Menu Plan Monday - 1st Week of the New Year!

I had a couple of questions about my black-eyed pea salsa after mentioning it on MPM last week so I thought I'd share it with you.  This actually looks different than it usually does.  I usually mix 2 cups peas with some Rotel tomatoes but I was out.  And I didn't cook these myself either.  It's a can of peas (drained) mixed with some of Jordy's famous salsa and a can of Hatch green chilies.  It wasn't as spicy as usual but everyone seemed to enjoy it.

Jordy was with me again for part of my grocery shopping this week so again, we're having some unique meals this week.

Sunday (last night): THICK chicken soup (Jo's request... I'm trying to make my soup thicker for her.)
Monday: Tikka Masala Curry Chicken, Basmati Rice Medley, Green Beans, & Naan
Tuesday: Spinach Tortellini with Cheese Filling, Tomato Sauce
Wednesday: Grilled Chicken, Garlic Fries, Salad
Thursday: Leftover Night (choir & youth Bible study)
Friday:  Surprise!
Saturday: Baked Potato Soup

For more menus, check out Menu Plan Monday.

My First Menu Plan Monday

Well, Christmas Day is over... but it's never really over.  :-)  It's really just the beginning.  This is a very different holiday season for us.  The first that we haven't been back to Texas.  I couldn't go anywhere because someone with seniority had already asked for the time off & I'm the "only other one" who can do her job.  It's also the first Christmas since my Mom died.  But there was some great news, too:  My sister had a baby on Christmas Day!  My daughter & son-in-law spent the week with us.  We got the "funnest" family gift ever -- Kinect for XBox.  We're all sore from playing it so much.  We got to spend a lot of time with our friends & neighbors here in California.  Glenn took this week off work so he & Jordy can do some things together.  Tomorrow they're going to Tahoe.  Another day they're going into San Francisco.  And they're going to put up the Christmas tree & Jordy's doing some cooking.  I'd been thinking about joining in on Menu Plan Monday over at OrgJunkie.com & I thought this would be a great week to start since she planned the menu for me this week.  I took her to Trader Joe's & it's amazing what different items I came out with when I have someone else with me.  Here's her plan:

Monday:  on the road home from Tahoe

Tuesday:  Spaghetti & Meatballs, Garlic Sticks, Salad

Wednesday:  Curry Naan, Rice Pilaf, Green Beans

Thursday:  Orange Chicken, Potstickers, Fried Rice with Veggies

Friday (breakfast):  Biscuits, Gravy, Sausage

Friday:  New Year's Eve Party!  (Which means a lot of junk food! Glenn already asked for black-eyed pea salsa.)

Saturday: Soup (don't know what kind yet)

Sunday:  Panda Express

And every day lunch for me is Vegetable Soup.  I'll have to take a picture for you this week.  And since Jordy got a camera for Christmas she's going to be taking pictures of the food.  So I can build up my photo stash again & share more food photos with you.

Our Texas visit in 2004-2005