Meal Plan Monday.

We're enjoying all the fruits and veggies that the season has to offer.  I picked up a gorgeous cauliflower and broccoli the other day!  They will be featured a few times in the week.  We're trying get a grip on our waist lines, but it is slow going.  There is too much good food around to eat!

Monday:  Pasta primavera with garlic bread
Tuesday:  Grilled chicken with rice and steamed broccoli
Wednesday:  Fish sandwiches with salad
Thursday:  Steak with baked potatoes & grilled veggies
Friday:   Cauliflower soup with bread
Saturday:  Chicken on the barbie with grilled polenta
Sunday: Out!  Probably the Spaghetti Factory!

Some yummy things.

 

 

Zapiekanki out of the oven

We had so many zapiekanki (Polish grilled street food) while on our holiday that we really felt like we were in withdrawal after we returned home.  I decided to remedy that by making some.  They turned out so well, Hubby said that they were tastier than in Krakow (but I'm sure he just said that to get me to make more :-)  They turned out nice and crispy!

Mushroom Zapiekanki

4 Italian sausage buns
1 package of cremini mushrooms, finely chopped
1/2 purple onion, finely chopped
shredded cheese (fontina and cheddar)
butter for sauteing
salt and pepper
Ketchup

Spread some butter on the sliced buns and preheat the broiler.  Saute the onions and mushrooms with salt and pepper until they start to brown.  Top the bread with the mushroom mixture, cover with cheese and place under the broiler until the cheese melts (just a minute or two). Top with ketchup or horseradish cream.

Ready for a bite

Cornmeal waffles with blueberries

 It is blueberry season and we have been indulging!  For breakfast, lunch and dinner we've been enjoying these little gems!

Short Stacked

Blueberry custard pie ready for the oven

Out of the oven

 This is my new favourite pie.  It was so good and easy to make!  I got the recipe from the Martha Stewart site, again.  Originally it was to be made with raspberries, but we ate them up before I could make anything else with them.  I will try that recipe tomorrow since we went raspberry picking today.  I like that there is only one layer of pastry and lots of cream!

Bucket o Berries

Blueberry smoothie

 And when it is too hot to cook a BLT is always welcome.  It's a nice dinner option for families with kids because everyone can customize their sandwich and there is no major fuss with doing that.  Mr. T ate everything separately and had his bread with honey, Little D made a sandwich without any veggies (like Daddy) and this was my creation.  It was lovely!

BLT with avocado

Rainy day

Yikes, it's already Wednesday!  We've been so busy that I haven't even thought about what we're eating this week at all.  Luckily, we ate out a few times and have accumulated a whole fridge of leftovers from my parents.  Today is a rainy day and I feel like I am finally catching my breath.  Rainy days during a hot summer are a blessing.  I get to catch up on things like ironing and laundry without feeling like I'm missing out on all the fun to be had outside, plus the lawn gets watered with me having to drag  the hose all around the garden.  It's also nice to lay in bed and read for a bit.  I decided it would be a good day to make a pie with some of the blueberries left over from our last berry picking excursion.  I found this recipe on Martha Stewart but have substituted blueberries because we used up all the raspberries already (http://www.marthastewart.com/343295/raspberry-custard-pie)  It's in the oven right now and looks very promising.  Fingers crossed.

So here is a quick meal plan for the rest of the week:

Wednesday: Pasta in tomato cream sauce(with all the leftovers), salad  and Blueberry Custard Pie
Thursday:  Bacon, tomato and avocado sandwiches with a salad
Friday: Cherry pierogi with sour cream and sugar
Saturday: Pork chops on the barbecue with some roasted veggies and garlic bread
Sunday: Hamburgers on the barbecue with quinoa salad or more roasted veggies

Raspberry Pie

The raspberries ready to go into the pie

Preparing the crust

Enjoying some mussels in white wine while waiting for the pie

Just out of the oven

Cutting into it

Oh yeah, it was as good as it looked!

Summer Fun

It's been a busy summer so far.  My weekly meal plans keep getting changed.  We roll with the punches and make whatever is easiest- it's far too nice to stay indoors and cook elaborate meals.  We've been eating light  because we are consuming way too much fro yo and ice-cream.  This week, I am going to try to clear out the pantry and freezer a bit.  A few weeks ago my fridge conked out.  I lost lots of food from the fridge and freeze, but I also saved a lot of good stuff.  Now, I don't want to over fill the fridge and freezer, though I have a crazy phobia of having no food to eat (not possible, I know, that's why it's something I'm working on).  We've been enjoying the barbecue and trying to get the boys to try salads.  They like fresh and cooked veggies a lot, but when it comes to fresh lettuce or spinach with dressing it's a no go.  Slow and steady.  Tonight, we're going to have a nice meal since we are staying at home.  The pie will be in the oven soon!  We hit Andrews' Scenic Acres yesterday with some great family and picked many lovely raspberries and blueberries.  Hubby's favourite is raspberry pie.  He did a good job picking all those berries and today he will be rewarded with a lovely pie.  I am going to try a new recipe for the pastry- cream cheese pastry.  It sounds like it will be a nice compliment to the tartness of the raspberries.  Will post photos later!  Now off to work!

Sunday:  Mussels in white wine broth with crusty bread and green salad with raspberry pie
Monday:  Pasta with tomato sauce and salad
Tuesday:  Waffles with bacon and fruit salad (maybe watermelon-feta salad)
Wednesday:  Panko crusted tilapia with rice and peas
Thursday: out
Friday:  Tuna salad sandwiches with crudites
Saturday:  Family barbecue - perhaps chicken wings
Sunday: out

Another meal plan

I've been very disinterested in cooking lately since I don't want to spend any time in the kitchen.  Here are a few things to keep things simple and not use the stove/oven too much.


Monday:  Slaskie kluski with butter (dumplings with butter) & pears
Tuesday: Spaghetti with meatballs & salad
Wednesday:  Chicken kabobs with rice & salad
Thursday: Out
Friday: Breaded tilapia with rice pilaf
Saturday:  Burgers on the BBQ with veggies
Sunday: out! (Marineland here we come!)


If it gets too hot, we're having cereal for dinner.  I've already done it a few times in the past.  The kids think it's fun and it is healthy, so why not.  Sometimes I need a break and we're doing our best to keep away from fast food....  That being said, we had McFlurries for dessert after soccer tonight and they were great!  Win some, lose some.

Summer Meal plan!

Monday: Pasta with tomato sauce & salad with a cherry clafouti (Soccer)
Tuesday:  Hot dogs on a bun with veggies and dip
Wednesday:  Chicken on the barbecue with roasted potatoes
Thursday: Citrus Tilapia with rice & peas
Friday: Chili with nachos (Indy)
Saturday:  Burgers on the grill with roasted veggies
Sunday:  Wild card!

Summer is here and the living is easy....  This week we are doing swimming lessons in the mornings!  We are going to be riding our bikes there and back and just enjoying the laid back feel of not having to rush to and from school.  I'm making a meal plan to help myself relax and not have to scramble at dinnertime.