Weekly Menu/Grocery List (3/14)

oceana919

Bringing back an NEY tradition...post your weekly menu and grocery list here. If you've got links to recipes, post em!

oceana919

Monday

Flank Steak with Chimichurri Sauce (LINK)
Parmesan Couscous
Broiled Asparagus with Red Pepper and Lemon-Lime Paprika

Tuesday

Teriyaki Turkey Burgers on French Hamburger Buns
Oven Baked Onion Rings (LINK) (we use crushed Special K instead of bread crumbs)

Wednesday

Stirfry Shrimp Pasta (LINK)

Thursday

Meyer Lemon Chicken Picatta (LINK)
Whole Wheat Mini Shell Pasta
Green Beans with Lemon, Garlic and Roasted Almonds

Friday

BBQ Rubbed Grilled Steaks
Sweet Potato Oven Fries (FI)
Parmesan Couscous (Me)
Stirfry Bell Peppers, Onions and Mushrooms

Saturday

Chipotle or Pei Wei (whatever I have time to grab before bach party)

Additional Cooking

Meyer Lemon Poppyseed Loaf (LINK)
Turkey Bean Chili (LINK)
Chimichurri Sauce

Farmers Market Shopping List

Meyer Lemons
Baby Portabella Mushrooms
Yellow Onion
Red Onion
Cilantro
Oregano
Flatleaf Parsley
Sweet Potato
Asparagus
Green Beans
Jalapeno Peppers
Tomatoes
Zucchini
Grapes or cherries (for FI)

Grocery Store Shopping List

Parmesan couscous
Special K
Eggs
Creamer
Organic skim milk
Whole wheat mini shell pasta
Capers
Soy Vay Veri Veri Teriyaki Sauce (best sh*t on earth)
Low-sodium chicken broth
Jenni-O Extra Lean turkey burgers
Extra virgin olive oil
French Hamburger Buns (if you've got Publix where you're at, TRY THEM)
5-Grain Bread (for sandwiches)
Lunch meat and cheese (for sandwiches)

We've already got the meats (save for turkey burgers), peppers and onions (pre-prepped and frozen), and all the spices and condiments used to cook everything. For the BBQ steak, we make our own homemade BBQ rub in batches and store in airtight containers. We also make a big batch of the chimichurri sauce and store it in the fridge for 2-3 weeks at a time.

aah009

Cheese Itz recipe!

Link <-- I ate this last night for dinner. If you don't like mustard, use honey. It tasted better with honey.

NurseyK

Wow Oceana, wow! That's incredible.

[Deleted User]

Monday
Grilled Flank Steak (Thanks BF!)
Steamed Broccoli
Brown Rice

Tuesday
Turkey Burger on a Whole Wheat Bun
Steamed Green Beans

Wednesday
Snow Crab Legs
Steamed Broccoli
1/2 Baked Potato

Thursday
Chicken Sausage on a Whole Wheat Bun
Steamed Green Beans

Friday
Lemon Pepper Chicken
Brown Rice
Sliced Tomato

Saturday
Couple's Dinner at a Friend's House

Sunday
Grilled Chicken Salad

SeaTea02

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_weekly-menugrocery-list-314?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:8c382a7e-a25a-4c01-944e-74d1f7556402Post:13f272a3-17d1-4e61-a6a8-45caaa17fd02">Re: Weekly Menu/Grocery List (3/14)</a>:
[QUOTE]Cheese Itz recipe! Link  <-- I ate this last night for dinner. If you don't like mustard, use honey. It tasted better with honey.
Posted by aah009[/QUOTE]<div>
</div><div>Oh man, I bet he looooved the cheese-its! Sucks I missed it, next time? </div><div>
</div><div>I wish I had a menu to share, but I don't.... so I also will share a new favorite recipe. </div><div>
</div><div><a href="http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Maple-Salmon/Detail.aspx">http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Maple-Salmon/Detail.aspx</a></div>

aah009

Seatea: since you shared it.. are you going to cook it? The kitchen is actually clean..at least it was before I left for school.

caitlin.cave

I'm eating whatever almost-good food is in the cafeteria. My roommate, boyfriend, and I do make a point of cooking together on the weekends though.  Yesterday it was spaghetti with sauce made from scratch.

SeaTea02

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_weekly-menugrocery-list-314?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:8c382a7e-a25a-4c01-944e-74d1f7556402Post:3b41041d-081e-4c90-8843-7f118f383f62">Re: Weekly Menu/Grocery List (3/14)</a>:
[QUOTE]Seatea: since you shared it.. are you going to cook it? The kitchen is actually clean..at least it was before I left for school.
Posted by aah009[/QUOTE]<div>
</div><div>Maybe if I see FI on Thursday I will. 

</div>

Elle1036

Dear Allusive and/or Oceana:

Can I live with you?

Love,
Elle

leia1979

Oceana, I don't get how you have time to make all that! By the time I get home from work, it's just "What can I make that takes 15min or less?"

I know you're a busy woman, so what's your secret?

Also, part of my problem is not knowing what to make. I need to find a super simple vegetarian cookbook.

oceana919

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_weekly-menugrocery-list-314?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special Topic Wedding BoardsForum:136Discussion:8c382a7e-a25a-4c01-944e-74d1f7556402Post:7ef18a7d-062f-4d78-b895-76d5858745c6">Re: Weekly Menu/Grocery List (3/14)</a>:
[QUOTE]Oceana, I don't get how you have time to make all that! By the time I get home from work, it's just "What can I make that takes 15min or less?" I know you're a busy woman, so what's your secret? Also, part of my problem is not knowing what to make. I need to find a super simple vegetarian cookbook.
Posted by leia1979[/QUOTE]

For the most part, we pick recipes that either a) require only about 15-20 minutes hands-on work, or b) are things that take 10 minutes of prep work and then do the rest in the oven. It sounds like a lot of work, but once you've made a recipe enough times, you get a rhythm and it doesn't take too long to do. We stirfry and broil/bake a lot, which doesn't require a whole lot of work/time. Tonight's dinner seriously took FI and I 15 minutes from counter to plate.

We also do a lot of prepping in advance. I'll usually take an hour over the weekend sometime and prep chopped veggies, sauces, etc. - whatever we'll need for the week. Every six months or so, I'll make a bunch of different meat rubs/seasonings and jar them up...they're great for quick and easy meals (meat + sprinkle of seasoning + oven time = dinner).

oceana919

NOM NOM now I want lemon pepper chicken. Thanks allusive :P

SKP82

Oceana - I bought that teriyaki sauce today at Publix at your suggestion.  It better be good!   Also, where do you find sherry vinegar?  I've seen it called for in another recipe, but never can find it at the store.  I always see cooking sherry, but never sherry vinegar.

Monday
Bay scallops with Israeli couscous and roasted butternut squash, zucchini, and tomatoes (it was delish)
Tuesday
1/2 Grilled Ribeye (seasoned with salt and pepper) with baked sweet potato and steamed green beans
Wednesday
Teriyaki chicken stir fry (with broccoli, snow peas, carrots, and brown rice)
Thursday
Pan fried tofu with Tikka Masala sauce, edamame, and naan
Friday
Steamed crab legs, corn on the cob, steamed green beans
Saturday
Barbecue at friend's house
Sunday
Probably will eat out

Sorry I don't have the recipes to share.  I mostly look at recipes and make them my own, just using the recipe as a guideline.  This is where I got the idea for the scallop and Israeli couscous recipe:

CLICK

I haven't really done my shopping list this week.  I picked up tomatoes, scallops, and green beans at the store today after the gym.

All I need (I have all the protein) will be:
Tofu
Broccoli
Snow peas
Corn on the cob
Crab legs

I like this thread!

NurseyK

Since I'm not making a weekly menu thing (yet), I'll just post my dinner, which was deeeelish

Tonight's dinner was an a la carte plate with:

1/2 avocado sliced

1/4 cucumber sliced 

2 oz cheese sliced (two kinds)

4 or 5ish oz roasted deli turkey

1/2 c fresh carrots sliced

1 oz raw almonds

lettuce, with onions and light honey/mustard dressing

watered down diet cranberry juice

peekaboo2011

Here's my menu from this week, modified from our school's dinner list.  We'll see if I actually make it over there for dinner this week.

Monday

Grilled chicken breast with provolone, lettuce and cucumber

Salad with italian dressing

Tuesday

Roasted turkey breast

Seasoned peas

Salad with italian dressing

Wednesday

Veggie omelet (we have completely random omelet day!)

Salad with italian dressing

Thursday

Pork chops

Seasoned green beans

Salad!

Friday

Salad with turkey and egg(?)

Saturday

Pulled pork

Coleslaw

(unless my parents take me out to dinner!)

Sunday

Some awful creation reserved only for Sundays.

Tuna salad

Grocery List (if I make it to Kroger)

Celery

Crystal Light

Diet Coke

Peppermint Tea

I'm on South Beach, so no fruit for me for two weeks.  It might kill me, as I'm seriously craving a banana right now.

deburnin

Tuesday:

Olive Garden style chicken gnocchi (Link)

Wednesday:

Island Pork Tenderloin (Link) and Basmati Rice

Thursday:

Turkey sandwich because I work till 9pm

Friday:

Chicken a la King Kong (Link)

Saturday:

Going out for wings with friends

Sunday:

Always a cooking experiment and we have yet to decide what to try. I'm thinking maybe Chickpea Curry with rice and Naan, but BF has to see if his co-worker has a recipe first.

oceana919

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_weekly-menugrocery-list-314?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special Topic Wedding BoardsForum:136Discussion:8c382a7e-a25a-4c01-944e-74d1f7556402Post:088c7729-e638-4594-8415-8077564b1642">Re: Weekly Menu/Grocery List (3/14)</a>:
[QUOTE]Oceana - I bought that teriyaki sauce today at Publix at your suggestion.  It better be good!  

<strong>Seriously, best teriyaki sauce EVER. Try soaking skirt steak in it overnight and grilling that up....zoooooooooooomg. ::drooling::</strong>

Also, where do you find sherry vinegar?  I've seen it called for in another recipe, but never can find it at the store.  I always see cooking sherry, but never sherry vinegar.

<strong>I've yet to find sherry vinegar. I've looked everywhere. I sub red wine vinegar instead.</strong>

Posted by SKP82[/QUOTE]

AJesteram

Yay! I'm so happy this is back! I've been seriously slacking in the cooking department these past few weeks

Monday:
Chicken Tikka Masala with Basmati Rice and Naan

Tuesday:
Black Bean Turkey Burgers
Tomatoes
Guacamole

Wednesday:
Broccoli and Cheddar Soup

Thursday:
Lemon Pepper Roast Chicken
Mashed Potatoes
Mixed Veggies

Friday:
Spicy Chicken Quesadillas (using leftover roast chicken)
Spanish Rice

Saturday:
Out to dinner or to BF's moms

Sunday:
Greek Style Pasta Skillet


Also, how do you add links? I'm struggling!

ETA: If you want any of the recipes just let me know