March 21 - March 27

March 21 - March 27

Monday:   
Italian Wonderpot 
     Go to recipe for me when I am not going to have much time to cook and H LOVES it! That girl can crush some pasta and I feel good about this one because of all the veggies. 
   
Tuesday: 
Roasted Lemon Pepper Salmon and Garlic Parmesan Asparagus 
     New recipe! I didn't get to this last week, nor had I purchased any of the ingredients to make it so we are eating it Tuesday.
 
Wednesday: 
     We host a small group from church in our house and meet most Wednesdays. We do a pot luck style dinner and switch up who makes the main dish. I have been making it the last few weeks so I am rocking a side this week. 

Veggie Pasta Salad

Shell Pasta

Garlic Powder

Scallions

Red or Yellow Pepper

Baby Carrots

Celery

Frozen (thawed) Peas

Grape Tomatoes

Salt/Pepper

Mayo

Sharp Cheddar Cheese

  

Thursday:  
     We are having friends over for dinner and it is supposed to be nice so we are going to grill out with hot wings for the adults and hot dogs for the kiddos. It should be a fun evening!

Friday: 
AMAZING Meatloaf 
     This is one of my go-to recipes. Delicious Meatloaf with lots of flavor. I sort of follow this recipe now - I change up the spices a little every time. We will be steaming broccoli with this meal.

Saturday: 
Salsa Chicken 
Chicken and Spinach Flautas 
     It's Easter Weekend (HE IS RISEN) and will be hosting family. This meal is easy and pretty cheap. I am doing a variation on the flatuas and using the salsa chicken. It cuts the physical prep time quite a bit and the leftover chicken freezes great!

Sunday: EASTER!
Honey Ham Spice Rub 
Honey Ham Marinade 
     Easter Sunday is for church, egg hunts and awesome pot luck meals. Instead of getting an expensive Honey Baked Ham - I am making a faux version. I combine these two recipes and last time I made it - we ate the whole thing! I will also be making cupcakes - kind of my specialty, but I like to keep those recipes a secret. I will post pictures of how they turn out.

Last Week Update:
The Bacon Wrapped Pork Tenderloin and Broccoli was delicious! I will make this again while trying to figure out how to make the bacon crispier (I cooked with the convection element on my oven so I think traditional is the way to go) and I put too much lemon on the broccoli (lesson learned). 

And while the cauliflower crust flavor was great it is not a substitute for a real crust. It needed to be crispier. However as a way to get more veggies into our diet it was a good solution. 

I'll give updates next week on how the new recipes turned out and any changes I would make. Stay tuned...