September 2011 Weekly Dinner Menus

[Speck333]

Each week I pick out 6 things to make for dinner (one night is what we call FFY, or fend for yourself, night). This weekly menu becomes the base for the shopping list. Shopping is usually on Sundays, so Monday starts my "menu week".
I start these menu threads every week and month so I have a record of what I fixed and to share to help others perform this sometimes tedious task. Whenever possible, I link to the recipes I use if they are posted online. A lot of the time, the recipes I use are not low carb on their own, so let it be known that any recipe I use is adapted to the LC and SF style.
Please share your weekly menus here, too, and ask for recipes.

2010 Menus (no longer linked, search for titles in the forum):
June Weekly Menus
July Weekly Menus
August Weekly Menus
September Weekly Dinner Menus
October Weekly Dinner Menus
November Weekly Dinner Menus
December Weekly Dinner Menus

2011 Menus:
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March 2011 Weekly Dinner Menus
April 2011 Weekly Dinner Menus
May 2011 Weekly Dinner Menus
June 2011 Weekly Dinner Menus
July 2011 Weekly Dinner Menus
August 2011 Dinner Menus

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Week of August 29-September 4
MON: Crock Pot Chicken (whole chicken stewed in its own juices)
TUE: FFY
WED: Creole Pork Chops (crock pot)
THU: Taco Salad
FRI: Grilled Steak and Asparagus... DH's Birthday so there will be a cheesecake involved as well.
SAT: Zucchini Pizza Casserole
SUN: Parmesan Crusted Chicken Breasts

Sides will be simple green salad, raw veg and dip, green beans

[LisaG]

Thanks! Still checking in although have been very bad about posting.

[Its me - WENDALINA]

hey gang!

I dont have a full weeks menu planned but I do know
that tonight I have lemon chicken piccatta, green beans and whole grain brown rice for the family.

[kare30bear]

Mon (8-28): Sirloin Steak + small salad
Tues (8-29): Blue Bacon Burgers (Oopsie Roll Buns) + Ricotta Stuffed Zucchini Rolls
Wed (8-30): Spaghetti & Meatballs (kids having Dreamsfield pasta, adults having Tofu Shirataki Noodles) + Green Beans A La Carbonara
Thurs (8-31): Pork & Provolone w/White Wine & Mushrooms + Broccoli w/Cheese Sauce
Fri (9-1): Stuffed Chicken Parmesan + Spinach Mushroom Kugel
Sat (9-2): Tilapia Fromage + Faux Mashed "Potatoes"
Sun (9-3): Island Pork Steaks + Jansonn's Temptation

[graciejean]

I want to join your page

[Speck333]

Originally Posted by honeybuns

I want to join your page

[Its me - WENDALINA]

hey gang ~ we are going out of town for labor day. But I got my Dana carpenter 200 low carb slow cooker recipes book today in the mail!!! I am very excited to try these things out when I get back... maybe my menus will look as fascinating as Karens

[kare30bear]

Originally Posted by Its me - WENDALINA

hey gang ~ we are going out of town for labor day. But I got my Dana carpenter 200 low carb slow cooker recipes book today in the mail!!! I am very excited to try these things out when I get back... maybe my menus will look as fascinating as Karens

I only have one of her books so far... I need more LC books! At least I know what to tell my family to get me for gifts.

MY DH always says he'd be happy eating the same things every week, but I always look for new things to try so I get a little nutso with my menus sometimes. I always have to have a meat and a veggie (blame my parents I suppose).

Hope you find some good recipes in your book!

[Speck333]

MON: Jalapeno (and regular) burgers/ green bean salad
TUE: FFY
WED: Grilled chicken over salad greens
THU: Chili & hot dogs
FRI: grilled steak/zucchini-cheese casserole
SAT: Taco Lasagna (no beans a w/ lc tortillas)
SUN: Whole roasted chicken/green salad

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On a side note, I spent 3 solid hours in the kitchen yesterday making lunch items for the coming week. I have NO idea how "whipping up" some tuna and chicken salad, deviled eggs, baking up 2 pounds of bacon, making omelet cups and tuna muffins, and chopping veggie dippers took 3 freaking hours, but it did. I decided to make all this stuff because there seems to be "nothing to eat for lunch" for DH and I. DH will often come home on his lunch breaks and end up just cutting off a hunk of cheddar and calling it good. We have tons of ingredients, I just needed to make them into grab-and-go lunch food (and some bfast as well).
Today, I need to bake off some chicken wings (both buffalo and Asian inspired marinade) and grill some steak and chicken breast strips I set to marinate overnight, and bake some almond thins and cinnamon almond flour muffins.
Tomorrow, I'll make some dips -- buffalo chicken, pizza and spinach. Whew. I don't want to hear "there's nothing to eat for lunch" again, nor worry about my poor DH working so hard out there in the heat only fueling himself with a measly hunk of cheese or slice of lunch meat.

[Speck333]

I just noticed we have a new smiley: I guess the call for a "Like" button got the attention of the powers that be.

[kare30bear]

Wow Speck...you've been busy in that kitchen of yours...you accomplished A LOT!!! My DH does the same thing, he never knows what to eat, guess I should make a list and cook up some go-to's for him this week, thanks for the inspiration.

Mon (9-5): Pepperoni Pizza Meatloaf + Gratin of Cauliflower & Turnips (Dana's Cookbook)
Tues (9-6): Cheesy Chicken & Bacon Cabbage + Oopsie Rolls (hope this goes well...cabbage tends to upset my tummy sometimes )
Wed (9-7): Italian Herb Pork Chops (Dana's Cookbook) + Baked Cauliflower
Thurs (9-8): Zucchini Weenies topped with LC Chili
Fri (9-9): Tortilla-Less Turkey Enchiladas + Asparagus w/Lemon & Basil Mayo Dip
Sat (9-10): Steak Tostadas using Cheese Shells & Steak Ums
Sun (9-11): Mom's 1960s Chicken Redux + Mushroom "Risotto" (both are from Dana's Cookbook)

I noticed the changes in the smilies too, the new smiley is pretty cute .

[Speck333]

MON: Carne Rellenos (CP)
TUE: FFY
WED: Pizza Chicken Roll-Ups
THU: Greek Salads with Shrimp
FRI: Chicken Diane
SAT: Garlic & Herb Pork Chops (CP)
SUN: Chicken Enchilada Bake (lc tortillas)

Sides will be green salad, green beans and raw veg and dip

[kare30bear]

Nice menu Speck!

Playing catch up this week since I was out of town this past weekend, so won't be making very many NEW things this week.

Mon (9/12): Taco Bake
Tues (9/13): Island Pork Steaks + Mushroom Risotto (Dana Carpendar's Cookbook)
Wed (9/14): Chicken Tacos (using cheese shells) + Zucchini Squash Casserole
Thurs (9/15): Parmesan Ranch Pork Loin + Turnip Fries
Fri (9/16): Spinach Lasagna + Oopsie Rolls
Sat (9/17): Eggplant chicken Parmesan + Baked Spinach
Sun (9/18): Personal Pizzas

[WendyK1974]

Some great ideas!

[Speck333]

Originally Posted by WendyK1974

Some great ideas!

Wendy!

[Speck333]

MON: Breakfast for dinner
TUE: FFY
WED: Parmesan Crusted Chicken/green beans
THU: Roasted Chicken/ creamed cauliflower
FRI: Veggie Beef Soup/ broccoli cheese muffins (<-- this is a self-styled experiment. If it's any good, I'll post the recipe)
SAT: Crock Pot Swiss Steak/ brussels sprouts
SUN: Tuscan Pasta Bake (with Dreamfields Penne)

[Speck333]

Originally Posted by kare30bear

Wow Speck...you've been busy in that kitchen of yours...you accomplished A LOT!!! My DH does the same thing, he never knows what to eat, guess I should make a list and cook up some go-to's for him this week, thanks for the inspiration.

Hey Kare, I guess it's just you and me for a while. I hope our other friends are hanging in there!

So that was two weeks ago that I made all that food. And guess what? A good portion of it will need to be thrown out today. DH didn't TOUCH half of it. He didn't eat the buffalo wings, the deviled eggs, the marinated chicken skewers... What a waste. I couldn't eat it all myself, though I tried my best. Well, live and learn, I guess. Today my chores will include an epic fridge clean-out.

[Luca]

It's so great to hear your ideas for the week Speck and Kare keep them coming!
I have had some great ideas from you both!

[Its me - WENDALINA]

hey gals... I am still here too, havent forsaken ya

Kare - I am very curious about the turnips.... I wanna start sneaking them in but I wonder about the taste. Are they bitter? I am gonna sneak cauliflower in a ham and cheese casserole this week and hopefully that will fly. I may do a Shepherds pie with cauli/northern beans as the potato portion of the dish just for the consistency Still trying to figure out ways to get DH to eat things he doesnt think he likes

[kare30bear]

Mon (9/19): Mozzarella Stuffed Turkey Meatloaf (I'm going to use plain hamburger meat instead of the turkey *crossing my fingers*) + Spicy Broccoli
Tues (9/20): Fiesta Ranch & Parmesan Crusted Chicken + Garlic Riced Cauliflower
Wed (9/21): Blue Cheese & Mushroom Topped Sirloin Steaks + Bacon Wrapped Asparagus
Thurs (9/22): Mexican Spinach Lasagna + Oopsies
Fri (9/23): Crispy Mexican Chicken Melts + Spanish "Rice" (Cauliflower)
Sat (9/24): Steak Melts (using Steak Ums) on Oopsie Rolls + Green Beans A La Carbonara (Dana Carpender's)
Sun (9/25): Pork Kabobs (totally winging this) + Broccoli Dijon

Speck: Sorry you're food went to waste...my DH decided to eat about 5 bags of pepperoni I had in the fridge this week as late night snacks and has now realized I was not kidding when I told him to cut down on that and the cheese sticks. He hasn't weighed in for 3 weeks but did so yesterday and saw that he had not lost at all since then ...maybe his DW is right... Guess I better make some deviled eggs for him this week and maybe some stuffed mushrooms.

Thanks Luca & Wendalina.

Wendalina: The turnips definitely are not 100% fry like, but I like the taste of them, kind of sweet too, but I dip them in ketchup like french fries. If I had a deep fryer I would attempt to fry them in there and see how they are like that....someday. I tried the celery root as fries once and did not care for them AT ALL. Don't think I will ever find a decent fry sub but these are okay for now.

[bee_a_queen]

Can I play? Sounds like I share the same family organization plan for meals as Speck. The only thing maybe different is I check the ads prior to making my menu so I can try to utilize the sales to my advantage. I love to cook and I am always trying new recipes. I also bake one treat a week for the family and generally bake our own bread.

[kare30bear]

Originally Posted by bee_a_queen

Can I play? Sounds like I share the same family organization plan for meals as Speck. The only thing maybe different is I check the ads prior to making my menu so I can try to utilize the sales to my advantage. I love to cook and I am always trying new recipes. I also bake one treat a week for the family and generally bake our own bread.

Of course u can bee ! We can always use some good ideas. What kind of bread do u make?

[Speck333]

The more the merrier!

[bee_a_queen]

Thanks! I bought the book Artisan Bread in Five Minutes A Day. You make a wetter bread dough at the beginning of the week and then use it all week. I am slowly making my way through that book. Generally I make a simply white bread for lunch sammys. My boys like it and I know what is in it. Do we have to post links or can I just put the titles I use off of food (my soon to be old fav recipe site after checking out all of yours)?

[kare30bear]

You can just post titles if you'd like. I just post it with a link because people always end up asking for the recipe anyway, so it saves time in the long run.

So, is the bread you make a LC version or are you on a different plan? I haven't had much luck with replacing my bready items, just the oopsie rolls.

[bee_a_queen]

Uhoh....if this is a strict low carb menu I'm in trouble. I cook whole foods mostly, limiting processed and sodium. Because of other issues I eat so little I don't have to watch my carbs. My boys just won't. I guess I don't follow a plan per se. Well...my plan but I doubt anybody would be losing on it without portion control and exercise.

[kare30bear]

Not at all, there are SO many different plans people are following around here...plus, this helps a lot with accountability. By posting your menus, you could be helping lots of different people here.

[bee_a_queen]

Ok, i'll try it. This week I'll start with just posting. Next week I'll try for links too.

Sunday: Roast beef, mashed potatoes, roasted asparagus, green salad, crusty rolls
Baked Starbucks mini vanilla scones for this weeks treat and they are amazing.
Mini Vanilla Scones Like Starbucks) Recipe - Food.com - 201719

Monday: Tator tot hot dish & watermelon feta salad

Tuesday: beef enchiladas, cheese enchiladas with homeade sauce and tortillas, pinto beans. It's Taco Tuesday but I am taking creative license. Leftover beef needs used. I have sauce I made needing used. I have fresh handmade tortillas and they sound good.

Wednesday: Lime Cilantro Salmon Broiled Salmon With Cilantro And Lime Recipe - Food.com - 15911, grilled sweet corn, rice cooker rice pilaf and cantaloupe

Thursday: Brined BBQ chicken (extra for chicken salad lunches), calabacitas and apple pecan spinach salad

Friday: Friday Night Football and $10 ribeyes at the local bar before the game!

Saturday:make your own pizza

[kare30bear]

Mon (9/26): Burgers w/Creamy BBQ Sauce + Green Beans w/Bacon & Mushrooms
Tues (9/27): Garlic Parmesan Wings + Squash Casserole
Wed (9/28): Steak Fajitas (using LC Wraps) + Bacon Wrapped Asparagus
Thurs (9/29): Pork Sausages + Just Like Stuffed Baked Potatoes
Fri (9/30): Like Velveeta Rotel Maindish + Oopsie Rolls
Sat (10/1): Whole Turkey + Faux Mashed Potatoes
Sun (10/2): German Meatballs + Zoodles

[Kellytime2lose]

Hello...I am 47, married, 2 teenagers and 5 ft 2 with 20 lbs to lose. I am a carb and sugar addict and really want to commit to low carb...I like how I feel when I am consistent with it. I also need structure...gonna try and follow some of your menus ladies...hope you don't mind.

Would love to hear your lc success story. Thanks

Kelly