Happy Cinco de Mayo for those of us who love a reason to eat chips and salsa while sipping on a margarita! đ˛đ˝
And of course I have Mexican food on my menu for tonight. The rest of the week is still coming together; Iâll poke my head into my fridge and freezer to figure it out.
What is everyone doing this week?
Sun: out for Cinco de Mayo!
Mon: Roasted pork loin + garlicky brussels sprouts and carrots
Tues: Slow cooker hamburger stroganoff from Skinnytaste Fast & Slow
Wed: Cheesy chicken stuffed peppers from Kristin Cavallari's Truly Simple cookbook
Thurs: Bunless burgers + fries + salad
Fri: dinner out with my mom for Mother's Day!
I apparently had a momentary lapse in consciousness while grocery shopping and accidentally purchased quadruple the amount of basil I intended to sooo this week I will be eating pesto on EVERYTHING. Pasta! Rice bowls! Salmon! Avocado toast!
Bachan's Basil Chicken I recently saved this recipe (maybe from here?) and thought it looked great!
Ooh what an interesting recipe! Thanks!!
Highly recommend this recipe if youâre swimming in basil: Cookie and Kate Caprese Sandwich
I make the basil sauce by hand (my food processor is too large to do it effectively) and just reduce balsamic vinegar on the stove; it is one of my favorite lunch recipes!
God I love a caprese sandwich
Ohhh that looks perfect for lunch this week!
This week's menu feels all over the place. Nothing really goes together, but it's all stuff we like so I'm not too worried about it.
Mon: Ham, Cheese and Spinach Pie from Diana Morrisey's Instagram. Easy, fast and always delicious!
Tues: Tuscan Shrimp & Grits from my tride and true blogger. Haven't tried this recipe yet!
Wed: Husband cooks... salad night!
Thurs: A random Mashup of things... Orange Chicken, one of our favorite sides Roasted Mini Peppers and another side I'm not sure of yet. Rice would be the obvious choose, but having rice later this week already.
Fri: Ground Pork AL Pastor Tacos w/ Pineapple Salsa (found this recipe from here!) And a recipe I found scrolling Facebook for Honey Butter corn
Sat: Turkey & Cheese Sliders (These are THE BEST) with our very favorite Charleston Red Rice
Sun It's Mother's Day, so my husband and my father in law are cooking for us. Not sure what that will look like. đŤ˘
Iâm still on soft food diet. This week:
If anyone has ideas for soft foods that are tasty or interesting please let me know!
Thank you so much!!!
This stew is ridiculously easy to make and very delicious. Maybe too similar to your NYT spicy tomato beans but if you're not tired of tomatoes and beans, I recommend it!
Thank you that looks great! Beans are my life right now haha
Sunday - trying Caro Chambers beef enchilada casserole
Monday - my friend bought up TikTok feta pasta which we used to make ALL the time so it immediately went on the list
Tuesday - egg roll in a bowl
Wednesday - leftovers
Thursday - itâs supposed to get warm, so blue cheese and thyme burgers from the bougie grocery story on the grill plus maybe an elote salad
Friday - letâs be real, probably takeout
Oh man I make that egg roll in a bowl from a suggestion here a long time ago and loved it!
Egg roll in a bowl ....I've attempted to make wontons at home, they turned out okay but for the amount of work paying seven bucks for eight is probably my best bet because no one else eats em. I had to eat wontons for days to not waste em....
Iâm feeling myself this evening because our dinner tonight was a home run!
Sunday: Caro Chambersâs Fish and Chips I used chicken breasts instead of fish, and WOW this was so good.
Monday: One Pot Cajun Pasta
Tuesday: Honey Pork Tacos Shoutout to whoever shared those from here!
Wednesday: Caro Chambersâs Cuban sliders (theyâre a reel on her IG)
Thursday: Roasted creamy garlic chicken in the air fryer (another IG recipe).
Friday & Saturday- Takeout/eat out/ something from the fridge
The tacos are a STAPLE recipe over here!
Saved a few recipes especially the fish and chips. Thanks!
Having a hard time planning because it was 50s and rainy this weekend and 80s and sunny by end of week. But anyways
-Skinny taste dill orzo chicken soup yesterday, leftovers today.
-Fritata (mushroom artichoke maybe?) and apple arugula salad
-local take and bake of cod piccata with roasted veggies and grain
-tofu veggie quinoa bowl
-food truck night
I'm on kitchen duty Sunday/Tuesday/Thursday so here's where I'm at:
Sunday: Halal Street Cart Chicken and Rice. Costco had boneless skinless chicken thighs on sale recently at my store and I knew I'd be making this recipe again. It's a staple in our house.
Tuesday: Miso marinated cod with pearl cous cous and asparagus
Thursday: How Sweet Eats Spring cous cous bowls with lemon feta vinaigrette. I try and get in a meatless meal each week so this should be good timing with the leftover asparagus from Tuesday.
Oh man that halal cart chicken and rice looks SOO good! Ive been loving boneless chicken thighs and will definitely be making it soon.
Trying to push through the final month of what has been the most unrewarding year of teaching yet. Itâs rough. Almost there though!
Sunday: NYT spring barley asparagus soup (made this a few weeks ago, and it was easy and flavorful)
Monday: bbq chicken with citrus slaw
Tuesday: lemon broccoli pesto pasta (another recent hit)
Wednesday: blueberry kale Caesar salad with smoky chickpeas (the chickpeas in this are especially delicious)
Thursday: salmon coconut curry (an old favorite)
Friday: charred cauliflower orzo
That bbq chicken recipe is unreal. Thanks for much for sharing.
Iâve got that HSE bbq chicken recipe on my schedule, too! Looks great!
No particular order on these...
Defined Dish Shrimp Scampi Linguini - fully admit that I couldn't be arsed to use the oven and just did the whole thing on the stovetop. Turned out perfectly fine provided you have some intuition on how to cook the sauce
BBC Good Food Creamy Halloumi and Tomato Curry over rice - something wasn't right about the sauce on this compared to the paneer curries I usually order for takeout, and so I probably wouldn't make this one again. It wasn't BAD, just...not worth the number of dishes?
Art of Friday Night Dinner Bloody Mary Rigatoni - my second time making this recipe and this time it was perfection. It's a slightly spicy vodka sauce tbh, but I did like that as a flavor profile.
Smitten Kitchen everyday meatballs nestled in a tomato sauce, served with garlic bread
My husband and I are in that could-be-getting-sick-or-could-be-allergies limbo at the moment, so I'm leaning into comfort meals this week (and have some frozen/easy stuff on hand just in case)
SUN: Riffing on my usual potato soup by adding chorizo instead of bacon (I'd totally forgotten it was Cinco de Mayo but hey, it works)
MON: Ravioli with a goat cheese cream sauce
TUE & WED: Assuming we're NOT actually sick, I'll be going on a short work trip. So, expensed airport dinners for me!
THU: Yogurt-marinated chicken thighs (will figure out details later)
FRI: Takeout
I love this Greek yogurt marinade for chicken and pork!
That looks perfect, thank you for sharing!
Meal plan for 5/5-5/11
Sunday: chips, salsa, guacamole. Ground beef and shredded chicken tacos, refried beans, rice. Iâm getting over a cold so I really want albondigas soup, I may make some.
Monday: quiche Lorraine, salad, bread
Tuesday: meatloaf and mashed potatoes, green beans
Wednesday: <moved from last week> Chicken Saltimbocca, butter noodles, spinach, rolls
Thursday: Reuben sandwiches, cabbage soup
Friday: out to eat
Saturday: it may in fact be warm enough to BBQ! Moroccan chicken skewers, couscous, skewered mixed veggies
What was your verdict on the puff pastry wrapped tenderloin?!
I made a switch and used this recipe instead and we LOVED it.
Ooo that looks SO good! Thanks!
Those Moroccan skewers look really good! Have you made them before?
Yes, many times. They are delicious. I cheat and make quick preserved lemons in the microwave.
How do you make preserved lemons in the microwave?
Hereâs a good recipe to speed up the process.
Yum, I'm also gonna steal the recipe for the future!
Sounds so good thanks!
Sunday: I forgot it was cinco de mayo so we are making our favorite NYT chicken shawarma and trying this NYT pearl couscous with feta
Monday: sheet pan chicken with rainbow vegetables
Tuesday: air fryer Cajun shrimp
Wednesday: bumped this air fryer whole chicken to this week because I ended up making these chicken fajitas
Thursday: baked salmon with some veggie and potato
Friday: Defined Dish sour cream enchiladas
The Pearl couscous with feta recipe is one of my favorites and will go perfect with the shawarma!
Yay! Iâve heard good things about it so excited to try
I make that chicken schawarma too. It is a great weeknight meal.
Sunday- good old fashioned ground beef taco meat in cheesy baked quesadillas. Guacamole for dipping.
Monday- Slow cooker pork butt tossed with vermicelli noodles, cucumbers, carrots, crushed peanuts, and nuoc Cham sauce
Tuesday- Baked garlic broccoli chicken gnocchi
Wednesday- Leftover pork mixed with bbq sauce and served with broccoli slaw on Hawaiian rolls, kettle chips on the side
Thursday- Spinach tortellini and Raoâs
Sunday- NYT Slow Cooker Honey Chipotle Chicken Tacos that everyone raves about. Never made 'em, but I'm excited to finally try! Serving black beans on the side, and spicy margs with TJs JalepeĂąo Limemade.
Monday- Roasted Sweet Potato, Chickpea, and Spinach bowls
Tuesday- Sheet pan pork chops and brussels sprouts
Wednesday- Sloppy Joes with a mixed green salad
Thursday- Leftovers
Friday- Cajun Chicken Pasta from britscookin on IG- she doesn't really write out her recipes unfortunately, but some of her comfort food reels have taken hold of me- this one looks so good!
Saturday- Overnight at my in-laws' for Mothers Day Weekend; she is making a steak dinner. I will bring the Ritz Carlton blueberry muffins (my go to blueberry muffin recipe) as my Mothers Day brunch contribution.
Those sweet potato chickpea bowls look really good!
They do! I've never tried them but can always rely on Gimme Some Oven for when I need a filling vegetarian meal.
Those slow cooker tacos are so tasty! Enjoy :)
Itâs like Cinco de November outside where I live, so soup it is today!
Sun: Tortilla soup with cheese quesadillas https://www.spendwithpennies.com/chicken-tortilla-soup/
Mon: Turkey meatloaf, roasted potatoes and broccoli rabe
Tues: Meatloaf sandwiches, coleslaw and chips
Wed: Vegetable fried rice over baby spinach and topped with fired eggs, veg spring rolls
Thurs: Chicken cutlets, fries and Napa cabbage salad https://smittenkitchen.com/2008/07/napa-cabbage-salad-with-buttermilk-dressing/
Fri: Pizza and cocktails!Â
Chips + the dip trifecta of queso, salsa, and guac + margs = trying to fend off the dread of another week đ
Sunday: Crockpot Spicy Shredded Mexican Chicken that I think I will make into taco bowls over rice with all the fixins
Monday: Spicy Pesto Cheese Baked Rigatoni sans kale with roasted broccoli on the side instead, fresh bread
Tuesday: Chopped Cheeseburgers, French fries, and fruit salad
Wednesday: Hot Honey Buffalo Chicken Wraps
Thursday: Miso Crunch Salad, bread
Friday: Tuna Melts on sourdough
Saturday: Honey Bear Pizza on sourdough crust
Those chopped cheeseburgers look delicious!
That is a new one for me but it basically looks like an at-home Big Mac situation so what could possibly be bad about it?! đ
The tuna salad recipe for the tuna melts sounds wonderful!Â
I have made that a million times and it is seriously SO good. A little bit of a PITA to make because it does have a lot of ingredients but itâs worth it.
Definitely going to try it!Â
I wanted to about a couple older recipes incase people need some inspo and I know thereâs Caro and DD cooks here!
Caro chambers Sheet pan miso salmon - I made it last week for the first time. So delicious and so easy because itâs one bowl prep and one sheet pan. It was so good! Plus all my kids at the salmon.Â
Tonight I made Defined Dish grain free chicken parm from her first cookbook. Iâve made it a couple times but a while ago - itâs just so delicious I canât believe it doesnât have bread crumbs!!