Taking a cue from Holly, and because I actually wrote typed this out for once, I thought I’d share this week’s meal plan with you. I’m no rockstar meal-planner, but I do like to have a general idea what we’re cooking during the week since our time is so limited once we get home from work.
Anyway! Here are some notes and links about what we’re cooking:
I don’t have a recipe for the beef and barley stew; I’m just sort of winging it, but it’s on the stove right now and it smells great, so I have high hopes.
Tomorrow night’s tostada bowls will be made employing this method via Food Lush. Except crap, I just realized that recipe is for flour tortillas and I was planning to use corn, so I may have to re-think the bowls and just shallow fry the corn tortillas instead.
I’m not sure what recipe we’ll use for the chicken thighs, but Holly’s Grilled Maple Mustard Chicken Thigh recipe was a hit the last time, so we may very well go that route again. Apropos of this, did you know that Holly is on a one-woman mission to make everyone in the world love chicken thighs? She is! Let’s all support her in her endeavor, shall we? Chicken thighs 4 EVA.
Spinach salads pretty much speak for themselves, yes? I’ll make a homemade balsamic dressing, but everything else is easy-peasy.
I’ve been making my own pizza dough recently, but haven’t found a recipe I love. Hillary recommended Jay’s Signature Pizza Crust recipe, so I’ll try that this week. Hopefully my dough rises, as I’ve been having problems with that!
That’s what we’re dining on this week at Casa de Dulce Sarita. What are you eating?
I am slowly getting into meal planning. VERY slowly. Like I can plan two nights in advance…
Now if only we can get EVERYONE on the chicken thigh bandwagon! UNITY!!!!!!! 🙂
Is it lame that I am totally looking forward to the spinach salads on our menu too? Why the hell are they so goooooood? We never add blue cheese, I’m gonna try that this week. YUM!
Tortellini with Walnut Pesto and Grapes
Chicken, roasted corn and goat cheese quesadillas w/lime cilantro rice
Turkey BLTs and Roasted Pepper/Tomato Soup
Turkey burgers on pretzel buns w/ sweet potato wedges
Margherita pizzas!
Now I’m hungry.
Tonight we’re having this pasta which is SO GOOD, OMG: http://thedoughwillriseagain.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/penne-with-mustard-basil-and-sausage/ and that is the extent of my planning for this week. Impressive, yes?
YUM! Everything sounds delish. We had chili Monday, nothing last night (well, not NOTHING. I ate leftover [frozen] brie puff pastry from the Superbowl, my husband ate leftover chili), lentil soup tonight, then cider glazed pork chops with steamed broccoli tomorrow, and black bean burritos Friday.
Mmm food.