My sister-in-law makes great, simple grilled chicken. Poppy spent last week at their house, and she actually ate it — after being told that she couldn’t have a brownie if she didn’t. “It was good,” she said, “and it had vitamins in it, and it was good for my body. And it tasted like chicken.” Chloe marinates it in Italian dressing before grilling it, and that’s just what we’re going to do this evening.
Tuesday: Omelets.
Pete ate about a third of my omelet when I made one a few weeks ago, so I know he’ll be happy with this one. Poppy told me awhile back that she wanted to be my “omelet apprentice.” While I’m pretty sure she’ll help with the stirring, I don’t know if she’ll eat an omelet.
Wednesday: Spaghetti.
I ordered a spaghetti dispenser from Tupperware this weekend. It has a built-in “here’s how much to cook” measuring thing, but it won’t be here before Wednesday. Which means I’ll either make way too much or not enough, as usual.
Thursday: Grilled pork sliders.
I never got around to making these last week. If I remember to take the pork out of the freezer, we’ll have them this week.
We had these last week, too, and they were equal parts easy and tasty. Rockford and Petey gave them high marks and requested them again this week.
Tuesday: Tacos.
Tuesdays are supposed to be Kids’ Choice days, but the kids were napping when I made my list this weekend. It was Pete’s turn to pick, though, and he loves tacos, so I figured they’d be a safe pick.
Wednesday: Breakfast for dinner.
This week, breakfast for dinner will feature egg and cheese muffins and probably pancakes.
Thursday: Hot dogs.
Rockford loves hot dogs. I will eat them, so long as they’re the fancy kind.
Friday: Pizza.
This is going to be a Very Special Pizza Night. It’s “Toy Story 3” day, and we’re having our first whole-family movie date! Rockford is going to leave work a little early so we can see a late-afternoon matinee, and then we’re going to go out for pizza. Rockford and I used to love going to the movies (still do), so this is an event we’ve been looking forward to for a long time. I think Pete will sit still and mostly quiet for the movie. We’ll see!
Monday: Grilled chicken sausages with macaroni and cheese.
A partially grown-up version of the Li’l Smokies with mac ‘n’ cheese the school cafeteria used to serve. Except that the macaroni is definitely going to be provided by Kraft, so that part’s maybe not so grown-up.
Tuesday: Seafood nachos.
And when I say “seafood,” I mean “krab.” My mom used to make seafood nachos when I was a kid. I’m going to add a few things to the “traditional” chips-krab-cheese setup, though. Specifically: Beans. Somehow, this seems to be turning into Nostalgic Foods with a Twist week.
Wednesday: Butternut squash ravioli.
Thursday: Fajitas.
Whenever I ask for Rockford’s input on the menu, he requests fajitas. And I almost never comply. This week, though, I suppose I will.
