Menu #3 of 2013

I can't tell you the elation I feel when I've gone through all of my Pinterest food boards, planned out my menu, looked through my cupboards, copied the recipes, made my grocery list and cut out all the coupons that I know I'm going to use before I go grocery shopping. Oh, and I usually clean out the fridge in the process too. But not this time.

I have been sick. I don't know about you but when I'm sick our whole schedule gets thrown off. The hubs, bless his heart, tries his best to pick up the slack but for whatever reason things still just don't go quite as planned.

Because of my being under the weather, our dinner plans changed a bit. Here's what our menu ended up looking like:

Corn Dogs & a can of Corn

French Dips & Mac-n-cheese

Tuna Melts & Salad

Shake-n-Bake pork chops & canned Green Beans

Chicken Pot Pie from IGA

Pizza

Lasagna Rolls & Caesar Salad (I found a homemade Caesar dressing that is delicious!)

Mushroom Soup & BLTA's

Leftover Lasagna Rolls

Baked seasoned Chicken, Roasted Green beans and Rice-a-Roni

Mississippi Roast (tweaked my way, of course)

Linguine with Clam Sauce

Appetizers for Dinner (we went to a friend's house)

Superbowl Sunday snacks and sandwiches

You know that I'm sick when Corn Dogs end up on the menu. I'm usually pretty against having any kind of processed foods for dinner. We get enough at lunch or other times. I like our dinners to be made from fresh ingredients. But when you feel like death-warmed-over I'm happy just getting something edible on the table.

Saturday we were invited over to our friends house. We had a great time. I had a little too much vodka and, even though I brought my stuff, I never ended up getting my grocery list done. Luckily, because of the last two weeks I have plenty of dishes to carry over to this next menu. Here it is:

Loaded Baked Potato & Chicken Casserole

Greek Quesadillas & Greek Salad

Tofu Pad Thai

Flank Steak Rolls & Ratatouille

Turkey Melts & Baked Pickles

Enchiladas (see here's one of those favorites)

Shrimp Fried Rice

Crockpot Zuppa Toscana

Chicken Tiki Masala with Brown Rice and Naan

Ham Steak & Roasted Vegetables

Almond Chicken Pasta

Mexican Haystacks

Crockpot Honey Apple Port Roast & Crispy Brussel Sprouts with Garlic Aoili

Steak, Baked Tomatoes & Bacon-wrapped Green Beans

For the recipes I have tried I will post them on the blog, with my modifications of course. I try SO very hard to make a recipe exact at least the first time I try it but sometimes I just can't resist. I've considered posting all of the recipes with the menus on these posts but I think it will make them too long.

Try anything new and exciting lately? I'm always looking for tried and true recipes that are not a part of our regular repertoire so send them to me!