February 2011 Home Cooking Challenge - Page 3

[melissel]

Originally Posted by crazyms 

Originally Posted by melissel 

2/4: Dinner out tonight--my parents are taking the kids unexpectedly, so DH and I are going out on a DATE!

Woohoo!  That's great and would be a rare treat for us. Enjoy it!!!

Ah, thanks, but DD8 ended up spiking a fever at the last minute, and all our plans fell apart *sigh* The girls were totally devastated (they adore my parents and love sleeping over), so we ended up getting sushi to cheer them up. So no date with DH and no cleaning time this morning--what a bummer! Hopefully DD5 doesn't come down with it so they can go next weekend instead!

[jimblejamble]

Tonight I'm making chicken pot pie

[mags.bubble]

Whew this month is flying! My goal is the same as last month - focus on dinners at home only eating out if it was planned ahead. 

2/1 leftovers

2/2 buffalo chicken wings, roasted potatoes, carrotts & broccoli

2/3 black bean casserole, chicken nuggetts, sweet potato fries

2/4 ordered pizza - planned

2/5 pasta with bell peppers & goat cheese, garlic bread, garlic lemon green beans

2/6 friends house for a super bowl party

[Lakeeffectsnow]

Today, crock pot chicken and roasted veggies (turnips, potatoes, carrots, and onions) and rice.  Aple sauce for the two kiddos who hated roasted veggies.

Lunch was home made veggie pizza and carrot sticks.

[Alyantavid]

2-5 b: egg sandwiches

      l: hamburger casserole

     d: meatloaf, mashed potatoes, corn

[melissel]

2/1: Meatloaf (half ground beef, half turkey bought on killer sale for almost nothing, woohoo!), green salads with feta for all

2/2: Buffalo chicken nuggets and more green salad for all

2/3: Whole roasted chicken with broccoli, but ate lunch out with a friend--only $9 for a great meal with my BFF, but still...

2/4: Ordered dinner in and spent way too much. The girls ended up not going to my parents' after all and DH and I had to cancel our date because DD8 got sick at the last minute, so to cheer everyone up, we got sushi from a new local place. Our fingers are crossed for next weekend though!

2/5: White chicken chili (from the leftover chicken, plus stock), more green salad

Planned:

I have no idea! Need to sit down today and think about what I have and how I can use it.

[jimblejamble]

Leftover chicken pot pie! I made a ton of it

[Wild Lupine]

I'm new here, too. Let's see what I can remember:

2/3: Baked potatoes with cheese or hummus and salad

2/4: Tofu and broccoli with rice and peanut sauce

2/5: Black beans in coconut milk with cous cous and corn bread

One place we really blow the food budget is when something unexpected happens and we can't cook and end up ordering out. So now I try to keep a few simple things on hand in case that happens. We have a bread machine that can make pizza dough in 45 minutes, so I try to always have flour, olive oil, mozzarella cheese, and canned tomatoes on hand for those too tired/sick/busy to put together a meal evenings. Add a potato or sweet potato, and there's fries. Not the healthiest, but it's cheap, quick, and easy and everyone will eat it.

[Lakeeffectsnow]

Today, I had a bagel with cream cheese and an orange for dinner.  It was my first day back at work since I had my youngest.  I put a pot roast with potatoes, carrots, parsnips in the crock pot when I left at 615 am so DH and the kids had a decent supper.  The baby had pumped breast milk.

[Coconut Chronicles]

Originally Posted by Coconut Chronicles 

1st - Grilled tilapia, steamed broccoli and wild rice

2nd - Crispy Hoisin chicken with bean sprout, radish and watercress salad

3rd - Grilled shrimp and chickpea salad

4th - Mushroom and smoked gouda frittata

5th - Paad Thai

6th - Superbowl at a friends house so lots of grilled stuff and appetizers

7th - It's cold and rainy here so I'm thinking of doing an Osso Bucco tonight

[Alyantavid]

2-6 b: pancakes

      l&d: tons of  different superbowl-ish foods.

2-7 b: oatmeal, toast

      l: leftovers

     d: finger steaks, fries, leftover veggies

[Motivated Mama]

2-1 Garlic Chicken Stir-Fry on Brown Rice
2-2 Snow Day Dinner at Mom's (nevermind what we ate )
2-3 Fish 'n' Chips (made with haddock and Maine potatoes) - this was a HUGE hit with the kids
2-4 Spaghetti with Meatballs (homemade sauce and meatballs of course)
2-5 Leftovers
2-6 Dinner on DH (benefits of working in the food industry)
2-7 Chili is in the crockpot

[melissel]

2/1: Meatloaf (half ground beef, half turkey bought on killer sale for almost nothing, woohoo!), green salads with feta for all

2/2: Buffalo chicken nuggets and more green salad for all

2/3: Whole roasted chicken with broccoli, but ate lunch out with a friend--only $9 for a great meal with my BFF, but still...

2/4: Ordered dinner in and spent way too much. The girls ended up not going to my parents' after all and DH and I had to cancel our date because DD8 got sick at the last minute, so to cheer everyone up, we got sushi from a new local place. Our fingers are crossed for next weekend though!

2/5: White chicken chili (from the leftover chicken, plus stock), more green salad

2/6: Both girls are sick and didn't want dinner, so DH and I just picked at what was around the house: cheese and apples for me, romaine salad with tuna for him.

Planned:

2/7: Chicken noodle soup for the sick and soon-to-be-sick!

[mags.bubble]

2/7 pumpkin pancakes, bacon

2/8 dinner at my dad's, I think

2/9 spaghetti with meatballs, green beans

2/10-2/13 out of town visiting family

2/14 sushi night

[Lakeeffectsnow]

2/7 French toast, scrambled eggs, and canned peaches for supper.  Lunch was grilled cheese and tomato soup.  Breakfast was yogurt with dried fruit and sun flower seeds for me and the big kids and little kiddo had yogurt and bananas.

[Alyantavid]

2-8 b: cheerios, banana

      l: leftover finger steaks and fries

     d: out - our town got a McDonalds that just opened yesterday and I've promised my kids for months that I'd take them when it opened

[Turquesa]

2/7: Black bean and sweet potato hash on bed of couscous.

2/8: Roasted red pepper quesadillas

[jimblejamble]

Last night we had spaghetti squash, black bean & chicken soup and tonight we're going to have leftovers maybe with quesadillas.

[sugarlumpkin]

I've been lurking for a while but I would like to join the fun! I cook almost all our meals. Sometimes my husband cooks (not often though!), sometimes we eat dinner at a friend's house, and now-and-then we do eat out (but that is going to have to happen less often). I have been keeping a dinner blog for about a month now. Lots of photos and recipes (and links to recipes online)! I'd love to see photos and recipes from other cook-at-homers. Tasnima's Table

[Motivated Mama]

2-1 Garlic Chicken Stir-Fry on Brown Rice
2-2 Snow Day Dinner at Mom's (whatever we could find)
2-3 Fish 'n' Chips (made with haddock and Maine potatoes) - this was a HUGE hit with the kids
2-4 Spaghetti with Meatballs (homemade sauce and meatballs of course)
2-5 Leftover Spaghetti with Meatballs
2-6 Boneless Buffalo Wings and Beer (football )
2-7 Weeknight Chili
2-8 Cheese-Stuffed Chicken Breasts