Good morning, my friends! Today I'll be posting our weekly dinner menus, but I first wanted to share pictures from Crackerjack's Spanish class presentation. His group is focusing on "Las Posadas," that wonderful Mexican Advent celebration, and his duty was to bring in some special fiesta foods.
So here he is this morning (all sleepy-eyed and cowlicky, lol) holding a platter of freshly made "corn masa cakes."
A closer look at those cakes:
Yum!
And here they are in the griddle:
The recipe can be found here. Very quick and easy to make - we used frozen corn but these would be so fantastic made with fresh corn in the summer ... ooh, and garden fresh salsa! (Fyi, I found the masa harina at Whole Foods in the ethnic foods aisle.)
CJ is also bringing homemade pineapple salsa to serve with the cakes:
He's not a fan of tomato-based salsa, and his presentation is taking place early in the day, so we opted for this sweet fruity blend. This is especially delicious with baked cinnamon-sugar tortilla chips - something we like to make on the feast of OL Guadalupe. :)
And finally, a Virgin sangria punch:
A simple blend of grape, apple, lemon and orange juices with lots of fresh, sliced fruit. (Wouldn't this be nice on the Assumption, with ripe summer berries?) Bill helped CJ assemble this (as well as the salsa) last night so the flavors would have time to "steep." CJ and I made the corn cakes at six this morning!
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Now, about that dinner menu plan for this week ...
Monday, March 4th
chicken parmesan with angel hair pasta, roasted asparagus, rolls
TJ's peanut butter cookies
Tuesday, March 5th
taco baked potatoes (seasoned ground turkey & veggies, usual toppings)
leftover "sangria punch" popsicles
Wednesday, March 6th
grilled ham & cheddar panini, butternut squash soup, steak fries
oatmeal-apricot cookies
Thursday, March 7th
baked ziti, crusty bread, roasted Italian veggies
lemon/berry sorbet
Friday, March 8th
(the boys have a friend coming to supper)
takeout pizza & garden salad
chocolate-chip pan cookies
Saturday, March 9th
refrigerator smorgasbord - aka leftovers
Sunday, March 10th (Laetare or "Rose" Sunday)
slowcooker pork roast with sweet potatoes and onions, brown bread
maple egg custards with whipped cream
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This looks to be a pretty busy week with several evening activities planned, so I kept the menus fairly simple. :)
What are you serving your family this week? Are you trying anything new? Where do you get your recipes - from friends, family, books, tv, magazines, online? I guess I get my recipes from all over - but boy, are they disorganized! I spent a good deal of time this weekend weeding out old piles of clipped and collected recipes - mostly from magazines, some photocopies and printouts. I love to cook and I love to try new (especially seasonal) foods, but I'm truly in need of a better system!
Well, I hope you all have a nice Monday ... and thanks so much for stopping by and sharing in my day!
See you here again very soon ...
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