Trying to figure out how to feed the family without spending lots of time in the kitchen. It's too hot in my kitchen!
Here's the plan:
Minestrone soup - not so sure if the kids will go for this in this heat, but I'm going to make it in the crock pot and hope for the best!
Grilled Cheese sandwiches
Fruit salad
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Showing posts with label fruit salad. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fruit salad. Show all posts
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
I told you I was hoping for no-fuss menus this week.
I found those large Israeli "bagels" on sale Tuesday, so I bought some. And my kids love bourekas, so we had a simple no fuss menu:
Bagels
Cream Cheese, Butter, Sliced cheese, Cottage Cheese
Potato Bourekas
Cheese Bourekas
Sliced Tomatoes
Fruit Salad
The price of cottage cheese keeps going up, but I found these larger than normal containers so the price was slightly better. But I'm going to have to really keep an eye on those prices, and figure out the best place to stock up, since my 6 & 3 yr olds have decided that they can live on cottage cheese alone...
I found those large Israeli "bagels" on sale Tuesday, so I bought some. And my kids love bourekas, so we had a simple no fuss menu:
Bagels
Cream Cheese, Butter, Sliced cheese, Cottage Cheese
Potato Bourekas
Cheese Bourekas
Sliced Tomatoes
Fruit Salad
The price of cottage cheese keeps going up, but I found these larger than normal containers so the price was slightly better. But I'm going to have to really keep an eye on those prices, and figure out the best place to stock up, since my 6 & 3 yr olds have decided that they can live on cottage cheese alone...
Monday, May 23, 2011
Tuesday Night, May 24, 2011
It's pasta night! While I still haven't found a really great place to buy whole wheat pasta now that my Yesh stopped carrying it (your advice is appreciated!), I did buy some anyway...
Here's the menu:
Pasta with a choice of sauce: homemade tomato sauce or cheese sauce. Perhaps I'll add pesto into that equation - a bit of splurge, though.
make your own salad - lettuce, tomatoes, olives, feta cheese (yay for kimat chinam's cheese counter sales!), carrots, purple cabbage - assuming I get around to washing and chopping it all...
fruit salad (i have a few lone fruits in the fridge, so we'll throw it all together!)
Here's the menu:
Pasta with a choice of sauce: homemade tomato sauce or cheese sauce. Perhaps I'll add pesto into that equation - a bit of splurge, though.
make your own salad - lettuce, tomatoes, olives, feta cheese (yay for kimat chinam's cheese counter sales!), carrots, purple cabbage - assuming I get around to washing and chopping it all...
fruit salad (i have a few lone fruits in the fridge, so we'll throw it all together!)
Monday, April 4, 2011
Monday Night, April 4, 2011
Continuing the freezer cleanout, I still have a few things to use up.
Among the odds and ends I've found are peas, corn, green beans, oats, oat bran, sesame seeds, and more.
Tonight we'll use some of that up:
Coming to the table tonight:
Corn soup (saute onion, garlic, and red pepper. Add frozen corn and soup stock (or water). Bring to a boil, then simmer for 10-15 min. Puree with an immersion blender. Add milk or soymilk, if you like it creamier, and heat gently, but don't boil again.)
Pasta with cheese
Make-your-own-salad
Apple crisp (using some of those oats and oat bran!)
Among the odds and ends I've found are peas, corn, green beans, oats, oat bran, sesame seeds, and more.
Tonight we'll use some of that up:
Coming to the table tonight:
Corn soup (saute onion, garlic, and red pepper. Add frozen corn and soup stock (or water). Bring to a boil, then simmer for 10-15 min. Puree with an immersion blender. Add milk or soymilk, if you like it creamier, and heat gently, but don't boil again.)
Pasta with cheese
Make-your-own-salad
Apple crisp (using some of those oats and oat bran!)
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Tuesday Night, March 28, 2011
Working on the pantry challenge... I'm having a hard time with this right now. I have so many little odds and ends left in the freezer that I'm not sure what to do... Right now I am focused mostly on the fridge, but I'll try to find ways to use the freezer stash as well.
Tonight, we're going to have:
Minestrone Soup (found a few small containers of leftover minestrone from other times. If it's not enough to go around, I'll add a few more veggies and no one will be the wiser. The real question is, can I mix in the pureed cauliflower that stares me in the face every time I open the freezer?!)
Baked potatoes (actually, not sure if we really need these; maybe I'll rummage through the freezer and find something to use up! I'm afraid some of my labels rubbed off and I'm left with mystery food... does that ever happen to you?)
Cottage Cheese pancakes (we like these slightly salty. mix cottage cheese, eggs, flour, salt, and pepper. cook in a skillet just like pancakes)
Make-your-own-salad
Let me know if you're also doing a pantry challenge. How's it going?
Tonight, we're going to have:
Minestrone Soup (found a few small containers of leftover minestrone from other times. If it's not enough to go around, I'll add a few more veggies and no one will be the wiser. The real question is, can I mix in the pureed cauliflower that stares me in the face every time I open the freezer?!)
Baked potatoes (actually, not sure if we really need these; maybe I'll rummage through the freezer and find something to use up! I'm afraid some of my labels rubbed off and I'm left with mystery food... does that ever happen to you?)
Cottage Cheese pancakes (we like these slightly salty. mix cottage cheese, eggs, flour, salt, and pepper. cook in a skillet just like pancakes)
Make-your-own-salad
Let me know if you're also doing a pantry challenge. How's it going?
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Wednesday night - March 23, 2011
I'm really hoping to bake some bread in the morning on Wednesday (let's see if I can really do it this time. Every time I have planned to since our Aliyah, I have given up before getting started). So I don't want to spend much time in the kitchen in the afternoon. (I think this is a common theme. I never seem to want to spend much time cooking. Life has just gotten too busy...)
So, with that in mind, here's what we're having for supper:
Garlic Bread
Spaghetti with Roasted Vegetables (Tomatoes, Red Peppers, Onions)
Make-your-own-Salad (we have lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, cucumbers, purple cabbage)
Fruit Salad (my 6 year old's specialty!)
What are you making? Please join in our pantry challenge! Let us know how you're using up your pantry in preparation for Pesach.
So, with that in mind, here's what we're having for supper:
Garlic Bread
Spaghetti with Roasted Vegetables (Tomatoes, Red Peppers, Onions)
Make-your-own-Salad (we have lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, cucumbers, purple cabbage)
Fruit Salad (my 6 year old's specialty!)
What are you making? Please join in our pantry challenge! Let us know how you're using up your pantry in preparation for Pesach.
Monday, March 21, 2011
Tuesday Night, March 21, 2011
Wow! What a week it's been so far!
Things were crazy going from Shabbat to Purim, and then trying to get tons of stuff done on Monday. Of course, not enough got done, but we'll get there.
We're trying to figure out how to get ready for Pesach, and still live our lives. I jokingly told the kids we were taking the idea of living me'avdut l'cherut (from slavery to freedom) to a different level, and they would all get to feel like slaves for the next few weeks.
My 3 yr old promptly dumped out every toy in the playroom. AGAIN. sigh. (she made it very clear that she isn't playing the slave game...)
Anyhow, here's our menu for Tuesday, with an emphasis on foods in my fridge, freezer, and pantry. Oh, and a focus on "easy".
Cheese "quesadillas" - really we'll just use pitot or laffahs.
Lentil soup
Salad - lettuce, purple cabbage, cucumbers, and honey-cinnamon'd oranges
Things were crazy going from Shabbat to Purim, and then trying to get tons of stuff done on Monday. Of course, not enough got done, but we'll get there.
We're trying to figure out how to get ready for Pesach, and still live our lives. I jokingly told the kids we were taking the idea of living me'avdut l'cherut (from slavery to freedom) to a different level, and they would all get to feel like slaves for the next few weeks.
My 3 yr old promptly dumped out every toy in the playroom. AGAIN. sigh. (she made it very clear that she isn't playing the slave game...)
Anyhow, here's our menu for Tuesday, with an emphasis on foods in my fridge, freezer, and pantry. Oh, and a focus on "easy".
Cheese "quesadillas" - really we'll just use pitot or laffahs.
Lentil soup
Salad - lettuce, purple cabbage, cucumbers, and honey-cinnamon'd oranges
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Thursday Night, Post-Taanit Ester
Looks like I have a feast to prepare. Several of them!
I wonder if I can double-up some of the preparation, and serve some things more than once.
Here's how we'll be breaking the fast:
Vegetable Soup (my usual, saute onions, garlic, celery, carrots, and any other soup worthy vegetables. lower the flame and cook, covered, for 10 min. then add soup stock, spices, salt and pepper. simmer until you need to serve it. the longer it cooks, the more complex the flavor...)
Broccoli Quiche - if I run out of time, this will be a crustless quiche.
Baked Potatoes
Artichokes - love those dancing children! (see Tuesday's post if you're not sure what I mean!)
Salad - right now I have tomatoes, purple cabbage, cucumbers, and red peppers. perhaps i'll throw in a sliced carrot, too.
I wonder if I can double-up some of the preparation, and serve some things more than once.
Here's how we'll be breaking the fast:
Vegetable Soup (my usual, saute onions, garlic, celery, carrots, and any other soup worthy vegetables. lower the flame and cook, covered, for 10 min. then add soup stock, spices, salt and pepper. simmer until you need to serve it. the longer it cooks, the more complex the flavor...)
Broccoli Quiche - if I run out of time, this will be a crustless quiche.
Baked Potatoes
Artichokes - love those dancing children! (see Tuesday's post if you're not sure what I mean!)
Salad - right now I have tomatoes, purple cabbage, cucumbers, and red peppers. perhaps i'll throw in a sliced carrot, too.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Wednesday night - Feb. 23, 2011
It's clean out the fridge day! I have so many odds and ends hanging around, time to make sure they don't go to waste. It's amazing how much food we throw out when we're not careful...
How do you minimize waste? I'd love to hear what you do...
Here's what's for supper:
Vegetable Soup (from last night)
Crustless Tomato Quiche
Roasted Cauliflower
Roasted Beets
Rice (from last night)
Make your own salad - lettuce, carrots, red pepper, honey-cinnamon'd oranges
How do you minimize waste? I'd love to hear what you do...
Here's what's for supper:
Vegetable Soup (from last night)
Crustless Tomato Quiche
Roasted Cauliflower
Roasted Beets
Rice (from last night)
Make your own salad - lettuce, carrots, red pepper, honey-cinnamon'd oranges
Monday, February 21, 2011
Monday Night, Feb. 21, 2011
I'm feeling a little uninspired about Monday night's dinner menu. My daughter is having a major reflux issue right now; it's really been a couple of years since I've seen her like this. It's so hard to deal with - a little kid in pain from eating (and also from not eating).
The problem is, I really can't think of any food besides cereal that she hasn't complained about lately...
Oh, I guess that means maybe it'll be a breakfast for supper day!
Here's what I'll offer:
Cereal (hot or cold)
Omelettes
Fruit Salad
Bagels (where will we get those!)? - we'll probably end up with those fake Israeli bagels, since I just don't seem myself baking them...
Cream Cheese
Vegetables - sliced thinly for putting on the bagels (reflux girl sometimes like cream cheese and cucumber together, personally I like cream cheese and tomatoes.
The problem is, I really can't think of any food besides cereal that she hasn't complained about lately...
Oh, I guess that means maybe it'll be a breakfast for supper day!
Here's what I'll offer:
Cereal (hot or cold)
Omelettes
Fruit Salad
Bagels (where will we get those!)? - we'll probably end up with those fake Israeli bagels, since I just don't seem myself baking them...
Cream Cheese
Vegetables - sliced thinly for putting on the bagels (reflux girl sometimes like cream cheese and cucumber together, personally I like cream cheese and tomatoes.
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