A Month of Dinners - Day One

With my recent traveling I picked up the latest Real Simple magazine that touted it's Month of Dinners on the cover. I followed a similar article nearly 10 years ago that I loved so I was excited to try this one.

As soon as we got back from our trip to Colorado today I grabbed the preprinted grocery list and headed out. Day one is Salmon With Gingery Green Beans and Bok Choy

Real Simple is blogging about it here as well.

I would not make this recipe again. Granted I bought frozen salmon and I think that was my first mistake but the fresh salmon had all been cut up and only had ends left over that didn't look appealing. And I think I overcooked it. I drowned it in soy sauce in order to eat it. The kids wouldn't touch the vegetables. And I thought it needed a starch so I made a box of rice which was the only thing anyone ate.

Let's hope day two is better!

Hello from colorado

I am writing this on kevin's iPad from Estes park Colorado. We are here for my cousin's wedding tomorrow. We are staying at a motel that only has 6 rooms but it has been updated so it is actually really nice.

We walked around downtown before our room was ready. It is perfect for women in their 50's who want to buy another cloth patterned bag and bear decorations for their guest bedroom back home that has a lodge theme.

It reminds me a lot of lake Tahoe... Earthy, outdoorsy, organicy. I am not one with nature. I have allergies and my asthma is bothering me a little bit with the altitude. I forgot an albuterol inhaler somehow and our rental car has had a smoker in it. As much as they tried to mask it by vacuuming and air freshener I noticed it immediately. I like to look at the mountains I just don't feel the desire to be in them. All those family vacations when we used to drive for hours remind me of how carsick I can get. Hence the reason I prefer to fly everywhere. But only on large planes. Those small ones make me super sick too. Ah I'm such a high maintenance traveler. But I'm good once I reach my final destination.

I got an hour nap in. Much needed sleep after the recent conference at exacthtarget and no catch up since. Looking forward to sleeping in tomorrow!

September Meal Planning (week of 18 September 2011)

Sunday - leftovers from company picnic
Monday - Chicken fried steak
Tuesday - Country Captain Chicken with White and Wild Rice
Wednesday - I can't remember now...
Thursday - Corn Chowder from Help My Apartment Has a Kitchen

Last week I was in Indianapolis so Kevin was on his own all week with the kiddos. I imagine they had frozen pizza, chinese food and take out pizza.

Meal Planning (Week of 04 Sep 2011)

Sunday - Kabobs + Salad
Monday - Taco Soup
Tuesday - Steak Salad
Wednesday - Brats + sides
Thursday - TBD
Friday - Eat Out

Meal Planning (week of 21 August 2011)

This week I have some traveling for work so we need quick and easy dinners.

Sunday - either homemade or frozen pizza
Monday - cheeseburgers and/or hot dogs and/or brawts + chips and dip
Tuesday - tortellini + garlic ciabatta bread or salad
Wednesday - BLTs + fries
Thursday - Tacos or taco soup? still deciding

Meal Planning (week of 14 August 2011)

I only have to plan 3 meals this week due to weekday activities.

Sunday - Stuffed shells with bruschetta
I have a secret ingredient when I make bruschetta: cream cheese. First I mix up a can of petite diced tomatoes with basil, red onion and olive oil. Slice a baguette, brush with olive oil, spread a layer of cream cheese, top with the tomato mixture and toast in the over until warm. Deliciousness! I buy the frozen V's shells, top with a jar of sauce and mozzarella and bake. Easy peasy so I can do a little work on the bruschetta.

Monday - Eat on the go

Tuesday - Grilled chicken and corn salad

Wednesday - Royals

Thursday - Turkey Taco Salad

Friday - Eat Out

Meal Planning (week of 07 August 2011)

Sunday - Spaghetti with meat sauce + salad

Monday - Order pizza

Tuesday - Fajitas + Guac (using steak we had frozen)

Wednesday - Greek chicken pitas + hummus (I have greek seasoning I add to chicken, top with tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, olives except for kevin. Then I'll make a tzatiki sauce with plain yogurt, cucumber, garlic and a little citrus in the food processor)

Thursday - TBD