Cheese and Crackers and Fruit and Veg

I spent the day at the quilt show (except for driving The Lovely Daughter to and from her art class) so no cooking tonight. We stopped by Magruders ( LOVE those local groceries) for fruit, assorted raw veggies, and supplemental cheese and crackers for dinner.  We found some celery & onion flavored crackers that we both agreed *could* be interesting, and they were AWESOME. I will definitely buy them again.

Salad and pasta

Stopped by Trader Joe's for milk and eggs and discovered pesto at TJ's. Not as good as homemade, but not too shabby for a weeknight dinner. Also french bread from TJ's. Leftover strawberries sliced and sugared with tiny cupcakes for dessert.

Chicken pot pie

I had a couple of frozen mini-pies in the freezer (home-made, even!).

Last night we had Hamburger Helper Beef Stroganoff - the Karate Kid LOVES the stuff. Sigh.

Soup night

Leftover bean soup with sausage for DH and me and The Lovely Daughter's BF; tomato with pasta for my boys, and Trader Joe's Tomato and Roasted Red Pepper soup for The Lovely Daughter - she practically lives on the stuff!

Omelettes

Omelettes are nice because they're individually made and easy to put things into one person's and leave them out of the next :) So TMOTH and I can have lots of fillers; the boys can have JUST CHEESE with bacon on the side, and the vegetarian Lovely Daughter can have veggies and cheese.

And I made a key lime pie this afternoon, so there'll be yummies for dessert tonight.

Pot roast

Broccoli from the freezer, mashed potatoes, biscuits from a can...and lots of macaroni and cheese for the don't-eat-potroast crowd. The Lovely Daughter had friends over, and I actually had enough to feed them dinner as well :)

French toast

with bacon and strawberries for dinner last night. Tonight we had pizza since it was karate night again.

Karate night

Karate nights are hard to have meals at home. Class times are just not the *right* times to allow cooking.

Last night we grilled burgers with the in-laws. Yum. Tomorrow will most likely be French toast.

Pasta with scallops, artichokes, and roasted red peppers

This is an adaptation of a recipe from the back of a bag of frozen shrimp in garlic sauce. Which as far as I can tell they are no longer selling :( BUT, I had scallops, I had garlic, and the artichokes, pepper, and shredded parmesan to make a good fake. Also focaccia bread to go along with it.

I also managed to get navy beans soaking to make bean soup for tomorrow. It's not at all clear if the in-law invasion will be here by dinnertime or not, so a recipe that makes plenty is a big bonus.

I need to go pick up a roast for Monday, and some chicken in case they're still here for dinner on Tuesday - it seems that when they were talking about this trip, it was going to be really quick. I'm just glad they're coming.