Showing posts with label menu. Show all posts
Showing posts with label menu. Show all posts

5.29.2009

Children Week- Menu Plan

Here is the plan...we'll see how it all works out. To be honest, right now I am just worried that somehow this 3 children vs 1 me is going to end up with me not in charge.....

Day 1: Ravioli with zucchini and tomato sauce (I used store bought ravioli, homemade sauce I keep in the freezer and just added chopped veggies to it to disguise them a bit)

Day 2: Cafe Rio style Pork Salad (We already had this and it is a major sucess with all three kids, if you aren't familiar with cafe rio, then the pork is a sweet slow cooked pulled pork, serve with rice, cilantro-lime ranch, and salad stuff- oh and tortillas- delicious for everyone! Merideth- maybe you can guest post your recipe sometime this week?)

Day 3:Cheese filled Crepes and Roasted Veggies (I make crepes, they are really simple, and just make a cheese sauce to go with them. Roasted veggies that are usually child friendly would be carrots and potatoes, but maybe throw in an extra veggie, cause it is easy to eat around but good to at least try.... I'll let you know how this one goes)

Day 4: Grilled Trout with Salad and Pitas (I'm actually only cooking three days, so I won't be making this for them, but it seems like a simple introduction to fish, depending on your child it could be a good option)

Day 5: Macaroni and Cheese Cupcakes (I'm excited about this one, I got the idea from epicurious.com, where you can do an advanced search to find kid-friendly meals. It's like a baked macaroni but in personal cute cupcake portions, I cant imagine a kid not liking it, but again- I'll let you know how it works out.) Serve with a salad to make it a little healthier.

I'll post the crepe and macaroni recipes later this week and give the verdict from the three very different palates I'm working with.

Wish me luck!

5.21.2009

Week One Menu

Here we go, five days of menus. Perfect for Monday through Friday.

My concept behind this menu plan is to separate my week into 5 different menu concepts.
Each day of the week will be the same concept each week, just with different actual meals.

Here is the concept:

Monday- Italian
Tuesday- Mexican
Wednesday- Salads and Sandwiches
Thursday- International
Friday- American/ French (Classics)

So now that you know the concept, one which I think everyone should adopt even if you don't adopt my exact menus. It helps come up with the ideas so that you aren't deciding food every night out of a million options. Limitations are good.

Monday-- Salmon Panzanella
Tuesday-- Masa Cakes and Corn Salad, add black beans to corn salad for protein
Wednesday-- Chopped Salad with cucumber, tomatoes, mixed greens, orange bell peppers, radishes, chopped walnuts, jicama, cheese and yogurt dressing
Thursday-- Catfish Saag with Basmati Rice, chicken or other white fish can be substituted
Friday-- Vegetable Fritatta

I'm going to try and link back some of the menus, but others will just be ideas that you can search for on epicurious.com or foodnetwork.com or wherever else you like. A new menu will come out every friday. I hope you enjoy.