This is the 22nd edition of the 30 minute weekly menus for 2010. I like to make the weekly menus on Thursday or Friday, do the shopping on Saturday and start the weekly menus on Sunday.
Happy Memorial Day! How are you going to celebrate? I’m organizing a family reunion that promises to be a lot of fun.
My family started arriving on Saturday for Memorial Day weekend. Our Sunday lunch will be Scrimp Scampi for easy prep and yet it tastes great – a real family treat! I will be serving the Meatball Magic appetizer course consisting of: Swiss Wedge or Gouda Ball; meatballs; Endive, cherry tomatoes, baby carrots, red and green bell peppers Vegetable platter; Basil pesto, sun-dried tomato pesto and spicy mango sauces; sea salt pita chips and spring onion crackers; Valdosta Spiced Pecans. This will be a nice contrast to the main course of shrimp scampi.
You will find that I use various cooking methods, mix and match, to get dinner on the table fast! (Ingredients in parentheses show some of my quick prep steps.) You can always substitute your favorite made-from-scratch recipes when you have more time.
Hope you have a great week!
Sunday:
Shrimp Scampi (clean and guessed shrimp)
angel hair pasta
Asparagus
Strawberries Romanoff (purchased ice cream; buy extra ice cream for Thursday and Saturday)
Monday: (Memorial Day)
Mixed grill BBQ Party
Buns, Condiments, Sauces (purchased condiments, jarred sauces)
3 Bean Salad (3 Bean Jar Salad)
Cole Slaw (bagged salad mix, jarred salad dressing)
Cilanro Lime Corn on the Cob
Chips
Baked beans (canned beans)
Grilled Fruit Skewers with Lemon Sauce (purchased yogurt)
Tuesday:
Sauteed Chicken and Mushrooms (boneless skinless chicken breasts or cutlets, sliced mushrooms; buy extra mushrooms for Thursday)
Roasted Red Potatoes with Green Beans (Frozen Mixed Vegetables)
Baked granola apples (purchased cereal)
Wednesday:
Lemon Pork Chops (prepared lemon juice, canned capers)
Pasta (boxed pasta)
fresh broccoli spears
Rice Krispy Treats (rice cereal, mini-marshmallows, chocolate bites)
Thursday:
Mushroom Fritters With Vindaloo Sauce (vegetarian; sliced mushrooms, jarred Vindaloo sauce)
French bread
fresh fruit salad
Pound Cake with Ice Cream (purchased cake and ice cream)
Friday:
Cobb Salad (bagged lettuce, precooked bacon, canned or deli chicken, bottled dressing)
Creamy Tomato Soup (boxed cream of tomato, store-bought goldfish crackers)
Choice rolls (purchased rolls)
Apple Skillet Cake (canned apple pie filling)
Saturday:
Taco Nite (taco seasoning mix, store-bought tacos)
Condiment bar (jar sauces, bagged lettuce shreds, shredded cheese)
Guacamole and Sour Cream Garnish (purchased sour cream)
Corn and Black Bean Salsa (Canned Salsa, Canned Corn, Black Beans, and Chiles)
Banana Splits (store bought ice cream, canned whipped cream, jarred ice cream toppings)
I sincerely hope you have fun planning and preparing your meals.
Elizabeth Randall and family