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Made a crock pot full of cowboy beans with green peppers onions cubede round steak, ham hocks and cheriso sausage on sunday.
Last night I made Rumb lines Thai coconut cury chicken soup.

I've gotten some great ideas off this. Thanks.

This week:

Spaghetti squash with chicken and brocolli with a white cream sauce.
Penne whole wheat pasta with homemade pesto, portabella mushrooms and cherry tomatoes
Shrimp sauteed in olive oil with finely chopped walnuts served with asparagus and brown rice.
Stuffed zuchini with chicken, scallions, peppers and whatever other vegies we have left.
Saturday: Billy's Bronco Chili! with cornbread

liamsaunt wrote:
Monday: pan-roasted shrimp. I am trying to decide between two recpies. Both have fennel. One also has lemon, oregano, tomatoes, and feta. The other has white wine and red pepper flakes. I'll decide when I get home. Crusty bread to sop up the pan juices.

The shrimp with feta sounds like the Ina Garten recipe I made Monday night. It was very good.

mbw1024 wrote:

liamsaunt wrote:
Monday: pan-roasted shrimp. I am trying to decide between two recpies. Both have fennel. One also has lemon, oregano, tomatoes, and feta. The other has white wine and red pepper flakes. I'll decide when I get home. Crusty bread to sop up the pan juices.

The shrimp with feta sounds like the Ina Garten recipe I made Monday night. It was very good.

It was the Ina recipe. I agree, it was very good. I made the whote wine-pepper flakes one last week, which also an Ina recipe and that was very good also. However, I give the edge to the tomato-feta one.

I could not get my shrimp to stand, tails up. Oh well...clearly I'm no Ina!

I am attempting to make some lightened up comfort food this week so my menu planning took longer than normal since I could not find any good recipes that I liked

Chicken parmesan bake with salad (WW recipe)
Glazed Salmon with wilted spinach
Beef stew (no potatoes, subbing turnip)
Chicken breasts stuffed with whole what stuffing and broccoli with salad
Roasted Turkey sausage, peppers, onions, and tomatoes

Monday Salmon with pineapple salsa glaze, broccoli with lemon garlic sauce, rabe filled ravioli
Tuesday Crock pot chicken stew
Wednesday escarole with beans and chicken sausage, crusty rolls
Thursday sole or flounder florentine with sweet potato fries
Friday soup of some kind for my husband (I'm out for the night)
Saturday out for dinner

This is a clean out the fridge kind of week at my house.

Monday: sandwiches made with leftovers from the weekend--chopped pork ribs in bbq sauce for John, and grilled chicken, carmelized onion, and avocado for me.
Tuesday: pasta with roasted spaghetti squash and marinara sauce, arugula salad
Wednesday: wedge BLT salad with panko crusted chicken (recipe in this month's Cooking Light magazine)
Thursday: huevos rancheros with pinto beans and tortillas
Friday: miso crusted fish with green tea rice (recipe from the current Fine Cooking magazine)

As usual, too much delivery this week, but here are the handful of meals I did make:

Spaghetti Carbonara for Matt, spaghetti with a green olive & chunky tomato sauce for me (loved the olive tomato sauce -- a very impromptu/lazy recipe that worked out really well! Three ingredients: a couple of spoonfuls of TraderJoe's green olive tapenade, a 14oz can of TJ's no-salt-added diced tomatoes, and a cube of frozen crushed garlic. Heat & serve on the pasta of your choice, with parmesan to taste. so fast and really satisfying, considering the lack of effort)

Cod Chowder with corn & potatoes

Chicken divan (throwback to my childhood -- one of my mom's go-to casseroles)

Baked crab cakes (I used my usual crab cake recipe, but I tried baking instead of frying, and I was so happy with the results -- much less work and mess!) I brushed the top of the cakes with a bit of melted butter to help them brown.

Tonight: antipasto, sausages and meatballs, bruschetta, pasta

Tomorrow: baked panko mustard chicken, balsamic brussels sprouts, truffle mashed potatoes, broccolini, braised carrots

Monday: Caneel seafood buffet
Tuesday: waterfront bistro
Wednesday: fatty crab
Thursday: zozos
Friday: la plancha del mar
Saturday: Rhumblines
Sunday: Asolare

You're killing us Liamsaunt! Have a good trip.

cocosmom wrote:You're killing us Liamsaunt! Have a good trip.

Ditto!

If you get a chance to take a look at the Sugar Mill menu, please report back. hubby wants to go there for my birthday if the sunset cruise doesn't work out.

liamsaunt wrote:Tonight: antipasto, sausages and meatballs, bruschetta, pasta

Tomorrow: baked panko mustard chicken, balsamic brussels sprouts, truffle mashed potatoes, broccolini, braised carrots

Monday: Caneel seafood buffet
Tuesday: waterfront bistro
Wednesday: fatty crab
Thursday: zozos
Friday: la plancha del mar
Saturday: Rhumblines
Sunday: Asolare

Ahhh- that's the type of dining plan I can appreciate! Have a wonderful time. Is Fatty Crab where Tage used to be? Please let us know what you have!

PA Girl wrote:

cocosmom wrote:You're killing us Liamsaunt! Have a good trip.

Ditto!

If you get a chance to take a look at the Sugar Mill menu, please report back. hubby wants to go there for my birthday if the sunset cruise doesn't work out.

I got all of the Caneel menus from the hotel concierge in my inbox today, so here is the current Sugar Mill menu (sorry I don't know how to attach it so this is copy/paste). Also, I realized a bad flaw in my reservations in that I forgot La Tapa! How did I do that, it is probably my favorite after Zozos, so something (Rhumblines?) is getting kicked to the curb in favor of La Tapa:

Sugar Mill Menu:

Appetizers

Lump Crab Salad 25
Apple Mousse, Herb Salad, Cider Vinaigrette

Bacalao Arancini 22
Saltfish-Rice Croquettes, Smoked Garlic-Pepper Aïoli

Ahi Tuna Poke 18
Avocado Tartar, Ponzu-Yuzu Dressing

Honey-Mustard Roasted Pork Belly 21
Batata-Apple-Cabbage Slaw

Salads

Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail 23
Sweet & Sour Kimchee, Tequila Cocktail Sauce

Hearts of Romaine 14
Brioche Croutons, Cured Tomatoes, White Anchovies, Caesar Dressing

Roasted Beet Salad 17
Native Arugula, Feta, Walnuts, Dried Pineapple, Tamarind Dressing

Organic Mixed Greens 16
Tomatoes, Hearts of Palm, Jicama, Radish, Vanilla-Poppy Seed Vinaigrette

Entrées from the Sea


Whole Grilled Anegada Lobster 69
Fire Roasted Corn, Plantain Rice Cake, Lemon-Lobster Butter

Pan Seared Queen Snapper 38
Frutti di Mare Salsa, Plantain Rice Cake, Smoked Tomato Coulis

Grilled Mahi Mahi 38
Crab Brandade, Buttered Leeks & Mushrooms, Smoked Ginger-Miso Broth

Seafood Pad Thai 39
Rice Noodles, Asian Vegetables, Pad Thai Sauce

Pan Seared New England Scallops 39
Parsnip Mash, Pea Tendril Salad, Truffle-Corn Coulis

Entrées from Land

9 oz Grilled Beef Tenderloin 42
Potato Gratin, Rum-Bordelaise Jus

12 oz Blackened Strip Loin 38
Smoked Whipped Potatoes, Mushrooms, Spinach, Red Pepper Mousse, Truffle Demi

Grilled Lamb Chops 40
Minted Potato Salad, Ratatouille Barbeque-Tamarind Glaze

Sugar Mill Chicken “Roti” 33
Chicken, Braised Curry Spiced Native Provision, Jasmine Rice, Banana-Mango Chutney

Grilled Chicken Breast 33
Stir Fry Vegetables, Pad Thai Sauce

Thanks so much for posting. I can't say it tempts me too much. I think we will go for drinks at the terrace and then move on to town. have a great trip