May 2
Applebee’s Quesadillas – Quesadillas are a wonderful dinner, these aren’t too heavy, or too light.  Toasted tortillas filled with cheese and more just hit the spot so perfectly for dinner.
Applebee’s Quesadillas
Chilis Black beans

May 3
Maybe we are alike, I love pasta, or Italian food night. Tonight we are serving up lasanga and salad, you could always add some garlic bread, and you have a the perfect Italian themed night.
Lasanga
California Pizza Kitchen Chopped Salad with Herbed Vinaigrette

May 4
Right next to Italian night, one of my favorite evenings is Mexican themed night.  Turkey enchiladas are an inexpensive way to make tasty enchiladas.   I am pairing these up with Chipotle’s Basmati Rice, if you have never tried these rice before it is perfectly seasoned rice with cilantro and lime.
Turkey Enchiladas
Chipotle Mexican Grill Basmati Rice Recipe

May 5
Home style cooking meals really warms the soul.  Tonight we are making up easy to make baked pork chops, and easy oven roasted potatoes.  This meal will practically cook itself. You may even want to make some extra to bring to work so you don’t have to go out for lunch!
Baked Pork Chops with Rice
Easy Oven Roasted Potatoes

May 6
Growing up we often had salmon or even tuna patties for dinner.  This is a great way to stretch canned salmon, and when paired up with macaroni and cheese, you have a wonderful home style meal! Growing up we had this same dinner on Fridays often.
Quick and Easy Salmon Patties
Sweetie Pies Macaroni and Cheese

May 7
Tonight we are bringing together favorites from the Boston Market, their meatloaf, and green bean bundles. So the Boston Market meatloaf is great tasting meatloaf, that makes the most fabulous meat loaf sandwiches. The green bean bundles are a wonderful way to get your family to enjoy green beans.
Boston Market Meatloaf
Green Bean Bundles

May 8
Who doesn’t love to make their own homemade pizza from scratch? Why do a normal pizza when you can make up a pizza just like the California Pizza Kitchen pizza? Tonight we are making up a chicken Thai pizza just like they do.
California Pizza Kitchen Thai Chicken Pizza
Olive Garden Salad Mix

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April 18, 2011
We are starting out this week with a pasta dish, pasta dishes are so popular, and so easy to make pasta is perfect to make when you come home from work during the week.  No on want to spend too much time in the kitchen after working all day.

Macaroni Grill Pasta Di Pollo al Suga Bianco
Boston Market Creamed Spinach

April 19
Maybe you have been to a Japanese restaurant and tried Teriyaki beef. This has a wonderful sweet and tangy sauce. We are serving this with my Grandmother’s baked sweet potatoes and apples.
Teriyaki Beef
Sweet potatoes and Apple casserole

April 20
Beef Stroganoff is one of my favorite dishes, the creamy sauce along with the beef. I like to use inexpensive cuts of chuck roast when I can to make my beef stroganoff.
Beef Stroganoff
Fresh Herb Green Beans

April 21
Houston is home to the Black Labrador, it is a wonderful British Pub, and Shepherd’s Pie is one of their best known dishes. We are serving this Shepherd’s pie with a crisp cole slaw.
Black Labrador Shepherds Pie
Alida’s Alpine Inn Coleslaw

April 22
It is hard to beat a fresh fish when grilled. No one grills fish like Pappadeaux, you can grill fish just like they do. We are serving this dish up with honey and thyme baked carrots.
Pappadeaux Grilled Snapper
Honey and Thyme Roasted Carrots

April 23
Growing up Sloppy Joes night was always a special treat. I love having Sloppy Joes for dinner, and you don’t have to reach for a can of Manwhich to make Sloppy Joes you can make them from scratch.
Sloppy Joes
Macaroni Casserole

April 24
Popover Chicken Tarragon was a favorite of mine for many years, this is a delicious recipe to make for when you want a little something special for dinner. This is being served up with another one of my favorite dishes, and that’s twice baked potatoes.
Popover Chicken Tarragon
Twice Baked Potatoes

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April 5
Tonight it’s Natasha’s Cafe Black Bean Soup and some garlic cheese bread. You can make the soup, and the cheese spread ahead of time. This way actual dinner preparation involves only a few minutes of actual cooking time.
Natasha’s Cafe Black Bean Soup
North Woods Inn Garlic Cheese Bread

April 6
Cream Cheese Chicken is one my favorite dishes to make, and well to eat. It is easy to make, and the Vermouth in this dish is well incredible. This tangy sauce is hard to beat. Serve this up with some salad, and a steamed vegetable, and you have a dinner that everyone will rave about.
Cream Cheese Chicken

April 7
You can have a mini fiesta tonight with this easy to make Mexican Salad, and some south of the boarder Sweet Tomatoes Baja Bean and Cilantro Salad. This bean salad is easy to make, and tastes better the next day.
Mexican Salad
Sweet Tomatoes Baja Bean and Cilantro Salad

April 8
Tonight, it is time to cook up soup just like the Olive Garden. Tonight we are serving the Olive Garden Chicken and Gnocchi soup.
Olive Garden Chicken and Gnocchi soup
The Pasta House Co. Special Salad

April 9
So, tonight’s dinner isn’t the prettiest dinner, but it is pretty tasty. This is a favorite recipe of many folks. Best of all, this is an easy meal you can prepare in a crock pot. If you don’t have a lot of time on your hands, this is a great way to still serve up a hearty dinner.
Crockpot Chicken and Blackbeans

April 10
I love cooking on the weekends, it means I can take my time, and maybe even add in a dessert. This weekend, I am featuring the new CopyKat recipe for Cracker Barrel’s Chocolate Pecan pie.
Cracker Barrel Chocolate Pecan Pie
Beef Brisket
Cracker Barrel Baby Carrots

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Menu Plan for March 28 through April 3

March 28
Boneless skinless chicken breasts is an ingredient we are all familiar. Honestly, I don’t think I could make it a week without preparing these for dinner. The Luby’s Italian Chicken Breast is an Italian style chicken breast, and topped with cheese. These Italian Chicken Breasts are combined with the Saltgrass Steakhouse Garlic Mashed Potatoes make this a delicious combination.
Luby’s Italian Chicken Breast
Luby’s Italian Chicken Breast
Saltgrass Steakhouse Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Saltgrass Steakhouse Garlic Mashed Potatoes

March 29
Maybe you and I are alike, I don’t think I can make it a week without Mexican food. Here in Texas, Tex Mex is almost a food group to itself. Tonight it is fajitas and some lovely cilantro rice.
Pappasitos Mixed Grilled Fajitas
Pappasitos Mixed Grilled Fajitas
Guadalajara Cilantro Rice
Guadalajara Cilantro Rice

March 30
Tonight we are serving up pasta, and salad. Everyone loves a hearty pasta dinner, and left over pasta dishes are my favorite to bring to work with me. Who doesn’t love saving a little money on lunches for work.
Macaroni Grill Pasta Di Pollo al Suga Bianco
Macaroni Grill Pasta Di Pollo al Suga Biano
The Pasta House Co. Special Salad
The Pasta House Co. Special Salad

March 31
The Cheesecake factory is a place were we all love to go to dinner, their gigantic menu and their dessert, well if you can make it through their gigantic portions, you are left with the difficult choice of one of their cheesecakes. Tonight we are serving up Madeira Chicken and Roasted Broccoli
Cheesecake Factory Madeira Chicken
Cheesecake Factory Madeira Chicken
Roasted Broccoli
Roasted Broccoli

April 1
Sometimes nothing hits the spot like a burger, tonight we are serving up the very well known Hackney’s Inside Out Burger, and some very easy to make roasted potatoes.
Hackney’s Inside-Out Burger
Hackney’s Inside Out Burger
Roasted New Potatoes
Roasted New Potatoes

April 2
Home style cooking is something we all miss from time to time. Some of our fondest memories are those of sitting around the dinner table with those that we love, enjoying the food that we love. For many of us meatloaf is one of our favorite dishes. The meatloaf is combined with roasted brussels sports is a meal everyone will ask for again and again.
Menlo Park’s New Leaf Meatloaf
Menlo’s Park New Leaf Meatloaf
Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon
Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon

April 3
Tonight we are serving up some pasta with shrimp from Bennigan’s along with a fresh Greek Salad. Shrimp cooks so quickly that dinner will be done in moments.
Bennigan’s Ale House Shrimp and Pasta
Bennigan’s Ale House Shrimp and Pasta
Natasha’a Greek Salad
Natasha’s Greek Salad

I hope everyone has a fabulous week, and that you an spend a couple of evenings this week enjoying a homemade meal at your dinner table with those that you love.

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Let me say that our hearts go out to all of the people in Japan that were impacted by the tragic events there. I know you are in my prayers.
Stephanie

March 21
Luby’s Tortilla Soup – Tortilla soup is one of those favorites that so many of us enjoy. This hearty tomato soup, combines ground beef, fresh vegetables, in a spicy southwest soup. I bet this will be one of your favorite tortilla soups very soon. For a complete meal, you might like to add some salad or even some freshly made corn bread.
Luby’s Tortilla Soup

March 22
Junior’s Reuben Sandwich – Junior’s is a well known restaurant in New York City, you might even say it is a place where you must stop at. Everything that comes out of their kitchen is a masterpiece. In honor of St. Patrick’s day leftovers is a hearty sandwich that will make a meal.
Juniors Reuben Sandwich

March 23
Denny’s Bacon Caesar Burger – One thing about CopyKat recipes that some people love, is that many recipes are available that are no longer on the menu. This tangy hamburger is the best of a Caesar salad and a burger, what’s not to love.
Denny’s Bacon Caesar Burger

March 24
Chili’s Margarita Chicken – Here we take one of our favorite dinner ingredients, a boneless and skinless chicken breast, and with a little margarita mix, we turn this into a delicious dinner. Add a side or two of your choosing, and you will have a delicious meal.
Chili’s Margarita Grilled Chicken

March 25
Pappadeaux is a wonderful cajun style seafood restaurant. If you don’t in Cajun country you are missing out on a earthy and spicy food that is very unique. If you don’t live in the area, you don’t want to miss the fish. This would work well with other fish too in case you can’t find some red snapper.
Pappadeaux Grilled Snapper

March 26
Olive Garden Grilled Flat bread – is one of our newest CopyKat recipes. Here we combine grilled chicken breasts, Alfredo sauce and more onto a piece of flat bread. My guess is that this would work as equally well if you wanted to place these same ingredients on a homemade pizza.
Olive Garden Grilled Flatbread

March 27
The Ultimate Pot Roast, for me, Sunday’s are the days that I like to cook for the family, or even to cook a meal or two ahead of time so I can have them ready for the rest of the week. Here is a delicious and tasty pot roast that you and your family wll love.
Ultimate Pot Roast

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