Wow, you really came through on the veggie front. THANK YOU. I feel bolstered by all the options. My normal veggie go-tos are grilled or sauteed zucchini and steamed broccoli with lemon juice, so I am really excited to try some new things! Woo! Veggies!
Somehow we did not eat the Chicken Shawarma Bowls that I had on the menu for last week, so if the arugula has held up okay, I will be serving those tonight.
And! This is the first week of school! I am excited and panicked all at once, which seems like a reasonable way to feel about school starting.
Dinners for the Week of August 23-August 30
- Breakfast for Dinner: This is Carla’s request for her first-day-of-school dinner, and of course I am happy to oblige.
- Chicken Shawarma Bowls: We shall surely make the effort to get these on the menu this week.
- White Fish Baked on Potato Rafts: I swear I made this once before (although I have no record of it on my blog so did it really even happen????) and my memory is that it was yummy. Elegant but simple. Plus: potatoes. I think I will sauté some haricot verts to go alongside the fish. (My husband doesn’t love haricot verts, but TOO BAD BUSTER.) (It is fun to be married to me.)
- Southwest Chicken with CCR’s No-Tomato Salsa: This salsa was one of last week’s suggestions, and I, a bell pepper luvah, am Here for It.
- Mulligatawny Soup: My husband’s suggestions this week were all fall-weather foods, not foods fit for the 90-degree humidity we’ve been having. But! He suggested something! So onto the list it goes! I will probably either do a quick salad on the side or crudités, another of the suggestions from last time! We have some hummus and some ranch dressing on hand, so I think we are set for dips.
- Roasted Salmon with Simple Salad: The last time I made this, I fortunately left myself detailed instructions on how to do it. I should do that more often because it is very helpful. I will forego the creamy avocado dressing and just use the rub in the linked recipe. Then I will make a salad with mixed greens, quick pickled radishes, green pepper slices, and a sprinkle of roasted sunflower seeds and dress it with this quick lime vinaigrette.
- Pork Chops with Nicole’s Roasted Veggies: Per Nicole, I will roast some zucchini, mushrooms, bell peppers, and onions (that last was not per Nicole, but per me and me alone) in 1/2 cup olive oil, 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar, 2 tsp honey, 3 cloves garlic, and salt and pepper. I don’t yet know what I will do to the pork chops, but I’m sure I will find something.
That’s all I have for you today, Internet! What are you eating this week?
We are having enchiladas, orange chicken, tangy pot roast, and chicken and rice soup. And then we will do a night or two of leftovers and a night or two of takeout. I love takeout so much.
Takeout is the best. Thank goodness for takeout.
Oh, I hope you love the roasted veg!! Good luck with the first week of school!
Thanks, Nicole!
We’ve got chicken & white bean chili, frozen pizzas (with crudites and dip!), tuna casserole, and tacos on our menu this week. Pretty basic! It has to be, though, with our fall activities schedule, yeesh!
Any week that has both tacos AND pizza is a good week! I can’t believe we are back to the crush of ACTIVITIES, though. Whew!
I hope the first day of school went well!
We pick up the first of our CSA boxes tomorrow, so menu for the week will depend on the quantities of what we get. I have a rough idea of what will be in the box, but not the amounts. This might be a steep (and expensive) learning curve, but I am hoping it lets us try new stuff and gets more veggies in us rather than the trashcan.
I have always been so intrigued by CSAs… but we are all so picky I worry it would be a waste.
Last night we had a tomato-eggplant-pita salad with feta. It was a good post-road trip dinner because Beth hadn’t been shopping yet and we had tomatoes, eggplant, and mint in the garden, plus some feta and stale pita in the fridge– you toast the pita so stale is fine.
Tonight I’m making a corn salad with halloumi and Wednesday I’m making a cold zucchini and white bean soup. No plans beyond that. North cooks on Thursdays and they usually ad lib something, Friday is pizza night, and I’ve got no idea what I’m doing Saturday. It was Noah’s night to plan and I forgot I’d need to now that he’s gone. Sunday is Beth’s night and she usually plans it right before she goes shopping on Sunday mornings.