weekly menu plan Archives - 2 Sisters 2 Cities

I just wanted to squeeze in a quick post since we haven’t had any this week! My husband accidentally left our DSLR in the trunk of his car earlier this week and today our laptop is getting a little TLC at the Apple store. My mom also was visiting us earlier this week. Is that enough excuses for you because I’m sure I could come up with a few more?

I made this meal plan for this week starting on Monday. We have started to get some warmer days in so I have included a lot more fish and grilling recipes than I did for the winter. I’ve already made the salmon burgers and fish tacos this week and they were both really, really good! I will definitely be making them both again hopefully many times this upcoming summer. I’m also looking forward to trying some new recipes in the second half of the week.

Day 1: Salmon Burgers with Lemon Dill Mayo from The Picky Palate Cookbook
Day 2: Blackened Fish Tacos with Mango Salsa and Chipotle Aioli, side of chips and guacamole from Tide and Thyme (I have linked to this recipe before- you must try it soon if you have not already!)
Day 3: Take-out (late afternoon doctor’s appointment)
Day 4: Chicken with Tomato Herb Pan Sauce and Garlic Rice Pilaf, from Annie’s Eats
Day 5: Spice-Rubbed NY Strip Steaks with Avocado Lime Salsa and Corn Muffins from Cooking Light, April 2013
Day 6: Panko-Crusted Cod with Tomato Basil Relish from Cooking Light, April 2013
Day 7: Chili Lime Shrimp Skewers over Garlic Butter Quinoa from The Picky Palate Cookbook

What’s on your menu for the week? Are you passing over the soup recipes yet and trading them in for some grilling time?

I’ve been a little behind in posting recipes lately as I hosted a chili cook-off for our town’s newcomer’s club over the weekend and book club on Tuesday night. I just pulled a weekly menu plan together for the next six nights and wanted to share it as I think these recipes all sound really good. I’m still deciding what days of the week we should have what so I have it in bullet-format vs. having each meal listed by day. We are having yet another huge storm in the Northeast and I have my fingers crossed our power doesn’t go out again (for Nemo, we lost power for four days!)

Weekly Menu Plan:

Rigatoni Skillet Dinner and a side salad- from The Picky Palate cookbook, recipe in link from Family Fresh Cooking (Side Note: I’m in love with the cast iron skillet that I recently purchased. I can’t believe I waited so long to add it to my kitchen. I’ve been using it for everything from frying up an egg, cooking a steak, to baking a giant chocolate chip cookie. It’s such a work horse and it was very inexpensive to purchase. This 12-inch cast iron skillet is available for less than $20 from our Amazon store. I’m also considering getting a smaller cast iron skillet as well to add to my pan collection.)
Beef Fajitas with Mexican Rice– from Pioneer Woman
Tequila Lime Chicken with leftover Mexican Rice- from Pioneer Woman
Pasta with Slow Cooker Pork Ragu– from Real Simple, January 2013 (My husband was absolutely in love with this recipe when I made it the first time. I recommend making it with fresh pasta if you can find it.)
Skinny Chicken Cordon Bleu with Garlic Rice Pilaf and Roasted broccoli from Skinny Taste
Shrimp Linguine in Tomato Cream Sauce– from The Picky Palate cookbook

What are you serving up for dinner this week? Are you being affected by this storm? Anyone want to start an on-line petition to Mother Nature for spring to arrive already? Can you believe St. Patrick’s Day is 10 days away and Easter is only a little over three weeks away?