plumdelicious: This Week for Dinner: October 10-16

It’s been a beautiful past week in Ohio, with temps nearing 80 and the fall foliage making its stunning debut. This is my favorite time of year, and we’ve been enjoying every minute. Unfortunately, we’ve run ourselves into a Not-feeling-so-well-but-not-really-sick wall.

When I began to write this post, I went through my archives, blogs, and recipe binders, and came up with six soup recipes. I guess that says it all :)

I’m glad I regrouped. I decided that as canning season is finally over, I’m going to make a few things to freeze. And I’m going to try to do that with what I have in the fridge and freezer, with just a few items from the store. (We just bought the two college kids groceries-time to save a little!)

This week I’m looking forward to freezing Tortellini Soup, Taco Cupcakes and Pizza Dough (made with the new KitchenAid stand mixer my husband got me for our anniversary last week :) It might be a stretch to make all of these this week, but this is a general idea…

Sunday Dinner: Easy Four Ingredient Lasagna

All three kids were home this past weekend for the first time since July. Last night, we had lasagna, and I sent another pan each home with the two college kids.

Side note: If you are making lasagna for a friend or family member and don’t want to use your own dish- grab a few aluminum poultry pans with lids at the grocery. They are about a dollar, perfect for lasagna, and you don’t have to worry about getting your dish back :)

http://plumdelicious.tumblr.com/post/4761229025/easy-four-ingredient-lasagna

Maple Glazed Salmon

This is a great recipe for one! I’m going to double the dish to make for me and hubby later this week.

http://ingoodtasteblog.net/in_good_taste/2011/02/recipes-for-one-maple-glazed-salmon.html

Tortellini Chicken Wing Soup

An amazing recipe via my mom, Betty, and a yummy twist on traditional Chicken Noodle Soup. She calls it “Healing Soup” and it definitely works wonders when you’re not feeling well!

Side note: When I’m in a hurry, I just use canned or boxed broth and rotisserie chicken. Same effect, less work :)

http://plumdelicious.tumblr.com/post/3075514780/recipe-file-tortellini-chicken-wing-soup

Pork with Gorgonzola Sauce

Another one of my mom’s favorites and one that I’m craving this week. I don’t make pork often, but this is absolutely incredible.

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Pork-with-Gorgonzola-Sauce-104590

Taco Cupcakes

These are just too cute. I’m going to make these for dinner late this week and pop the leftovers out of the muffin pans to freeze. Looks like a great midnight snack from the freezer!

http://www.plainchicken.com/2011/07/taco-cupcakes.html

Italian Sausage, Peppers and Onions Deep Dish Pizza (Friday)

This is my take on our favorite pizza from Beer Barrel- using a new pizza crust recipe, Italian Sausage, peppers and onions. I’ll be sure to write this one up in a post-it’s delicious!