What's on the menu lately?

[Deleted]

I need some suggestions! H and I have been on a clean out the pantry/freezer/fridge kick since we're on an E. student break and what I make doesn't matter as much.

We're getting empty now so I'm shopping tommorow.

All I got so far is grilled chicken salads and either shredded pork or beef.

Inspire me with what you're having.

[mrs.jacinthe]

Well, tonight for dinner R is going out with his department for a work thing. So ... I'm having a bowl of Wheaties.
Tomorrow we'll be eating at his annual work banquet.
Saturday we're going XC skiing so I'm presuming dinner will be from the lodge.
Sunday we're taking the tree/decorations down, so we'll be having pizzas (made on TJs whole wheat naan)

I only plan a week at a time. Apparently this week is pretty uninspiring. So here's a few links to things I want to make:
Lasagna soup - www.anediblemosaic.com/?p=8847
Sloppy joe grilled chese - www.grilledcheesesocial.com/2011/09/osceola.html
Bloody mary chili - www.meatlessmonday.com/bloody-mary-chili/

[pitterwoo]

Sorry so large.  This chicken recipe has been getting a lot of play lately and I made it again tonight.

It has feta and sun dried tomatoes stuffed under the skin.  Must be comfortable handling chicken, but it's very worth it.  link

[TBM]

I'm actually running out of food and need to go to the grocery store and/or the Farmer's Market. I have been too busy to think about it.

We're having this shrimp tonight. www.finecooking.com/recipes/roasted-shrimp-rosemary-thyme.aspx I made it at Christmas and it was a huge hit with the entire extended family. We made many batches.

I think we might have it with wilted spinach (or a nice big salad), and whatever grain (rice, quinoa....)that I find in the pantry.


We had home made vegetable pot pies last night, but we have mostly been eating soup, since DH would be happy to have it every day and it is easy. We've had black bean soup, a tomato based soup with hominy and whatever else I could throw in to make DH feel kind of like he was having meatless menudo, and a 'clean out the fridge' type vegetable soup with kale. We have also had shrimp and scallops somewhere in there, and mac and cheese....and a lot of salads.

[peach]

i'm making a new recipe tonight - Lasagne Soup. Smells good, hopefully it is!

Also, I am trying out the Man Pleasin' Chicken that is all over pinterest tomorrow.

Some of our favorites that are always in rotation...

-chicken enchiladas
-taco salad
-wraps/burritos/quesadillas....I stuff tortillas with whatever is on hand...ground beef and lettuce and refried beans make burritos, shredded chicken and black beans and cheese make good quesadillas, etc
-Pioneer Woman's Meatballs with peppers and pineapple is a fav
-chicken pot pie -I make mine with a biscuity crust instead of pie crust
-stir fry, again with whatever is in the house:) 
-I love a good feed of sauage, sausage gravy and biscuits
-baked spaghetti
-Slow cooker pepper steak
-Beef barley stew

[katie4253]

We bought the America's Test Kitchen magazine (it's a best of one) and it has some AWESOME recipes in it.  So far we've had a quinoa vegetable stew and a pasta (it had goat cheese).  Gabe has liked both. 

[sierramist03]

We have stir fry, smothered steak, teriyaki chicken(crockpot meal), goulash, and hamburger soup on our menu. Now that Brandon is working I try to make meals before I go to work so we both get a good meal.

[peach]

Oh and we also lurve doing french dip sandwiches and homemade sweet potato fries.

[pickle123]

Tonight was honey mustard brisket tostadas with carmelized onions and guacamole. So yum

[katie4253]

Pizza lasagna is good too.  Just layer pizza ingredients like lasagna (e.g. sauce, noodle, pepperoni, cheese, sauce...)  No ricotta cheese.  Not healthy.  But, toddler approved and tasty.

[kaylie]

I've been cooking a lot more recently and most of these are the healthyish side.

Five Spice Tilapia: www.eatingwell.com/recipes/five_spice_tilapia.html
This one really quick and easy and tasted great.

Turkey Meatloaf with Sundried Tomatoes: www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/turkey-meatloaf-with-feta-and-sun-dried-tomatoes-recipe/index.html

Cheese Tortellini With Spinach, Peas, and Brown Butter: www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/cheese-tortellin-brown-butter-00100000085424/index.html
Someone else made this recently and was also a fan.

Roasted Salmon is Strawberry Balsamic Reduction: www.inspirededibles.ca/2012/02/roasted-salmon-in-strawberry-balsamic.html
H loved this one.

[boiler717]

Lemon artichoke chicken with herbed linguine, green beans, and salad -- pan sear some chicken, saute onion and garlic, deglaze with white wine, add chicken back in plus a can of artichoke hearts and simmer for 10-15 min. Add lemon juice and zest and some chopped herbs.

Cheesy garlic chicken with egg noodles, green beans, and salad -- recipe on the back of Lipton savory herb and garlic

Italian beef with roasted sweet potatoes and brussel sprouts

Roast chicken with potatoes and carrots

Chicken enchiladas with spanish rice and corn

Tequila lime chicken with spanish rice and corn

Ginger soy glazed chicken with brown rice and roasted broccoli

Stir fry over brown rice

[thewop]

Chicken caesar salad
Pot roast
BLT's
Lemon risotto with peas and mint
Chicken tacos
Ham and potato soup
Spaghetti bake
Frozen pizza
Mini meatloaves

[macchiato]

These are two of our staples lately:

Giada's Turkey Meatballs
www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/mini-turkey-meatballs-recipe/index.html

and

Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
allrecipes.com/recipe/creamy-chicken-and-wild-rice-soup/

[magdala]

This week is a handful of new recipes from Pinterest:

Salmon with pomegranate molasses www.dinnersanddreams.net/2011/07/grilled-salmon-with-pomegranate-molasses-and-chives.html
and parmesan-balsamic cauliflower www.eatingwell.com/recipes/balsamic_parmesan_roasted_cauliflower.html

Garlic miso noodles steamykitchen.com/21276-garlic-noodles-musmiso-butter-recipe.html with a green salad and white balsamic vinaigrette

Coconut lemongrass seafood bisque www.canadianfamily.ca/recipe/coconut-lemon-grass-seafood-bisque/ and homemade ciabatta

and some old favorites

Black bean sliders with sweet potato French fries

Chana masala with garlic naan and cucumber salad

Penne marinara with homemade ciabatta

[Deleted]

I'm a veggie so I'm no help with meat dishes, but:
We got spinach in the CSA this week, so we'll be having my spinach/bread crumb pasta probably. It is SO GOOD. I usually double the spinach. www.examiner.com/article/spinach-pasta-with-bread-crumb-and-garlic-olive-oil-sauce-a-rustic-healthy-vegetarian-meal

Another veggie/pasta meal I love is butternut squash ravioli from Costo or TJs w/ sage butter sauce along with steamed broccoli and sundried tomato bread (artisan bread in 5 mins. a day recipe).

Sandwiches with kale chips is another good/quick go-to.

I got radicchio this week too. Not sure what to do with that other than salad, so we'll proabaly have a big salad with someting sometime this weekend. Maybe with sweet potato rolls someone here posted that are completely awesome: www.myrecipes.com/recipe/kates-sweet-potato-refrigerator-rolls-10000001585234/

[aimeedyan]

I just made the menu for our grocery trip

This week, we're having:
Pretzel dogs
Chicken tortilla casserole
Cuban burgers
Chile Colorado burritos
Thai basil chicken

Last week or so:
Penne Vodka
Bacon, cheddar, and beer risotto
Crispy ginger chicken
Chicken and bean tostadas
Corona beer braised brisket tacos