{"id":6355,"date":"2010-08-30T08:01:19","date_gmt":"2010-08-30T13:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crankymouse.com\/?p=6355"},"modified":"2010-09-01T00:01:41","modified_gmt":"2010-09-01T05:01:41","slug":"weekly-dinner-menu-83010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/2010\/08\/30\/weekly-dinner-menu-83010\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Dinner Menu: 8\/30\/10"},"content":{"rendered":"


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<\/a>.<\/em>
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\nSchool is almost here, and with school comes the school lunch. We started sending lunch with Kiera nearly every day, and this year, we’ll be sending a lunch for Kjell, too, as he heads off to all-day kindergarten. Another lunch to send means additional lunch gear to purchase, and with the recent boom in brown bagging it, there’s plenty of styles and varieties to choose from. Our Target even added an aisle back by the school supplies with all sorts of different school lunch box options.
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As I navigate my way through the lunch box dilemma, I hope you’ll come take a look at what our back-to-school morning schedule<\/a> looks like over at the Smithfield blog. We’ll be practicing this week by moving bedtime back a bit and making sure we’re all up and ready for the day before the time the bus would be here to pick up the older kids. If you looked at this week’s schedule, you’d see that I really have no choice in the latter. We’re packed full to the brim.<\/p>\n


Monday \u2013 <\/strong>Grilled Peach and Haloumi Salad<\/a>
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Tuesday \u2013 <\/strong>Indian Sweet and Sour Chickpeas Spinach Roti<\/a>
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Wednesday \u2013 <\/strong>Oven-Baked Zucchini and Tomatoes with Feta Cream<\/a>
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Thursday \u2013 <\/strong>Mediterranean Bean Salad and Chicken Gyros<\/a>
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Friday \u2013 <\/strong>Pasta Primavera<\/a>
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The Preparation Shortcuts:<\/h3>\n

1.<\/strong> Make extra chickpeas for both the sweet and sour chickpeas on Tuesday and the bean salad on Thursday.
\n2.<\/strong> Greek seasoning can be made ahead and kept in the freezer until ready to use.
\n3.<\/strong> Make Thursday extra quick by grilled chicken ahead of time and doing a quick reheat either in the oven with a bit of broth or in a foil pan on the grill the same way.
\n4.<\/strong> Any and all leftover vegetables and arugula can be tossed into the pasta primavera on Friday. It’s the perfect wrap-up meal, using any leftovers.
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The Shopping List:<\/h3>\n

2-3 chicken breasts
\n3 bell peppers of various colors (orange, yellow, red), chopped
\n1 knob ginger
\n1 bunch green onions
\n1 head broccoli
\n1 bunch cilantro
\n4 peaches
\n3 lemons
\nbaby arugula
\ntamarind
\n2 Indian bay leaves
\n6-8 pitas
\n8 ounces Greek yogurt
\n8 ounces heavy cream
\n4 ounces Parmesan cheese
\n8 ounces feta
\n1 pkg (250g) Le Bedouin Haloumi<\/p>\n


Pantry<\/a> Items:<\/strong>
\noat flour
\nmillet flour
\nbrown rice flour
\nwhite rice flour
\ntapioca flour
\nxanthan gum
\nbarley
\ngarbanzo beans
\nwhite beans
\nsun-dried tomatoes
\ngarlic
\nwhite onion
\nwhite wine
\nwhite wine vinegar
\nextra virgin olive oil
\nhoney
\ncoriander
\ncumin
\nonion powder
\ngarlic powder
\ncardamom pods
\nblack peppercorns
\ncloves
\ncornstarch
\nsalt and pepper
\nparsley flakes
\ncinnamon
\nnutmeg<\/p>\n


Garden<\/a> Items:<\/strong>
\nbasil
\nparsley
\noregano
\nthyme
\nmint
\ncucumbers
\ntomatoes
\ncarrots
\nzucchini<\/p>\n

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Last week from Food for My Family<\/a>:<\/h3>\n

Chicken Empanadas for a Long Goodbye<\/a>
\nOn Smithfield:
\nGetting Into a Back-to-School Morning Routine<\/a>
\nOn Babble:
\nPortabella Rosemary Caprese Skewers<\/a>
\nIndividual Caramel Bourbon Peach Pies<\/a>
\nEataly in New York Opening Next Week!<\/a>
\nChili\u2019s $50 Gift Card Giveaway for Back-to-School!<\/a>
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For more menu plans:<\/center>\"orgjunkiempm1\"<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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