menu for week of March 26th - No-Shopping Week

>> Monday, March 26, 2012

I think about disasters a lot. Well, maybe not a lot, but I do find myself wondering often how long we could survive at home if we needed to. This past weekend Scott and I rented the movie "Contagion" - it was really thought-provoking. And since I already think about disaster situations probably more than the average person I really wondered a lot this weekend about our ability to survive. Every once in a while in the past I have done No-Shopping Weeks and try to make a menu revolving around the food we already have on hand. It is always a fun challenge. Seeing that movie on Friday and thinking about it all weekend, I have decided that this will be a No-Shopping Week! I will go to the store to get milk in a couple days, but that will be it (after all I don't own a cow or goat - something I think Scott would someday find fun to remedy). So today I will be making bread for lunches and probably some jam - we are on our last jar.

Anyway, here is the No-Shopping Week menu:

Monday:
Broccoli and Grape Pasta Salad - this is sooooo good! Recipe found HERE
Rolls

Tuesday:
Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
Breadsticks
Green Salad

Wednesday (Scott is going out town for work until Friday...so more kid-friendly meals):
Sticky chicken served over white rice
Fruit salad

Thursday:
Fettuccine Carbonara
Salad
Breadsticks

Friday:
Slow Cooker Indian Stew (I froze half last time I made it, so this will be easy) recipe found HERE

Saturday (LILY'S BIRTHDAY!!!!!):
Spaghetti (her favorite)
Salad
rolls

Sunday:
Pork Tenderloin
Potatoes
Green Beans
Rolls

As always, the recipes I don't have linked online, are ones I have in my book. Let me know if you want it and I will post it!

Have a great week.

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Menu for week of March 12th

>> Monday, March 12, 2012

Monday:
Spaghetti
Salad
Breadsticks

Tuesday:
French Onion Soup
French bread
Salad

Wednesday:
BBQ
macaroni salad

Thursday:
Thai Coconut Curry Soup found HERE

Friday:
Zupa Toscana found HERE

Saturday:
Leftovers

Sunday:
Roast Port Tenderloin
potatoes
rolls
salad

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Menu for week of March 5th

>> Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Ok, so I know this is a day late...sorry!

Monday:
Spaghetti, focaccia bread, green salad with citrus

Tuesday:
Cheesy Chicken and Wild Rice Casserole...recipe found HERE, green salad

Wednesday:
My birthday...so I won't be cooking anything (I am going out)

Thursday:
Chicken and Bacon Pasta...recipe found HERE, Breadsticks, green salad

Friday:
Black Beans and Rice, fruit

Saturday:
leftovers

Sunday:
Chicken Fajita Tostadas....personal recipe (let me know if you want the recipe and I will post it), green salad, orange wedges

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Recipes

>> Friday, March 2, 2012

Chicken Enchiladas with Creamy Green Sauce:

3 lbs. cooked chicken, shredded
5 cloves garlic, minced
2 jars medium green salsa
3/4 cup heavy cream
12 corn tortillas
12 oz. Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
fresh cilantro. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Combine salsa and cream. Measure 1/2 cup of salsa mixture and combine with the chicken and garlic. Heat tortillas so they are easier to work with. Fill each tortillas with chicken mixture and roll. Place seam-side down in 9x13. Top with remaining salsa mixture, then cheese. Bake until cheese is browned, about 40-45 minutes. Sprinkle with cilantro.

* I usually cut this recipe in half.
** I use 1/2 and 1/2 instead of heavy cream
*** I have also made it with flour tortillas and it was good (I prefer it with corn).

Chunky Bean and Chicken Chili:

Click HERE

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