Must...Start...New...ROUTINE

Farm Box Tuesday aka Taco Tuesday
well...Burritos this week, and dogger veggie-cicles. And yet not. A friend called and we went to try out a new pizza place in Newhall instead, and I didn't have so many leftovers to make dogger-cicles immediately. The farm box did bring corn & zucchini & summer squash so the Enchiladas are a go. I'm sure there will be a burrito related punt before the end of the week.

Wednesday
Curry & Rice
The kid has been into all things spicy lately and there have been more than a few Misawa Pizza Curry Green Pole Street stories lately which has given me a bit of a nostolgic craving.

Beach Thursday
Herb & Balsamic Kebabs (Thanks dinnerforayear.blogspot.com)

Pool Friday
Black Bean & Summer Veggies Enchiladas (again dinnerforayear.blogspot.com)

Saturday
Picnic @ Aquatic Center (Yay SCAAN!)

Sunday
Chicken Kabobs & Couscous

Discombobulated

So the switch to a mid week farm box pick up was successful. We seem to have recovered our weekends. The crowd is much smaller, so it is easy in, easy out, and quite friendly. However the menu plan has taken quite the hit, the change coinciding with the summer break was probably apt to derail the system anyway. So I am making a spicy green bean & mushroom stir fry with sushi rice for dinner Monday, and Burritos on Tuesday. Now that I think of it Burrito/Taco Night on Farm Box day is probably an excellent plan, easy prep, the ingredients are usually on hand and Vallarta is an easy stop in conjunction with Farm Box pick up. I'm making raw dog food on farm box day with the old veggies so definitely a easy meal is required.

Tonight was burgers with potato kabobs. I made a cannellini bean salad to have with pitas tomorrow for lunch and our favorite AB chocolate chip recipe is chilling in the fridge, "the chewy". I also have a sugar cookie recipe on deck to try, once I have inventoried the sprinkle situation

What's for Dinner 6/9-6-14

The problem with the long week menu plan is it inevitably gets derailed by a missing ingredient or unexpected activity. I have two meals planned but not yet prepared, and today doesn't look promising for following through. I lied about about tonight, by switching the steak to a salad ingredient, one meal plan stays on track. So easily distracted am I. Tonight I grocery list and tomorrow I shop, this new non-weekend farm box is going to take some getting used to.

Tuesday
Pepper Crusted Flank Steak Salad (normally I'd make couscous, but the pantry is deficient today) And yet fail...the flank steak was just old enough that I didn't trust it...and it was time for dinner from Vallarta.

Wednesday
Curry Chicken Pot Pie (previously thwarted by a lack of puff pasty...grrr)

Thursday
6th Grade Grad Party (commence eye rolling)
I am making two kinds of quiche & coffee cake for a post ceremony brunch/lunch, as inspired by Epicurious & Chowhound. I hope to post specifics later.

Friday
The Grands want to take the kid out to dinner for surviving half of his school years, fine, whatevs.

Saturday
Scallops & Mushroom Brochettes

Sunday
Ojai Wine Festival = Taco Night

Monday
Beach Day = Leftovers

What's for Dinner? 5/31-6/8/10

I know this week seems suspiciously long, but that is because it is. The lovely providers of the farm box have decided to offer a mid week delivery and I am embracing it. I'm hoping that it will free up the weekend from the grocery shopping that is the natural consequence of the farm box/menu planning routine. So these activities are moving to Tuesday/Wednesday, and I'll just plan enough to get there now.

Also mid week will be featuring the very lame, but with only two of us home and the arrival of the heat (although it isn't bad yet) has inspiration at a low ebb. I need to find a summer meal muse.

Monday
Grilled Chicken Caprese
French Country Potatoes & Green Beans

Tuesday
Burritos

Wednesday
Homemade Pizza

Thursday
Breakfast for Dinner

Friday
End of the Year Class Party

Saturday
Beach Day

Sunday
Grilled Hoisin Chicken & Sesame Noodles

Monday
Chicken Curry Pot Pie

Tuesday
Black Pepper Flank Steak

The Google-fu is Strong with This One.

I have been doing some Google-ing for random recipes; some to compare recipes I know with other versions looking for improvement ideas, others to find something new altogether. The Google has been very good to me. Last weekend I discovered www.ayearofdinners.blogspot.com It popped onto my links list. I am loving her style of cooking. It is very busy mom friendly.

Earlier this year I decided a new cake quest was in order. Like the Red Velvet Cake Quest, I have been meaning to gather up a selection of Yellow Cake recipes to try. Yellow Cake with Chocolate Frosting equals yum. Yesterday this search results in the discovery of www.smittenkitchen.com (cute name), so that will be added soon to the links. It looks very promising and I'd like one of everything in her mother's day brunch.

What's for Dinner? 5/23-28/10

Sunday
Potato-Leek Soup
Rolls

Monday
Spicy Shrimp, Sausage and Spinach Fetticcini

Tuesday
Marinated Beef Kebabs

Wednesday
Roasted Chicken with Caramelized Shallots
Green Salad

Thursday
Leftovers (School Event)

Friday
Pick up something quick. Pre party panic mode.

What's for Dinner? 5/15-21/10

So I discovered a new food blog last weekend during my search for Tuna Noodle Casserole recipes. www.dinnersforayear.blogspot.com It was very inspiring and so this week many of the meal ideas have been pulled from this website. For now, I'm just linking to the sources, but if we find some keepers I will post with comments.

Saturday
Creamy Lemon Chicken with Artichokes and Potatoes

Sunday
Burgers
Spicy Sweet Potato Fries

Monday
Roasted Shrimp & Balsamic Spring Veggies

Tuesday
Broccoli Casserole

Wednesday
Carnitas

Thursday
Leftovers

Friday
Grilled Chicken Carprese