Menu Plan for week of May 25

SUNDAY: Just me and Big Brother; we had linguine with Shrimp Marinara

MONDAY: Picnic with friends. I brought brownies and Dr. Pepper Baked Beans.

TUESDAY: Sweet & Sour Pork

WEDNESDAY: Chicken francese

THURSDAY: Spaghetti

FRIDAY: Rainbow Stir Fry (from Michele Urvater's Monday-to-Friday Cookbook)

SATURDAY: Grilled London broil

SUNDAY: Grilled chicken

Chicken Francese

Get the recipe at Cook and Count!

Menu Plan for May 18-24

SUNDAY: Braised & Barbecued Chicken, waffle fries, green beans

MONDAY: Chili Casserole (new recipe)

TUESDAY: Chicken-noodle soup, homemade bread

WEDNESDAY: Pot roast, noodles, gravy

THURSDAY: Spaghetti & Meatballs

FRIDAY: Salmon

SATURDAY: Grilled chicken

Menu Plan for May 11-17

I'm tempted to pre-date this so I don't appear as slow as I am...

SUNDAY: We ordered Chinese take out.

MONDAY: Italian Veal Stew

TUESDAY: Fund-raiser for school at Chick-Fil-A

WEDNESDAY: Hoisin-molasses pork roast, cold sesame noodle salad

THURSDAY: Spaghetti & meatballs

FRIDAY: Spanish garlic shrimp

SATURDAY: Brats & burgers at a friend's house

Italian Veal Stew

My mom always called this "veal scalloppine" but I'm not sure that's the right term for this dish. Whatever you call it, it tastes great.

ITALIAN VEAL STEW

1 1/2 lb. veal stew (shoulder) meat, cubed & browned in a little olive oil
1 can (14 oz) whole peeled tomatoes, drained
1 can (28 oz) crushed tomatoes
Italian seasonings to taste (oregano & basil)
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 medium onions, chopped
1 cup  baby bella mushrooms, whole or sliced
1 tsp capers (more if you really like them)

Simmer in a covered skillet for 1 hour. Serve over pasta. Serves 6.

Alternate methods:  I cook mine in a 4-qt roaster oven set at 325 for 1 hour. OR you can put it in the crockpot for 4 hours.

Extra, extra:  if you like a thicker stew, also add 1 8-oz can of tomato sauce.

Menu Plan for April 30-May 11

Yes, I'm super-slow at posting the menus just now.

Wed. 30 - Chicken Chili Blanco, semolina bread

Thurs. 1 - Spaghetti

Fri. 2 - Salmon cakes, curly fries, mixed vegetables (no link for the salmon cakes. It was a new recipe, and not all that great.)

Sat. 3 - Hawaiian chicken, rice, green beans

Sun. 4 - Out to dinner with Grandma for her birthday (Red Lobster)

Mon. 5 - Beef paysanne, noodles, corn

Tues. 6 - Grilled-chicken quesadillas, salad

Wed. 7 - Cashew Chicken, rice

Thurs. 8 - Spaghetti

Fri. 9 - Homemade pizza

Sat. 10 - Celebrating Cousin E's First Communion

Sun. 11 - Happy Mother's Day! I'm making Italian Veal Stew and someone else is doing the cleanup.