After a busy couple of weeks and eating whatever was on hand from the fridge/freezer/pantry, I’m ready to get back to menu planning. Here’s the menu plan for this week. This is loosely based on the “Spring” menu for week 1 in the “Saving Dinner: The Menus, Recipes, and Shopping Lists to Bring Your Family Back to the Table” by Leanne Ely.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
- Split pea soup (to use the hambone that my mother in law gave me after our Easter dinner–YAY!!!)
- Cornbread
- Green salad
- Leftover pie
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
- Chicken pasta with artichokes
- Salad
- Grilled asparagus
Thursday, April 8, 2010
- Asian burritos with ginger salsa
- Asian coleslaw
- Fried rice
Friday, April 9, 2010
- Shrimp & snow pea stirfry
- Veggie lo mein
- Green salad
Saturday, April 10, 2010
- Don’s birthday dinner—out with Papa
- Dessert here – lemon bars, mini-cheesecakes with strawberries, brownies
Sunday, April 11, 2010
- Orange thyme crockpot chicken
- Brown rice
- Green beans
- Green salad
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So is that a book you were talking about…
sounds delicious this week!