Friday
Short version: Meatless fried rice, canned peaches and cottage cheese
Long version: I had leftover rice in the refrigerator, so I gave A. the choice between fried rice with just eggs, or a Mexican-ish skillet of food with the rice and chili beans.
He chose the fried rice.
It was very cheerful-looking before I added the brown soy sauce.
The peaches were a jar of home-canned peaches. Some ate them on their own, some with cottage cheese.
Saturday
Short version: Oven-barbecued chicken pieces, potatoes, leftover baked beans, raw radishes
Long version: One package of separated chicken leg quarters, which meant I had four drumsticks and four thighs. I coated these in a spice mixture similar to the one we use for ribs--paprika, garlic powder, chili powder, salt, brown sugar--which makes them very tasty and also helps the skin brown nicely, what with the sugar in there.
I only made one pan of them because we had the baked beans, too. And since I had room on the pan, I added some potato chunks to roast on there, too.
The radishes were definitely an afterthought. I wish I had remembered the frozen green beans that really need to be used.
Sunday
Short version: Creamy chicken soup or leftover fried rice, crispy rice treats
Long version: I used the bones from the night before to make stock, and then soup. With the one chicken thigh that had been left, there was just enough meat for the soup. To that I added celery, carrots, potatoes, peas, sauerruben, and sour cream.
Those who avoid soup had the leftover fried rice.
Monday
Short version: Ravioli lasagna, bread, green salad, chocolate chip cookies
Long version: I did not make any part of this meal. It was given to me by a friend at school. Our family has had a rough couple of weeks, and my friends have been showing their support by giving me food. This was a particularly welcome day for it, as I had no clear idea of what I was going to make for dinner after work and probably would have just cobbled together random unexciting leftovers.
The lasagna was made with ravioli in place of the noodles, which was, as you might imagine, very good.
Complete with baking instructions. And two HUGE loaves of bread.
Tuesday
Short version: Beef 'n' bean quesadillas, raw radishes
Long version: I had some chili beans still in the refrigerator that needed to be used, so I used the last of the beef roast from my other friend, plus the beans, to make the quesadilla filling.
Not exciting, but good enough to fill everyone up.
Wednesday
Short version: Leftovers, cucumbers
Long version: One child had baked beans and bread and butter. Everyone else had the leftover lasagna.
Thursday
Short version: Barbecue meatballs, mashed potatoes, green salad with ranch dressing, chocolate pudding with cream
Long version: I made the meatballs with ground elk. And, as is so often the case, I made the chocolate pudding because I had milk that was on the verge of going bad. Somehow, the pudding came out slightly grainy this time for unknown reasons. Alas.
Refrigerator check:
Lots of leftovers, but no milk.
In our ongoing milk drama, I forgot to order milk from school this week, and the tiny store closest to us is closed for the weekend already. This means I must venture farther afield for milk. Luckily, A. discovered that the next-closest town to us--60 miles away--has good milk at the dollar store there. I guess they have a different supplier than the grocery store in that town, whose milk is always just about to go off. So it looks as if a trip to the dollar store is on my agenda this weekend. Maybe I can get a new shower curtain rod while I'm there.
Okay, your turn! What'd you eat this week?
