Hi all! I don’t know how many of you watch Jon & Kate Plus 8 but I was watching it the other day and she made the comment that if you have to use a recipe you aren’t a real cook. I had to laugh at that because as most of you know I use a recipe for almost every meal and in my case dinner would be pretty tasteless if I didn’t use a recipe. If you ask me I’d say that makes me a pretty smart cook, so there Miss Kate!
Have you ladies ever heard of Hungry Girl? I just bought her cookbook and it looks pretty good! It’s full of recipes and survival strategies for guilt-free eating in the real world. You can also find many of her recipes on her website as well as in the newsletter if you sign up for it. I’m not affiliated in any way, I just like a good low-fat recipe when I see it. In fact I’ll be trying one of these recipes this week on Saturday. I LOVE breakfast for dinner….yum yum!
Just a quick note to ask you to please remember to put in spaces when you write your name into Mr. Linky. No spaces causes me the columns to go all wonky. More details here, thanks!
Monday: Fajitas
Tuesday: Bruschetta Chicken served with new potatoes and broccoli
Wednesday: Southwest Lasagna Rolls (missed from last week)
Thursday: Leftover buffet
Friday: Greek Spaghetti (I’m on the fence on this one…that’s a lot of ingredients, what do you think?)
Saturday: Flap-tastic! (from Hungry Girl)
Sunday: If you can find it, you can eat it
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Thanks for hosting again!
My blog is getting lots of hits thanks to getting the word out!
I think hubby would say the same thing about recipes. He rarely uses one and tells me it’s too expensive to use them most of the time. I personally can’t cook without a recipe LOL
I love that you have a hungry girl recipe! I totally love that website and get regular emails from them with fabulous recipes and ideas.
We’ve got a new focus on vegetarian recipes, for those who are interested.
Thanks for continuing to inspire me to plan my menus!
Those lasagna rolls sound really good! I cook all the time without recipes, that’s the way my mom taught me. She’d often make something so delicious, we’d demand that she write it down so she could duplicate it, or else she’d forget. Some of my most delicious and creative meals are made when I am forced to scrounge the freezer and pantry!
That said, I LOVE recipes! I spend far too much time finding new ones. I never feel chained to them though.
Thanks for fixing my link! I didn’t mean to me you wonky!
I don’t think the Greek spaghetti would go over at our house at all.
If you use a recipe you’re not a real cook? That’s like saying if you have to use a map you’re not a real driver!!
I bet my boys would love to eat dinner at your house on Saturday night! lol
That greek spaghetti actually sounds wonderful from reading through the ingrediants. I think I’ll give it a try. Sometimes it’s not as complicated as it sounds. I have a recipe like that but once you do it once it’s a snap the next time.
I’m sorry – I posted the right link, and the wrong title!
I totally agree about the recipe. I thought the same thing when she said that. When I try cooking without a recipe … well, let’s just say we end up at a restaurant that night.
Wow! Who knew there were so many menus out there?! I’m just getting started, and we have an unconventional eating schedule, but I’ll try to get recipes up along with the menu soon.
Cheers!
I depend on recipes and I’m brilliant! Thanks for hosting.
Thanks for hosting and inspiring me to participate. I feel great for having a plan! Jennifer
This is such fin, thanks for a chance to participate!
Thanks for hosting this every week. I am using a lot of recipes from other Menu Plan Monday plans this week. I am excited!
Love your blog! And all the wonderful infomation you share with us and inspire us daily. Keep up the great work.
Hugs, Bobbi Jo
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I watch Jon & Kate sometimes, everytime I do my hubby shudders! He hates that show. In response to her comment about recipes I think it’s a talent to follow a recipe and have dinner turn out excellent! I do have to say everything I have seen her cook on the show looked pretty BORING. Hmmm maybe she should use recipes. Keep up the awesome ideas I love it!
Love your site! I posted my menu the first time, but I’ve been doing Menu Planning Monday for a few weeks…trying to gear up for a new school year (I teach) and starting this new habit. Thanks for the inspiration!
I’m about to begin 4+ months of unemployment and I know being organized is key. I haven’t come up with a plan yet, but I will and I will post the mutha! :-) PP
Wow, over 300 menu plans! That is alot of great dinners.
That Hungry Girl has some good stuff, but she seems a bit crazy with the Fiber One.
I am all for using a recipe!! I am OK to play around with the spices but so uncreative with the main ingredients.
Glad I could do my part to push you past 300! I got out of the menu habit but it’s time to get back INTO the habit!
PS – Everyone who likes to sew, cook or wear aprons is invited to join my apron swap at http://flirtyapronswap.blogspot.com — sign ups end Friday 8/15 and the theme is your partner’s fantasy vacation, What I Wish I Did Over Summer Vacation!
Congrats on the over 300! Sorry I’m late, we were in NYC and ended up having to stay a day later because our return flight got canceled due to weather! Even though the weather there was fine, apparently the weather back home had hail and tornado watches. That put me off on my menu planning. I’m cheating and using Leanne Ely’s “Saving Dinner the Low Carb Way”. But that’s ok. It’s a tasty way to do it.
Anyway, I’m glad your own trip’s weather turned out nice. I know that a lot of people on the WW boards love the Bruschetta Chicken. And the Greek Spaghetti looks good, but it does look like a lot of ingredients. As to the recipe comment. I must admit, I use a recipe as a shopping list. Hubby is always commenting, “This is good, how did you change it from the original?” ;)
I posted my menu for next week in the Mr. Linky – or at least I think that I did. Hope I did it correctly. Congratulations on all the participants. You’ll probably be over the 300 now that you posted that more people were probably inspired to post, I know I was.
I didn’t understand the system when I posted my menu. So I posted next weeks on this weeks anyway I tried to change it but inadvertently posted twice on this week. OOPS.
Hey this is my first post
I love to use my crockpots all year too.
Due to some recent medical issues we are now eating a lowfat/low sodium/ sometimes glutten free, organic diet
I will try to post my menu here early on Monday
I can see where Kate is coming from. Maybe she meant a recipe for EVERY meal?
I never measure anything while cooking. baking is another thing, you have to be exact in baking. Cooking you go by taste. I wonder if people really only add 1/4 tsp of salt or whatever, come on. It’s a few shakes of the salt shaker.
I’ve learned to just throw things together to make a salad dressing or whatever. I’ve learned to be creative. A recipe could be just a list of ingredients, no one really goes by how much of that.
That layer salad looks great! I might need to add that to my menu rotation!
Toni
How have I not found your website before???
I’m the most disorganized character ever. I spend WAY too many hours working and everything at home is always … in need of help.
I plan to spend a great deal of time getting the necessary tips PLUS recruiting my family to assist in our huge task ahead.
Thanks,
k
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