menu for week of june 7th

Sorry about the two week break; I don't know what happened last week. Just one of those weeks were it was hard to pull it all together...

MENU:

Mon - Chicken Salad in croissants, sliced mango

Tues - Fish Tacos, fruit salad

Wed - Poor Man's Pizza, green salad

Thurs - Burritos with rotisserie chicken, strawberries

Fri - Fancy grilled chicken salad, french bread rolls

Sat - Shrimp pasta primavera, bread sticks, green salad

Sun - Olive spaghetti, rolls, salad

RECIPES:

Chicken Salad:

Combine the following and allow to marinade for as long as possible:

5 c. cooked chicken, chunked (I usually use less)

3 T. veg. or olive oil

3 T. orange juice

3 T. white vinegar

1 1/2 tsp. salt

Add after it has marinaded:

3 c. cooked rice

1 1/2 c. grapes, cut into pieces

1 1/2 c. sliced celery

1 can crushed or chunk pineapple, drained

1 11-oz can mandarin oranges (I have never added these b/c we don't like them)

1 c. slivered almonds (or less)

1 1/2 c. mayonnaise

Mix all together and serve in a croissant.

Fish Tacos: Scott makes the fish tacos around here and they are best I have ever had. If I can convince him, I will have him add the recipe he uses!

Poor Man's Pizza:

For the crust:

1c. warm water

1 T. yeast

1 tsp. sugar

1 tsp. salt

1 T. oil

2 1/2 c. flour

Mix together and let rise for 20 minutes. Lay out flat on cookie sheet and bake for about 5 minutes at 450 degrees. It won't be done all the way, but take it out and add the toppings. After the toppings are added put back in oven until edges are light brown - about 7 minutes.

Toppings for Poor Man's Pizza (this what makes it "poor"):

Drizzle with a little Italian Dressing, put sliced tomatoes on, then sauteed onions and bell pepper. You can also add olives.

OR just add regular pizza toppings with pizza sauce.

Olive Spaghetti:
about 3 T. olive oil

saute a couple cloves of garlic in that

add

two cans (14 oz) petite diced tomatoes

2 T. tomato paste

as many olives as you want (I put them in whole, but you could slice them in half)

about 1 T. oregano

salt and pepper to taste

a little water if it becomes too thick (sometimes I will add a little juice from the can of olives and it adds such a great flavor)

Serve over thin spaghetti or angel hair.