a new week, a new menu. and only one requested dinner from the husband - chicken + dumpling soup - which i'm saving until the weekend to savor and enjoy.
meatless monday : pasta. going to keep it simple tonight with just spaghetti + a basic marinara sauce with a loaf of homemade bread to go with. the girls should be happy (and messy).
i've selected monday as a night of the week for our family to eat a meatless meal as it tends to be more budget friendly as well as a friendlier option for the environment. my meat and potato eating husband tends to go along with this idea because i also make him a yummy dessert in addition to his meatless meal. what can i say, i'm nice like that.
tuesday : skillet burgers. my grandmother's recipe for homemade sloppy joes. yum! haven't had these in awhile and right now i'm about all things potato related so it's also a good excuse for fries with dinner.
wednesday : beer braised meatballs. one of only two recipes that i pulled from the december issue of rachel ray's magazine. i'm still not loving their new format nor have i really been making a lot from it lately. if i hadn't gotten a steal of a deal where i'm paying only 30 cents an issue until 2015, i'd cancel.
thursday : shredded korean beef tacos. looks delicious and has gotten good reviews. by the end of the week, i'm ready for a meal in the crockpot that i can pull together while the girls eat breakfast.
friday : pizza. the perfect end to a busy week.
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new recipe review from last week :
baked potato soup. holy goodness. [1] it makes 6 quarts of soup. i had plenty to have a snack of it, give some to another family that just had a baby, andy and i to have a light dinner before heading out saturday night and then again for lunch today. [2] it's so incredibly easy and hands down the best potato soup recipe i've tasted. will be making again next week for family that will be in town for thanksgiving.
We're doing spaghetti tonight too!
Definitely trying the baked potato soup. Do you think it would freeze well? I'm trying to stock up on meals in preparation for when I'm a sleep-deprived zombie with a newborn baby. ;)
Posted by: Carron | November 14, 2011 at 04:26 PM
heee...i was surfing around looking for a crock pot potato recipe this morning and thought this would be the place to check (bingo!) totally trying it today!
Posted by: Lisa Dickinson | November 15, 2011 at 10:53 AM
ok, i need to know more about the beer braised meatballs.
Posted by: lisa truesdell | November 18, 2011 at 07:18 PM
trying the potato soup tonight. Excited!
Posted by: brandi | November 21, 2011 at 01:45 PM