What's for dinner?

[piratesmate]

A while ago we had a thread going about what we'd had for dinner for the past week. I think initially it started as "What's planned for the week?" but some of us weren't deciding until the last minute. Janice (dizney-cruiser) mentioned to me that she missed the thread so I thought I'd try starting it again.

So please tell us either what you have planned for the next week, or what you've had in the past week. Feel free to list what sides you've served with the meal or just the main dish. Don't bother to post the recipes with the menu...if something strikes someone's fancy, you can request that the recipe be added to the thread. I'll start.

In the past week we've had:
Mexican night - Tortilla Soup & tacos
Meatloaf, baked potatoes, asparagus
chicken stir fry
Tater Tot casserole
chicken divan
and leftovers

So what have you had this week?

 

[FantasticDisFamily]

Ok -you asked for it

Friday - chicken prosciutto with parmesan rissotto - don't get crazy we went out to dinner with friends

Saturday - Little Ceasars pizza grabbed on the fly with the Girl Scout troop between collecting and returning deposit bottles and cans as a fund raiser

Sunday - chips & cheese and taquitos from a box when we tumbled in to the house about 7:30 pm

Monday - Subway dropped at the high school for DS and the rest of us munched through it as we came in from various activities and prepared to head out again

tonight - kids will probably have Subway again (dropped off for both at the high school auditorium as it is tech week for the fall show), I have a potluck to attend (luckily as a board member I don't have to actually bring a dish!), and DH will grab something if and when he can as this is his busiest day of the entire year!

Wed - Thur - Fri & Sat this week are totally up for grabs with dress rehearsal and the show running. If we're LUCKY we'll sit down for something pulled from the freezer and heated through but more than likely we'll be relagated to our "usual show week" dinners which is fast food grabbed on the run and eaten somewhere in the vicinity of the theater!

Deb

 

[Twigs]

I have been in such a rut when it comes to dinner lately, so last week I got out a few cookbooks, picked a few recipes, went to the store to get all the ingredients I didn't have and made a different one each night. We've had:

Margarita Chicken
Penne with roasted vegetables
chicken with artichokes,
beef stew
stuffed peppers
corned beef and cabbage

 

[piratesmate]

Hey Deb, we all have weeks like that! Sometimes there's just too much going on, isn't there? Good luck with the show!

Twigs - we only have corned beef & cabbage once a year...in March. Neither of the kids ever liked it. DD will eat the meat, but hates the cabbage. So I only subject her to the smell once a year. LOL Although sometimes I'll cheat & make it twice in a row & just tell her that it's still leftover!

I'm back in that rut again too. After our Disney trip in 2001 when I found this board, I had all kinds of new things to make. Between Boma recipes & board recipes we had new things all the time. Now I've run through pretty much everything that sounded good (that everyone eats all of the ingredients for) and we seem to have the same things over & over.

Hopefully we'll get some new ideas here!

 

[pattyT]

you expect me to remember

ok here is a shot at it -
and it is BAD...

Monday - lucky charms cereal (after parent teacher conferences for ds)

Sunday - Chinese take out delivered (after we got in late from DS's b-day party)

Saturday - Pizza (are we pathetic or what - but we were woking at the new house and thats all there is available in that neck of the woods)

Friday - Meat and Gravy, mashed potat's, and candied carrots

Thursday - Meatball grrinders

Wednesday - homemade grinders (ham or turkey depending on the person)

Tuesday - spagh and meatballs

Monday - Chicken , rice, and corn

 

[Dory's Twin]

Here goes...I only know this because I am making a huge effort to cook and keep our budget in line...we ate out far too much!

Fri: Kung Pao Chicken, rice
Sat: Grilled steak tacos, rice, Fruit Salad
Sun: Cheese pizza made on Boboli, green salad
Mon: BBQ chicken (wanted to grill, but it snowed!), potatoes
Tues: kids ate cereal, DH and I had a meeting so we didn't eat.
tonight: Grilled cheese and bacon sandwiches on sourdough, fruit salad and fries.

I have every dinner planned until the end-of-month...let's see how well I stick to it!!

 

[Dory's Twin]

Patty T.

WE LOVE LUCKY CHARMS!!!! My kids think they are dessert!

 

[Grumpy's Gal]

if anyone has made chinese for dinner and has a recipe for plum sauce that doesn't have chili powder in it, can you let me know? I am looking for a recipe for chicken and cashews with plum sauce. (but it's sweet plum sauce not the kind with chili powder in it.)

Last night we had Pizza Hut because we were all different places and DH offered to pick up dinner on the way home so we could all eat together.

Tonight, we're having tortilla soup. Mmmmmmm.

 

[Rafikifan]

Sat. - I pressure cooked a pot roast with carrots and potatoes.

Sun.- taco salads and quesadillas

Mon.- take out hamburgers and fries (all of us going in different directions until 8:45 p.m.)

Tues. - salad, french bread, baked potatoes, shrimp etoufee, and baked tilapia filets. The tilapia was soooo easy and even the kids loved it. DH was going out of town on business Wed. morning is why I made such a big meal on a weeknight.

Wed. - Dh out of town, kids and I were bored so we ate at our favorite local Mexican restaurant.

Thurs. - (tonight) - American chop suey and garlic bread.

Fri. - hubby will be home yay! Busy schedule tomorrow evening though so I am going to make a shepherd's pie and crescent rolls.

Not sure about this weekend yet.

 

[Lisa]

Patty T, I am right there with you. I can only remember what we had tonight!

It was crepes. Yum

Wait a second, spaghetti last night. mmmmmm, can't remember beyond that.

 

[goofymom/pop]

lol!

Monday.....cajun salmon filets, garlic mashed potatoes, and baby carrots

Tuesday...out to Lone Star for chopped steaks, mushrooms, baked potatoes, salad, rolls....we needed a night out, haven't had one in awhile. Then we walked a local outdoor shopping center...it was 73 degrees....lovely night!

Wednesday .....leftover penne pasta and meatballs from last week.

Thursday.....our version of the Romanburger cooked at home....cook hamburgers, and on a griddle place salami and your buttered rolls...when salami heated through place some white american/swiss mix cheese on top to melt. Assemble burger, salami on grilled roll top with tomatoes, mayonaise, and Neumanns garlic parmesean dressing.....yummy! Had cottage cheese and baked beans too!

Friday......don't got a clue...have a lot of errands to run so we will see.....

love this thread...especially since it makes you see how much you eat out and might make us all get creative with our meals.

 

[lisa_from_nj]

I love hearing what everyone had. I did pretty good this week, so I actually want to post what we ate:

Saturday - turkey white bean chili, elbow noodles on the side, homemade guacamole with chips, rolls

Sunday - fried egg whites and enlish muffins (at 9 pm after a long day, sister's baby shower)

Monday - roast beef, dill mashed potatoes, peas, corn, salad, rolls

Tuesday - leftover roast stir fried with veggies, rice and potstickers

Wednesday - whole wheat spaghetti with white clam sauce, garlic bread, steamed artichokes, salad

Thursday - ate out, we shared pizza, chicken parmesan, pasta, salad

Friday, tonight - maybe a mushroom soup (from a mix) with homemade bread

Lisa

 

[Dory's Twin]

I just threw an arm roast in the crock pot...It will cook v-e-r-y slowly until we are all home at 7:30pm....then I'll shred it, dump alot of Masterpiece BBQ sauce on it and serve it on onion rolls....add a salad and fries (or chips)

We have gone 18 days without eating out!!! We leave for the Bahamas on Dec 4th, so I am trying not to eat out until then!!!

what are you all having tonight?

 

[christinadei]

Mon-Subway (I had class after work)
Tues-DS cooked Chick. breast w/mushroom wine sauce, baked potatoes garlic bread and peas.
Wed-Picked up hot and spicy wings from publix-dh made mac n cheese and corn to go with it.
Thurs-me and DS made calzones
Tonight???? Probably some sort of take out or we'll go out to dinner.

 

[WDWMom]

Here was our week...

Meatloaf, mashed pots and corn - Mon

Frozen Pizza because I worked all day - Tues

Kids ate Mac and Cheese, DH and I went out - Wed. Kids had church so DH and I have date night

Thurs. - I don't know, I was in Chicago shopping and DH probably took them out

Friday - Not sure yet. I am working all day and DD has a friend for the night. Probably something easy like spag.

Not sure about the weekend yet

 

[TN Traveler]

This is fun...thanks for starting it again!! I'll have to go backwards b/c I can't remember anything!!

Tonight....DD(9) has a birthday party to attend so not planning to cook since they're roasting hot dogs, s'mores and who knows what else!
Thursday nt -- Tyson chicken sandwiches, curly fries, pinto beans for DH (EVERY night he wants some kind of beans!) YUCK!
Wed night-- church night. Took kids to DQ. Our local DQ rewards elementary kids for good report cards. If you have all As or Ss (depending on grade) and perfect attendance for the 6 weeks, the kids get free hamburger or hot dog, fries and small drink. I bought for myself kids cheesburger and coke!! CHEAP! dinner....until we went back after church and bought milkshakes for DH & I, dipped cones for youngest 2 daughters and an Oreo blizzard for DD14
Tuesday night--Weather was getting pretty bad so we had leftovers and/or soup. Had 13 tornadoes to touchdown in West TN and was heading to us--we're 30 mins north of Nashville. We were under a tornado warning for over an hour so fixed dinner at 5:30 before weather got bad n case we lost electricity.
Monday night--chicken & rice, LeSauer peas, Yeast rolls & fries for DH who won't eat rice.
Sunday night--minute steak w/mushrooms and mushroom gravy, mashed potatoes, pinto beans, corn, brocolli w/cheese sauce. YUM!!
Saturday night--dinner at MILs. Chicken & dumplin's, turkey & dressing, fried corn, green breans, pinto beans, mac & Cheese, cole slaw, beets, turnip greens, fried sweet potatoes, cornbread, rolls & biscuits, chocoalte pie. This was our Thanksgiving dinner since she's going out of town next week. I ate 2 bites of dumplins, corn & green beans....went to a crop night at a friend's!
YEA!!

I think I'm going to fix grilled cheeseburgers Sat night. LOVE cheeseburgers on the grill. YUM!!!

So what are you having for dinner?

 

[HunnyPots]

We finally had cold weather here this week so I made a pot of home-made chicken noodle soup and a pot of chili and we ate off both all week!

Tonight will be chicken and dumplings.

 

[jedi_librarian]

Tonight - homemade steak tacos - skirt steak marinated in lime juice and adobo seasoning. Yum!

 

[Tarheel Tink]

Sunday- salad, fried scallops and french fries

Monday- Mexican restaurant and margaritas!

Tuesday- hamburgers and french fries

Wednesday- Triple Citrus Chicken, salad, fried okra

Thursday- Chicken filet sandwiches and salad

Friday- pizza!

Tonight- beef enchiladas and salad

 

[Rafikifan]

Tonight (Sat.) I'm making sour cream chicken enchiladas, Mexican rice, cheesy refried beans, served with chips, salsa, and homemade guacamole. Ole'