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Meal Planning Monday

O, it's so nice to back in my own kitchen!  I've got big cooking plans this week, such as:

Mexican Monday: Grilled Schaub's "black meat," Spanish rice, chunky Tex-Mex gazpacho
Tuesday: Thai curry-shmeared roast chicken, steamed broccoli with lemon aioli, brown jasmine rice
Wednesday: Roasted cauliflower soup, open-face ricotta/tomato sandwiches (from this month's Everyday Food)
Thursday: Whole herb-stuffed snapper on the BBQ and grilled veggies to go along with it
Friday: Take-out or dinner out
Saturday: Date night
Sunday: Spaghetti alla carbonara, green salad

And for dessert this week it's all about homemade pomegranate rocket popsicles sweet Frog Hollow Farms plums (like perfume) and our new family favorite: Angelcots.

July 09, 2007 in Meal Planning Monday/Weekly Menus |

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courtney

I envy your meal planning.I am working on it! My question: Do you have leftovers? What do you do with them? Lunch and don't tell us? Freeze for later? Or do you just do it right and have just enough each time?

Posted by: courtney | July 09, 2007 at 08:48 PM

Stefania/CityMama

Courtney, I don't like leftovers so I actually try to cook just enough for each meal. I've actually created a bit of a monster with that because my kids won't eat leftovers, either, even if it's something really yummy that they enjoyed the night before.

But tonight, for example, I made lots of rice knowing how much they love it, and they will eat it tomorrow or the next day...We also had some leftover steak and I'll probably throw that on a salad for my lunch...but really, since I don't like leftovers we don't often have them around.

Posted by: Stefania/CityMama | July 09, 2007 at 09:00 PM

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