Meals, again!

from food network

Just in case you are looking for a new recipe or meal idea to try, here is what we are having this week!

Monday: Lemon Fusilli with Arugula (or Spinach since I couldn't find the arugula)

This was so delicious and really creamy. However, the boys are not especially fond of strong lemon flavor, so I think I would do less zest next time, and maybe only juice of one lemon. I saw this one on a Barefoot Contessa show I watched. How much do I love her house? So much. It would be good to make if you had to serve maybe 6 adults. It makes a good bit, and I think a good baguette would be divine with it...along with white wine.

Tuesday: John's Red Beans and Rice from Magic (Junior League of Birmingham cookbook)

I've never made this, but my red beans are soaking as we type, so we'll see how that goes!

Wednesday and Thursday: Leftovers

Friday: Smothered Chicken, rice, peas from Cook and Love It (from the Lovett School in Atlanta, my favorite cookbook.) Who doesn't love an easy cream of mushroom soup, Lipton's dry french onion soup kind of dinner.

Saturday: Cheeseburgers!

Sunday: Taco Pie (so good! Thanks, Mom!)

(Side note to my first "meal planning" post, Aimee's Chicken looked so great and it was so easy. However, either the dijon mustard here is hotter than it is at home or I put too much on there. It was like eating chinese mustard. Every time I took a bite, my sinuses were cleared. So if you have a sinus infection, maybe this is good for you?)

What are you eating this week? Any ideas? I've recently taken up watching the Food Network (yes, we get it here. yes it is amazing.) so maybe I will have some new recipes to try. When they make it look so easy, how can you not try a new recipe out?