This Week's Meal Plan -- Please Share!

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Registered: 08-07-2007
This Week's Meal Plan -- Please Share!
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Mon, 06-16-2008 - 8:41pm

For the first time in a long while, I had trouble devising the meal plan for this week.  Normally, I consider this a creative process and really enjoy it.  Perhaps I need some new ideas because this week it felt more like a chore.  So, please share!


Here is what I finally came up with (by the way, we normally don't go out quite this much):


Sunday: heirloom tomato salad, whole wheat penne with sausage


Monday: grilled asian flank steak, brown rice and veggie salad with peanut dressing


Tuesday: DH at a business dinner, so I'll either eat leftovers from Monday or get healthy takeout


Wednesday: Grilled margarita chicken and the zuchinni casserole that Cathy posted last week


Thursday: dinner out with a girlfriend; DH gets more whole wheat penne


Friday: dinner out with friends (Vietnamese; hey Cathy, we are going to Slanted Door. Yum!)


Saturday: DH currently claims that he wants to grill burgers.  We'll see if that really happens.


For lunches, I brought tons of salad stuff to work today; but am hoping for some leftovers or other rescue from the same old pretty, but uninteresting lunch.

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Wed, 06-18-2008 - 2:26pm
Thanks! I have made it before several times and just love it. Like you, I cook just long enough to brown both sides!


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Registered: 07-11-2007
Sat, 06-21-2008 - 7:08pm

How do you make the chops? Thay sound good.


Shannon

 

 

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Registered: 07-11-2007
Sat, 06-21-2008 - 7:10pm
How do you do your chipolte chicken taco salad?
 

 

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Registered: 11-05-2006
Sun, 06-22-2008 - 8:22am

I am not good at meal planning, but trying to get better.

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Registered: 04-26-2007
Sun, 06-22-2008 - 9:59am

Hi Shannon,


While I typically make my own marinades, it's going to be a busy week for me, so I'm taking a little help from the store.

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Registered: 08-07-2007
Sun, 06-22-2008 - 1:38pm
The Stonewall Kitchen Red Pepper Sesame Marinade I mentioned the other day was actually quite good on grilled chicken breasts. I like a strong sesame flavor, and this was mild, so I'll probably add a little sesame oil to it next time. As it is not a super acidic marinade, I was able to leave the chicken in it overnight, without damaging the texture. This is a big plus for me and any other working cooks, as it is often logistically impossible to marinate something for more than 30 minutes or less than 10 hours on a workday.

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Registered: 04-26-2007
Sun, 06-22-2008 - 2:53pm

Thanks for the review, Jamie!

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