Menu Monday- Even Later

First, let me apologize for the lack of posts and layouts recently.  I’ve been working hard on things I can’t show just yet.  There’s a lot coming up in September, I promise!  Here’s my menu and reviews for the week ahead.

Wednesday: Crock Pot Veggie Lasagna

Thursday: Baked Ham and Sweet Potatoes

Friday: Leftovers

Saturday/Sunday: We’re on the road this weekend, so this could end up being just about anything.

Monday: Pizza Rolls (made with leftover ham)

Tuesday: Ham Sliders

Wednesday: Salmon Frittata (nope, still haven’t tried this one.)

Reviews:

Artisian Bread- Loved it!  It was delicious and as easy as the recipe claims.

Overnight Peach French Toast: A little disappointing.  Not bad, but bland and not much texture.  I thought it was a little too custard-like for breakfast.

Man-pleasing Chicken:  Overall, pretty good.  I realized too late that I used the wrong syrup, and that took it down a notch.  Next time I’ll make sure to use the real stuff (I had some, but used Mrs. Butterworth’s by mistake.)  Mine didn’t brown like the picture… not sure how to fix that.  Maybe 2-3 minutes in the broiler next time.

Menu Monday

Yes, it's Menu Monday on Tuesday again.  Oh well.  It's still good food, which is ok in my book any day of the week.  Here's my menu for the next week.

Tuesday: Grill Pork Loin with Grilled veggies

Wednesday: Biscuits and Gravy

Thursday: Enchiladas (with leftover pork)

Friday:  Breakfast Pizza

Saturday: Oven Chicken

Sunday: German Pancake

Monday: Salmon and Spinach Frittata (I never got to this one last week, so it's back on the rotation.)

Reviews from last week:

Grilled Cabbage:  Awesome.  As in rock your world, can't wait to eat the leftovers awesome.  I will be making this again, and again.

Pumpkin Pie Smoothies: Double Yum.  Another keeper for sure.

Chicken Burritos: Another good one.  Don't skimp in the cheese, trust me.

Rostisserie Chicken:  This one let me down.  It was lacking in flavor, something that surprised me.  I'm going
to keep looking.

Honey Sesame Chicken: This turned out ok, but it was NOT this nice reddish color at all.  In fact, mine turned out a weird grayish-brown color.  But the flavor was pretty good.  I'll add some diced carrots and broccoli next time.

Caramel Apple Cheesecake Dip: This one tasted terrific, but it didn't set up well, and turned into a puddle when I dumped it out of the mold.  I mixed it all together and it tasted great, so all was not lost.  I will have to investigate the setting issue next time.

Menu Monday (on Tuesday)

Ok, so yesterday I was grocery shopping, so Menu Monday was delayed.  Now that I know what I have on hand, here is this week’s menu:

Tuesday: Sesame Chicken

Wednesday: Rotisserie Chicken

Thursday: Peaches and Cream French Toast

Friday: Chicken Burritos (made with the leftover chicken from Wednesday)

Saturday: Tomato Cheese Alfredo (yes, again!)

Sunday: Grilled Pork Loin

And there you have it.  Let me know if you try and love any of these, and I’ll report back next week.

~Alyssa~

Menu Monday

So, we ended up making everything on the menu last week, only it took into the weekend as well, because we ended up with frozen pizza one night and chicken nuggets another.  That’s what 6pm meetings do to me!  I’ll give you a brief review of the new items we tried below, but first, here is this week’s line up.

Monday- leftovers.  Since I cooked both Saturday and Sunday, I’m taking tonight off and cleaning out the fridge.  I will, however, be making this Banana Bread.  I’ll let you know what I think of it next week.

Tuesday- Smoked Sausage with potatoes and green beans.  Another meeting, so this is an easy crock-pot meal.

Wednesday- Spinach and Salmon Frittata, with banana bread (assuming there is some left) and fruit.

Thursday- Grilled Turkey Italian Sausage.  This is a new menu item for us, but it was on sale, so we’re giving it a try.

Friday- Strata.  This is a recipe shared by a friend, and I have made it many times.  I’ll try to get some photos and share the recipe next week.

As for last week, this Creamy Tomato Pasta was delicious.  Everyone had seconds, including the 3 children I was feeding that night.  I added portabella mushrooms, which let me slide by without meat for the evening.  Hard to do in this house…

This Chicken Broccoli Bake was ok.  I can’t rave about it, exactly, but everyone did eat it.  It seemed a little bland, so I’m thinking about what I can do to jazz it up a little bit next time.

I’m behind in project sharing too, so hopefully this will be a full week on the blog.  See you soon!

~Alyssa~

Menu Monday

I don’t know about you, but it really inspires me to cook and to try new recipes when I see other’s posting about what they’ve made.  Besides stalking following all my friends on Pinterest, I also regularly visit Tasty Kitchen, Closet Cooking, and several other fun sites.  So, I’ve decided to start my own Menu Monday, as inspired by Melanie Bauer (I’ve tried more then a few recipes after reading her real life reviews).  If you enjoy reading about what other’s are cooking up, stay tuned on Mondays.  If not, just pass by this blog, and we’ll be back to crafting on Tuesday. 

So, without further delay, here is this week’s plan:

Monday: Creamy Tomato Pasta.  We have lots of tomatoes from the garden right now, so no time like the present!  I got this one from Melanie, and pinned it straight from her boards.

Tuesday:  Whole Grilled Chicken with grilled veggies.  No recipe for this, it’s just a chicken and veggies on the grill with lots of herbs.

Wednesday: Tacos

Thursday: Chicken Broccoli Bake from JustGetOffYourButtandBake.com

Friday: Pizza Bites (cause Friday just needs pizza, and these are awesome.  I make my own dough, though.)

I’ll let you know how they turn out nest Monday.

Thanks for coming by!

~Alyssa~