You make my dinner for a whole week!!!?

Question

I am giving anybody a chance to make me a menu for me and my husband. We will try any food. I am so sick of thinking of what to have for dinner and my husband never tells me what he wants. We like any food and we will try any food except for any type of fish and sushi. Manke me a menu and if i choose your food you will be chosen as the best answer. GOOD LUCK!!!!

Answer 1

Recipes linked below from Sparkrecipes.com (a website of sparkpeople.com) [most are "healthier" versions of many dishes, and some original recipes from spark employees, and the registered users...most of the recipes listed, I've made and enjoyed :o) ]

1: Baked Ziti served with Garlic bread and grilled or baked Eggplant and Zuchinni
--can add cooked meat to the 'meatless' recipe...and substitute the cottage cheese for ricotta cheese. I used zuchinni, squash, and eggplant and baked it in the oven while cooking the pasta. My husband doesn't like eggplant, so we kept it on the side, instead of just putting in the skillet.--

2: Turkey Tacos, spanish rice, and black beans
--We use lean ground beef and add (part skim-but my husband doesn't know) cheese. For the spanish Rice, my husband usually makes white rice and adds Rotel, oregano and other spices, but the recipe below sounded good.--

3. Chicken Melt Sandwich with apple or sweet potato fries and/or a favorite soup
--I use wheat bread instead of rye, and add avocado and other veggies. Then julienne an apple or sweet potato and bake on a cookie sheet like baked french fries.--

4. Gourmet Chicken Salad
--Serve on or with a large croissant/roll and Garden salad..or whatever sounds good.--

5. Meat Loaf: serve with toast and green beans, corn, mashed potatoes, spinach...or any other vegetable(s) that sound good on the particular night!
--...also good with apple or sweet potato fries.--

6. Chicken Stir Fry and Rice or Noodles
--I use my husband's recipe (or he cooks it...) Basically, a bag of frozen stir fry vegetables (carrots, broccoli, and waterchesnuts) Stir Fry sauce (in the marinade and/or Asian/Oriental section of the grocery store) and chicken (or sirloin tips...or top round) ...all cooked in a skillet...I've never used the recipe for stir fry linked below, but it seems like a good place to start. I'd add some broccoli and maybe cashews or pineapple--

7. Vegetable Sirloin Kabobs
--I don't use the linked recipe, I use sirloin or chicken (or just veggies), mushrooms, squash/zuchinni, tomatoes...and other veggies we feel like at the time or that look good at the store...cut them up and grill them on skewers...Sometimes we marinade them, sometimes we don't... and we use different marinades just about every time.--


I hope you enjoy these recipes, or find some you like at Sparkrecipes.com! You can also look at the world's healthiest foods website, they have a database where you can select which foods you want in a recipe, and it will bring up all the recipes in the database using the food(s) selected.

Also, if you register with Sparkpeople.com (it's free, and doesn't take that long), you can use their meal plans. They give you suggestions for breakfast, lunch, and dinner...I usually don't use them now, but I did for a while, now I just think about what I want for the week, and make a menu on Saturday (Monday-Sunday), then go to the store Sunday evening. But, Sparkpeople.com is a 'healthy lifestyle' site...weight loss and maintaining, so the recipes they suggest will be 'healthy' --at least healthier than the "regular" version of the recipe. But, all the recipes I've made, I'd make them again! ...and most of them my husband likes, too :o)


And, while you probably won't need recipes for most of this stuff, if there's a recipe for it, I'll link it...

Answer 2

I love to cook and I make all my own recipes but to sit and make out a menu for 3 meals a day and 2 snacks for you would take way too much time and effort. I suggest you get on line and search the menu data base. There are even recipe clubs that you can join for free and you can type in any type of recipe in them and it will pull up several for you to pick. All you have to do is type "recipe for ________" and you will have pages of recipes for that recipe from every kind of cook out there. You can even print them in a printer friendly special window to 'full page', 3 x 5 or 4 x 6 size cards. On some of the recipe club sites, they even have your own clip board where you can save the favorites you like into your own recipe box. Go for it. Hope that helps.

Answer 3

How about menu plans for the rest of your life? Go to http://www.savingdinner.com/.

You can subscribe to the author's weekly online menu service, tailored to suit your needs (regular, vegetarian, low-carb, frugal, slow-cooker, heart-healthy, or diet; either 6-serving size or 2-serving size). You can sign up for three months for $9.95, 6 months for $17.95, or one year for $29.95.

Or you can get one of Leanne Ely's five "Saving Dinner" cookbooks from your local library or bookstore. These include detailed grocery shopping lists which accompany the recipes.

Answer 4

Monday

breaded veal cutlets
roasted red pepper and goat cheese salad
olive oil italian roasted red potatoes
pan fried butternut squash

Tuesday

rigatoni with homemade italian sausage meatballs

pan sauted frozen peas with chives and bacon

olive oil sauted brocolli


Wednesday

eggplant parmigana
tomato and cucumber salad with bocconcini
garlic bread
roasted sweet potatoes

Thursday

roasted italian sausage with potatoes and red peppers

greek salad (lettuce,red onion,feta cheese,tomatoes, black olives)

Friday

breaded buttermilk chicken drumsticks(oven)
homemade french fries
corn on the cob

Saturday

barbacued rib steaks
barbacued veggies(red peppers,red onions,green and yellow zuchinni,asperagus,porobello mushrooms) with olive oil dressing
rosemary and olive oil focaccia
garlic and olive oil boiled red potatoes

Sunday

homemade italian wedding soup
chicken cutlets
ceasar salad
green beans with olive oil and red chilli peppers

Answer 5

Somebody has got a lot of time on there hands. make you a menu?? Breakfast, Lunch, dinner and snacks... MCDONALDS! LOL

Answer 6

SPANISH TOMATO RICE

8 slices bacon
1 c. finely chopped onions
1/4 c. chopped green pepper
1 (1 lb.) can tomatoes
3/4 c. uncooked rice
1/2 c. chili sauce
1 tsp. salt
Dash of pepper
1 tsp. brown sugar
1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce

Cook bacon until crisp; remove bacon and pour off half of fat. Cook onions and green pepper in remaining fat until tender but not brown. Add remaining ingredients. Cover and simmer for 45 minutes. Garnish with crumbled bacon and parsley. Yield: 6-8 servings.
HUNGARIAN GOULASH OVER NOODLES

1 lb. beef, cut into cubes
2 tbsp. brown sugar
3 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
6 tbsp. ketchup
3 tbsp. flour
2 med. onions, minced
1 1/4 tsp. paprika
1 1/4 tsp. salt
3/4 tsp. vinegar
1 1/2 c. water
1 (6 oz.) pkgs. noodles

Brown meat on all sides in fry pan; add onions. Combine paprika, brown sugar and salt. Combine Worcestershire sauce, vinegar, ketchup; add to meat; add 1 cup of the water; stir; cover. Cook over low heat 2 1/2 hours or until meat is very tender. Blend flour with remaining 1/2 cup water; add to meat mixture; stir until thickened. Boil noodles in salted water until tender; drain. Serve meat mixture over noodles.
Serves 6.

SAUSAGE AND EGG CASSEROLE

14 eggs
1 pt. half & half cream
2 (12 oz.) pkg. sausage (1 mild and 1 hot)
Dash of Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. dry mustard
1 stick sharp Cheddar cheese Cracker Barrel
6 slices bread (remove crust)
9x13 inch casserole dish

Butter dish. Butter bread on both sides and lay in casserole dish. Cook sausage and break in little pieces. Drain.
In blender, blend eggs, milk, mustard, Worcestershire, salt, NOT cheese. Grate cheese. Sprinkle sausage over buttered bread, then spread cheese, then pour over cheese the egg mixture. Refrigerate overnight. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes. Serves 12 or more.
BEST OVEN HASH

1 1/2 c. ground beef cooked
1 c. ground cooked potatoes
1/2 c. ground onion
1/4 c. chopped parsley
1 tsp. salt
Dash of pepper
2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
2/3 c. evaporated milk (6 oz. can)

Mix above ingredients and put in 1 quart casserole. Mix 1/3 cup lightly crushed corn flakes with 1 tablespoon melted butter and sprinkle on top. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until heated through. Makes 4 servings. Top with a poached egg.

ITALIAN MUFFALETTA

1 sm. jar olive oil
1 lg. salad olives
2 tsp. oregano
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp. parsley

Mix all above ingredients (don't drain olives). Let set.

Po-boy (French) bread
Ham
Hard salami
Swiss cheese
Shredded lettuce

Slice bread. Spoon sauce mixture on bread. Top with cheese, ham, salami and lettuce.

STUFFED BAKED PORK CHOPS

4 to 6 lean pork chops
4 to 6 c. stuffing mix
3/4 c. chopped walnuts
1 diced apple
2 cans Campbell's golden mushroom soup
1 c. white or red wine (or water)

Prepare stuffing mix. Fry pork chops and place in 13 x 9 inch baking dish. Heap about 1 cup of prepared stuffing on top of each pork chop. Mold the stuffing lightly into an attractive shape. Mix together soup and wine (or water if you must). Pour carefully over pork chops and stuffing. Bake at 350 degrees for 60 minutes.

CHICKEN AND CORNBREAD DRESSING

3 1/2-4 lb. chicken wings or thighs
4 tbsp. poultry seasoning
1 pan cornbread
3 onions, chopped
1 bunch celery, chopped
1 stick butter
2 tsp. sage
2 tsp. poultry seasoning (more to taste)
Broth

Cook cornbread. Cool and refrigerate. Put chicken in pot and cover with water and add poultry seasoning. Simmer until chicken is done (about 45 minutes). Remove chicken from broth and cool.
Saute celery and onions in butter for 5 minutes. Crumble cornbread in bowl and add celery and onions. Add sage and poultry seasoning. Add broth slowly a little at a time until mixed together but not soupy. Save remaining broth in refrigerator. Taste dressing and use more seasonings if desired.

Place in oblong pyrex dish. Skin chicken (if wings are used, break off and use only the small drumstick portion) and place on top of dressing. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Some of the refrigerated broth can be added when reheating leftover dressing, since it tends to dry out.

Note: If desired, you can use this dressing for a turkey and save the chicken in the refrigerator for barbequed chicken or other chicken recipes later in the week.

CHINESE CHICKEN FRIED RICE

1/2 c. butter
4-6 eggs, slightly beaten
1 to 1 1/2 c. leftover chicken, diced ham or shrimp
2 tsp. soy sauce
3 c. cooked rice
1/2 c. finely chopped green onions with tops
1/2 tsp. black pepper
16 oz. can bean sprouts, drained
4 oz. can mushrooms

In large skillet, melt butter. Add eggs and fry for a few minutes on both sides. Break up with fork while cooking. Add meat, rice, onion, sauce, pepper, bean sprouts and mushrooms. Heat until hot, stirring often. If it appears too dry, add more butter. Can also add can of sliced water chestnuts.

sides:

TORTILLA SOUP

1 can cream of corn soup
1 can chicken broth
1 sm. can kernel corn
1/2 c. Rose's picante sauce
Lots of tortilla chips
Grated cheese (optional)

Mix together cream of corn soup, chicken broth, corn and picante sauce. Cook in container in the microwave or on stove until steaming hot. Sprinkle broken tortilla chips in individual bowls. Ladle soup into bowls and top with cheese. Serve with additional tortilla chips.

GARLIC BREAD SUPREME

panini buns
butter
garlic salt
grated Parmesan cheese
grated sharp Cheddar cheese

Split panini buns length-wise generously spread each half of the buns with butter all the way to the edges and sprinkle with garlic salt to taste. Put on generous amounts of fresh grated Parmesan cheese and grated sharp Cheddar cheese.
Broil in oven until cheese bubbles and browns. Serve with your favorite spaghetti sauce.

SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE

1 (16 oz.) can sweet potatoes
1/2 c. brown sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 egg, beaten
4 tbsp. melted butter
1 pkg. marshmallows

Butter baking dish. Place 1/2 of mixture in dish. Dot with marshmallows, then add remaining mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Remove from oven, dot top with marshmallows and replace in oven about 10 minutes or until brown.

ONION CHEESE LOAF BREAD

1 lb. loaf frozen bread
1 c. finely grated Cheddar cheese
3 med. green onions, finely chopped
2 tbsp. poppy seed
1 tbsp. melted butter

Thaw dough. Make 3 lengthwise cuts almost to bottom of loaf. Mix cheese, onion, and poppy seeds. Spread 1/3 of mixture down each slit. Press dough together to form loaf again. Place in lightly greased bread pan. Brush with melted butter. Let rise 1/2 inch above sides. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes.

TURKEY GRAPE SALAD

1 or 2 c. turkey, or chicken
58 or so grapes, red seedless
3 ribs, celery
3 tbsp. mayonnaise

Mix cubed chunked turkey, more or less than 58 or so seedless red grapes halved, 3 ribs of celery sliced with 3 heaping tablespoons mayonnaise or until moist enough for your taste.

CHEESECAKE PIE (NO BAKING)

1 (6-oz.) ready crust graham cracker pie crust
1 (8-oz.) package cream cheese, softened
1 (14-oz.) can eagle® brand sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk)
1/3 cup lemon juice from concentrate
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (21-oz.) can cherry pie filling, chilled or any other fruit in season

With mixer, beat cheese until fluffy. Gradually beat in Eagle Brand‚ until smooth. Stir in lemon juice, and vanilla. Pour into crust. Chill at least 3 hours.
After chilled, top with pie filling. Refrigerate leftovers.

Tip: Add whipped cream or other garnish as desired.