Menu Plan Monday ~ Week of 7/6
This is going to be another simple week for us. Actually, there's a chance that it could be our most relaxing and carefree week yet this summer. As you can imagine, that's pretty exciting! I'm envisioning lots of time outside, a trip or two to the park, maybe swinging by a few garage sales on Friday, a trip to the library and farmer's market...that's about it. Ahhh! Sounds like a little slice of heaven to me.
In keeping with our easy going week, I'm sticking with some easier type meals that don't require much time in the kitchen.
Breakfast
- M - PB toast, smoothies
- T - Banana oatmeal
- W - Cinnamon roll bread
- Th - Breakfast burritos
- F - Strawberry-Kiwi muffins
- S - French toast, sausage
- Su - Leftover muffins
- M - Pizza grilled cheese, peaches
- T - Turkey roll-ups, strawberries
- W - PB&Js, cantaloupe
- Th - Tuna salad pitas, watermelon
- F - Leftovers
- S - Quesadillas, watermelon
- Su - TBD
- M - Chicken & grape pasta salad
- T - BLTs, cantaloupe
- W - Hawaiian chicken kabobs, orzo pilaf
- Th - Moroccan lettuce wraps with dipping sauces
- F - Homemade pizza (Eric has put me on a mission to perfect my pizza crust. He really wants one that tastes like take-out pizza dough. If you have a tried-and-true pizza dough recipe, I'd love to try it!)
- S - Kids - Beef ravioli w/butter and Parmesan; E & K - date night (probably just at home)
- Su - Asian chicken salad, wonton chips
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5 comments:
My dough recipe itself is pretty basic, but sprinkling garlic salt, cornmeal, and parmesan on the pan before rolling it out adds a lot of tasty flavor. :)
My family won't eat anything but the Chef Boyardee pizza mix! Blech! :) Oh well, it's cheap! :)Might you have a recipe for your cinnamon roll bread? Also, what do you guys do when you have a date at home? My curiosity is piqued! :)I've never commented here before, but I surely do love this site and your stolen moments site as well! Thank you!
This is my recipe, easily doubled! I usually use whole wheat flour, but you can use bread flour or white flour and gluten to make a chewy crust.
1 T. yeast (1 1/2 packets)
1 c. water
2 T. oil
1 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. salt
2 1/2 c. flour
(I usually throw some garlic powder in, for extra flavor, too)
Mix oil and water, stir in yeast. Stir in dry ingredients. Make a ball, let it rise 5-10 minutes. Roll out flat on pizza pan. If you want it deep dish, let it rise a bit, then poke it with a fork in the middle (not the crust area).
Add toppings, bake at 375 for 20 minutes or until crust is brown.
I love Money Saving Mom's dough recipe. I have a link to it here on my blog.
http://couponteacher.blogspot.com/2009/05/homemade-pizza.html
I too am on a quest for the perfect pizza dough. So far this one is my husband's favorite:
http://easypizzacrusts.com/Best-Pizza-Crust-Recipe.html
It rises a bunch, so I split it and make 2 thick crusts and bake them for 20-25 minutes. It's doughy and yeasty.
Only problem is that it doesn't freeze very well, so I have to make this dough fresh. I tried making extra dough, but the yeast kept rising and the baggies exploded in my freezer.
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