Menu for the week

It is going to be over 90 degrees today. NINETY. I don't do this ridiculously hot weather. I know that I should be thankful that we've had a fairly mild summer so far, but I still get cranky when the temperature rises too high. Last week I said that I didn't want to miss out on summer - this is something I definitely want to miss out on. Hopefully the heat won't last long. My menu this week consists of things that I needed to use up & other things that I saw and just really wanted to try. None of it screams warm weather food though. Hm, guess I should have checked the forecast before making the menu and going grocery shopping.

Today: Chicken enchiladas with red chile sauce & a salad

Monday: Spaghetti with turkey meatballs & 3-cheese sauce & a salad

Tuesday: Chicken salad sandwiches & homemade fries

Wednesday: Szuchuan shrimp, rice & stir-fried veggies

Thursday: Fish (that Jon caught in Minnesota!), mashed potatoes & roasted broccoli

Friday: Not sure yet, but thinking bean burritos or something super easy

Saturday: Leftovers/fend for yourself/out somewhere

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August already?? Menu for the week.

Today is the first day of August. Did the summer seriously go by this fast? I haven't even went swimming. Not once. I don't know if I will actually get the chance to now. I have only gone to the farmer's market once. Luckily it runs through October, but I am quickly missing out on all of the summer produce. If you know me well, then you know my favorite season is certainly not summer. However, I don't want to miss out on the rest of what summer has to offer. I feel like I need to start packing in as much as I can, because starting August 24th my free time will be next to nothing. And now, the menu for August 1-8:

Today: Pro Football Hall of Fame festivities where we will most likely gorge ourselves on fatty & fried food. Thank God we don't make this a habit.

Sunday: Taco pasta with a side salad

Monday: Shrimp, tomato & basil orzo

Tuesday: Turkey parmesan burgers, potato bundles & some type of veggie

Wednesday: Sun-dried tomato pesto pizza with chicken

Thursday: Salmon with lime & honey glaze, baked risotto & some type of veggie (this is the 3rd week in a row that this has been on the menu - let's see if we actually make it!)

Friday: Spinach & tomato frittata with bacon

Saturday: Leftovers/fend for yourself/maybe out somewhere

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My 100th post!

I just realized that this post is my 100th post. It wasn't going to be anything special. I just wanted to post my menu for the week. However, I do have some goals for this little recipe blog of mine so now is as good a time as any to share those with my lovely readers.

* Post more frequently. My goal right now is 3 times a week.

* Start trying out some of the recipes I have starred in my Google Reader, ripped out of magazines, or mentally noted in my cookbooks. This will help me with goal #1 as well.

* Take better photographs. I have really been working on this one (and struggling!), but I am determined to make my food look GOOD.

* Start making "Kickin It In The Kitch" look a little more professional. My brother-in-law is going to help me with this since he is a computer/website guy.

* Be featured on Clashmore Mike this fall for tasty and easy football appetizers/tail gating food. Ok, this may be a shameless plug for my husband's (and brother-in-law's) Notre Dame site, but they have mentioned featuring a new recipe a week during football season and I want to make sure that I do this up right.

Now, as mentioned previously, is my menu for the week:

Sunday: hot and sweet chicken drumsticks, mashed potatoes, and salad
Monday: baked corn dogs, fried corn, and pasta salad
Tuesday: BLTs and a side dish to be determined (I'm thinking some spinach dip & tortilla chips since I've been craving it)
Wednesday: sun-dried tomato pesto chicken pasta and biscuits
Thursday: salmon with lime and honey sauce, baked risotto and mixed veggies
Friday: most likely leftovers or whatever can be scrounged up in the fridge
Saturday: hall of fame festivities!

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