As promised, here's the inaugural edition of Menu a la Week. This feature is a list of the meal plans I devise every week to make shopping and cooking just a bit easier and more time efficient (I work in New York City and get home after 6 p.m. on most evenings, so knowing what's for dinner days in advance is a big help).
Often, the menu will feature items that get "reused/recycled" throughout the week. Some meals are already sitting in the freezer (or some major parts of a dinner are in there), and others will be cooked on a weekend day and then retooled as the week progresses. During the week, meals from scratch are limited to what can be cooked—or thrown together—quickly.
Each day, I'll post the recipes for what we've cooked (or links/references) as well as the best information I have regarding the nutritional content (often using Internet reources). Breakfast and lunch are usually some combination of yogurt, fruits, cereals, organic breakfast bars, hard-boiled eggs (well, the whites at any rate), sandwiches, salads, and, I admit, the occassional NYC bought—and not brought—lunch. In the future, I'll likely post about those meals as well.
Below is the dinner menu for the week of Sunday May 25, 2008 to Friday May 30, 2008. I may choose to substitute any of these dinners for another (it helps to be flexible). Asparagus is featured as it's in season and, of course, Memorial Day features a grilled meal. The dinners for this Thursday and Friday are planned as light meals because one of those nights, my husband will be meeting up with me in the city for the SOFA (International Exposition of Sculpture Objects Functional Art) exhibit at the Park Avenue Armory. We'll either eat out or fix tuna sandwiches when we get home.
Menu 5/25/08 - 5/30/08
Sunday May 25, 2008
Asparagus soup and small sandwiches (goat cheese and prosciutto?)
Monday May 26, 2008 (Memorial Day)
Grilled chicken (enough for several days)
Grilled Asparagus
Grilled potato wedges
Tuesday May 27, 2008
Asparagus soup and salad
Wednesday May 28, 2008
Chicken Pot Pies (already in the freezer!)
Thursday May 29, 2008
Tuna or other light sandwiches
Friday May 30, 2008
Grilled chicken Caesar salad
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