Supper Sundays (6/52)

Meal Plan Week #5

Sunday:  Brussel Sprouts with Walnuts and Dried Cranberries

• This would make a great side dish.  The flavors are good, and a little unusual.  We used it as a meal, and the problem with that approach is that the flavors just become too much.  You need to balance it out.  Overall, not a bad dish--especially for brussel sprouts!!

Monday:  Book Club (for A, leaving T to fend for himself)  

Tuesday:  Foil Pack Pork Fajitas

• This was a riff on a Hungry Girl recipe.  And it turned out pretty well for the amount of effort that went into it.  I actually left out the onions, which would have made it this a lot more like real fajitas.

Wednesday:  Vegetable Gumbo

• We are honest.  And as such, we have to admit that this recipe was just NOT GOOD.  And what made it worse was that it smelled a lot better than it tasted.  And to make it even worse, we really, really wanted this to be good--witness, below: we picked it for meal of the week.

Thursday:  Leftovers from Wednesday  Subway

• We couldn't eat it another night.  So we split a $5 footlong at Subway for dinner.

Friday:  Evan's birthday (Bike Shop)

Saturday (dinner):  Dinner party with the Yp's

• We had my co-worker and her husband over for dinner.  It was a lot of fun, and it gave me an excuse to buy a dutch oven and a zester!  On the menu:  Homemade Salsa and chips; Guacamole Salad; Crockpot Mexican Rice; Brisket Tacos; and Texas sheet cake.

Pick of the week

A:  Vegetable Gumbo

T:  Ditto

• Fail for both.  If there was a meal of the week (not counting Saturday), it would probably be the brussel sprouts (Lord, I never thought I would say that).

Meal Plan Week #6

Sunday:  Buck's (Super Bowl)

Monday:  Leftovers

Tuesday through 

Thursday:  Jared Diet (Subway)

Friday:  Osiris Ball

Saturday (dinner):  Surprise for A

Pick of the week:  N/A