What was planned: Grilled Veggie Salad with grilled chicken
What we had: Grilled Veggie Salad with grilled chicken drumsticks
Why: Free Range Drumsticks were on sale at Raley's
Notes: The chicken is supposed to marinade for at least an hour, so make that marinade first before the vegetable marinade. Doing this ahead might make more sense. I used the meat thermometer and the chicken came out wonderful. The Veggie Salad was modified - no mushrooms, so the grated cheese just went on top. This is a great way to eat green peppers!
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Friday August 27
What was planned: Chile Rellenos with Rice and Beans (make pinto bean baby food in the am for crock pot)
What we had: Chile Rellenos with Rice and leftover refried black beans (canned)
Why: Didn't get the crockpot started in the am.
What Logan ate: 1 cube sweet potatoes, 1 cube green beans
Notes: The Chile Rellenos were a little labor-intensive, but it paid off because they were yummy. RJ ate some and didn't complain that they were spicy (they were mild). I had two CSA ancho chiles and one store-bought anaheim. I liked the ancho chiles better, but both were good. If I were to make again, I would add a little more salt to the batter and I would use at least 1 fewer egg. I don't think they needed that much egg for the batter. Perhaps with bigger peppers, one would, but ours were small. I felt like I was wasting those yummy CSA free-range eggs.
What we had: Chile Rellenos with Rice and leftover refried black beans (canned)
Why: Didn't get the crockpot started in the am.
What Logan ate: 1 cube sweet potatoes, 1 cube green beans
Notes: The Chile Rellenos were a little labor-intensive, but it paid off because they were yummy. RJ ate some and didn't complain that they were spicy (they were mild). I had two CSA ancho chiles and one store-bought anaheim. I liked the ancho chiles better, but both were good. If I were to make again, I would add a little more salt to the batter and I would use at least 1 fewer egg. I don't think they needed that much egg for the batter. Perhaps with bigger peppers, one would, but ours were small. I felt like I was wasting those yummy CSA free-range eggs.
Friday, August 27, 2010
August 27 - Sept 1 Plan
The Plan:
Thursday - Pasta with olive oil, basil, tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, and Romano
Friday - Chile Rellenos with Rice and Beans (make pinto bean baby food in the am for crock pot)
Weekend - Grilled Veggie Salad with grilled chicken
Monday - lemon cuke and basil salad with ground turkey gyros with yogurt tzatziki sauce on pita
Wednesday - Leftovers Salad, yellow bean baby food, roasted radishes
From CSA:
ancho peppers
onion
garlic
bell peppers
garlic
purple beans
corn
summer squash
jalapeno
lettuce
tomatoes
lemon cucumbers
basil
yellow beans
radishes
From grocery store:
milk
fontina cheese
syrup
plain yogurt
lemon juice
red wine vinegar
ground turkey/lamb
fancy salt
Thursday - Pasta with olive oil, basil, tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, and Romano
Friday - Chile Rellenos with Rice and Beans (make pinto bean baby food in the am for crock pot)
Weekend - Grilled Veggie Salad with grilled chicken
Monday - lemon cuke and basil salad with ground turkey gyros with yogurt tzatziki sauce on pita
Wednesday - Leftovers Salad, yellow bean baby food, roasted radishes
From CSA:
ancho peppers
onion
garlic
bell peppers
garlic
purple beans
corn
summer squash
jalapeno
lettuce
tomatoes
lemon cucumbers
basil
yellow beans
radishes
From grocery store:
milk
fontina cheese
syrup
plain yogurt
lemon juice
red wine vinegar
ground turkey/lamb
fancy salt
Friday, August 20, 2010
Friday Dinner
What I planned:
Cheeseburgers, carrots, Corn (Make corn and carrot baby food)
Reality:
I made burgers from organic ground beef with some garlic powder and salt and grilled them. Topped them with Organic Monterrey Jack, organic ketchup, and Farmer Bob's tomatoes and lettuce. On the side I steamed Farmer Bob's corn and carrots in the tiered steamer (corn on the bottom, cut up carrots on the top). I actually used the carrots from last weeks CSA box as well as this weeks, because I wanted to make some more baby food. However, I got started late with dinner, so I didn't get around to making the baby carrots or corn and the leftovers are in the fridge for me to make later.
Baby's dinner was instead 1 cube of potatoes and 1 cube of green beans from the freezer.
Bottom Line: Good summer meal.
Cheeseburgers, carrots, Corn (Make corn and carrot baby food)
Reality:
I made burgers from organic ground beef with some garlic powder and salt and grilled them. Topped them with Organic Monterrey Jack, organic ketchup, and Farmer Bob's tomatoes and lettuce. On the side I steamed Farmer Bob's corn and carrots in the tiered steamer (corn on the bottom, cut up carrots on the top). I actually used the carrots from last weeks CSA box as well as this weeks, because I wanted to make some more baby food. However, I got started late with dinner, so I didn't get around to making the baby carrots or corn and the leftovers are in the fridge for me to make later.
Baby's dinner was instead 1 cube of potatoes and 1 cube of green beans from the freezer.
Bottom Line: Good summer meal.
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