do applesauce at my mom's so I only have 2 days for dinner but here they are anyway.

W - Zucchini Marinara & Broiled Parmesan Tomatoes
Th - Crockpot Chicken & Brown Rice Casserole. It is from one of my favorite websites A Year of Crockpotting. She has used her crockpot everyday this year and gives the recipes and a verdict on how well it turned out.

Family Menu Oct 13-18

It is snowing today and it is finally soup season!

M - Out of town making applesauce
T - Fondue
W - Sally's Potato Leek Soup
Th - Leftovers
F & S - We will be in Nashville -- YEAH!

Family Menu for Oct 6-11

Fall is the best time of the year in my opinion and love to cook fall related things. Anyway, here is our menu for the week.

M - Roasted Vegetables (red potatoes, zucchini, sweet potato & onion) & Monterey Chicken
T - Pasta Bake --Cooked pasta, hamburger & or sausage, spaghetti sauce and chunked cream cheese, topped with mozzarella
W - "Gunge" - Rice, hamburger, & peas topped with soy sauce.
Th - Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes, Some meat (haven't decided yet), and a veggie. Really it is all about the sweet potatoes. A recipe I found in the Taste of Home magazine that sounds divine! The recipe is below.
F- Leftovers
Sat - Tacos

Family Menu Sept 29-Oct 4

This week we are getting back to normal so I am actually starting to cook some. Now to get rid of all the leftovers.

Mon-Leftovers
Tues-Tomato & Green Pepper Chow Mein
Wed- Pizza Pockets - This is a recipe I kind of made up based on 2 different recipes and my family loves it!
Thurs-Date night -- hopefully. Kids will get leftovers
Fri- Hamburgers
Sat-Out of town, so I don't have to cook.

Family Menu Sept 23-28

While a little late nonetheless here it is. My husband is out of town for the next three days so it will be pretty low key.

T - Sandwiches and Beans & Pears
W - Going out to eat
Th - Tacos
F - I'm not sure I have a Daddy-Daughter Date for church to run and my husband & oldest daughter are going, so it will probably be mac & cheese or something like that for the younger 2.
Sat - Frito Pie -- I really need to get some photos of this on here. When I do I will link to it.

Family Menu Sept 14-20

This week is a little harried -- Birthdays & canning so we are doing it super easy! all meals come ready made gluten-free

Sun: Leftovers
Mon: Hamburgers (with garden produce), Beans
Tues: Crockpot Chicken, Potatoes, & Carrots with peach pie
Wed: Taco Soup, Salad
Thurs: Whatever my son chooses, it is his birthday -- probably pizza -- again, my daughter chose it last week for her birthday
Fri: Gunge (cook rice, hamburger or chicken, and peas, broccoli or your favorite veggie, mix them altogether and top with soy sauce.)
Sat: Leftovers