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

Input and ideas requested!! :)

Here is your challenge, should you choose to accept it:  Send one delicious, nutritious, and in every way satisfying meal idea from the following pictures.  HA!  :) (Can you read them?  They are lists of what I have in my 2 freezers, my fridge, and my pantry.  It is "clean them all out" week!  Translation: Kathy has blown her grocery budget out of the water lately, and must not by anything but milk this week.)  :)  I also have my ripe organics box arriving today . . . thank goodness!

I'll post what I come up with as I come up with them! 

Hope you are all having a good week . . . and that Joey is better!! 

Love,
Kathy

P.S.  Ann Marie, your pasta salad recipe was phenomenal!  Thanks so much for posting it!! 

Loving Spring, hating the allergies!

Grilled fish--yum!  I would love some pointers ladies!  I'm preparing my shopping list.  This is my morning to go to the store and Joey fell asleep on the chair…it's been a long week for him, so I'm inclined to let him nap (Monday night to the ER because he was coughing so hard he was vomiting and could not catch his breath in between…scary but turned out ok, and a long night nonetheless.  Wed to the doctor for a follow up on his double ear infections (yes, he HAS tubes!), still has the ear infections and also Strep.  Long story short…he needs the nap!)

I didn't know that Sean was preparing for First Communion.  So cool!  Can't wait to see the pictures!

Friday night: Picnic at our garden plot…grilled hamburgers with homemade buns, corn on the cob, coleslaw.

Burger idea:  I saw this recipe for a fun twist on burgers and we are big fans:
Mix into meat before preparing patties:
2 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
1-2 cloves crushed garlic
seasoned salt

Saturday: Beef Brisket, baked beans, broiled veggies, salad
Sunday: grilled fish, grilled veggies, quinoa salad with tomatoes and cucumbers
Monday: Chicken burritos, salad
Tues: leftovers
Wed: curried scallops and veggies, rice
Thurs: Vegeterian chili with meat!

Have a great week!

Love,
Ann Marie

Another weird week

Hi all! It's another week that's got some abnormalities. . .  Mom and dad for dinner Thursday so that we can take Sean to his First Communion rehearsal, a possible date night tomorrow night, Liam's folks coming in for the weekend for the Communion festivities, and dinner at a friend's house on Sunday.  Busy busy! Hope you all are well!

Tuesday: oven fried chicken, mashed sweet potatoes, peas
Wednesday: grilled salmon, broccoli, quinoa salad with tomatoes and cucumbers
Thursday: pork tenderloin, brown rice,sautéed greens (kale? Spinach?), grilled eggplant/tomato/basil/mozzarella stackers
Friday: Parmesan pasta salad, thanks to Ann Marie!
Saturday: will anyone be hungry after 2 pm reception? Tortellini soup and/or sandwiches
Sunday: dinner at the Lindstrom's
Monday: baked ziti and a vegetable to be named later, salad