~November~ Home Cooked Challenge!! - Page 9

[Alyantavid]

1-frittata, toast, applesauce
2-dinner at my mom's *stew
3-shepherd's pie *dh ran out of time for dinner and I didn't have anything else out so the boys had chili dogs and I just snacked
4-panini's, roasted potatoes
5-shepherd's pie
6-pizza
7-baked potatoes
8-sausages and roasted potatoes
9-dinner at my mom's
10-steak, baked fries, rice, something else I haven't decided on yet*well I got all that cooked and then broke a pan on the stove, getting glass in everything I'd just cooked. So the boys had sausages and applesauce and I had broccoli, the only part of dinner not ruined.
11-I don't know, it's usually leftovers on Wednesday but I have none now so I'm thinking fried potatoes and eggs. *boys had pizza, I had half a roast beef sandwich
12-supposed to be quesadillas but I haven't made it to the store *ate out with a visiting friend, but he bought
13-out *stayed home and I don't really remember, I was sick
14-sausages, eggs, toast
15-pizza for the boys, something else for dh and I
16-dinner at my mom's *pizza and garlic bread
17-tacos, chips and salsa
18-tomato soup, garlic bread

[ursusarctos]

1 - Frozen pizza
2 - Spinach soup with hard boiled eggs and no-knead bread
3 - Soup made with oxtail broth leftover from last night and oxtail meat, mung beans, carrots, onions and spinach. And bread.
4 - Rutabaga, potatoes, carrots, and kale stewed in yellow Thai curry coconut sauce, brown rice
5 - Roasted chicken with brussels sprouts, potatoes, parsnip roasted underneath, cream sauce from drippings
6 - Chicken pot pie
7 - Frozen breaded salmon, leftovers, snacks
8 - White bean, spinach, carrot, rutabaga soup in chicken stock
9 - Cream of turnip soup using rest of chicken stock, no knead bread
10 - Macaroni casserole
11 - Leftovers
12 - Baltic herring filets filled with salt, pepper and dill and dredged in rye flour, then fried in butter, with boiled potatoes and roasted brussels sprouts.
13 - Borsch and no knead bread
14 - Spinach lasagne
15 - Leftovers
16 - Leftovers
17 - Palak paneer with homemade paneer
18 - Chicken thighs roasted over root veggies

[honeybunmom]

1. Baked chicken (I remembered!) marinated in Mojo; arroz con gandules and maduros
2. Beef noodle casserole, french bread, cucumber and tomato salad
3. Left overs from the 2nd
4. Left overs from the 1st with broccoli instead of maduros
5. Ended up with oven baked catfish and corn on the cob.
6. I think we had leftover fish with sides of tomatoes, arroz con gandules and collard greens (left over from prior weekend)
7.Can't remember - oh, went to friend's for b-day party & brought home a plate for dh. DD had leftovers (b/c she was sick and couldn't go to party)
8. Chicken fajitas
9. Steak with mushroom salsa sauce & fresh cooked spinach & baked potato
(avocado & baked potato for baby)
10. Chicken tortilla soup (baked sweet potato strips for baby)
11. Baked chicken and mashed sweet potatoes
12. leftovers
13. Bought lunch at work AND Date Night/kids ate at neighbors' who watched them
14. leftovers
15. Mother Hubbard Soup & broccoli (froze 3 bags of the soup)
16. Chicken & Dumplings & broccoli
17. Leftover chicken & dumplings and mashed sweet potatoes
18. Shrimp creole

[caiesmommy]

Everything vegan unless stated
1-FFY
2-chickpea patties/"cheesy" scalloped potatoes/roasted butternut squash/romaine lettuce salad w roasted apples/sundried tomatoes/butternut squash roasted seeds YUMMY DINNER
3-Pasta with eggplant, onion, garlic, chilis tomato sauce w hemp seeds on top...Ds's request
4-Acorn squash stuffed w wild rice, leftover chickpeas, leftover roasted apples, onions, peas and corn.
5-Eggplant, broc, bok choy,swiss chard stir fried w leftover chickpeas and a vegetarian oyster sauce on brown rice
6-worked so dh made dinner which consisted of pasta w tomato sauce, hemp seeds and peas...boring
7-Slow cooker "beef" stew w whole wheat dumplings-tvp chunks,carrots, potatoes, onions, peas in a homemade bean water broth. YUMMY
8.frozen perogies fried in veggie juice, w garlic, onions, fresh thyme and peas w carrot sticks
9. FFY
10.black beans and brown rice
11. FFY
12. soybeans cooked in broth, thyme,basil, sundried tomatoes, garlic, lime leaves on a rice blend w steamed broccoli carrot sticks and cuke slices. Was really nice having REAL food again!
13. Dh's version of cooking was to order take out curry..at least it was cheap and yummy
14. Green bean/chickpeas stirfried with white wine/tomato sauce, leftover eggplant curry, rice mix, carrot sticks, cukes, pickles(by request of ds)
15.Dh's version again of cooking..take out pizza
16. Black bean soup w corn dumplings. Steamed broccoli, carrot sticks, cukes, pickles. All the veggies at ds's request...sadly I'm getting REALLY bored of them
17. Soy bean fritters w "cheesy" scalloped potatoes, roasted acorn squash, carrot sticks
18. Penne w roasted eggplant chickpea tomato sauce and roasted acorn squash(seriously my kids cant get enough squash right now!)

[Ianthe]

We cook and eat vegan at home, so all meals are vegan

1. Ate lunch out with a friend /Cheesy Chickpea Shepard's Pie & Maple glazed carrots for dinner
2. (School night) Koshari
3. (School night) Chickpea Rice Broccoli casserole (a modified version of this VWAV recipe, added rice and subbed soymilk, nut yeast for veg broth)
4. Bean tacos & spanish rice
5. Pumpkin Coconut soup, salad with nuts and cranberries, veggie medley and cranberry walnut bread
6. Garbonzo Goulash and green beans
7. Family party potluck
8. Pinto bean & veggie tacos, salad and chips
9. (School night) Three Bean and veggie chili, chips, salad
10. (School night) DH cooked Bahgan Barta (Indian eggplant dish)
11. Spaghetti and TVP marinara sauce and garlic bread
12. Chickpeas and Penne With Pecan Red Pepper Pesto with garlic bread
13. Vegan Dinner Loaf Made with pecans, lentils and corn flakes, with maple glazed carrots on the side
14. Impromptu Cajun stir-fry thing with quinoa, black eye peas, and veggies
15. Vegan Dinner Loaf (black beans, oatmeal, almond, veggies), steamed asparagus and roasted fingerling potatoes.
16. (School night) Simple Chickpea Vegetable Bake
17. (School night) Fasolatha (Greek Bean Soup) & leftover chickpea veggie bake on the side
18. Ethiopian-style Lentils With Sweet Potatoes and rice

Planned:
19. Out of town- Spaghetti, salad, garlic bread
20. Out of town- Split Pea Soup, salad, garlic bread
21. Early Thanksgiving dinner (Celebration roast, mashed taters, gravy, green bean casserole, glazed carrots, salad, rolls)

[Fujiko]

Here's an update:
1: McDonalds (this was in the middle of a 15 hour drive home, obviously couldn't cook!)
2: Slow-cooker Chili and Cornbread
3: Baked Dijon Salmon, Steamed Broccoli and Rice
4: Pizza Casserole
5: Spinach, Red Lentil, and Bean Curry with Rice
6: Linguine with Chicken Thighs
7: Roast Chicken, Potatoes, Corn, and Stuffing
8: FFY
9: Chicken Salad Sandwiches for dh and dd, I went out with a friend for half-price sushi for the first time since dd was born 2.5 years ago. It was due.
10: Bison Curry with Rice
11: Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes, and Broccoli
12: Linguine with Shrimp and Tomatoes
13: Vegetarian Shepherd's Pie
14: Homemade Pizza
15: Leftovers
16: Beef Stir-fry and Rice
17: FFY
18: Chicken Fried Rice
Planned:
19: Chicken Soup (with homemade stock)
20: Shrimp Scampi with Steamed Broccoli and Homemade Breadsticks
21: Braised Herb Chicken with Potatoes and Carrots
22: Homemade Sloppy Joes

[Alyantavid]

1-frittata, toast, applesauce
2-dinner at my mom's *stew
3-shepherd's pie *dh ran out of time for dinner and I didn't have anything else out so the boys had chili dogs and I just snacked
4-panini's, roasted potatoes
5-shepherd's pie
6-pizza
7-baked potatoes
8-sausages and roasted potatoes
9-dinner at my mom's
10-steak, baked fries, rice, something else I haven't decided on yet*well I got all that cooked and then broke a pan on the stove, getting glass in everything I'd just cooked. So the boys had sausages and applesauce and I had broccoli, the only part of dinner not ruined.
11-I don't know, it's usually leftovers on Wednesday but I have none now so I'm thinking fried potatoes and eggs. *boys had pizza, I had half a roast beef sandwich
12-supposed to be quesadillas but I haven't made it to the store *ate out with a visiting friend, but he bought
13-out *stayed home and I don't really remember, I was sick
14-sausages, eggs, toast
15-pizza for the boys, something else for dh and I
16-dinner at my mom's *pizza and garlic bread
17-tacos, chips and salsa
18-tomato soup, garlic bread
19-leftovers, and twice baked potatoes sound really good right now so I might make those too

[honeybunmom]

1. Baked chicken (I remembered!) marinated in Mojo; arroz con gandules and maduros
2. Beef noodle casserole, french bread, cucumber and tomato salad
3. Left overs from the 2nd
4. Left overs from the 1st with broccoli instead of maduros
5. Ended up with oven baked catfish and corn on the cob.
6. I think we had leftover fish with sides of tomatoes, arroz con gandules and collard greens (left over from prior weekend)
7.Can't remember - oh, went to friend's for b-day party & brought home a plate for dh. DD had leftovers (b/c she was sick and couldn't go to party)
8. Chicken fajitas
9. Steak with mushroom salsa sauce & fresh cooked spinach & baked potato
(avocado & baked potato for baby)
10. Chicken tortilla soup (baked sweet potato strips for baby)
11. Baked chicken and mashed sweet potatoes
12. leftovers
13. Bought lunch at work AND Date Night/kids ate at neighbors' who watched them
14. leftovers
15. Mother Hubbard Soup & broccoli (froze 3 bags of the soup)
16. Chicken & Dumplings & broccoli
17. Leftover chicken & dumplings and mashed sweet potatoes
18. Shrimp creole and fresh spinach
19. Going to the circus tonight - so, it might be a bunch of over-priced, unhealthy arena fare.

[maciascl]

We tend to eat out too much & we can't afford it so I am going to try this to help keep us on track. We are vegetarian so all meals are meat free.

15-Family party, we ate layer bean dip, macaroni salad & veggies w/ dip
16- Pizza
17- Leftover thai food, not exactly home cooked but FIL bought it so it was frugal I guess. Pad se-ew tofu & massaman curry tofu.
18- Vegan sausages, sauteed onions, roasted potatoes & veggies with rosemary bread.

[ursusarctos]

1 - Frozen pizza
2 - Spinach soup with hard boiled eggs and no-knead bread
3 - Soup made with oxtail broth leftover from last night and oxtail meat, mung beans, carrots, onions and spinach. And bread.
4 - Rutabaga, potatoes, carrots, and kale stewed in yellow Thai curry coconut sauce, brown rice
5 - Roasted chicken with brussels sprouts, potatoes, parsnip roasted underneath, cream sauce from drippings
6 - Chicken pot pie
7 - Frozen breaded salmon, leftovers, snacks
8 - White bean, spinach, carrot, rutabaga soup in chicken stock
9 - Cream of turnip soup using rest of chicken stock, no knead bread
10 - Macaroni casserole
11 - Leftovers
12 - Baltic herring filets filled with salt, pepper and dill and dredged in rye flour, then fried in butter, with boiled potatoes and roasted brussels sprouts.
13 - Borsch and no knead bread
14 - Spinach lasagne
15 - Leftovers
16 - Leftovers
17 - Palak paneer with homemade paneer
18 - Chicken thighs roasted over root veggies
19 - Creamy pumpkin-carrot-brown rice soup with blue cheese crumbled on top
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[caiesmommy]

Everything vegan unless stated
1-FFY
2-chickpea patties/"cheesy" scalloped potatoes/roasted butternut squash/romaine lettuce salad w roasted apples/sundried tomatoes/butternut squash roasted seeds YUMMY DINNER
3-Pasta with eggplant, onion, garlic, chilis tomato sauce w hemp seeds on top...Ds's request
4-Acorn squash stuffed w wild rice, leftover chickpeas, leftover roasted apples, onions, peas and corn.
5-Eggplant, broc, bok choy,swiss chard stir fried w leftover chickpeas and a vegetarian oyster sauce on brown rice
6-dh made dinner which consisted of pasta w tomato sauce, hemp seeds and peas...boring
7-Slow cooker "beef" stew w whole wheat dumplings-tvp chunks,carrots, potatoes, onions, peas in a homemade bean water broth. YUMMY
8.frozen perogies fried in veggie juice, w garlic, onions, fresh thyme and peas w carrot sticks
9. FFY
10.black beans and brown rice
11. FFY
12. soybeans cooked in broth, thyme,basil, sundried tomatoes, garlic, lime leaves on a rice blend w steamed broccoli carrot sticks and cuke slices. Was really nice having REAL food again!
13. Dh's version of cooking was to order take out curry..at least it was cheap and yummy
14. Green bean/chickpeas stirfried with white wine/tomato sauce, leftover eggplant curry, rice mix, carrot sticks, cukes, pickles(by request of ds)
15.Dh's version again of cooking..take out pizza
16. Black bean soup w corn dumplings. Steamed broccoli, carrot sticks, cukes, pickles. All the veggies at ds's request.
17. Soy bean fritters w "cheesy" scalloped potatoes, roasted acorn squash, carrot sticks
18. Penne w roasted eggplant chickpea tomato sauce and roasted acorn squash(seriously my kids cant get enough squash right now!)
19. Minestroni like soup-using leftover pasta sauce w carrot, onion, potato, cabbage, beans and alphabet pasta(the way we get ds to eat his soup)

[maciascl]

We're not doing so well so far...

We are vegetarian so all meals are meat free.
15-Family party, we ate layer bean dip, macaroni salad & veggies w/ dip
16- Pizza
17- Leftover thai food, not exactly home cooked but FIL bought it so it was frugal I guess. Pad se-ew tofu & massaman curry tofu.
18- Vegan sausages, sauteed onions, roasted potatoes & veggies with rosemary bread.
19- Nachos & chile relleno burritos from the local taco place

[nolansmummy]

I don't eat meat, but dh and kids do, so meals are typically veg with meat sometimes added for them.
4- Chipotle
5- Eggs, biscuits, hash browns
6- Pumpkin Thai Soup
7- Homemade veggie pizzas
8- Veggie Enchiladas
9- pizza (picked up from grocery- no take out!)
10-Veggie stirfry w/ veggie eggrolls
11- my mom bought us dinner out
12- Pizza- Gosh we eat pizza a lot
13 - Tv dinner- pumpkin ravioli
14 - Chili and cornbread
15 - Veggie dogs with fries and cheesy vegetables
16 - Falafel with cucumber sauce, Naan, and garlic pecan rice.
17- Mom bought pizza
18- Spaghetti and garlic bread (ate out breakfast- boo)
19 - Mom bought dinner (ate out bkfst again)

[Alyantavid]

1-frittata, toast, applesauce
2-dinner at my mom's *stew
3-shepherd's pie *dh ran out of time for dinner and I didn't have anything else out so the boys had chili dogs and I just snacked
4-panini's, roasted potatoes
5-shepherd's pie
6-pizza
7-baked potatoes
8-sausages and roasted potatoes
9-dinner at my mom's
10-steak, baked fries, rice, something else I haven't decided on yet*well I got all that cooked and then broke a pan on the stove, getting glass in everything I'd just cooked. So the boys had sausages and applesauce and I had broccoli, the only part of dinner not ruined.
11-I don't know, it's usually leftovers on Wednesday but I have none now so I'm thinking fried potatoes and eggs. *boys had pizza, I had half a roast beef sandwich
12-supposed to be quesadillas but I haven't made it to the store *ate out with a visiting friend, but he bought
13-out *stayed home and I don't really remember, I was sick
14-sausages, eggs, toast
15-pizza for the boys, something else for dh and I
16-dinner at my mom's *pizza and garlic bread
17-tacos, chips and salsa
18-tomato soup, garlic bread
19-leftovers, and twice baked potatoes sound really good right now so I might make those too
20-pizza

[CookiePie]

November

1. Coconut curry butternut squash soup, baby green salad, pita chips with red pepper hummus
2. Breakfast for dinner~scrambled eggs, bagels & maple sausage, tea & OJ
3. Sausage peppers, onions & garlic grinders with mozzarella, spinach salad
4. Roast chicken, mashed potatoes asparagus & salad
5. White bean & escarole soup with homemade stock, bread & salad
6. Leftover night
7. More leftovers (I made a ton of the white bean soup) Made a batch of homemade mayo, defrosting last jar of garbanzos to make hummus, soaking garbanzos to cook tomorrow, will freeze
8. Pizza night not sure of toppings yet, & a big arugula salad
9. Egg omelets with broccoli, whole wheat english muffins OJ, tea I also made a big pot of re-fried pinto beans today, will freeze most of it.
10. Oven fried Chicken breast, coleslaw, mashed potatoes
11. Re-fried bean/chicken burritos
12. Venison, potatoes & dandelion greens
13. I ate at work, DH & kids had leftovers & made a macaroni salad
14. I ate again at work, DH took DD2 out to eat DD1 was at a sleep-over
15. Homemade whole wheat, clam pizza, greek salad MAde a double batch of pumpkin pancakes for breakfast today & leftovers for the week
16. Tonight pizza leftovers & salad
17. Pasta with sausage & broccoli rabeMade a gallon of yogurt over night in the cooler
18. Mahi mahi with asparagus rissotto & carpese salad
19. Apple pancakes, scrampled eggs & breakfast sausage
20. Take out pizza we are having a houseful of guests for the weekend
21. Potluck function, we are bringing a baked mac & cheese
22. Dinner at friends house

[HydeParkB]

1 - Made a big pot of beans in the crockpot
2 - Lunch o' leftover, Dinner - Pancakes and bacon
3 - Lunch: pasta w/ bacon; Dinner: sausage, cheesy grits, spinach salad
4 - Dinner: Wild Rice Quiche
11 - Fried Chicken - BOO!
12 - Waffles
13 - Lunch: chicken sandwiches, yellow bell pepper w/ hummus. Dinner: Shrimp fried rice!
14 - Leftovers for dinner and leftovers for lunch. Made some granola w/ DD this afternoon. It's quite good - I'll be repeating it as soon as we run out.
15 - Rice & Spicy Sausage in the slow cooker, from the "Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker" cookbook
16 - DH made tacos, I made the taco seasoning from spices on hand, and we used regular beans (on hand) instead of refried. Trying to get away from the packets of seasoning.
19 - Lunch: Chicken salad on leftover buns

[Kismet_fw]

01 - leftover smoked brisket
02 - stray meat - one steak, two porkchops, plus salad and pop-open crescent rolls
03 - cheeseburger burritos (DH's recipe, ground beef, cheese, ketchup and pork and beans.)
04 - small steaks and baked potatoes
05 - fajitas from a kit
06 - cheeseburgers
07 - chopped pork bbq sandwiches (the absolute LAST of that huge pork roast last month!)
08 - homemade beef stew
09 - (change) ended up having a baked potato night
10 - herb-roasted chicken
11 - random freezer contents, or toast and eggs
12 - camping
13 - camping
14 - camping
15 - camping
16 - camping
17 - random fridge & freezer contents
18 - breakfast for dinner, eggs, toast, potatoes, bacon or sausage
19 - chicken stir fry meal kit
20 - cheap frozen pizzas

[ursusarctos]

1 - Frozen pizza
2 - Spinach soup with hard boiled eggs and no-knead bread
3 - Soup made with oxtail broth leftover from last night and oxtail meat, mung beans, carrots, onions and spinach. And bread.
4 - Rutabaga, potatoes, carrots, and kale stewed in yellow Thai curry coconut sauce, brown rice
5 - Roasted chicken with brussels sprouts, potatoes, parsnip roasted underneath, cream sauce from drippings
6 - Chicken pot pie
7 - Frozen breaded salmon, leftovers, snacks
8 - White bean, spinach, carrot, rutabaga soup in chicken stock
9 - Cream of turnip soup using rest of chicken stock, no knead bread
10 - Macaroni casserole
11 - Leftovers
12 - Baltic herring filets filled with salt, pepper and dill and dredged in rye flour, then fried in butter, with boiled potatoes and roasted brussels sprouts.
13 - Borsch and no knead bread
14 - Spinach lasagne
15 - Leftovers
16 - Leftovers
17 - Palak paneer with homemade paneer
18 - Chicken thighs roasted over root veggies
19 - Creamy pumpkin-carrot-brown rice soup with blue cheese crumbled on top
20 - Leftover chicken fried up in ghee with some potatoes and turnips, roasted brussels sprouts with olive oil and sea salt
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[nolansmummy]

I don't eat meat, but dh and kids do, so meals are typically veg with meat sometimes added for them.
4- Chipotle
5- Eggs, biscuits, hash browns
6- Pumpkin Thai Soup
7- Homemade veggie pizzas
8- Veggie Enchiladas
9- pizza (picked up from grocery- no take out!)
10-Veggie stirfry w/ veggie eggrolls
11- my mom bought us dinner out
12- Pizza- Gosh we eat pizza a lot
13 - Tv dinner- pumpkin ravioli
14 - Chili and cornbread
15 - Veggie dogs with fries and cheesy vegetables
16 - Falafel with cucumber sauce, Naan, and garlic pecan rice.
17- Mom bought pizza
18- Spaghetti and garlic bread (ate out breakfast- boo)
19 - Mom bought dinner (ate out bkfst again)
20- Black bean sweet potato enchiladas

[maciascl]

We are vegetarian so all meals are meat free.
15-Family party, we ate layer bean dip, macaroni salad & veggies w/ dip
16- Pizza
17- Leftover thai food, not exactly home cooked but FIL bought it so it was frugal I guess. Pad se-ew tofu & massaman curry tofu.
18- Vegan sausages, sauteed onions, roasted potatoes & veggies with rosemary bread.
19- Nachos & chile relleno burritos from the local taco place
20- Lentil loaf, mashed sweet potatoes, stuffing, corn & green beans