Back to the menu board...

Hello ladies!

After a glorious week relaxing and enjoying all the extra help with the kids (and home decorating!), it's back to reality.  Back to deciding what to feed my crew and perhaps braving shopping with all 3 kids in tow now that preschool is over.  I am planning on having them help me stock our sad, empty fridge tomorrow.  After that, I'll let you know if I'm back to my Friday 9 p.m. shopping nights.

Kathy - I did eat that yummy sample of 'Fiesta Quinoa ala Kathy' last night and DELICIOUS!! I think I can figure out the proportion, but what was the magic sauce you poured over it?

Tonight (kids are napping, Jim's working, and I'm unpacking everyone)... chicken stir fry of sort with brown rice, salad, and whatever we can find in the pantry/freezer.
Wed  Beer Can Chicken, grilled veggies, salad, homemade corn muffins, Cajun steak fries.
Thurs  Lamb Kabobs with mint sauce, Kathy Quinoa Salad, grilled veggie kabobs, flat bread with feta and basil.
Fri  Spicy Thai chicken stew and rice, steamed broccoli, garden salad
Sat  Baked ziti, sauteed spinach and kale, garlic rolls, and fruit salad.
Sun Friend's BBQ

Hope everyone has a good week ahead!
Betty

Burned Out!!!

Planning my menu these days is like pulling teeth. I can't wait for the garden to start producing so I can have some inspiration!!! Hopefully the Farmers' Market will start inspiring me as we'll. for now, though, here goes:

Tuesday: grilled fish, crunchy kale chips, leftover broccoli, hash browns
Wednesday: lasagna, garlic bread, salad
Thursday: order pizza! (This is Grace's end of year picnic, Katie's last day of school so her whole class is coming over after school for ice cream sundaes, Katie's graduation, AND Sean's baseball game. We'll be lucky to eat at all!!!) I hear Betty is cooking up a feast for Nathan's birthday over at Mom and Dad's house, though. Maybe we can arrange a delivery . . . . ! :)
Friday: beer can chicken, oven fries, raw veggies and dip
Saturday: grilled shrimp over grilled veggie quinoa
Sunday: chicken salad sandwiches, fruit
Monday: leftovers or breakfast for dinner

Have a good week.

Kathy

Another week, another party! :)

Hello again, ladies! Ann Marie, I PRAY that you guys are having a better week!

Here's what I have this week . . . Been struggling to find motivation to menu plan AND shop AND cook, and I think the menu reflects it.  Oh well!

Tuesday: all of the awesome leftover meat from Ann Marie's shower (chicken and steak) mixed with whole wheat pasta, roasted butternut squash, broccoli, and shaved Parmesan
Wednesday: oven fried chicken (never used this meal last week!), green beans, red potatoes
Thursday: burgers, loaded veggie quinoa IF BETTY WILL SEND ME THE RECIPE!!! :) maple sweet potatoes IF BETTY WILL SEND ME THE RECIPE!!!
Friday: grilled fish, purple rice, grilled veggies to be named later
Saturday: LUKE'S PARTY!!! Roast beef (crock pot) sandwiches, mustard and chive potato salad, grilled asparagus and portobellos, Greek salad or fruit salad, not sure yet :)
Sunday: grilled pizza
Monday: leftovers or breakfast for dinner

Have a great week!

Love,
Kathy

And now we wait...

Hello ladies

Sorry for being absent these past couple of weeks.  The weather here through me for a loop, so there was a week of impromptu menu changes since the weather has been absolutely wonderful.  High 80s, sunny and feeling like summer without the humidity!  So the last thing I wanted to make were the stews, roasts, soups that were on our menu. 

We've been on a gardening kick these last few weeks.  We expanded our garden after removing two large evergreens, shoveled 5 yards of soil around, planted roughly 65 vegetables and 100 annuals.  So now we wait for the plants to settle into their new home and give us their bounty!

Here is our menu for the week.

Sat: Chicken Tikka Masala, Eggplant Punjab, Basmati Rice, salad.
Sun:  Grilled Pizzas for lunch, steaks, potatoes, fresh apricot raisin bread, salad, and strawberry rhubarb crisp.
Mon:  Green Chile, chicken and squash enchilada, 7 layer dip, fruit salad, and jello.
Tues:  Beer can chicken, grilled veggies, homemade corn muffins, Cajun steak fries.  Thanks Kathy for reminding me about beer can chicken!
Wed:  Leftovers
Thurs:  maple mustard grilled pork tenderloin, loaded veggie quinoa, raisin bread, maple sweet potatoes, parsnip, and turnips.
Fri:  leftovers
Sat:  Salmon for Jim, hot dog for everyone else, salad, lemon orzo

Thinking of all of you! Have a great week and Happy Mother's Day!

Love
Betty

Glad spring made it to IL!

Hi ladies,

It has been a rough few weeks here, and I promise to post something happy next time.  It started out with news of our friend dying in a plane crash in Afghanistan.  He was one of the members of our sword arch (you may remember Reid, Kathy, he was Japanese and in the Air Force).  Really tough!  Well, we also said goodbye to our dog Daisy this week, who was hit by a car.  Ugh!  They are big events and I feel like I had to share, but like I said, I'm going to post something happy here next week! Last week's menu did include a few comfort foods!  

Here are my thoughts for this week:

Friday: Boil and Bake Barbecue Ribs, steamed asparagus, baked beans, salad

Saturday: Leftovers (your chili, Kathy, we all loved it!)

Sunday: Stuffed peppers, pear and walnut salad

Monday: Parmesan pasta salad

Tuesday: leftovers

Wednesday: grilled fish, red potatoes, asparagus

Thursday: tacos

Friday: out to dinner!

Hope the shower goes great tomorrow.  I haven't told Ann Marie about Daisy yet, so please don't mention it on her big day.  I know she'll be bummed.  Wish I could be there though.  Thanks for all the work you are putting into it, Mom, Kathy and Susan!

Love,

Ann Marie

Busy May! :)

Hi guys! May is a busy month for us here in the Booher household with spring sports, end of the year picnics, birthdays, baby showers, garden planting, etc etc! If I think I'm busy now, though, I just remember last May that included a newborn. Now THAT was interesting!! :). (Susan might understand these days!). Here's this week's plan:

Tuesday: TACO TUESDAY!
Wednesday: beer can chicken (supposed to be 75 and sunny!), broccoli, grilled sweet potato "fries"
Thursday: beef from freezer (steak?), orzo with asparagus and cherry tomatoes, pear/cranberry/walnut salad
Friday: shrimp, crock pot baked beans, brown rice, sautéed kale
Saturday: navy bean soup (never made it this week!), bread, veggies and dip
Sunday: oven-fried chicken, pasta with butternut squash and chard
Monday: leftovers or breakfast for dinner

I hope you all are doing well!

Love,
Kathy

Clean out the fridge/pantry/freezer week

OK. Here's what I came up with . . . All I need from the store is milk, red onion, feta, white wine, and hot dogs.  :). There's an eclectic list for you!

Tuesday: leftovers
Wednesday: grilled pizza, huge salad (the grilled pizza was AWESOME!)
Thursday: beef roast in the crock pot, brown rice, roasted veggies, fava beans
Friday: seafood pasta
Saturday: DATE NIGHT! Kids get hot dogs(!!), corn, and melon
Sunday: navy bean soup, fresh bread, salad
Monday: pork tenderloin, "Greek salad quinoa"

Hope you're all having a good week!

Love,
Kathy