Monday-Tacos, refried beans (from the foil pouch, of course), and applesauce
Tuesday-Chicken and Noodles (I 'borrowed' the recipe from thatgirl), and biscuits
Wednesday-Hashbrown dinner and sliced French bread
Thursday-Spaghetti and meatballs (I bought some tomato puree from Trader Joe's while in Tucson. I LUV that store. I wish the closest one to here wasn't in St. Louis...) and carrot salad. I learned to make this in Italy, and I love it:
Carrot Salad-
My kids prefer baby carrots to the regular ones so, I grate enough of those for the five of us, but I think I used to use about 3-4 big carrots. I mix in a small amount of olive oil, a larger amount of Balsamic vinegar and a dash of salt. There is no exact measurement, just play with it until it tastes good.
Friday-Pizza night (We've skipped it so often over the holidays that I'm actually looking forward to it!)
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7 comments:
i love Trader Joe's too! the last time i went to California by car, i filled a cooler with frozen enchiladas and other tasty TJ items and drove them all the way home. it's been a long time though . . . :o(
Reason #473 why I doubt I'm cut out to be a mother: Menu planning? What's that? You mean I'm supposed to feed these small people organized meals every single day?!
I can't imagine cooking dinners every night that are more complicated than a bean burrito and green salad. Twice a week I spend 20 or 30 minutes making dinner, and the rest of the time it's 10 minutes or less. How do you moms do it?
Alison-I was wishing like crazy for a bigger cooler on the drive home. But I would have had to strap some kids to the roof, and it was snowy in Albuquerque.
Anne-It's not as bad as you think. I didn't need a real plan until kid number four got old enough to eat with us-and very few of those recipes are complicated. I mean, look at who's doing the cooking.
Hello! Thanks for participating! I see you are making the Hashbrown dinner which is my daughter's favorite meal! The only thing I changed is the veggies..I just use frozen peas and carrots. Hope you like it too.
Laura (orgjunkie)
Tastey sounding menu.
I'll be trying the chicken and dumplings as well..
I forgot about the hashbrown dinner. That was always a winner.
I never heard of eating carrots that way - I'll have to try that one too.
Sounds great!
Everything looks really good. Thanks for sharing the carrot salad recipe.
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