What's Cooking?
No firm menu plan at Chez Sam, but here's a glimpse of what we may eat over the next week. DH and I leave Friday morning until Sunday late afternoon and I want to leave some easy things for the girls. DD1 is spending the weekend here to keep DD2 company. DD2 also takes the PSAT Saturday morning. As reward for her effort and thank you to DD1 for schlepping back home to Minnesota, we're leaving movie and dinner money to go to their favorite Mexican restaurant Saturday night, but will still need lunches and Friday night dinner. I have containers of bean soup and vegetarian chili in the freezer that will help the cause. At Saturday's farmers market I scored the last of a farmers spaghetti squash, and another stands last rhubarb and egg plants. I baked up some rhubarb bread yesterday and there will be some of the breaded egg plant plus assorted leftovers for the kids, and there's frozen pizza so no one should go hungry. With that boring insight, on to the menu options.
- Chicken drumsticks, mashed potatoes, and butter nut squash
- Hamburgers and sweet potato wedges
- Turkey meatloaf, roasted potatoes, mixed vegetables
- HM chicken noodle soup, crackers, egg salad sandwiches
- Turkey and ham hoagies
- Egg plant Parmesan
- Vegetable curry and rice
I have everything already for the week in the house already for the most part. We may need hamburger buns, another bag of apples and 1/2 gallon of milk to round out things. What are you eating this week? Is anyone trying a new recipe?
We had a yummy chicken rice pilaf on Saturday, and M grilled burgers & potatoes yesterday. Today will be leftover pilaf, and tomorrow will be burgers in pitas. Yes, always boring. After that, we'll be in Hawaii & my parents will probably take the boys out, plus eat some options from the freezer. We factor in leaving them money for groceries/dining out, so don't really have a formal menu planned.
ReplyDeleteI seemed to be recylcing through the same standard meals week after week. No time these days for creativity, but we're all healthy and fed.
DeleteWhat is a hoagie please? Not something I've heard of across the pond.
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A hoagie is a name for a hot sandwich usually on a longer wider roll. The meats and cheese get toasted open face under a broiler, then vegetables and some sort of sauce are addded. Their delicious-kind of a hot submarine sandwich.
Deleteeggplant parm is one of my favorites! I hope yours is well; they often come out mushy (at least when I get'em)
ReplyDeleteI've actually got one, sliced and coated in Italian seasoned bread crumbs baking right now. I'll add some mozzarella and eat on buns along with a rice and vegetable side dish. I'm hoping they come out soft, but crisp on the outside, perfect for a little sandwich. I wasn't feeling pasta tonight so I guess it is n eggplant and mozzarella sandwich instead.
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