Meals for June 25-July 1

  1. Cuban pork (though probably just using Mojo sauce) with black beans and rice and plantains
  2. Blueberry pasta salad
  3. Molasses & Balsamic Chicken with apple coleslaw (note: cut recipe down).
  4. Jamaican patties
  5. Blueberry-onion sauced pork tenderloin (OK it’s blueberry season here, what can I say!)
  6. Spaghetti with roasted zucchini
  7. Ham, brie and spinach paninis

Meals for June 11-17

  1. Pasta with Smoky Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Bacon (TFMCB p 255, also online several places including here)
  2. The Station Wrap– Grilled chicken, craisins, crumbled bacon, cheddar-jack cheese, tomatoes, and balsamic vinaigrette tossed together and rolled in a honey wheat wrap. I was googling around for something like this and found this on a menu from The Irish Rail–sounds like a winning combination that we’ll try to recreate.
  3. Chicken Pineapple Black Bean Crock Pot Burritos
  4. A modified version of this yummy looking Swiss chard and corn tart.
  5. Sweet and Spicy Chicken Stir-fry.
  6. Quinoa with sausage and feta
  7. Broccoli, cheddar and ham strata.

Meals for May 7-13

  1. From the Fine Cooking that just arrived: Coffee-rubbed pork tenderloin with watermelon relish.
  2. Chicken Gyros
  3. Lemon Chicken pasta salad
  4. Hot dog dippers–looks like this was in lots of people’s newspapers this week…sounds like a fun meal for he kids, but using homemade pizza dough. With corn on the cob.
  5. Grilled Garlic Chicken and Spinach Pizza….something like this, but with homemade dough.
  6. Turkey cornbread casserole, with extra frozen veggies.

For mother’s day breakfast, we’ll be making orange rolls.

Meals for Apr 9-16

  1. We have some new tart pans, so this Asparagus tart sounds like a good way to inaugurate them. Or maybe this one.
  2. Quinoa with Corn and Zucchini.
  3. Ginger pear chicken with corn on the cob.
  4. Caribbean-Spiced Ribs with grapefruit juice, with baked zucchini fritters.
  5. Baked Falafel and salad.
  6. Pasta with chicken and mushrooms in creamy wine sauce…kind of along the lines of this.