After a busy and fun-filled weekend, I find myself in disbelief that Christmas is around the corner! Lots of fun was had today cutting down our tree. It took longer than usual today to find the right tree, or maybe it just felt that way since it was freezing outside! The tree is fully decorated and we made the switch to colored lights (I prefer white!).
In between tree hunting and basketball games, we decided upon our meals for the week so I could hit the market before the "storm" hits!
This is what we came up with for this week:
Monday: chicken parm and salad. I bought thin chicken breasts and will bread them with whole wheat Panko bread crumbs and bake them in the oven. Once crisp, I will add sauce and sprinkle some mozzarella cheese on top and bake some more. Grant will make his favorite romaine salad with broccoli slaw. Simple and easy meal to make after coming home from his evening game.
Tuesday: broiled salmon with a honey glaze, steamed green beans, and quinoa. I found some nice wild salmon on sale and will broil the fillets with some honey and freshly squeezed orange juice on top. I mix 1-2 tablespoons of honey with juice from an orange and drizzle over the fish. The kids love the sweetness! Ellie handles the beans and I'll make the quinoa!
Wednesday: Chinese noodles with tofu and sesame sauce. This is a recipe Johnny picked from our Cooking Light cookbook. I bought flat, wide, brown rice noodles,snap peas, carrots, broccoli, ginger, and sesame oil for this recipe. It doesn't sound too difficult. I need to heat up the wok, add the sesame oil, stir fry the veggies and then add the ginger. While that is happening the noodles will be boiling and ready to go. Not sure I am going to add the tofu since it is not anyone's favorite. I maybe will add some shrimp. This is Johnny's night, so he'll help with the prep work.
Thursday: Homemade meatball soup. I bought some lean ground turkey and will mix some egg, gluten free bread crumbs, nutmeg, parm cheese, pepper and salt into very small meatballs. I have some homemade chicken stock in the freezer and will sauté onion and garlic, add the stock, carrots and celery and let come to a boil. Once boiling I will add the meatballs and let the soup simmer. 15 minutes before we are ready to eat I'll boil the water for the pasta. Once ready, spoon some pasta into a bowl, add the soup, and we're done! Teddy's night, so he'll help setting the table, pouring the drinks, and clearing!
Friday: baked ziti. Scott's pick. Pretty easy to do ahead of time! Not my favorite meal, so I'll roast some veggies. I have butternut squash, cauliflower and Brussels sprouts, all my favorites!
Saturday: chicken chili. This was such a big hit from last week we decided to have it again!
Sunday: crispy halibut with steamed broccoli. I'll broil the fish, but first bread it lightly with whole wheat Panko bread crumbs and some seasoning. I like to use lemon pepper and drizzle a little olive oil infused with lemon on top.
I just bought a new cookbook for a family Christmas present and I'm excited to have some more recipe ideas. Please feel free to share your favorite meals from your home!
Enjoy!
Donna
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