Friday
Short version: Tuna melt sandwiches, cheese omelets, pinto beans, carrot sticks with ranch dressing
Long version: Sandwiches for kids, omelets for A. and me, slightly spicy pinto beans because the chili powder got away from me, and leftover ranch dressing from the 4-H snacks.
Saturday
Short version: Bunless cheeseburgers, bread and butter, roasted sweet potatoes/bell pepper/onion, sauteed mushrooms and onions, frozen green beans
Long version: Nah.
Sunday
Short version: Pot roast thing; pasta with marinara, pot roast, and asadero; frozen peas
Long version: I made the pot roast earlier in the day. At dinner time, I added some of it to the pasta for the kids, plus the leftover marinara sauce from the week before and some grated asadero cheese.
For A. and me, I fried bell pepper and onions and a carrot made into ribbons with the vegetable peeler--I'll call them "coodles," which sounds just as strange as the ubiquitous "zoodles"--then added the shredded pot roast and asadero cheese. This was very tasty, but very heavy. Fried meat and cheese tends to do that.
Monday
Short version: Pork chunks, rice, nuked sweet potato, frozen green beans
Long version: The unavoidable pork sirloin steaks are back. Which means it's time to chunk 'em up and fry 'em with salt, pepper, paprika, and garlic powder. Repetitive, but tasty. And a nice break from beef occasionally.
Tuesday
Short version: Bunless cheeseburgers, garlic bread, green salad
Long version: My lettuce is growing nicely, but there still isn't enough of it to eat yet. I'm hopeful that this will be the last bunch of store lettuce I'll have to buy for some time, though.
Just keep on watering, Poppy.
Wednesday
Short version: Steaks, leftover rice, green salad
Long version: Have I said everything there is to say about steak by now? Possibly. Cooking steak so often that it becomes unremarkable is a good problem to have.
Thursday
Short version: Tacos (with avocados!), roasted broccoli/bell pepper/onion/sweet potatoes, leftover pinto beans
Long version: The best part of roasted vegetables is how pretty they look raw.
Looks good enough to eat. (Sorry. I had to.)
My parents arrived at 5:30 p.m. after the long drive from Tucson and contributed many avocados to this meal. The kids all ate their tacos with actual tortillas and cheese. The adults all made bowls with the various ingredients, because apparently that's what adults do.
Okay, your turn! What'd you eat this week?
Yay, to your parents for bringing the avocados. More importantly, did they bring the 50 lbs. of feed corn for your sheep?
ReplyDeleteSaturday - local church had a dinner theater that husband & I attended
Sunday - chicken, rice, mushroom, cheese, corn casserole, kale salad
Monday - scrambled eggs made with mushrooms, onions, spinach & bacon
Tuesday - pork chops in crockpot with rice, carrots, spinach & vegetable medley on the side
Wednesday - roasted chicken legs, roasted potatoes, broccoli on the side
Thursday - grilled hot dogs, chips, kale salad
Friday - fish dinner at local church
Linda
Ah, another quiz to the memory
ReplyDeleteMon - Grilled steak, Holy cabbage, mashed potatoes and grilled green beans (in a basket on the grill with olive oil and garlic salt - my new favorite way for them!)
Ties- Grilled chicken, roasted Brussels sprouts, and....something else.
Wed - Bunless hamburgers, oven fries and roasted cauliflower.
Thursday - I ate a protein bar and Reese’s peanut butter egg for dinner (straight from work to choir, got home after 930).
Fri - forgot it was lent. A “six shooter” from 4 Rivers (BBQ and coleslaw with pickles over a slab of fried grits - soooo good). And sweet potatoes and bread pudding. Shannon had brisket, Mac and cheese and corn. I think Gabby had ice cream for dinner (she was out with friends)
I think tonight is chicken parmigiana and salad. (Shannon’s on deck)
We’re having friends over for lasagna, salad, garlic bread and desserts. And wine.
Can I ask Tara , what is Holy cabbage?
ReplyDeleteG.P.: It's what I call Burned Cabbage on this site. I even posted the recipe--such as it is--many years ago.
ReplyDeletehttps://going-country.blogspot.com/2008/11/lets-burn-some-cabbage.html
Holy was what everyone called my grandfather, and it's the only way he would eat cabbage.