menu monday | december 3 - december 9

it's solo menu monday! that's right...hubs is TDY for a few days, so i'm cooking solo.
this means a SEVERE lack of motivation.
meal planning & cooking take work, so, let's be real...when you only have to feed yourself, a bowl of cereal for dinner starts to sound appetizing.

monday | cheating...ordering pizza with my mom.

tuesday | black bean tacos with pico & guac

wednesday | grilled cheese & tomato basil soup

thursday | grilled salmon & asparagus

friday | spinach tuna melts
saturday | breaded chicken; steamed broccoli; mashed potatoes

sunday | beef stew

menu monday | november 19 - november 25

it's monday, again, already?!

not only is it monday, but it's one of those monday's that is JAM PACKED with to-do's.
so, first on the list...

monday | baked pasta with roasted red pepper sauce

tuesday | beef tacos

wednesday | grilled chicken; roasted root veg + asparagus

thursday | happy turkey day! turkey + all the fixin's

friday | thanksgiving paninis! (i have been waiting 364 days for these!)
saturday | banking on more leftovers/lazy

sunday | testing out some ugly sweater party recipes... (to be announced, if and only if they are delicious.)

homemade applesauce

there is nothing scary about making your own applesauce.

it is so easy.

it's almost easier than opening a jar of store bought apple sauce.

side note: making applesauce this time made me get really excited about making baby food someday. [no i'm not pregs, yet...i don't think.]

applesauce

3lb bag of apples, peeled, cored & sliced

3/4c water

1/4c white sugar

1 cinnamon stick

add all ingredients to a large pot. bring to a boil; reduce to a simmer. cook until apples are soft. [20-30 mins.] pour contents into a blender & pulse until it reaches your desired consistency.

i know it seems like there are 438 types of apples at the store OR your local orchard. [i miss living around one of those.] i think the best for applesauce taste & texture are gala or fuji. go get cooking!

menu monday | november 12 - november 18

i try to stick to a weekly theme. it makes menu planning a little easier.

meatleass monday [for the most part, we try to stick to this.]

taco tuesday [or anything mexican/tex mex.]

wednesday & thursday...flexible.

panini friday [we need a carb day & we love paninis so much!]

every other saturday date night

sunday dinner with grandma [my mom]

this week, however, i am breaking all the rules & flip flopping all of my days.

monday | palermo's pizza. [we are feeling ultra lazy...& this frozen pizza is bomb.]

tuesday | red curry chicken; basmati rice

wednesday | kielbasa potato skillet

thursday | spinach salad; baked sweet potatoes

friday | thanksgiving potluck @ the squadron. i am bringing a turkey...that hopefully won't look like this:

saturday | burgers with avo, caramelized onions, bacon & chipotle mayo; spicy sweet potato fries

sunday | grilled pork chops; roasted butternut squash; green salad