Dinner this week - 12.16.12-12.22.12

We haven't gotten to the lasagna rolls, nor the quesadillas yet, as we've got a lot of leftovers.

Also up this week...

Slow-cooker Chicken Tikka Masala

Sesame Ginger Salmon Stir-Fry with Garlic Quinoa

Vegetarian Shepherd's Pie

Dinner this week - 12.9.12-12.15.12

The minestrone soup from last week is cooking away right now, so that will be this evening's dinner. As for the rest of the week...

Spicy New Orleans Barbecue Shrimp

Pizza

Spinach Lasagna rolls 

Honey Sesame Chicken

Lentil tacos

Black Bean quesadillas

Dinner this week - 12.2.12-12.7.12

We're still getting through Thanksgiving leftovers (yikes!!) AND we have some holiday related stuff to attend this week so we've only got a couple of dinners to make at home.

They're all vegetarian in the hopes of cleansing out some of the Thanksgiving junk that's lurking...

Roasted tomato-basil soup with grilled cheese

Crock Pot minestrone soup

Vegetable edamame pasta with basil cream sauce

Dinner this week - 11.18.12-11.25.12

This week is a little different because of the holiday.

Today we still have a recipe from last week to finish. (It's the chicken. I forgot to thaw it.)
The remainder of the week will be vegetarian meals until Thanksgiving. After Thanksgiving, we'll likely be heating leftovers in a variety of ways.

Baked orzo with eggplant

Spinach and Feta Casserole

Penne w/Roasted Asparagus and Balsamic Butter

I will not be making a turkey on Thanksgiving as I do not have the patience, nor the energy. However, we'll be buying a turkey from a local restaurant (as well as stuffing) and I will be making sides and dessert at home.

I will be making...

Apple/Cinnamon Breakfast Quinoa

Maple Dijon Brussel Sprouts

Dinner Rolls

(an adaptation of these) Creamy Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars 

Leftovers...TBA...

Dinner this week - 11.11.12-11.15.12

We have black bean/corn tacos left to make from last week, so those are on the "docket" for tonight.

Other than that...

Three Bean Chili

Salmon and Veggie Stir Fry

Sesame Chicken Tenders

(A modified version of) Lasagna Rolls

Dinner this week - 11.4.12-11.8.12

Last week's dinners consisted of storm provisions (read: soup and mac and cheese) but we're back on for normal dinners!

Eggplant Parm

Ribollita

Fish Tacos

Black Bean and Corn Tacos

Chicken tortilla soup

Dinner this week - 10.21.12-10.26.12

Smoky corn chowder

Roasted veggie tacos

Spicy chickpea and lentil stew

Barbecue chicken w/quinoa mac and cheese

Penne with roasted asparagus and balsamic butter

Dinner this week - 10.15.12-10.19.12

As usual, I have a dinner left from last week that I have yet to get to. As for the rest of the week...

Oven Baked Fish

Skinny Chicken Parm

Spinach & Tomato pizza

Dinner this week - 10.7.12-10.12.12.

As usual, I have one recipe left over from last week that I haven't made yet. Maybe I'm planning too many recipes each week, eh?

Spaghetti and meatballs - boxed spaghetti, jarred sauce and meatballs based loosely on these.

Curried red lentil soup with chickpeas and quinoa

White bean and parmesan baked orzo

Thin crust pizza (may add left over meatballs)

Pan seared salmon with mixed vegetables

Dinner this week - 9.30.12 - 10.5.12

Veggie sti-fry using this teriyaki sauce recipe

Chana Masala

Black Bean burgers with avacado mayo

Spicy New Orleans shrimp w/ lemony asparagus new potatoes

Baked chicken nuggets

...and I have one recipe from last week that I have not gotten to yet. :)

Dinner this week - 9.23.12 - 9.29.12

Broiled tilapia w/Thai coconut curry

Tomato soup w/grilled cheese

Grilled flank steak w/black bean, corn and tomatoes

Whole wheat pasta w/leafy greens, tomato sauce and goat cheese

Tamale shepherd's pie

Lentil Tacos 

Dinner this week - 9.17.12 - 9.21.12

We've been eating through left-overs and having meals out in honor of a certain someone's 30th birthday, but it's time to start cooking at home again.

Dal Makhani

Honey Balsamic Chicken Tenders

Roasted Veggie Burritos

Black Bean soup

Spinach/Artichoke calzone based on this pizza recipe.

Dinner this week - 8.25.12-8.31.12

Hello again! You may have noticed my two week absence. I was on vacation last week (eating lots of wonderful fattening things) and so I spent the week prior going through ALL the leftovers in the refrigerator.

But alas, we are back to making dinners and this week's menus focus on veggies in the hopes to, ahem, cleanse our bodies of some of the gross (read: fabulous) stuff we ate last week...

8.25.12 - California Chipotle Chopped Salad w/Barbecue Chicken (I have a ton of left over barbecued chicken from our vacation that I will be shredding and putting on top of this.)

8.26.12 - Veggie Stir-Fry (my own recipe)

8.27.12 - Southwestern Black Bean, Quinoa, Mango medley

8.28.12 - Pasta w/shrimp, asparagus and herbed goat cheese

8.29.12 - Taco Chicken Bowls

8.30.12 - Mexican stuffed peppers (the recipe linked is rather bland, I add a lot of spices to taste)

8.31.12 - Cheeseburgers

Dinner this week - 8.5.12 - 8.9.12

Unfortunately all of our area Whole Foods were out of tilapia this week, so we're hoping to find tilapia today as we have the rest of the ingredients necessary for the tilapia on last week's menu. As for the rest of the week...

Vegetable and edamame pasta with basil cream sauce

Skillet Hash with Spinach

Cold Sesame Noodles with Summer Vegetables

Herbed Balsamic Chicken w/Blue Cheese

Dinner this week - 7.29.12 - 8.4.12

As with the past few weeks, I begin this week in a one recipe deficit. I've not yet made the lentil curry from last week's menus, so that will be this evening...as for the rest of the week...

Pizza - I have a frozen dough left over from a week or so ago (they were sold in twos)...I've never made pizza sauce before, so I'm going to try this recipe.

Chana Masala

Tilapia w/roasted corn

Enchilada stuffed shells

Dinner this week - 7.22.12 - 7.26.12

Last week I ended up making barbecue chicken thighs instead of the Crispy Lemonade Chicken as advertised, so the lemonade chicken has been moved to this week.

In addition, we'll be having...

Penne and meatballs. The meatballs are my own recipe, but they're loosely based on Alton Brown's baked meatballs.

Green Lentil Curry

Vegetarian Burritos - my own very loose translation of this.

Corn and Potato chowder

Dinner this week - 7.15.12 - 7.19.12

Due to some changes in schedule, we did not get to the salmon, nor the stacked enchiladas last week, so those are on the menu for the first two days of this week...In addition, we'll be having:

Spinach and Goat Cheese pizza

Crunchy lemonade drumsticks

Penne w/roasted asparagus and balsamic butter

Weekends are reserved for takeout and leftovers...

Dinner this week - 7.8.12 - 7.13.12

We didn't get to one recipe last week...the Zucchini and Corn Taco Seasoned Quinoa Salad so that will come out at some point...in addition, we'll be having...


Three Bean Chili (we use store bought wild rice)

Honey Cashew Chicken with Rice

Spaghetti w/tomatoes, black olives and feta

Stacked veggie enchiladas...made as a hybrid b/t this recipe and this recipe

Pistachio encrusted salmon

Dinner this week - 7.1.12 - 7.6.12

This post is rather late. We were sans internet/cable following a very large storm in the area, so I was unable to post for a few days. So here's what we've already eaten, and will eat, this week. I might add, we're on quite the lentil and quinoa kick here as we're trying to limit meat consumption...

Lentil Sloppy Joes (Please heed my note on this one. The recipe's cook time for lentils was not long enough for me. Cook lentils to package instructions, or research online for cook time for your specific lentils and then follow recipe for the rest.)

Dal Nirvana (See previous entry for link. We had this last week and loved it. We had ingredients leftover so...)

Barbecued Chicken Legs (No recipe. Homemade barbecue sauce on chicken legs. Baked chicken legs on 400 for 20 minutes with just seasoned salt. Then covered them with barbecue sauce and baked for 25 minutes - flipping and covering them with barbecue sauce every five mins. It was lovely.)

Lobster tails w/Quinoa Apple Salad (No recipe for the tails. Just cut them open, smother in melted butter and bake.)

Pasta primavera (No recipe again. SORRY! Basically just roast up some veggies and mix them into cooked penne.)

Zucchini and Corn Taco Seasoned Quinoa Salad

Dinner this week - 6.24.12 - 6.29.12

Hello - due to a variety of factors outside of our control, I didn't get around to making the Mexican lentil soup I mentioned last week. So I'll be starting off my week with that. The rest of the week (excluding Friday) will go as follows...

Mexican Stuffed Peppers

Beer Battered Fish Sandwiches
     w/Tartar Sauce


Dal Nirvana

Barbecue Chicken Salad

Dinner this week Part 1 6.17.12 - 6.20.12

So I've been out of the loop for a bit. Got a new job...finished at my job of three years...had a car die on the highway...a lot of stress and stuff to take care of as result. Anyway, now that I'm settling into my new routine, I'll try to get back to updating here more frequently.

We have a friend coming into town next weekend, so I've only planned as far as Wednesday for dinner this week. Thursday I will prepare for Thursday through the weekend. Updates forthcoming.

Pasta w/shrimp, asparagus, and herbed goat cheese

Chicken with Broccoli

Lamb shoulder chops w/red wine

Red Lentil Mexican Soup

Dinner this Week - 4.29.12 - 5.3.12

Smoky Black Bean & Turkey Chili

Black Bean Quesadillas

Fish & Literally! Chips

Spinach & Artichoke Lasagna

Roasted Tomato Basil Soup and Tuna Melts

Dinners for 4.24.12 - 4.27.12

Garlic Soba Noodles with Grilled Shrimp

Lentil Tacos

Buttermilk Roast Chicken

Black Bean Quesadillas

Dinner this week - March 6 - 9

Creamy Roasted Tomato Basil Soup

Ground Turkey Enchiladas based on this...

Mexican Lentil Stew


Shrimp and Black Bean Quinoa Protein Bowl

Dinner this week - Feb 27 - March 2

I haven't checked in here for a bit - there were some birthday celebrations that involved dinner(s) out, a trip to Connecticut that involved dinners out....AND...a minor cold that involved a lot of canned soup...now we're back to cooking at home (for a little while), so here we go...

Last night - Meatballs, my own recipe

Tonight - Meatball panini

Feb 29 - Lentil and Black Bean Soup

March 1 - Asian Turkey Burgers with Spicy Lime Mayo

March 2 - Honey Mustard Chicken Strips

Dinner this week - 2.5.12 - 2.9.12

Crockpot Parm Garlic Chicken w/Orzo

Honey Peanut Chicken

Vegetable Pad Thai

Tilapia w/Roasted Corn

...aaaaaand...the shrimp avacado bowls I didn't get to last week :-/

Dinner this week - 1.29.12 - 2.3.12

Tacos w/ground turkey

Baked tortilla breaded fish

Smoky black bean turkey chili


Red Lentil Coconut Soup

Spanish Beef stuffed peppers

Brown rice w/shrimp avocado bowl

Dinner this week - 1.8.12-1.13.12

Sunday - Turkey, Brie, Green Apple panini

Monday - Vegetable Stir Fry (own recipe)

Tuesday - Cashew Chicken

Wednesday - Baklava Salmon

Thursday - Chicken tortilla soup

Friday - Beef Stroganoff