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We’re eating a lotta pasta this week

Department of Agriculture photo, courtesy of the National Archives via Flickr.
Department of Agriculture photo, courtesy of the National Archives via Flickr.
Monday: Omelets and veggie sausages
The children have spoken.

Tuesday: Sweet & Smoky Bacon-Wrapped Chicken
This was the first eMeals recipe we tried, and it was delicious.

Wednesday: Chicken Sausages & Roasted Vegetable Pasta
The recipe calls for oriecchiette, but I couldn’t find any. So we’re using plain ol’ shells instead.

Thursday: Baked ravioli
It’s pasta midweek, I guess.

Friday: Pizza
We never had pizza last week, so we’ll probably go to our favorite local pizzeria this week instead.

I’m linking this up with OrgJunkie.com’s weekly Menu Plan Monday thing.

5 things we will be eating as 2013 slips away

Hello, Internet!

Just as my brain was recovering from posting every day in November, I discovered that poor ButterscotchSundae.com had been hacked in a most unpleasant way. It took me about a week to determine that the issue was above my pay grade, so I finally employed internet security experts Sucuri to fix it for me. Which they did in roughly three shakes of a lamb’s tail.

So the website is no longer blocked by corporate firewalls and parental control programs, and now I just have to remember how to write a post.

Let’s start with a good ol’ menu plan Monday post, shall we? We shall. This week’s menu plan is almost entirely from eMeals, the meal-planning service I told you about last month. Almost all of the offerings this week were appealing. The only one that wasn’t was a tilapia dish; I like seafood, but I don’t like cooking fish.

On with the show.

Department of Agriculture photo, courtesy of the National Archives via Flickr.
Department of Agriculture photo, courtesy of the National Archives via Flickr.
Monday: Black Bean & Avocado Quesadillas
I think there was something else in the title of this recipe, but I can’t remember what it was. I’ll be happy with just beans & avocado, though. Or even just an avocado and a tortilla. I love avocados.

Tuesday: Almond-Crusted Pork Chops with Creamy Mustard Sauce
I don’t like pork chops, but I do like mustard. I’m hoping the sauce is delicious enough to hide the pork chops’ inherent porkchoppery.

Wednesday: Steak and pepper stir-fry
In the South you’re supposed to eat black-eyed peas and greens on New Year’s Day to bring yourself good luck. But I think both of those things are gross (greens & black-eyed peas, not good luck), so we’ll be welcoming 2014 with stir-fry!

Thursday: Ginger-Lemon Chicken
Rockford loves ginger, lemon and chicken, so I’m guessing this one will be a hit with him.

Friday: Pizza
We’ll probably go to our favorite local pizzeria this week.

I’m linking this up with OrgJunkie.com’s weekly Menu Plan Monday thing.