Friday, May 7, 2010

Meal Plan

For the past couple days, I have been working on a meal plan, hoping that might help us to budget better. I started writing menu which we usually eat at home, and some new recipes I want to try. Here is want I came up with so far.
  • Grilled Steak and Shrimp, Corn Bread, Green Salad
  • Bulgogi (Korean BBQ Beef),Spicy Pickle Cucumber and Rice
  • Hamburger, Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad, Grilled Veggies (Jeff wants to try some gourmet burger recipes)
  • Wingers' wings, Potato Skins, Blue Cheese Pear Salad
  • Lemon Caper Chicken, Sun Dried Tomato Risotto, Green Salad
  • Cedar Plank Salmon (Jeff's dish)
  • Taco with Cafe Rio Sweet Pork, Garlic Lime Rice
  • Manicotti, Garlic Bread, Green Salad
  • L& L Grilled Chicken, Poke, Stir Fry Veggie and Rice
  • Lasagna, Olive Oil Bread Rubbed with Garlic and Tomato, Oven Roasted Veggies
  • Grilled Chicken, Potato Salad, Strawberry Pretzel Jello Salad
  • Honey-Citrus Glazed Cod with Grapefruit-Orange Relish, Grilled Potatoes with Spicy Tomato Mayo (New dish I'm going to try; got the recipe from Bobby Flay's Grill it Cookbook)
  • Pineapple Green Curry, Chicken Satay and Rice
  • Lamb Burgers, Oven Bake Fries, Apple Snicker Salad
  • Creamy Tomato Penne, Garlic Bread, Grilled Asparagus
  • Sweet and Sour Chicken Patties, Stir Fry Veggie, Pot sticker and Rice
  • Artichoke Chicken, Garlic Noodles (new dish), Green Salad
  • Buffalo Wings, Corn Bread, Green Salad
  • Potato Chicken, Cream Cheese Wantons, Stir Fry Veggies and Rice
  • Crane Asada Taco with Spanish Rice, Green Salad
  • BBQ Ribs, Oven Roasted Veggies, Mashed Potatoes
  • Scramble Egg with Shrimp, Char Sui Pork Chop, Stir Fry Veggies and Rice
  • Roasted Chicken with Root Vegetables, Mashed Potato
  • Chipotle-Honey Glazed Chicken, Evelyn's Favorite Pasta (New dishes)
  • Chicken Quesadilla, Corn, Green Salad
  • Lettuce Wraps, Asian Roasted Chicken, Stir Fry Veggies and Rice
  • Grilled Steak, Pasta Salad, Blue Cheese Stuffed Mushroom
  • Parmesan Chicken with pasta, Blue Cheese Pear Salad, Toasted Olive Oil Bread
  • Tomato Beef, Eggplant with Garlic Sauce and Rice
  • Shrimp Alfredo, Blueberry Jello Salad, Greed Salad
  • Artichoke Spinach Penne Bake, Garlic Bread, Stir Fry Veggies
  • Mango Chicken Salad, Homemade Rolls
  • Braised Lamb Shank with veggies, Mashed Potato, Strawberry Pretzel Salad
  • Soy Sauce Chicken, Pot stickers, Stir Fry Veggies and Rice
  • Beef Stroganoff, Greed Salad
  • Kulua Pork, Poke, Grilled Veggies, Macaroni Salad
  • Spam Fried Rice, Pot Stickers and Stir Fry Veggies
  • Cream of Broccoli Soup, Homemade Rolls
  • Award Winning Chili (Jeff's recipe which he won 1st place in our ward's chili cook off) with Corn Bread
  • Yum Woon Sen, Pad Ka Prow, Red Curry with Rice (Google it if you want to know what they are)
I often wonder what people eat for dinner, and once awhile have hard time to figure out what to cook. I hope I will give you (whoever is reading my blog) some new ideas for your meal plan. I usually don't make things that are complicated or expensive, so if you see something you like, I would love to share with you my recipes, so let me know.