OK, so along with my resolutions, the hubsters wants to lose 25 lbs by the time his grandpa comes to visit in a couple months. So, back to no/low-carb meals. Thank goodness for Pinterest! I just did a search for "low-carb" and there were a ton of yummy-looking ideas to try out. I tried looking up low-carb recipes on AllRecipes, and their search engine for that category was seriously lacking...most of what you get is condiments.
As usual, I get to splurge on Mondays since it is just me and the kids, so we typically have an Italian something with noodles. Also, since Saturdays are usually a bit hectic, and we usually have a ton of leftovers in the fridge, I'm designating Saturdays as leftover day. If we don't have enough leftovers, we can order pizza or go out to eat. Or, if we don't get to something planned during the week, I can make it on Saturday instead.
Here is this week's menu:
| Sunday |
| Buttermilk cornbread salad |
| Monday |
| Pesto chicken Florentine with sun dried tomatoes salad |
| Tuesday |
| Tacos |
| Wednesday |
| Thursday |
| Carrots potatoes |
| Friday |
So far, I've made the gumbo, chicken Florentine, tacos, and Greek chicken salad. The gumbo was OK. I used dried beans that I started soaking the night before and I added creole seasoning to the gumbo. The rice needed more liquid and more cook time, even though I cooked it much longer than it asked for. The chicken Florentine was a good, quick meal. I used jarred Alfredo sauce to make it one step easier. I think it would be really good if I used home made Alfredo and pesto sauces. I think Our Best Bites has a good Alfredo sauce, if I remember correctly....I also used a full bag of spinach and added sun dried tomatoes. Unfortunately, I had to deal with a kid with the stomach flu right as we sat down to eat, so I had to eat mine cold. I bet it would have been really good when it was hot!
We had the Greek chicken salad yesterday. I scaled back the dressing to 10 servings, but then had to make a second batch. I used one batch for marinading the chicken, and the other for us to put on the salad. I used equal vinegar to oil, and I emulsified the oil into the rest of the dressing in the blender. I did add lettuce to the salad to make it more filling. The dressing was good...but I like the Our Best Bites Greek dressing much better. But, for a quick, easy dressing with me having all the ingredients on hand, it wasn't too bad!
The chicken for tonight's dinner is setting up in the fridge right now, and in a little while I'm going to pop it in the oven to roast nice and slow. I have a feeling that my house is going to smell amazing for the rest of the day! Too bad I got the kids' cold, and I can't smell much of anything right now.
Part of my resolution is to plan my menus on Thursdays and shop on Mondays, so I'm not stressing on getting my grocery list together before I go to the grocery store, leaving me plenty of time to shop while the older 2 are in school. So, here is next week's menu:
| Sunday |
| No noodle lasagna (add sliced zucchini, use fresh spinach) Marinara sauce (double batch) Garlic bread salad |
| Monday |
| Spaghetti salad |
| Tuesday |
| Wednesday |
| salad |
| Thursday |
| Friday |
Next week I'll let you know how the foods have turned out!
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