Urban Mummy Cooks & Stuff

Menu Plan Monday: June 16th

urbanmummy — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 20:53:20 +0000

It’s been such a hectic couple of months here in our household. The school year is winding down (although it’s not done yet) and I’ve been doing a lot of tutoring and other preparations. Makes meal planning (and cooking, actually) very difficult! Only 2 more weeks, then I’m done! Yay!

For lots more fun menu plans, visit the Org Junkie. You won’t be sorry!

This week our menu looks like this:

Monday: Broccoli & Mushroom crustless quiche, a variation of Quinoa & Wheatberry Pilaf, green salad

Tuesday: Order in Pizza (I’m having my physics students over for afternoon study session & food always goes with teenagers!)

Wednesday: Baked chicken, pasta with tomato sauce, vegetable

Thursday: Tacos (veggie)

Friday: Unknown. Probably something take away, to end a long week!

Menu Plan Monday: We will return

urbanmummy — Tue, 27 May 2008 01:43:52 +0000

Good morning!

This is my last full teaching week, and I’m busy busy busy! I’ve got lots of students (I tutor) to help get ready for exams, and I’m just very busy! To top it off, we’re off to visit family for the latter half of the week, so there will be very little cooking going on around here!

Visit the Org Junkie for more exciting meal plans. There are lots of them. Go and see!

Monday - Leftovers from the weekend. There’s takeaway chinese food, yummy curry chicken from Friday, and some other random items.

Tuesday - Tortellini pasta with creamy mushroom sauce, green salad - we never did have it last week

Wednesday - Friday - off with family

Have a good one. Keep watching this space for a wonderful food announcement sometime this summer!

Menu Plan Monday: May 19th, Victoria day Edition

urbanmummy — Mon, 19 May 2008 12:31:45 +0000

Good morning! It’s a holiday weekend up here in Canada. Fireworks, sleeping in (ha!) and all that. I took an unplanned break the last 2 weeks, both from menu planning, and blogging. As a teacher, I’m just really busy this time of year!

Visit the Org Junkie for more exciting meal plans. There are lots of them. Go and see!

As you may notice, we’ve been trying to eat more salads. We buy a big tub of mixed lettuces, keep cut up cucumbers and peppers in the fridge, and just toss with a favourite dressing for an instant salad!

Monday - Planned for wraps, but some of the ingredients were not available at my grocery store. So I’ll probably make some sort of modified bean burritos

Tuesday - BBQ burgers, corn & some sort of vegetable, green salad

Wednesday - Chili couscous pie. (3 bean veggie chili)

Thursday - Tortellini pasta with creamy mushroom sauce, green salad

Friday - Curry-mayonnaise chicken, basmati rice, green vegetable, salad

Menu Plan Monday: April 28th

urbanmummy — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 01:57:05 +0000

Good morning! The festival of Passover is over (thank goodness), so it’s back to the status quo around here. Last week was overwhelming in its meat content, so we will be returning to our flexitarian lifestyle with a vengeance this week!

Visit the Org Junkie for more exciting meal plans. There are lots of them. Go and see!

Monday - Cauliflower lentil soup, sauteed snow peas, crusty bread

Tuesday - BBQ burgers, corn & some sort of vegetable, green salad

Wednesday - Homemade pizza with vegetables, no homemade crust, though; green salad

Thursday - Leftovers, or raiding the freezer

Friday - Mayo-curry chicken on basmati rice

Saturday - Corn chowder and a nice homemade bread (need recipes for both!)

Yummy Passover Lasagna

urbanmummy — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:49:26 +0000

You won’t know it isn’t real!

Ingredients

4 sheets of whole wheat matza
1 jar tomato sauce
8 Shitake mushrooms, thinly sliced
1 medium zucchini, shredded
1/2 - 1 cup cottage cheese
1 tsp minced garlic (approximately 2 cloves)
1/2 tsp Italian herbs
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Directions

Use a square pyrex (or aluminum) pan, approximately the size of a sheet of matzah. Pour about 1/4 cup of tomato sauce on the bottom and swirl it around.

Put 1 sheet of matzah in pan.

Mix cottage cheese, garlic and the Italian herbs in a bowl. Layer them on top of the sheet of matzah. Spread a bit of sauce on top, and add another sheet of matzah.

Layer sauce, mushrooms, about half of the zucchini, sauce, matzah.

Layer sauce, remaining zucchini, half of the mozzarella cheese, matzah.

Cover with remaining sauce and remaining mozzarella cheese.

Bake at 350, covered, for about 45 minutes. Uncover and bake about 15 minutes more. Allow to sit 10 minutes before cutting.

Enjoy with a green salad. Yum!

Menu Plan Monday: April 21st, Passover Edition

urbanmummy — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:30:02 +0000

Good morning! This week, Jewish people around the world will be celebrating the festival of Passover. In a nutshell, this means that we avoid any bread or other items made with wheat. The exception, of course, being Matzah, a flat, unleavened cracker.

The holiday started on Saturday night with the first of two big dinners (called Seders). Our menu this week will follow Passover tradition. Unfortunately for me, this holiday is a big meat eating holiday (after removing all grains, pasta & legumes, there’s not much left), so my menu will reflect that. By the way, my husband, a (semi) reformed meat & potatoes guy loves Passover. Me? Not so much.

Visit the Org Junkie for more exciting meal plans. There are lots of them. Go and see!

Monday - Leftovers from our dinner last night. Brisket, Matzah farfel (a kind of stuffing), vegetable puffs, cauliflower-leek kugel, french beans with mango & pine nuts

Tuesday - Dinner @ my husband’s grandmother. Likely to consist of 4 kinds of meat, boiled potatoes and an iceberg lettuce salad. Seriously. I’ll probably eat only chicken soup.

Wednesday - Matzah lasagna. (finally, meat free!). This is just like a regular lasagna, but instead of noodles, pieces of matzah are used. Green salad.

Thursday - Baked chicken breast with honey mustard topping; roast potatoes; some sort of green vegetable (snow peas, perhaps)

Friday - EIther a roasted turkey breast, or a baked salmon fillet. Quinoa (the only grain actually allowed on passover) and a vegetable.

Saturday - another night of leftovers. Probably a matzaroni & cheese casserole for lunch.

Sunday - It’s all over! Probably take away chinese food! Yum!

If you celebrate, Happy Passover!!

Menu Plan Monday: April 14th

urbanmummy — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:54:57 +0000

Good morning! I’ve been missing in action for a bit here, but I’m back this week. It’s mid April, and around here it’s time for Passover preparation. I’ve written a little bit about that over at the new Playdate website, but keep your eyes peeled for recipes here.

This week it’s all about using up food in the refrigerator and freezer! Next week I’ll have a full Passover menu with recipes, for those that celebrate, so come back and see!

Visit the Org Junkie for more exciting meal plans. There are lots of them. Go and see!

Monday - Tacos (made with soy meat), Black bean dip, Spanish rice

Tuesday - Squash polenta with mushroom topping

Wednesday - Butter Tofu, split pea or 3 bean daal, naan, basmati rice

Thursday - Leftovers

Friday - Take Away food - no more bread, since we will have turned the kitchen over for Passover

Have a good week!

Menu Plan Monday: March 31st

urbanmummy — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:16:54 +0000

Good morning! March is almost over. I am so glad. It’s been a very lion-like March around here. My spring break is still over 2 weeks away (as a teacher in a private school, I truly miss the standard March Break) and I’m counting the minutes!

Simple meals this week, in keeping withe my mode of overstressed!

Visit the Org Junkie for more exciting meal plans. There are lots of them. Go and see!

Monday - Vegetarian Meatballs cooked in a mushroom gravy, rice, green salad

Tuesday - Chili from the freezer, leftover rice and baked corn chips

Wednesday - Some sort of pasta. Any suggestions?

Thursday - Homemade pizza (premade crust this time), salad
Friday - Mayonnaise Chutney chicken, mashed potatoes, grilled portobello mushrooms. (recipe to follow)

Have a good week!

Menu Plan Monday: March 17th

urbanmummy — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:55:37 +0000

Good morning! It’s a short week this week, so there’s lots to fit in before the holiday. We’re trying to keep things simple around here for a while, while I’m working extra hours. Summer will see more variety and less stress, but we’ll work with what he have for now.

Visit the Org Junkie for more exciting meal plans. There are lots of them. Go and see!

Monday - Homemade pizza (not homemade crust, though - simple!), green salad

Tuesday - Chili (from the freezer), rice, green salad

Wednesday -Pasta with chickpeas & vegetables in a creamy curry sauce (from Vegan Planet) (didn’t make it last week)

Thursday - Leftovers, prob’ly

Friday - Holiday dinner (Purim for us) - pot luck with the parents and inlaws

Have a good week!

Menu Plan Monday: March 10th

urbanmummy — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 02:16:14 +0000

Good morning and welcome! It’s a long week this week. My son is on March Break, so he’ll be home with The Nanny all week without a break for her. I have to work more then usual this week, including 2 nights tutoring. Simple, therefore, is of the essence!

Visit the Org Junkie for more exciting meal plans. There are lots of them. Go and see!

Monday - Shepherd’s Pie (vegetarian), miso soup & green salad

Tuesday - Asian style grilled tilapia, fried rice, sesame broccoli & asian sprout salad

Wednesday -Pasta with chickpeas & vegetables in a creamy curry sauce (from Vegan Planet)

Thursday - Leftovers, prob’ly, or pierogies

Friday - Some sort of baked chicken with a variety of side dishes (probably with the mothersister)

Saturday - out to dinner! Yay! Going to a show and (hopefully) dinner for hubby’s birthday

Sunday - leftovers or something simple from the freezer