Dinner this Week - 01.11.15

It is cold here. Bone-chilling, I don't want to go outside cold so this week will feature warm things, comforting things.

I also want to point out that I realize I prefaced this as a craft, food, family blog, but up to this point, have only posted food. Much of my free time over winter break was spent cleaning and organizing my studio. G decided I could have one of his vintage standing, roll-around toolboxes and chaos ensued. This afternoon, I finally got all the pieces put back together and started my first block in Pat Sloan's 2015 Vacation Time Block of the Month Quilt. I also compiled a list of in-progress and in-my-head sewing tasks to do this year. I need to share at least one project I did last year, too, that hasn't been blogged. So, there are non-food topics to come. :)

Sunday

Leftover Chicken Fajita Casserole

Apple Pie

Monday

Breakfast for Dinner

Scrambled Eggs

Toast

Bacon

Tuesday

Creamy White Bean and Bacon Soup from Table for Two

Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

Oranges

Wednesday

Slow Cooker Lemon Rosemary Chicken

Steamed Cauliflower

Grapes

Thursday

Goulash

Oranges

Friday

Make Your Own Homemade Pizza

Saturday

Leftovers

A little late with the menu this week ....

This week's post is a day late.  I work for a university so for me, this weekend was a three-day weekend.  It is also the first weekend in awhile that we didn't have a work, extended family or some other commitment that ate the whole weekend!  I love hosting FLL tournaments, and all, but it is nice to have a weekend!

On Saturday I took Anne to her first tumbling class.  What a blast!  She can be a little shy so it would not have surprised me if we spent the whole session standing in a corner observing, but she dove right in, literally.  At the end of the half hour, it was a good thing I had a trip to the small town bakery for doughnuts and the library up my sleeve.

Yesterday was free after worship and the church's annual meeting.  We spent the day reading, playing with the Minnie Puppy and hanging out on the Big Girl Potty.  Today, we are off to the local children's museum.  I know, it will be crazy as many local schools are off today and so are lots of parents ....

This week is a little bit of quiet before the storm.  On Saturday, I get to fly to Anchorage.  Yes, Anchorage, Alaska.  I am so excited!  I get to be there for a little over a week, mostly training a new site for work, but I hope to get to do a little exploring along the way.  Because of crazy airfares, it was cheaper, a lot cheaper, for me to fly in on Saturday rather than Sunday so I get one whole day to explore!  It will also be the only explore day I'll have during daylight hours.  This week is pretty quiet with a regular work schedule and only one night activity.

To give you the full week's menu plan, I'll start with last night.  Last week's plan was mostly from Pinterest. This week, I've got a couple of sources, but a couple of meals are coming from what has become my go-to cookbook the last few years, Rachel Ray's 365: No Repeats.

• Sunday:  Pork Chops with Bacon and Cabbage from Everyday Food via the Bitten Word.  Delish!  And, since the hubs isn't so fond of cabbage, two days of lunch leftovers for me!
• Monday: "Big, Thick, Hearty Thighs ... and That's a Compliment" RR 365, page 46
• Tuesday:  Thyme Pork Chops with Roasted Cauliflower.  This link is similar to a recipe I've made enough times that I cannot find the book in which it is published.  I thought it was the RR 365 book ....
• Wednesday:  Swiss Mushroom Melts from Perry's Plate.  I have some leftover roasted chicken I think I'll use instead of the turkey.
• Thursday:  Spring Rush for the sorority I advise
• Friday:  Beef Goulash, RR 365 page 3
• Saturday:  I am off to Alaska!

Have a great week!  I am posting this to Good, Cheap Eats Pantry Challenge.