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Thursday, July 9, 2015

Cheap & Cheerful Suppers for the first week of July

Wednesday
bean burger patties, topped with marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese
chicken, veggie, rice pilaf (I cooked brown rice in chicken stock that had small bits of chicken meat, and added garlic, carrots and onions in the last 20 minutes of cooking)
radish greens and onions, stir-fried in bacon fat
mini banana splits for dessert, with ice cream, banana halves, chocolate syrup, cherry preserves and chopped peanuts

Thursday
leftover rice pilaf, topped with meatballs and marinara sauce
garden greens salad
French bread
banana boats

Friday
baked chicken, topped with mock pesto
sauteed mustard and radish greens, with onion, in bacon fat
cream cheese and chive mashed potatoes
ice cream with fresh raspberries

Saturday (4th of July)
hamburgers
potato chips
leafy green salad
creamy rhubarb gelatin salad
s'mores

Sunday
fried corn tortillas
homemade refried beans topped with cheese
carrot sticks and 1000 Island dressing/dip
ice cream with homemade Magic Shell topping

Monday
kale-cheddar quiche
brown rice (cooked in chicken stock)
carrot-raisin-peanut salad
preserved figs (made last September with green figs)

Tuesday
bean patties with teriyaki glaze
fried rice with garden veggies (I had to add cooked, broken spaghetti bits to the leftover rice, to make enough fried rice for the entire family)
grilled canned pineapple rings

Wednesday
BBQ chicken sandwiches (using extra hamburger buns from 4th of July, cooked chicken legs, bottled BBQ sauce, mixed with canned tomato liquid and spices)
assorted homemade pickles and carrot sticks
leftover potato chips
sauteed swiss chard (in bacon fat)
rhubarb crisp







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