This week I am participating in Menu Plan Monday for the first time. What is Menu Plan Monday? Once a week, the Organizing Junkie hosts dozens of bloggers who share their meal plans for the coming week. The participants cover a wide range of dietary needs and choices, including vegetarian meals, low carb, and even cooking for two! So far Menu Plan Monday has helped me find a couple of recipes that I plan to try soon. Click here! to go to the Organizing Junkie's blog, then scroll down to "Menu Plan Monday" to see her menus for this week, as well as what some of the other ladies will be dishing up.
This week I am starting back to work after being out of work the last two weeks after gashing my left thumb with a chef's knife (the knife slipped). Last Thursday the stitches came out. The thumb is healing nicely, but it was a deep cut, which the doctor says will take another month to finish healing. So I'll keep wearing a splint to protect it, and be careful not to do any heavy lifting with my left hand, but otherwise I'm looking forward to getting back into my routine.
The best part about coming home from a hard day's work is knowing that dinner is ready (or nearly so). On Sundays, my sister and I prepare most of the dishes for the week ahead, so weeknights we don't spend much time in the kitchen, other than warming up meals, tossing a fresh salad, cooking rice and other quick side dishes. Here's what's on the menu this week:
Monday: Blackeye peas with sausage and tomatoes ; cooked cabbage
Tuesday: Smoked turkey sausage; cooked cabbage; scalloped potatoes
Wednesday: Sub on a spud; tossed salad
Thursday: Leftovers
Friday: Take-out or eat out
Saturday: Turkey Picadillo tacos; Spanish rice
Sunday: Easter at my nephew's house. Will be taking a dish.
