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

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:
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

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

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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a delicious little nugget of goodness!

I found this recipe on a great blog that discovered. These are Granola Energy Balls, and they were delicious. And easy to make! Here is the recipe....Incidentally, this blog is really fun to read. It is written by a woman who just gave birth to her eighth son! I love her dedication to being a good mother. Plus she has some great recipes.

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Yep...I'm back!

Menu for the week of Feb. 27th....as always, leave a comment if you would like the recipe and I will post it....

Monday - chicken enchiladas with creamy green sauce, fruit salad
Tuesday - chunky bean and chicken chili, green salad
Wednesday - grilled chicken salad, rolls
Thursday - lentil and rice burritos, green salad
Friday - family pizza party
Saturday - leftovers
Sunday - I haven't decided yet...I was thinking something with pork. I will keep you posted!

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this week

Here is our menu for this week. Leave a comment if you want any of the recipes and I will add them....

Black Bean Soup with tortilla chips, cheese, and little sour cream

Fruit salad

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Grilled Chicken Salad

Rolls or breadsticks

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Quesadilla Fajitas

Spanish Rice

Green Salad

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Chinese Food; chicken stir fry

sauteed spinach and bok choy

pot stickers

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Breakfast Burritos

Orange wedges

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Olive Garden's Fettuccine Alfredo

Green Salad

Rolls

I don't assign them days anymore because I found I was switching them all around anyway. Around 3 or 4 I decided which thing from the menu we are having that day.

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