There will be no menu plan next week. I'd forgotten that this week was my buffer between our bizarre schedule and last week. However, this week we are on a fairly normal schedule, so I got my menu plan ready.

My birthday dinner was amazing. We went to a very nice restaurant in town which specializes in seafood. We had a cheese, cracker and fruit plate as an appetizer, split a seafood caesar salad which had a generous amount of sauteed crab, shrimp and bay shrimp on top, Rich had prime rib with shrimp and I had a crab stuffed chicken breast (sort of like Chicken Oscar, but with cheese in the mix and the crab stuffed in the middle). We left my birthday cake at home, but were so stuffed from dinner that we didn't eat the cake until the next day.

I was going to change some things on this menu since we were so heavy on Mexican-ish type meals, but Rich said he was quite happy with it, so it stays.

• Sunday
  Breakfast: Breakfast Roll Ups, Apricots, Milk
  Dinner: Leftover Birthday Cake (loaded with fruit and nuts - protein, grain and fruit) and Milk
• Monday
  Breakfast: Oatmeal with Brown Sugar, Bananas, Milk
  Dinner: Steak Salad, Fruit Plate
• Tuesday
  Breakfast: Toad in the Hole, Apricots, Milk
  Dinner: Chicken Chilaquiles Casserole, Salsa Rice, Cabbage Salad
• Wednesday
  Breakfast: Veggie Hash, Fried Eggs, Sliced Peaches, Milk
  Dinner: Bolita and Cheese Enchiladas*, Sauteed Swiss Chard and Zucchini with Garlic, Tropical Fruit Salad
• Thursday
  Breakfast: Semolina Porridge with Diced Fruit, Milk
  Dinner: Pork and Green Chile Stew, Corn Bread, Fruit Plate
• Friday
  Breakfast: Yogurt and Honey, Fruit Plate, Milk
  Dinner: Falafel, Khoubz Araby*, Laban bi Chiyar, Harissa, Veggies and Kalamata Olives
• Saturday
  Breakfast: Fried Eggs and Toast, Fruit, Milk, Coffee
  Dinner: Dinner with Friends

What is on your menu this week? If you want a recipe, ask and I will provide it as soon as I can. If there are any starred recipes, I will follow up separately with a weekly recipe round up on Saturday.

Labels: Birthday, Family, Homemaking, Menu Plans, Tales from the Kitchen