Food this week - 2.23.14-3.1.14

Hello. Welcome back. I didn't post last week because I was on a weeklong work trip. Of course this means I neither cooked for myself nor ate as healthy as I'm used to. So this week I've got an eye towards eating better foods.

Lunches:
Pasta salad (my own recipe -- very veggie heavy)
Quinoa Green Goddess bowls
Egyptian edamame stew w/brown rice

Dinners:
Cheeseburgers, asparagus, potato wedges (I was feeling very protein deficient last week, so my go-to for that is always cheeseburgers ... w/grass-fed beef of course.)
Chipotle bean burritos w/rice (a quick weekday meal)
Shepherd's Pie (I use this recipe as a base but dress it up a little bit.)

Snacks:
Peanut butter pretzel granola bars (I've been making granola bars at home a lot lately, this is a new recipe for me.)
Sour Cream Coffee Cake (I don't know if I'll actually make this. I've just got an urge to bake, but not enough time for something complicated. This looks like a good, easy option should I decide to do that.)

Food this week - 2.9.14-2.15.14

This week is a little different for a few reasons:
1.) I have a lot of work stuff going on where lunches are provided, so I don't need to make many this week.
2.) It's my birthday week so there are some birthday-related outings that include dinner.
3.) My Valentine's date includes a take-out dinner, so that's another evening off the list.
4.) There's a snow storm coming ... why does that matter? Well, despite buying all the ingredients for the food below, we're making a special trip out tonight for crap food to stock our house with: boxed mac and cheese, chicken for chicken tenders, etc. If we're gonna be snowed in, we want be indulgent about it.

On that note, on with the show ...

Lunches:
Simple -- the brown rice & lentil salad left over from last week & pasta w/some marinara sauce still left over from last week.

Dinners:
Curry Scallops and Cilantro citrus rice
Creamy roasted tomato soup
Pasta Fagioli

Valentine's Day:
Cherry-Limeade Sangria
Red Velvet Brownies

Food this week - 2.2.14-2.8.14

We're a tiny bit behind still, so again, only two lunches and two dinners...but they'll be good ones!

Lunches:
Fruit, Nut & Gorgonzola quinoa salad
Rice & Lentil Salad

Dinners:
(store bought) ravioli w/marinara
beef stroganoff

Dinner this week - 1.26.14-2.1.14

As has been the case each week this month, we're going into next week with one lunch & one dinner still left to make from last week.

Beyond those...

Lunch
Chipotle bean burritos
Pear & Goat Cheese salad (I will NOT be included the caramelized onions...)

Dinners
cheeseburgers w/asparagus gruyere tart
White bean & kielbasa stew

Food this week - 1.19.14-1.25.14

I keep doing this thing where I have food from the week before left over. So there are only two lunches and two dinners on the plan this week.

Lunches:
Southwestern Black Bean/Quinoa salad
Kale salad (w/apple & pomegranate)

Dinners:
Veggie Gumbo
Spinach & Gruyère Stuffed Tilapia

Food this week - 1.12.14-1.18.14

Better late then never...

Lunches
Still need to make the stir-fry from last week
Mediterranean quinoa salad
Also just doing some sandwiches...it's a busy week

Dinners
Still need to make the black bean soup from last week
Sweet & sticky baked chicken drumsticks
Baked tilapia curry

Food this week -- 1.6.14-1.11.14

Just back from a couple weeks on the road, visiting a lot of fun people in the southwest and west. Excited to be back cooking from home!

Lunches this week:
Barley & Bean salad
Veggie stir-fry (own recipe)

Dinners this week (all soup!):
Chicken tortilla soup
Smoky Lentil & Black Bean soup
Cream of mushroom & barley soup