December Home Cooking Challenge - Page 3

[Usually Curious]

Ooh, I wanna join ... but I'll start with last night because my memory isn't so hot.

8. Veggie Pizza

9. Chili

Planning:

10. Beef Tips w/Rice, Salad & Challah

11. White Chicken Chili (Chili supper at the school)

[amma_mama]

12/5 I had soft tacos (corn tortillas, fish, cilantro, guacamole, pico de gallo), DD had some leftover chicken and broccoli, DH is on travel all this week

12/6 Repeat of above (and loved it so much that I had it the following two days for lunch)

12/7 Omlette with veggies and salsa for me, a quick "pizza" made from flatbread, pasta sauce, cheese and olives for DD

12/8 Oops, ate out at our local diner - DD had mac n' cheese and I had veggie chili

12/9 Broiled fish with bok choy (found when I cleaned out the freezer) and edamame for both of us

Planned:

12/10 Veggie soup with stuff in fridge that is on last legs (spinach, potatoes, carrots, squash, maybe some lentils, all topped with sauteed garlic)

12/11 Probably soup leftovers

[justmama]

This is where I've been slacking lately.  We haven't been eating out but we've been doing more convenience foods and less home-cooked stuff and it makes me feel so guilty.  We just moved 2 weeks ago and I'm working and life has gotten a little overwhelming for this single mom and I'm exhausted.  I'm planning on today being a big baking day and I'm getting the food under control again.  I can grocery shop without my kids this evening when they are at their dad's so hopefully I can meal plan before I go and do everything I need to do to give them better food for cheaper.

[Alyantavid]

1. quesadillas

2. hamburgers

3. pizza

4. chili burgers

5. leftovers

6. soup

7. eggs and toast

8. hamburger casserole, corn, garlic bread

9. fend for yourself

10. pizza

[jimblejamble]

Tonight is leftover soup and smoothies.

[matey]

12/1 cabbage soup, salad, green beans

12/2 tofu curry with brown rice, green beans, salad

12/3 burrito style enchiladas

12/4 pigs in a blanket (applegate farm dogs in homemade dough wraps) with french fries, salad

12/5 goulash - not really goulash, but my MIL hill-billy take on it, green beans, homemade rolls

12/6 leftover "goulash", green bean, rolls

12/7 baked tilapia, cous cous, peas

12/8 baked potatoes with nut yeast sauce, broccoli, boca crumbles, salad, steamed carrots

12/9 leftovers

12/10 DH's holiday party. Not cooking and not spending any money!!

[scrapadoozer]

12-3 Steak tips, sauteed onions & mushrooms, seasoned fries, beet greens

12-4 Bacon bleu cheese burgers, sweet potato fries, broccoli normandy

12-5 Scrambled eggs, hash browns, bacon, toast & jam, pears & bananas

12-6 I don't remember! I know we ate at home though.

12-7 Chinese (my brother treated us)

12-8 Pizza

12-9 Mushroom & onion burgers, sweet potato fries, corn

12-10 Hot dogs, oven baked fries, carrots

[jimblejamble]

Tonight - Going to a friend's house for homemade pizza
Tomorrow - FIL's birthday party

[ButtonGirl]

So, my in-laws bought us pizza last night (terrible I know...but how to say no? :) ...so definitely making that salmon tonight! Not sure about tomorrow yet...grocery shopping will happen either tonight or tomorrow for sure.

[HollyBearsMom]

oooh salmon!!  

Still working on next weeks menu but now I think one night will salmon!!

[Turquesa]

I've been without Internet for a couple of days (long story).  Here are the past three nights, if my memory serves me:

8: Shepherdess Pie (vegetarian version of a classic)

9: Leftovers

10: Taken out to dinner!

[bsaros84]

What a fabulous idea!! Going out to eat is our main financial weakness...but I LOVE contests. I guess I'm a little competitive!! :)

Tonight: homemade pizza. This is my first attempt, so we'll see how it goes...

[scrapadoozer]

12-3 Steak tips, sauteed onions & mushrooms, seasoned fries, beet greens

12-4 Bacon bleu cheese burgers, sweet potato fries, broccoli normandy

12-5 Scrambled eggs, hash browns, bacon, toast & jam, pears & bananas

12-6 I don't remember! I know we ate at home though.

12-7 Chinese (my brother treated us)

12-8 Pizza

12-9 Mushroom & onion burgers, sweet potato fries, corn

12-10 Hot dogs, oven baked fries, carrots

12-11 Shrimp alfredo, broccoli normandy

[SaraCate]

Last night: Curry turkey/rice/peas...also got several meals worth of veggie/beef stew in the freezer

Tonight: Rice skillet meal/green salad

Tomorrow: Chili, probably cornbread, and maybe salad.  Making a huge batch to feed the freezer!

Monday - don't know, maybe leftovers?

Tuesday - Italian sausage bread - hopefully a double batch, lots of leftovers for nibbles/birth guests/etc

No plans past that...hoping to get a batch or two of Christmas cookies made, and some of Aviva Jill Romm's bran muffins...the 11th-hour-pre-baby-nesting bug seems to have hit!

Hoping also to get some squash soup and maybe broccoli soup done too...some for the freezer and some to feed veg. midwives/doula.  Depending on when labor starts/how it falls out, hoping to put 'no-hurry vegetable curry' in the crockpot before things get too intense!

[*green*faery*]

tonight we had bean and cheese buritos on homemade tortillas and brussle sprouts sauteed with mushrooms & garlic

I'm about to make some mushroom barley soup & throw it in the crockpot for tomorrow, hopefully we"ll have it with a big salad! yum

[Ruthiegirl]

Still going strong.  We are eating red lentil dal (pantry items) and quinoa and veggies for lunch.  We are working our way through a huge bag of quinoa.  What tasty grain!  I am so glad I bought this and when it is gone, I plan to buy another 5 pound bag.  

I did some shopping on Friday.  Bought only veggies, fruit, milk and eggs. 

This coming week will include:

Grilled chicken, veggies, rice of quinoa

Venison sausage, potatoes, broccoli

Fritatta with onions and peas, and a salad

Rice and dal, cauliflower

Tofu curry with peas, red pepper, basmati rice and maybe a salad if I have any lettuce left

[Alyantavid]

1. quesadillas

2. hamburgers

3. pizza

4. chili burgers

5. leftovers

6. soup

7. eggs and toast

8. hamburger casserole, corn, garlic bread

9. fend for yourself

10. pizza

11. out for a potluck - we took shrimp

12. sloppy joes, fries, peas and carrots

I made a bunch of cookies yesterday for ds1's school Christmas party (and for us) and several loaves of pumpkin bread.  I think I might make some soup and/or mac & cheese for dh and I to eat for lunches this week.

Edited by Alyantavid - 12/13/10 at 6:26am

[HollyBearsMom]

Still going strong too!  

Tonight: lasagna, garlic bread, salad.  Too crazy busy to do my regular roast chicken

Monday: nachos w/ ground chorizo, black beans, salsa, sour cream and guac

Tuesday: ginger/soy salmon with rice and grilled asparagus

Weds: some kind chicken-maybe lemon pepper since I never made that last week

Thursday: we are on the road w/ hockey and such so I will make a cold supper to eat on our way-maybe chicken parm subs w/ the leftovers from Weds

Friday: pizza 

[matey]

We are going stong too!!

12/1 cabbage soup, salad, green beans
12/2 tofu curry with brown rice, green beans, salad
12/3 burrito style enchiladas
12/4 pigs in a blanket (applegate farm dogs in homemade dough wraps) with french fries, salad
12/5 goulash - not really goulash, but my MIL hill-billy take on it, green beans, homemade rolls
12/6 leftover "goulash", green bean, rolls
12/7 baked tilapia, cous cous, peas
12/8 baked potatoes with nut yeast sauce, broccoli, boca crumbles, salad, steamed carrots
12/9 leftovers
12/10 DH's holiday party. Not cooking and not spending any money!!
12/11 Homemade pizza
12/12 Christmas Party Potluck We took black bean hummus and pita chips and also some df chocolate chip cookies

[Alyantavid]

Didn't end up with sloppy joes last night since I forgot to thaw the buns.  So we had leftover chicken and potatoes from lunch.  We'll do the sloppy joes tonight.  I need to go to the store today to pick up milk, eggs and fruit.