Menu for week of 1/28

Menu
Sunday: Tortilla Soup
Monday: Chicken Wings and Salad
Tuesday: Chicken in Pasta with Lemon
Wednesday: Stir Fry and Rice
Thursday: Chili
Friday: Chicken Salad with Couscous
Saturday: Pasta
Sunday: Salad

Menu for week of 1/22

Week of 1/22/07 - 1/28/07

Menu:
Monday: Chipotle Chicken Taco Salad
Tuesday: Chicken with Cider and Bacon Sauce, Wild Rice, Broccoli
Wednesday: Chicken and Couscous Salad
Thursday: Herbed Chicken Piccata Pasta
Friday: Stir-Fried Chicken Salad
Saturday: Grilled Chicken with Cranberry Sauce, Potatoes, Green Beans
Sunday: Pasta

Grocery List:
Produce:
Bags of Salad (2)
Cilantro
Red Onion
Apple Cider
Scallions
Garlic
Lemon
Broccoli

Dairy:
Sour Cream

Grocery:
Chipotle Chili in Adobo
Lime Juice
Black Beans
Chicken Broth
Couscous
Wild Rice
Cumin

Menu:
Monday: Pan Grilled Chicken with Cranberry Salsa
Tuesday: Lemon Chicken over Linguine
Wednesday: Chicken Sate with Peanut Sauce and White Rice
Thursday: Chicken, Corn, Green Onion Rotini
Friday: We'll see... :-)
Saturday: Chili Seared Chicken with Pineapple Salsa
Sunday: Fresh Pasta with Lemon Cheese Sauce

Grocery List:
Plum Tomato
Onion
Flour
Peanut Butter
Canned Pineapple
Lunch Meat
Soup
Bread
Fig Newton Minis

Week in review

Well, my first week and a half back on course went pretty well. I didn't make too many things from my list just because I wasn't home every night, and we were pretty busy just because we were all back and together.

I did make: Chicken Slovakia, Enchiladas, Rosemary Chicken, Skillet Chicken Pasta, and the BBQ Chicken Pizza.

All of them were delicious! The pizza was spectacular. The skillet chicken pasta was pretty tasty, but it needed some color to it. It was very brown, with the chicken, mushrooms, and pasta. I don't know what I would have added for color, but it needed some color. The rosemary chicken, I put over pasta and made extra sauce because I was stretching it to feed lots of people.

I'm going to go ahead and make the recipes this week that I missed over the last week.

So last night was enchilada Saturday, and it was fantastic. I had Kristyn, Dan, Anne, Paul, Yasmine and myself here for dinner. I love cooking for big crowds. Tonight Banana is coming over for dinner, I think I'm doing Greek chicken and feta rice pilaf. yum!

Happy New Year!
With 2007, I'm heading back to Boston and that means more cooking for me! I'm moving back on Thursday the 4th so here is my menu for the next week or so!

Menu:
Thursday: Pan Grilled Chicken with Cranberry Salsa
Friday: Chicken Slovakia
Saturday: Enchiladas
Sunday: Skewers of Rosemary Chicken and Zucchini
Monday: Skillet Chicken Pasta
Tuesday: BBQ Chicken Pizza
Wednesday: Lemon Chicken over Linguine
Thursday: Chicken Sate with Peanut Sauce
Friday: Chicken, Corn, and Green Onion Rotini
Saturday: Fresh Pasta with Lemon Cheese Sauce

Grocery List:
Chicken
Salt
Pepper
Scallions
Pickled jalepenos
Balsamic Vinegar
Cranberry Orange Sauce
Cilantro
Lime Juice
Cream Cheese
Pasta
Olive Oil
Garlic
Lemon Juice
Zucchini
Butter
Onion
Mushrooms
Chicken Broth
Pita
Plain Yogurt
Corn Tortillas
Tomato Sauce
Ancho Chiles
Refried Beans
Cheese (2)
Boboli Pizza Dough
Plum Tomatoes
BBQ sauce
Peanut Butter
Frozen Corn
Pecorino Romano Cheese
Flour
Bread
Deli Turkey
Deli Cheese
Snacks -
Garbage Bags

Back on track!

It has been TOO LONG! I haven't cooked anything in like a month. Well nothing new anyway. It is hard to get off track, but I'm working on getting back on.

I'm leaving for home on Tuesday, so I'm going to make a menu for now until then...

Menu:
Friday: Easy Pesto Salmon with Brown Rice
Saturday: Mediterranean Chicken with Feta Rice Pilaf
Sunday: Garlic Chicken Pizzas
Monday: Chicken Nuggets with Sweet Potato Fries

Grocery List:
Dairy:
Fat Free Yogurt
Mozzerella
Feta Cheese

Produce:
Rosemary
Thyme
Lemon
Garlic
Spinich
Basil
Plum Tomato
Sweet Potatoes

Meats:
Salmon

Grocery:
Chicken Broth
Boboli Pizza dough

Week 4 update
I have been incredibly sick all week and barely stayed awake long enough to cook. I did get through a couple recipes....But I'll write about them later...
I'm taking this week off bc I'm home for Thanksgiving...

Week 4!

This week we're going to do Thanksgiving on Thursday, so that should be fun!

Menu:
Sunday: Feta Chicken with Vegetables
Monday: Spiced Chicken and Greens with Pomegranite Dressing
Tuesday: Chili
Wednesday: Middle Eastern Chicken Salad Wraps
Thursday: Thanksgiving - Turkey, Sweet Potatoes, Stuffing, Jello, Cranberry Sauce, Pineapple Cherry Surprise
Friday: We're going to the Casino to see Montgomery Gentry!!!
Saturday: I'm going home for Thanksgiving!

Grocery List:
Produce:
Sweet Potatoes 3
Bananas 2
Onion
Celery
Red Seedless Grapes
Cranberries
Orange
Romain Lettuce
Hummus with Roasted Garlic

Dairy:
Butter

Meat:
Chicken (Turkey Breast?)

Grocery:
Brown Sugar
Stuffing Cubes
Frozen Peas
Canned Pineapple
Canned Cherry
Dried Coconut
Yellow Cake Mix
Grape Jello
Red Beans
Tomato Puree
Roasted Red peppers
Light Caesar Dressing

I guess I should catch up before posting about this coming week. Its been a little busy around here and I haven't been very good about posting on here.

Wednesday we had the dry rub chicken and it came out really good. The seasonings didn't get as far into the meat as I would have liked, but it was still pretty tasty over all. I liked it. We made baked potatoes to go with it instead of a pasta salad, but I suck at making those, and it took like 4x as long as it took for the whole chicken to cook!

Thursday we went out shopping so when we got home we decided to make the greek chicken instead of the salad. And as always the gyros were delicious! I love them, and that rice pilaf is to die fore I swear.

Friday we finally did have that chicken salad, and I have to say I was very diappointed with it. It is the first cooking light recipe that I have actually disliked. It was a little sad because I thought I was going to love every recipe I've tried so far. But as Kristyn put it, it tasted like Subway's Tuna...ICK!

We went out to dinner last night. yum.

So the artichokes were a big hit. Kristyn absolutely adored the dish, and I well, thought it was yummy. I didn't love it, but it was WAY better than I thought it would be. We served it with pasta, because it had so much extra sauce...It was tasty.

Heading to cook a dry rub chicken...wish me luck!

Last night was the Chicken with the Mustard - Dill Sauce. It was supposed to be a mustard - maple - dill sauce but Kristyn hates maple, so I replaced it with a little bit of honey. I really liked the mustard and dill combo. It was much better than I expected it to be. I also had a spinach salad with a mustard sauce. It was tasty, but it was a little too mustard-y for me for a salad dressing. I liked it though.

Tonight is artichoke stuffed chicken, I don't know how I feel about it. I'm really nervous about it because I haven't ever liked artichokes....Here's hoping.

I'm excited for Banana and Paul to come back to the Boston so I can cook for more people, who are more willing to try new things and kind of force me to.

Week 3 11/6/2006

So, last week we did really well, but there are still some recipes that need to be carried over, because I came home for the weekend. While I was home, I did make some stuff, just not off of my list because my family isn't as open as my roommate is. So, here's my menu for week 3.

Menu:
Monday: Pan Roasted Chicken Cutlets with a Mustard Dill Sauce, Spinach Pear Salad with Honey-Bacon Vinaigrette
Tuesday: Artichoke and Goat Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breast, Peas
Wednesday: Dry Rub Chicken with Honey BBQ Sauce with Pasta Salad
Thursday: Chicken Salad with Green Beans and Toasted Walnuts
Friday: Feta Chicken with Vegetables
Saturday: Spiced Chicken and Greens with Pomegranite Dressing
Sunday: Greek Chicken Pitas with Greek Rice


Grocery List:
Produce:
Green Beans
Parsley
Mint
Red Bell Pepper (2)
Red Onion
White Onion
Salad in a bag
Red Onion
Orange
Dill

Dairy:
Gorgonzola Cheese
Yogurt

Meats:
Whole Chicken

Grocery:
Pita Bread
Pomegranite Juice

I'm not cooking something new tonight. My family heard me rave about the cashew stir fry and they want to try it so thats our dinner plan tonight. I think me and Precious are going to make it. I really hope it turns out as good as it did when me and Kristyn made it. mmm...

Day 10 11/2/2006

Tonight was Chicken with a Sage, Pear skillet chutney. It was really delicious. I liked the pears as a savory flavor. It surprised me that I liked that aspect so much, it was slightly sweet but had a carmel-y flavor to it. I really liked it. Then there was green beans and lemon hazelnut butter. That was absolutely delicous. I didn't think I'd like the hazelnut part, but it was amazing. The lemon flavor mixed with the slightly sweet hazelnuts was delicious...

Then tonight I had popcorn with italian seasonings on it. It was ok.