MONDAY -The ‘Gray Day Dumpling Stew’ I typed out for you in the previous post. It was a big success and with that kick off to the week I easily remained on the menu planning band wagon.
TUESDAY -Simple baked lemon pepper chicken with a fruit and nut salad that the kids couldn’t leave alone till not a stitch remained. It had a homemade apple vinaigrette dressing, apple and pear slices with roasted almonds and celery on a bed of lettuce. I love that my kids like salad!
WEDNESDAY -Finally I found a minestrone recipe that tasted like the minestrone of my youth! YUM, just like I remember but healthier even! It was FULL of veggies and topped with home made croutons it became special! It was from one of my husbands triathlon magazines and a really good find.
THURSDAY -Vegetarian meals are often favored around here! Starting with another winning salad and ending with amazing spicy black bean patties. Caramelized yams, onions and garlic are mixed in with mashed black beans, eggs and wheat germ. You then coat it in cornmeal and top with cool lime/paprika dip.
FRIDAY -After a week of the kids being so good about eatting my way I made a Mexican style lasagna for them. It is one of their favorite casseroles with loads of cheese, corn tortilla’s layered with zucchini, ground venison and lotsa tomato sauce (among other stuff).
I sure hope next week is as picturesque and as yummy!
TTFN
I wish I lived closer so I could crash your suppers!! Yum!
I’m going to make your stew today. It’s the perfect day for it – our first snow out here!
Love you!
Oh, I would love the recipe for those black bean patties! They sound delicious! We eat mostly vegetarian with a few fish meals evey week (since fish is the only meat I eat and it’s easier to just cook one meal for everyone). My hubby loves black beans and I’d bet he would enjoy those!
That salad from Tuesday sounds lovely. Bummer that hubby doesn’t really like salad unless it’s caesar – but at least my kids love it!