ON THE MENU #202

This week’s winter menu is full of big, bold main dishes! Stews, soups, roasts and a couple other lighter selections too! We eat seasonally, here at StoneGable… mostly! This week there is something for everyone! I love week like this! YUM! Here’s what’s on the menu …

Ready for a scrumptious week of hearty winter dinners?

MONDAY- SLOW COOKER DAY

Today’s glorious pot roast is from The Kitchen Magpie. We love a slow cooker chuck roast. YUM! Perfect for a cold winter night.

I’ll be adding carrots and potatoes to the mix. My Mondays are often quite busy so getting up early in the morning to begin dinner works for me!

Here’s my pick for a bowl to eat this delicious winter dinner HERE.

• CREAMY MUSHROOM BEEF CHUCK ROAST
• WITH POTATOES AND CARROTS

TUESDAY

I love a dinner that I can make in a foil-lined sheet pan! So easy! And so so easy to clean up! Yay!

Tonight’s scrumptious salmon recipe comes from Averie Cooks.

And Elise from Simply Recipes suggests spinning fresh, rinsed spinach in a salad spinner! Great tip!!! Here’s the salad spinner I have and love HERE.

• SHEET PAN GARLIC LEMON BUTTER SALMON
• SAUTEED SPINACH WITH GARLIC

WEDNESDAY

I can’t wait to make this delicious, crunchy chicken recipe from Skinnytaste.

I am a huge fan of an Air Fryer! One big tip is to use a MISTO OIL SPRAYER to spray over the food before putting it into the Air Fryer. It makes such a difference!

See my Air Fryer Here.

Here’s another tip… when you make a pretty colorful salad serve it in a clear bowl! Remember we eat with our eyes.

See my current SALAD BOWL CRUSH HERE. And serving tongs HERE.

• BROCCOLI AND CHEESE STUFFED AIR FRIED CHICKEN
• MANDARIN ORANGE SALAD

THURSDAY- SOUP DAY

Oh, my! Bobby will love this soup that is disguised as hot-out-of-the-oven Lasagna! But I won’t be cooking for hours! This soup looks so tasty! I can’t wait to make it for dinner tonight!

A big thank you to Amanda at I Am Baker!

See my DUTCH OVEN HERE. It will last my whole life and I can pass it down!

• LASAGNA SOUP
• ITALIAN CHOPPED SALAD

FRIDAY

My two favorite steaks are ribeye and flank! They both cook quickly and have big beefy flavor. Instead of making this glorious steak from Our Salty Kitchen on the grill, I’ll be cooking in my large cast iron skillet. See it HERE.

A perfect steak for a quick meal!

• GRILLED ROSEMARY FLANK STEAK
• AIR FRYER CRISPY GARLIC ROSEMARY POTATOES
• ARUGULA SALAD WITH PINENUTS, SAVED PARMESAN IN A LEMON VINAIGRETTE

SATURDAY

Tonight’s company-worthy dinner is the BEST linguine and clams I have ever eaten!!!! It’s a quick dinner to make so my time won’t be spent in the kitchen. And much of it can be prepped ahead! If you make one thing this week THIS should be it!!! Thanks, Bon Apetit!

Serve this in a huge shallow dish and let everyone help themselves. Transfer to large shallow individual bowls like THESE.

• LINGUINI AND CLAMS
• CAESAR SALAD

SUNDAY- SUNDAY DINNER

Why roast one chicken when you can roast two? This is such an easy-peasy dinner! And leftovers are great for sandwiches!

I think every home cook should know how to roast a perfect chicken. So much better than their scrawny grocery store rotisserie chicken cousins (except for Costco).

A word about roasting pans. I use a glass pan to cook roasts etc. However, I am saving up for a Le Creuset Roasting Pan, HERE.

Yes, it is expensive but here’s why I love Le Creuset products. They last a lifetime. And if you cook they are worth their weight (they are a bit heavy) in foodie gold. They make such great food!

In a glass pan or other baking type pan, I can’t take the pan to the cooktop to make a pan gravy. And we know it’s all about the gravy!

I do have a Dutch Oven that I use as a roaster but not for bigger cuts of meat and poultry!

So, Bobby if you are reading, this is a “legal” gift. NOT like an iron or a vacuum. More like jewelry! And yes, red would be perfect!

No matter what you roast a chicken in… JUST DO IT!

A tiny word about mashed potatoes. Don’t mash or whip them. Use a ricer. It has changed how I make mashed potatoes and rocked my culinary world! See mine HERE.

• PERFECT ROAST CHICKEN
• MASHED POTATOES
• ROASTED CARROTS AND ONIONS WITH THE CHICKEN

SWEET TREAT OF THE WEEK

I made these no-bake cookie balls for Christmas and have made several batches since! They are not only for Christmas but good any time of year! I’ll be adding some Chia seeds to add a bit of Omega 3!

I love one after dinner or when I need something little in the afternoon!

• NO-BAKE COOKIE BALLS

Here are other recipes that caught my eye this week…

GNOCCI WITH POMODORO SAUCE

MAPLE GLAZED BANANA BREAD SCONES

HERBED RICOTTA STUFFED CHICKEN IN A CIDER PAN SAUCE

BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND BLACK BEAN ENCHILADA SKILLET

BUFFALO RANCH POPCORN

SALTINE CRACKER TOFFEE

Here are a few of my favorite kitchen items I’m using this week…

 

Get this pretty printable GROCERY SHOPPING LIST

Have a scrumptious week, friend!