on my table

One of my goals this year is to have a meal plan each week.  I really loved doing this during part of last year.  I hope I stick to it through out the year.  The recipes I choose are simple, but it is so nice to have an idea when 4 and 5 o'clock come around!

I look for meals that are higher in vegetables, very little (if any meat) and are from whole/real ingredients.  I am not perfect at any of it---but I enjoy trying.
I am also a cook book buying addict!  It's time to start cracking a few of them!
I used Barefoot Contessa's "How Easy Is That?" cook book for quite a bit of what I chose for this week.  Last year I set each meal to a day...this time I will be more flexible.


This week's menu:

clam chowder, roasted broccoli with Italian puglese bread

clam chowder was a combination of recipes: celery, onion, red potatoes, mini clams, butter, flour, milk, cream, and dashes of Tabasco, salt, pepper and fresh parsley

roasted broccoli:  see here   made mine with out pine nuts and basil...but the lemon, olive oil and Parmesan is amazing!

butternut squash ravioli with balsamic brown butter sauce with celery Parmesan salad, and roasted pear & apple sauce

ravioli: Costco

sauce:  see recipe here

salad:  Barefoot Contessa How Easy is That? Cookbook

spaghetti aglio e olio with sauteed spinach and french bread
spaghetti:  same cookbook (I also found a similar recipe posted here)

creamy polenta, roasted butternut squash, salad with fresh ranch

polenta:  Barefoot Contessa How Easy is That? Cookbook

squash:  see recipe here 
dressing:   Barefoot Contessa How Easy is That? Cookbook

asparagus pizza & green salad with fresh ranch
pizza sauce:  see recipe here
dough:  20 minutes a day rustic bread pizza dough
with fresh mozzarella and thinly sliced asparagus
topped with fresh Romano cheese

What are you cooking!?
Any favorite cooking websites or blogs!?