menu posting (guest post)

hey everyone. jared here with another guest blog post. stacy said she received an endless number of compliments and encouraging comments/emails regarding my first guest blog, i must do it more often (yeah, i'm stretching the truth quite a bit there). anyway, here is a menu posting for the week.

monday: we had espresso black bean chili, which was on our menu from last week but we didn't get to it.

tuesday: we're having dinner with our friends, G and L, at G's house. before dinner, we're giving them a tour of costco as they're considering a membership. i bet they get one...who wouldn't want a costco membership?

wednesday: stacy is bartending for the evening, so we'll probably grab something fast before she heads to work...how does jimmy john's sound?

thursday: dripping roast beef sandwiches. a friend at work has a great garden at her house and she has discovered that i'm more than welcome to take her extra produce. she brings me tomatoes, jalapenos, salsa peppers and she most recently brought me banana peppers. looking forward to the hot and sweet taste of the pepper to go with the cheese and beef.

friday: desayuno mexicano para la cena -- a mexican breakfast for dinner. no specific recipe for this one, but we'll cook up some hash browns, onions, peppers, jalapenos, monterrey cheese, green and red salsa and top it off with a fried egg. wouldn't be surprised if we ended up making a margarita with some fresh limes too.

saturday: lemon herb dutch oven chicken. absolutely love when we cook with our dutch oven. feel like we're on a cooking show or something and i love that nearly every recipe we've made using the dutch oven involves sauteing some garlic and onions to get the dish started--such a great smell. anyway, this recipe looks great and might take some time. not sure what our official plans are for the weekend as we are going to see family on sunday, but if we're home on saturday, we'll make this. lots of good football games on this weekend (even thought the hawks are off) and can you think of a better way to spend time at home? watching college football and making a great dish!

since i'm coming up with the menu...does that mean i have to take control of the kitchen and make stacy my sous chef? this guest blogging stuff is pretty fun. look forward to doing it again.

jared