Welcome to another planned week and thank goodness for a plan because I’ve got a crazy hectic week ahead of me. School is winding up for us here (our last day of school is on June 29th) and with that comes many activities including my daughter’s grade 7 commencement. I know many of you finished up school quite some time ago but here in Canada our school calendar year is a little bit different.
Two recipe highlights this week. Homemade Macaroni and Cheese is so easy to make and so much healthier as well. I use whole wheat pasta and light cheddar cheese. I made mine slightly different from the recipe above in that I melted all the cheese into the white sauce and then added some cornflakes crumbs to the top. I also halved the recipe and it fit perfectly in my Foldtuk dish. Delicious!
The other recipe I really enjoyed (even though I had a little panic attack while making them) was the Pepperoni Pizza Wheels. I’m the type of gal that needs very detailed instructions so when it came time to roll the pizza dough up I didn’t know if I was suppose to roll up the long end or the short end. So I finally decided on the long end and then proceeded to make a huge mess trying to roll it. I had flashbacks to my Pizza Braid disaster. Sauce and pepperonis were falling out all over the place. The good news is though that this recipe is very forgiving and by the time they were cooked you couldn’t even tell my goof ups. These made for a terrific potluck dish because I made them up ahead of time and served them cold and they were still good! They went so fast I didn’t even get a picture :)
Okay so before I jump into my menu plan, I just want to take a moment to welcome you if you are new to menu planning and offer you a great resource for getting started. It’s a post written by Annie of Annie’s Eat called Menu Planning – Tips & Tricks and it has a lot of helpful information in it.
Here’s what we’ll be eating this week:
Monday: Black Bean Quesadillas
Tuesday: Fresh Broccoli & Chicken Pasta Toss
Wednesday: Picking up hubby from the airport ~ dinner out!
Thursday: My birthday! Teriyaki Sirloin Steak served with baked potatoes and grilled peppers
Friday: Dinner at friends
Saturday: Garlic Pork Tenderloin with BBQ Sauce served with baby potatoes and corn on the cob
Sunday: Church Potluck ~ Tater Tot Casserole
WHAT’S ON YOUR MENU THIS WEEK?
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I LOVE homemade macaroni and cheese! I’ve tried the kind you bake and the kind you just do on the stovetop, and I have to admit I’m a stovetop kind of gal. The kids, however, prefer Kraft. Sigh. :)
I can relate to your pizza rolls incident. I’ve had my fair share of messes putting together such things. The results are always worth it though.
Have a happy birthday!
Thanks Barbie!
When it comes to mac and cheese, Pioneer Woman has a killer recipe. :D
Thanks for hosting this!
I will have to check it out, thanks!
The mac and cheese looks great. Have a happy birthday!
Thanks so much!
I hope you have a GREAT Birthday! Looks like you have a wonderful dinner planned!
Thanks so much for hosting!
~Liz
Thanks Liz :)
Have a fantastic birthday! I sure hope someone else is making the birthday meal for you….;o)
Have a great week.
I hope so too :)
Hope you have a fabulous birthday!
I’m really looking forward to it!
I have that mac & cheese recipe on my menu for this week. I’m going to add some chicken (i can’t serve it as a meal w/o meat.) I printed out the black bean quesadilla recipe for next week & we are having tater tot casserole this week too.
I love the idea of HEALTHY homemade macaroni & cheese. I made a batch of Martha Stewart’s homemade macaroni & cheese but it was on the opposite end of the spectrum in nutritional value. Thank’s for sharing, I can’t wait to try it!
Thank you for hosting! :)
http://thewhitebluesky.com/2010/06/culinary-evolution-week-6-new-gadgets.html
Yummo!!
My husband LOVES Tator Tot Casserole! It was the first thing he ever made for me. :)
Thanks for hosting Menu Plan Monday! I linked up!
It’s a great potluck dish too!
Hope you have a fantastic birthday week!
Thank you for hosting this every week.
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Thanks for the birthday wishes!
Birthday? Enjoy!! Finally back to posting a menu. And, testing the water for Mamavation support. Would love to hear comments/support at http://shawneett.blogspot.com
Lots of my meals this week are from my supper swapping group, http://chillmamas.blogspot.com
I love birthdays, especially mine…woohoo! :)
Happy Birthday!
Thanks Robin!
Tater Tot Casserole and homemade healthier mac & cheese are family fave around here! :D I put those pepperoni pizza wheels on our menu for this week. I can’t wait to try them.
Happy, happy birthday! :D
Thank you so much for hosting this each week!!
Thanks Sherry!!
Pepperoni Pizza Wheels sound yummy!
They were really good!
Thanks for the linky! Have a great week!
You too Amy!
Mac & Cheese….yum!!!
That’s what we thought too :)
Happy birthday!
Um…I accidentally copied my website in twice (I’m #14) Is there a way to fix it? Here it is in case you can fix it. I’m so sorry!!
http://www.theadventuresofmissmommy.com/menu-plan-monday-5/
No problem Emily, all fixed for you. And thanks for the birthday wishes!
Thank you, Laura! So speedy!
Loving the chicken and broccoli pasta. My 4 year old LOVES broccoli and it’s nice to break up the monotonous and unhealthy pasta with something so good with so many vitamins. Great recipe!
The mac & Cheese looks so good!!! Love great comfort foods :)
Mmm…that fresh broccoli and chicken pasta dish looks good! I will have to try that sometime. We are big pasta eaters around here. Last week we tried a new recipe, Lemon Caper Chicken with Fettuccine, which was great! I tried a whole bunch of new recipes last week and posted recipe reviews of them this week. Thanks for hosting – I LOVE menu planning. It’s my favourite “chore”!
So awesome, I’d be lost without menu planning now. Don’t know how I ever managed without it :)
Hope you have a nice birthday!
I hope so too Alana, thanks!
That mac & cheese looks delicious!
Mac and Cheese is one of my husband’s favorites! Have a great birthday.
Thanks Char, I’m really looking forward to it.
Oh-duh-Happy Birthday!!
Thanks Tina! :)
Happy Birthday!!!!
Happy Birthday! The steak dinner looks and sounds yummy!
Thanks Crystal! It’s not the steak I’m looking forward to but the teriyaki LOL
Have a very Happy Birthday!!!
Thank you so much for hosting this, and for the whole menu-planning idea! I had never thought about doing this until I read your blog, and last week went wonderfully! I’m really excited about continuing to menu plan!
That’s what I love to hear, woohoo!!
We’ve got tater tot casserole on our menu this week too! Great minds think alike ;-)
Happy Birthday! Love tator tot hotdish…my favorite childhood meal :)
Thanks Greta!
Ooh, yum, that macaroni and cheese sounds delicious! It may have to make it to my rotation sometime soon :). I’m so glad you have this linkup, it forces me to stay organized and actually stay focused on meal planning since I also have them scheduled for my blog posting! A win/win :) Have a great birthday!
Love that! Thanks for the birthday wishes!!
Starting the Clean elimination diet today – thank goodness for Menu Planning!
Yum! Everything looks so good this week!
Yum! The mac and cheese looks delicious! :)
This version of Tator Tot Caserole looks FABULOUS! Can’t wait to try it!!
It really is delicious, I highly recommend it!
That mac and cheese looks really good! Thanks so much for hosting again this week!
That mac and cheese looks rad!
I played along last Monday, but failed in execution. Sigh. This week is the week of lazies-be-gone!
Menu planning Monday is great. Although I’ve been reading it for awhile I just put my first one up. :)
Also, I love mac and cheese… it’s one of the those comfort foods that you can never go wrong with! Looks delish.
Hope you have a wonderful birthday! :)
Thanks Kimie, so glad you’ve joined us!!
Who would think to mix Corn Flakes with a main dish? It may sounds bizarre but it works! I tried it before with other recipes. Corn Flakes has actually published a small recipe book using their product and many of the listed recipes are main dishes.
Enjoy your week and have a nice birthday! :-)
They work really well for a crunchy topping. I usually mix them with a bit of melted butter first to keep them from burning. Yum!!
Ohhh, Tater Tot casserole looks goooood.
Happy Birthday to you!
Yay, birthdays are so much fun!
Have a wonderful birthday!
I have one recipe link and a recipe written out in my post this week. Thanks for inspiring me to menu plan!
Thanks Pamela!
I think I may have made a mistake and posted the link twice. #271. Once with only part of the name, I think. Sorry about that. and I hope you have a Great Birthday!
All fixed! And thanks for the birthday wishes :)
Your menu looks great this week! Have a very Happy Birthday :)
Thank you, so excited about it!
Happy Birthday! Hope you have a great day and wonderful coming year (with a problem free move!)! Thanks so much for hosting the Menu Plan Mondays and for all your other posts as well. You are a wonderful (and much appreciated) inspiration!
Ahh so nice, thank you for that!
Thanks so much for your menu-planning ideas and efforts, Laura! This is really helping me stretch our food dollar and cut down on stress.
I might have added myself twice as I put the wrong blog address in – Sorry!
My mother-in-law gave me the tater tot casserole recipe years ago, but calls it “Presbyterian Casserole” because it is “meant” for church suppers. :)
Wow ~ I think I can plan my menus for the next 2 years reading this linky list!! Heck it might take me a year just to get through it all lol. Looking forward to getting some new ideas! The kids and I are starting to get bored of my same old ideas week after week.