On the Menu Monday (MPM) - Week 20

We had an action packed weekend, but it was a ton of fun.    Friday we attended the 19th annual Winefest which is a fundraiser which supports the University of MN - Children's Hospital. They have over 400 wonderful wines, food from some of the best restaurants in town and awesome silent and live auction items. We had a wonderful night!  

Saturday we spent the day running errands and getting ready for friends to come for dinner and game night. A few weeks ago we took an awesome cooking class with wine pairings. I have been dying to recreate the menu at home.   

 

The first course was a french brie, a robiola and an alemar cheese with blackberries, strawberries and barrel aged honey paired with Charles K Voigner (all of the wines were Charles Smith wines, delicious!)  

The second course was roasted peaches with seared scallops and micro greens paired with Kung Fu Girl Riesling. The next course was a roasted boneless lamb roast and roasted fingerling potatoes. I made this recipe back in January and the boy and I loved it. We paired this with K Syrah. Dessert was coconut dark chocolate truffles and carrot cake truffles paired with The Velvet Devil merlot. It was a really nice night and so fun to do a dinner with pairings like that.  Sunday was Mother's day. We took both sets of parents out to brunch and had a lot of fun catching up with everyone over a really nice brunch. 

Here is what we have planned for this week!

Monday
Plans - Home, laundry FUN stuff!
Breakfast and Lunch - Berries, english muffin, chicken pasta salad
Dinner - Grilled chicken ravioli, pesto, roasted tomatoes and fresh mozzarella

Tuesday
Plans - Our new sectional is being delivered for the living room, I cannot wait. Then we just have the finishing touches. I absolutely love the way this room has come together. Bunco night! I am bringing a big pitcher of margaritas and margarita dip with strawberries.
Breakfast and Lunch - I have oatmeal I really need to eat. Leftover soup chicken tortilla soup from last week.
Dinner - Bunco bites

Wednesday
Plans - Maybe a movie, depends on the weather really. If it is nice a walk. Lowe's for mulch!
Breakfast and Lunch - More oatmeal, fresh berries, leftover lamb
Dinner -  Homemade margarita pizza Smashburger - we need to go get a ton of mulch at Lowe's.

Thursday
Plans - Cards with the neighbor girls
Breakfast and Lunch - Oatmeal with fresh berries, leftover chicken tortilla soup
Dinner - Turkey tacos (I love taco night)

Friday
Plans -Waiting to hear back from friends on dinner plans.
Breakfast and Lunch - more oatmeal until it is gone, but I will miss my cottage cheese and berries so that will be lunch.
Dinner -

Saturday
Plans - Waiting to hear back from friends on dinner plans.
Breakfast and Lunch - oatmeal, berries, salad
Dinner -

Sunday
Plans - Grillfest at the Depot - we are attending and not volunteering this year, really looking forward to it
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner - we will be getting plenty to eat at Grillfest!

For more meal plans and links to recipes, check out the orgjunkie.