Menu Plan 1/29/12 - 2/3/12

LOTS of new recipes this week...I went a little crazy on Pinterest this weekend, lol!
Hope you all are having a great weekend - xoxo

Sunday
     Bacon Cheeseburger Salad.  Kiddos will have theirs on a bun with Potato Wedges.

Monday
Pepperoni Mozzarella Stuffed Chicken Breasts, Caesar Salad, Parmesan Pasta

Tuesday
Japanese Steakhouse Chicken and Veggies with White Sauce, Brown Rice

Wednesday
Seasoned Tilapia with Dill Sauce, Garlic Almond Green Beans, Rice Pilaf

Thursday
Roasted Boursin Chicken, Steamed Broccoli and Cauliflower, Mashed Potatoes

Friday 
Left-overs or out for dinner

Menu Plan 1/8 - 1/15

Time to get the schedule back on track...so here is my first menu plan of the year!

Monday

Salmon with Cucumber Dill Sauce, Rice Pilaf, Garlic Almond Green Beans

Tuesday

Roasted Red Potato and Green Bean Beef Soup, Lion House Rolls

Wednesday

Bourbon Chicken, Steamed Rice, Roasted Broccoli with Balsamic Sesame Glaze

Thursday

Spaghetti, Breadsticks

Friday

Grilled Steak, Loaded Smashed Baked Potatoes, Ranch Wedge Salad

Saturday

Jambalaya, Cornbread

Sunday

GO BRONCOS !!!

Menu Plan 12/5 - 12/10

Can I just say how happy I am to make and eat a homemade dinner?!  After about 2+ weeks of eating out and on the road, I am over to moon to dirty up my kitchen.  So, before I give you my final post on the Texas trip, here is my weekly menu plan:

Monday - Pulled Chicken Suiza Melts, Tortilla Chips (new)

Tuesday- BBQ Meatballs, Mashed Potatoes, Corn
Wednesday- Cranberry Mustard Pork Tenderloin, Rice, Salad
Thursday- Hawaiian Pineapple Chicken, Rice, Potstickers
Friday- Salmon, Cucumber Dill Relish, Rice Pilaf, Green Beans
Saturday- Roasted Green Bean and Red Potato Soup, Cornbread (new)

Menu Plan 10/17-10/23

Monday - Poppy Seed Chicken, Steamed Rice, Peas, Rolls

Tuesday - BBQ Bacon Turkey Burgers, Garlic Potato Wedges

Wednesday - Upside Down Pizza Supreme, Olive Garden Salad

Thursday - Sweet and Sour Chicken, Steamed Rice, Potstickers

Friday - Oven Roasted Salmon, Creamy Cucumber Dill Relish, Rice Pilaf, Garlic Almond Green Beans

Saturday - Spasangna, Cheesy Garlic Bread

Sunday - Dave's Famous Chili and Cornbread

Menu Plan 9/26-10/1

Whoops...this should have been up yesterday....however, yesterday I had to do the Costco, Trader Joe's, Super Target run with my blue-eyed Monkey and his monkey named Jack.

Good-ol-Costco lunch

Jack got a piggy-back EVERYWHERE we went

 All of a sudden, it was 7:00pm.  I was starving and my dogs were-a-barkin'.  Dogs as in feet, not our sweet Bella. 

Ahhh....Bella-Moose. 

She never barks...or does anything else for that matter except grunt and  hold down the carpet.
ANYWHO....here is what is on the menu for the week, as always, in no particular order:

• BBQ Turkey Burgers, Fajita Fries
• Crockpot Balsamic Chicken over Angel Hair Pasta, Caprese Brushetta
• Skillet Beef Mac with Green Chilies and Corn, Rolls
• Alice Springs Chicken (Outback Steakhouse Copycat recipe), Smashed Potatoes, Steamed Normandy Mix
• Mandarin Chicken (Trader Joe's), Stir Fry Veggies, Steamed Rice, Potstickers

Menu Plan 9/12-9/17

Here is what is on the menu plan this week (in no particular order)....what are you making?

~Southwest Chicken Enchilasgna

~Roasted Salmon, Rice Pilaf, Cucumber Dill Salsa, Garlic Green Beans
~Strawberry Chicken Salad, rolls
~Sausage and Roasted Peppers Spaghetti, Garlic Bread, Ceasar Salad
~Whisky Peach BBQ Chicken, Smashed Potatoes, Ranch Wedge Salad
~Crockpot Chili Verde, Spanish Rice and Beans

Treats to make this week:

• Eton Mess
• Caramel Apple Salad
• Banana Bars

Menu Plan 8/22/11-8/28/11

Trying a few new recipes this week and some tried and true favorites.  What are you having this week?

Monday - Cube Steak Casserole, Corn

Tuesday - Upside-Down Pizza Supreme, Salad

Wednesday - Chicken Pillows, Peas, Rolls

Thursday - Bowtie Lasagna, Caesar Salad, Homemade Breadsticks

Friday - Oven Roasted Salmon, Rice Pilaf, Cucumber Dill Relish, Garlic Almond Green Beans

Saturday- Easy Peasy Chicken Legs, Macaroni and Cheese, Ranch Wedge Salad

Sunday - Garlic Chicken with Pasta and Veggies

Goodies to make this week:
Baked Oatmeal
Vanilla Pudding Chocolate Chip Cookies
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Sticky Bun Granola

Menu Plan 8/1/11 - 8/6/11

UGH!  I have been so sporadic about posting menu plans lately...quite honestly, I haven't been all that great about following them either.  My girls started school mid-July and we have been getting used to a new routine and schedule. 
But, here it is...the menu plan for the week.  Here's hoping we can stick with it!

Monday - Salmon, Creamy Cucumber-Dill Relish, Rice Pilaf, Garlic Almond Green Beans
Tuesday - Okinawan Takoraisu
Wednesday - Spaghetti with Italian Sausage and Roasted Peppers & Onions, Homemade Breadsticks, Caesar Salad
Thursday - Shake and Bake Chicken Legs, Macaroni and Cheese, Corn
Friday - BBQ Pork Corn Bread Cakes, Ranch Wedge Salad
Saturday - Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti, Peas, Rolls

What are you having this week?

Menu Plan 7/5-7/9

I hope you all had a fun 4th of July holiday facing Tuesday with all fingers and toes accounted for!
So, we have had a crazy couple of months that I let Menu Planning go by the way-side.  Aside from spending far too much money running to the grocery store a couple times a week, we have also been eating far too much boxed, frozen, and pre-packaged fare.  So, I am back on it, and SO happy to do so!
What is on your plan for the week?

• Tuesday - Salmon with Creamy Cucumber Dill Relish, Rice Pilaf, Garlic Almond Green Beans, Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
• Wednesday - Spasanga, Garden Salad, Homemade Breadsticks
• Thursday - Okinawan Takoraisu (aka “Taco Rice”)
• Friday - 3-Envelope Crockpot Chicken, Garlic Parmesan Mashed Potatoes, Peas
• Saturday - Teriyaki Chicken, Stir-Fry Veggies, Potstickers, Rice

TREATS TO MAKE:
Mandarin Jello Poke Cake
Chocolate Strawberry Nachos
Crazy, Mixed-up Cere-ola

Menu Plan 3/28-4/3

Here is what we are having this week in no particular order...cause that's how I roll....order-less.
Plus, I have to think of something super fun and sneaky for April Fool's.  I am not good at evil plotting...especially it involves me having to clean up the fall out.
Anyway, back to the menu plan!

~Spicy Fish Tacos with Southwest Slaw and Avocado Cream (Rollover from last week since we didn't get to it)

~Strawberry Chicken Salad (yes again...it was that good) Whole Wheat French Bread

~Marinated Grilled Flank Steak with Crash Hot Potatoes and Roasted Veggies

~Chicken Gyros with Homemade Whole Wheat Soft Wrap Bread

~Mango Chicken Sausage with Caribbean Black Beans and Rice

~Drunken Pork Chops, Mashed Potatoes, Corn

Are you having anything special for April Fool's Day?  What is on your plan for the week?

Menu Plan 3/21 - 3/27

Another Monday, another menu plan.  I have to say, this week, I was pretty uninspired to pick out meals....and it was seemingly contagious since the family couldn't think of much either.  However, once I started going through my "must try" recipes, I found some I had forgotten about and am quite excited about the menu.
What about you...what do you do to get inspired for menu planning?  What is on your menu for this week?

~Strawberry Chicken Salad with Raspberry Poppyseed Dressing

~Spicy Grilled Fish Tacos with Southwest Slaw and Avocado Cream Sauce on Whole Wheat Tortillas

~Mexican Lasagna

~Hawaiian Pineapple Chicken over Brown Rice, Steamed Broccoli, Cauliflower, and Carrots

~Sausage and Roasted Peppers Spaghetti, Salad, Whole Wheat Cheesy Garlic Bread

~Grilled Burgers, Hubby's famous Bourbon BBQ Beans, Potato Wedges

~Red Beans & Rice, Cornbread

For some extras this week, I am going to make:
~Cinnapple Baked Oatmeal
~Raspberry Bran Flax Muffins
~Healthy Peanut Butter Balls (still trying to get as much local honey as I can in us!)

Menu Plan 3/12-3/18

Wait...what?!  A Menu Plan from me?  Yup, it is.  I am feeling slightly ambitious today and thought I would post this before heading out to do the Costco/Treader Joe's/Super Target run.
What is on your menu for the week?

Saturday - Honey Lime Enchiladas, Spanish Rice, Chili's Black Beans (a copy cat recipe)

Sunday - Steak, Baked Potato, Caesar Salad

Monday - San Fransisco Pork Chops, Brown Rice Pilaf with Green Beans

Tuesday - Anniversary...eating out

Wednesday - Bowtie Teriyaki Chicken Spinach Salad

Thursday - Get your Irish on!  Corned Beef and Cabbage with Potatoes and Carrots, CHOCOLATE GUINNESS CUPCAKES

Friday - Red Beans and Rice, cornbread

Menu Plan 8/20 - 8/26

Last week FLEW by!  All of a sudden it was Friday and I had to make a new menu plan and still had 2 meals that weren't made last week, so there are a couple "roll-overs".  We are moving in 60-ish days, so I am planning a massive pantry and freezer inventory so I can get as much used up as possible before then.  When we moved a year ago and I threw away embarrassing amounts of food and still was able to stock up my Mom's pantry.  I am not sure what happened to my "buy only what you will use" resolution.  Oh well, should make for some creative meals for the next couple of months!
So, here are them meals on our menu this week:

~Grilled Steak, Shrimp Cocktail, Baked Potato, and Salad.  Lemon filled Lemon Cupcakes for dessert.  Happy Birthday to my amazing, wonderful Hubby!
~Burrada Supreme, home baked Lime Tortilla Chips with Salsa and Guacamole
~Grilled Salmon with Cucumber Dill Relish, Rice Pilaf, and Garlic Almond Green Beans
~Sesame Chicken, Jasmine Rice, Potstickers
~Beef Mac, Salad
~Chicken Fajita Thin Crust Pizza....Cheese Pizza for the kiddos
~Chicken Sandwiches, Potato Wedges, Salad, Grapes

Menu Plan 8/13 - 8/19

Happy Friday!
Anyone have any big plans this weekend?  We are doing some back-to-school shopping and organizing the house.  I am hoping to sneak away and go see Eat, Pray, Love.  It was such an AMAZING book....I savored it like good chocolate.  If you haven't read it, I HIGHLY, recommend it!
Ok, onto our menu plan.  Here are the meals that will be on our table this week:

• Hot Hoagies, New-Dorf Salad  (I am slightly addicted to this stuff, can't you tell?!)
• Asian Chicken Salad, Butter Dipped Biscuits
• White Castle Sliders, Potato Wedges
• Burrada Supreme, Homemade Baked Lime Tortilla Chips with Guacamole and Salsa
• Sesame Chicken, Steamed Jasmine Rice, Potstickers
• Spaghetti Carbonara, Caesar Salad, Garlic Bread

Menu Plan - 8/6 - 8/12

I'mmm baackk!!! 
I have been MIA while we took a small vacation.  It was absolutely lovely.  SOOO nice to get out of this ridiculous heat and get up to the mountains.  I am sure you all know that even when you get back from vacation, you are still on a mental vacation of sorts.  That's where I am at...mental vacation!  So, we are having quite a few repeats on this weeks menu plan.  Here is what is being served this week at our home....what about you?

~Salmon with Cucumber Dill Salsa, Shrimp Cocktail, Rice Pilaf, Garlic Almond Green Beans, Carrot Cake (an early birthday dinner for kiddo D )
~BBQ Country Ribs, Homestyle Potatoes, Waldorf Salad
~Parmesan Crusted Dijon Chicken, Cheddar Broccoli Rice, Steamed Normandy Mix
~Ranch House Crockpot Pork Chops, Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Corn
~Spaghetti a la Philly, Caesar Salad, Homemade Breadsticks
~Sweet and Sour Chicken, Steamed Rice, Potstickers

Have a fabulous weekend my friends!

 

Menu Plan 7/24 - 7/29

Happy Friday my friends!
Here is what is going to be on our plates this upcoming week, in no particular order:

• Jambalaya, Corn Bread
• BBQ Pork Ribs, Parsley Red Potatoes, Green Beans
• Grilled Steak, Unstuffed Mushrooms, Wild Rice Pilaf, Salad
• White Castle Sliders, Waldorf Salad, Potato Wedges
• Hot and Sweet Drumsticks, Basmati rice, Cucumber Salad
• Chicken Tortellini Caesar Salad

What is going to be on your table?

Menu Plan Friday

Once again, it is Friday. ...menu plan day and shopping day. This heat has made me cranky. So, to keep it short and sweet so that no snarky-ness can make its way out of my brain and onto my computer, here is what is on the menu for this week:

• Cheesy Tuna Casserole with Peas, Salad
• Baked Fish Sticks, Potato Wedges, Carrots- Broccoli-Cauliflower with Yogurt-Ranch Dip
• Butter Chicken, Rice, Garlic Herb Naan Bread
• Easy Peasy Chicken Legs, Macaroni and Cheese, Veggie Medley
• Smoked Sausage and Veggie Pineapple Kabobs, Rice Pilaf
• Hot Hoagies, Spinach Salad, Fruit

What is on your table this week?

Menu Plan Friday 7/2 - 7/9

Happy Friday!  What are your plans for this holiday weekend?  We, sadly, have none..nada....zilch.  We were going to drive an hour to the military base and join in the festivities there, but the thought of driving an hour home after the fireworks end at 11:00, in the dark, with the crazies, just did not sound all that appealing.  So, we are plan-less.  Seems like the older I am, the more content I am to stay home and have regularly scheduled bedtimes, ha ha! 
Since it is summer, and you never know what the day may bring, I am going to give myself a break on the meal planning aspect.  I am still going to plan, but I am not going to hold myself to the day.  As for lunches...they have been impossible to keep planned, so I am going to leave those out, at least for now.
The dinners I have on the board for this week are:

Crockpot Brown Sugar Chicken, Steamed Rice, Stir-Fry Veggies, Potstickers
Country BBQ Ribs, PW Potato Bundles, Vegetable Medley
Taco and Burrito Night with Homemade Flour Tortillas, Beans, and Spanish Rice
Upside Down Supreme Pizza, Salad
BBQ Meatballs, Mashed Potatoes, Corn, Butter-Dipped Biscuits
Crockpot Chicken Parmesan, Pasta, Homemade Breadsticks, Salad

I hope you have a WONDERFUL, FUN-FILLED holiday weekend!  Be safe my friends!!!  xoxo

Menu Plan 6/25-7/2

It has been a couple weeks since I did a menu plan, and boy did my stress level and wallet feel it! It continue to astounds me how much money you save when you plan your meals, make a good list, and don't need to go to the store for random items. Not to mention, you don't have to think about the whole "what is for dinner" thing for a whole week.....though I do reserve the right, as the head chef, to switch things around :)  What is going to be on your table this week?
Friday
     Lunch - Cold-Cut Sandwiches, Cheese Crackers, Peaches
     Dinner - Cheeseburgers, Potato Wedges
Saturday
     Lunch - Chili Dogs, Carrots and Celery with Ranch Yogurt Dip
     Dinner - out for dinner
Sunday
     Lunch - Macaroni and Cheese, Frozen Grapes
     Dinner - Beer in the rear chicken, Crash Hot Potatoes, Grilled Veggies (medley of
                   peppers, onions, mushrooms, and asparagus)
Monday
     Lunch - Hot Hoagies, Fresh Fruit
     Dinner - Beef Mac, Salad
Tuesday
     Lunch - Chicken Fried Rice, Potstickers
     Dinner - Crockpot Brown Sugar Chicken, Steamed Rice, Stir-Fry Veggies
Wednesday
     Lunch - Sloppy Joes, Chips, Carrots and Ranch Yogurt Dip
     Dinner - Red Rocker Margarita Chicken Soft Tacos, Pineapple Salsa
Thursday
     Lunch - Tuna Salad Sandwiches, Salad, Fresh Fruit
     Dinner - Cranberry Pork Tenderloin, Rice Pilaf, Garlic Almond Green Beans
Friday
     Lunch - shopping....probably have a Costco lunch
     Dinner - Swedish Meatballs, Parsley Egg Noodles, Peas, Butter-Dipped Biscuits

Menu Plan Friday

I am setting out some lofty goals for Siggy Spice that I thought I would share with you and maybe (please, please) get your thoughts on them as well.

1. I have started putting my Weekly Menu Plans on the Siggy Spice Face Book page, but I am going to post it here as well on Fridays.  Because the blog is so new, there may not be links to the recipes yet, BUT I love getting inspiration from seeing what others are cooking for the week.  So feel free to use this as a virtual think tank of ideas and please share yours as well!
2. With summer break here, I want to take a day of the week and post a kiddo specific meal, snack, or idea.  Some might be things you have seen or heard of before, but there may be something new to incorporate into your repertoire.
3. I am going to bring back "Favorite Finds".  I love hearing about products that people love that I may have never tried.  This can be food items or other things that have made my life easier or made me smile.

OK, onto the menu plan for this week...INCLUDING LUNCHES, you know summer break and all brings the need for some creative lunches.

Friday
     Lunch - Triangle Crescent Bread topped with PB& Honey and fresh fruit
     Dinner - Panko crusted Tilapia, Potato Wedges, Coleslaw

Saturday
     Lunch - Costco
     Dinner - BBQ Cheeseburgers, Baked Fajita Fries, BBQ Beans

Sunday
     Lunch - Hot dogs, chips, apples
     Dinner - BBQ Country Style Ribs, potato salad, corn on the cob

Monday
     Lunch - Octopus on Seaweed, Goldfish, Apricots
     Dinner - Sweet and Sour Chicken, Rice, Potstickers

Tuesday
     Lunch - Macaroni and cheese, carrots and celery with ranch yogurt dip
     Dinner - Beefy Garden Patch Soup, Salad, Homemade Breadsticks

Wednesday
     Lunch - Peanut butter, Nutella, Banana quesadilla, GM Smoothie
     Dinner - Asian Chicken Broccoli Slaw

Thursday
     Lunch - Pizza Sticks, Creamy Cucumber Salad
     Dinner - Southwest Chicken Chile Hoagie Melts, Mexican Chopped Salad

Friday
     Lunch - Homemade Lunchable's, Grapes
     Dinner - Swedish Meatballs, Egg Noodles, Peas and Carrots

So, again...I would love some feedback on my goals/ideas and of course what you have on your menu plan for the week