Today’s post is brought to you by my personal cookie monster.
One of the things we strive for when planning our menus is making everything fit together into one nice, neat little package. We look to use ingredients in different ways throughout the week so that we’re benefiting from the ability of do-aheads and being able to buy in bulk. We also benefit from a well-stocked pantry.
Monday – Blackened Salmon, steamed rice, green beans
Tuesday – Chicken Fried Rice with Cream Cheese Wontons
Wednesday – Corned beef with boiled potatoes and cabbage, naturally.
Thursday – Spicy Salmon Fettucine Alfredo with Asparagus
Friday– Corned beef hash topped with fried eggs and roasted green peppers
The Preparation Shortcuts:
1. Make extra salmon on Monday and store in an airtight container to toss with the fettucine alfredo on Thursday.
2. Make extra rice on Monday (4 or 8 depending on size of your family) for use in Tuesday’s fried rice. You need the rice to be cold anyway, and it is easy to just make extra.
3.Add a few extra potatoes to the boil on Wednesday and then set them aside for your breakfast as dinner Friday along with the leftover corned beef.
4. Dice both the potatoes and the corned beef before storing them in the fridge. This way there won’t be as much prep work on Friday.
The Shopping List:
2 pounds salmon
2-3 pounds corned beef
3 chicken breasts
12 wonton wrappers
3-4 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes
2 cups mushrooms
2 cups fresh bean sprouts
1 bunch asparagus
1 pound green beans
1 small bunch scallions
1 bunch flat-leaf Italian parsley
1 knob fresh ginger root
1 pound fettucine pasta
1 cup Pamigiano-Reggiano cheese
1/2 cup Romano cheese
1 cup heavy cream
4 ounces cream cheese
Pantry Items:
butter
jasmine rice
onion
garlic
rice wine
soy sauce
sesame oil
canola oil
white pepper
onion powder
paprika
oregano
thyme
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I love how planned out yours is! It makes it look so neat and organized! BTW, the Cream Cheese Wontons look excellent!
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I LOVE cream cheese wontons. SOmetimes I got to chinese takeout just for the cream cheese wontons. MMMmmm!
Your cookie monster is adorable!
I am checking out the rice and wontons 🙂
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Love that you included your preparation shortcuts. Very helpful. Thanks for sharing your yummy menu.
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That’s a very cute cookie monster – it seems to be the time of year for them.
And I love the way your menu fits together without it seeming like you are cooking the same thing over and over.
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What a cute cookie monster. Looks like he could be a real tease with that cookie.
Love the salmon on this week’s menu. Turkey on our menu this week. Bone-in turkey breasts on sale last week for 80cents/lb. Couldn’t pass it up — sliced tonight with mashed potatoes and gravy, turkey tetrazinni and turkey salad later in the week.
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What a cute cookie monster!! And, he looks like he wants to give me a bite! LOL
Looks like a good menu — I totally forgot to plan something for St. Patricks Day…oy, I think I am going to rearrange my meal for WED.
Blessings,
Bella
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Mmmm, cream cheese wontons, I must make some again soon 🙂
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wow what a fantastic menu, and so well planned out. I love the list of ingredients as well. Those cream cheese wontons look FANTASTIC. My MIL always makes stir fry when we come to visit ~ those would ROCK with it. Would these be grab rangoons if you added some grab meat to the cream cheese?
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I have some wonton wrappers in the frig just dying to get made into your recipe. What a cute cookie monster too!
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