Good morning! Hope you’re having a better day than my 4-year-old Anna, who I am renaming Debby Downer. Except Debby Downer is too cute a name for what we’re dealing with here. The big question is, how do these kids still look so adorable, even when they are monsters? Here’s hoping for a better day than morning…I need it!
I can’t believe Thanksgiving is here! I’m going to be cooking all week getting ready for our FEAST, so I am not planning anything fancy the other days.
MONDAY:
– Chicken tenders (from the freezer)
– Veggie (carrots, probably)
TUESDAY:
– Paninis of some sort
WEDNESDAY:
– Lulu’s
THURSDAY:
– Happy Thanksgiving!
– Be sure to click here and share your Thanksgiving menu!
FRIDAY:
– Leftovers
SATURDAY:
– Leftovers
SUNDAY:
– Leftovers or waffles (depending on how many leftovers there are!)
I know it may be a quiet week for menus, but please still share what you’ve got planned! And, yes, I’m asking you to do a little more this week…be sure to click through and post your Thanksgiving menu on the post from Friday! Thanks everyone!
Oh, and stay tuned Monday and Tuesday for two more Thanksgiving recipes! I love this food-focused time of year! 🙂
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Sun: Red beans and quinoa and cornbread
Mon: Lasagna Rolls, breadsticks, and veggie
Tues:
Wed – Fri: what ever the girls and I want. hubby is having dental surgery and is on liquid diet through then any suggestions?
Soft Food Stage
Sat: slow cooker potato soup
Sun: Polenta and Black Beans
Hope everyone has a happy and safe Thanksgiving week and weekend! 🙂
oh DO I I have suggestions for soft food! http://thisweekfordinner.com/2012/02/24/the-greatest-liquid-and-soft-foods-list-in-the-world/ 🙂
Oh my gosh perfect thank you!!!! 🙂
also just saw I forgot Tues. oops! he is having Chicken, Roasted Potatoes and Veggies. The girls and I will have left over Lasagna rolls
Sunday – Meatloaf, baked mac and cheese, carrots
Monday – Chili with cornbread
Tuesday – Kielbasa sausage and potato casserole
Wednesday – Tacos with refried beans
Thursday – Happy Thanksgiving To All
Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, corn, green bean casserole, deviled eggs, rolls, pumpkin pie, pumpkin roll
Friday – Leftovers
Saturday – Leftovers
Sun: Lasagna, Caesar Salad
Mon: PW’s Pot Roast, Horseradish Mashed Potatoes, Salad with Bleu Cheese
Tues: Stuffed Cabbage Rolls, Cheesy Broccoli Quinoa
Wed: Out to eat since I’ll be cooking Thanksgiving food all day!
Thurs: Thanksgiving! Yay!
Fri: Work late
Sat: Work late
I love the Pioneer Womans recipes! The pot roast is delish! I also love love her chicken and dumplings!
I don’t think I’ve ever tasted a bad recipe from her.
Oh, and Happy Thanksgiving, everyone 🙂
Monday: Chicken piccata, mashed potatoes, peas
Tuesday: out
Wednesday: Cooking all day…probably out or takeout
Thursday: Thanksgiving!
Friday: Leftovers
Saturday: Breakfast for dinner
Sunday: Rib roast and potatoes, string bean sauté
I don’t plan for specific days; I just plan 4-5 meals and decide which I want to make as I go.
Italian Meatball sandwiches (new recipe), salad
Country Club chicken casserole (new recipe) some kind of potatoe or mac
Ham and Cheese crescents (new recipe), side dish ????
Loaded Baked Potato soup, cornbread
carryover (didn’t make) from last week – French Chicken and Broccoli Supremem
PS — I LOVE the name Anna. I seriously considered it for my daughter, who ended up Mary Catherine (Katie).
Yes! Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!! May your kitchen be filled with laughter and not smoke! 🙂
Sunday: Pumpkin pancakes
Monday: Baked chicken nuggets
Tuesday: Individual fritatas with miscellaneous veggies (AKA egg cups, as the 4yo calls them!)
Wednesday: Chicken on the grill
Thursday: 1/2 marathon D-Day!!!! Cornish game hens with pomegrante molasses, cornbread, orange-glazed carrots, pumpkin pie
Friday -Saturday: At my parents’ for the weekend; full turkey dinner on Saturday!!
Can you share your frittata cup recipe?
Super simple. I blush at calling it a “recipe.”
1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Grease muffin tin generously.
3. Beat 4 eggs and 1/4c milk together (I use almond milk).
4. Add whatever cheese and/or diced veggies you can get away with! 🙂 I take the opportunity to clear out the crisper.
5. Top with mozzarella or parmesan, if you choose.
6. Bake for 15 minutes (or until set). I serve with a chili mayo or ketchup.
Makes 6 standard fritatas.
thanks…gonna try this “recipe” 😉
Monday: skillet chicken w/ apples & cranberries
Tuesday: butternut squash risotto
Wednesday: leftovers
Thursday: THANKSGIVING! duh.
Friday: Thanksgiving leftovers?
Saturday: out to eat with family/appetizers for football
Sunday: breakfast for dinner?
by the way… there’s a cookbook giveaway on my blog right now through 11/23 if anyone is interested. (hope that inclusion is okay, jane–if not feel free to delete) happy thanksgiving everyone!
Sunday – flank steak and paprika parsly potatoes http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/rachael-ray/paprika-parsley-potatoes-recipe/index.html
Monday – hot dogs & brats
Tuesday – Pasta (dad in charge)
Wednesday – OUT
Thursday – Turkey Day
Friday – Honey Baked Ham turkey sandwiches (we travel so no leftovers )
Saturday – Out
With a busy week ahead,I’ve planned for ease of use, as well as using up freezer and fridge stash. Here’s what’s on our dinner menus this week:
Sunday: Ribs (come in their own sealed oven bag, and they smell awesome cooking) (about $4 total with sale and coupons), oven fries, slaw with apple.
Monday: Smart Taste spaghetti (.50) with marinara (.48), salads and whole wheat garlic rolls (.84).
Tuesday: “George’s Favorite Chicken,” a recipe adapted from Southern Living years and years ago (chicken (1.67/#), stuffing (.45), cel/car/on, cream of mushroom (.45), wine, and my secret ingredient), broccoli (.33), salads.
Wednesday: Pizza (a pre-Thanksgiving family tradition) with coupon — and it’s right across the parking lot from where we’re ringing bells, and salad for me.
Thursday: Turkey (.74/#), stuffing, gravy, mashed potatoes (.10/#), green beans and one small “casserole”, sweet potato casserole (.29/#), crescent rolls, cranberry sauce (chunky, of course!), and pumpkin pie (with all sale items). Traditional, and we like it! I’m guessing about $7 for the dinner, with tons of leftovers.
Friday: Leftovers and additional game food.
Saturday: As yet undetermined. Possibly enchiladas or cheesy ham and potato casserole from the freezer. Yeah, that’s it!
These meals for four will cost me about $35, because of specialty items and the pizza. I can handle this once or twice a year. AND there will be multitudes of leftovers for various uses. Yumm! Next week will be a very thrifty menu week.
Sun- Homemade chilli, rice, fritos and all the fixins!
Mon- White beans and rice with cornbread
Tues- Goulash, garlic bread and salad
Wed- Chicken pot pie muffins, dinner rolls and salad
Thurs- Shepherd pie and cornbread
Fri- Homemade thin crust….chicken thai, bbq chicken with slaw and balsamic glaze
and margherita
Sat.- Miche purse party-(SIL) Taco bar and margaritas
I would love the recipe for Chicken pot pie muffins! Sounds wonderful:)
Chicken pot pie muffins….
I started with the recipe below, however I have removed green beans and added corn for my family. This one is time consuming, so store bought pie dough could make it easier if you don’t have the time. This also is literally a mini pie…BettyCrocker has a recipe that is actually a muffin/cupcake style chicken pot pie. The Bettycrocker one is more forgiving and vesatile…i love to bake, so the pie one is more my speed. My kids like both.
http://www.the-baker-chick.com/2012/01/muffin-tin-chicken-pot-pies-part-2.html?m=1
http://www.bettycrocker.com/tips/tipslibrary/cooking-tips/create-your-own-signature-mini-pie
Thank you!! Can’t wait to make these.
Sunday- teriyaki chicken, cheesy potatoes, salad
Monday- Linguini w/ tomatoes and shellfish, salad, bacon wrapped scallops (some friends just got married and we are going over to their place to cook them up a feast!)
Tuesday- Roasted pork loin, wild rice, peas
Wednesday- leftovers
Thursday- Turkey day for the man, Turkey sandwich for the girl (i’m working the day before AND after Thanksgiving so instead of traveling with him i’m staying in to watch the parade and catch up on housework)
Friday- leftovers
Sunday: Kentucky Fried Chicken because I am scrapbooking and my men love KFC
Monday: Meatball heroes. I froze meatballs last month to use for this busy cooking week.
Tuesday; Chili and cornbread. Canned chili, homemade cornbread…still going easy on myself
WEd: Hubby taking kids out for Carl’s Jr. We have great coupons, it is their favorite hamburger place and I will be making pies and getting pretty tired since I work Mon, Tues and 1/2 of Wed.
Thursday-Sunday…turkey, turkey and more turkey.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Sun: Tuna steaks, carrots, salad, clementines
Mon: Shrimp & vodka sauce over pasta, salad
Tues: Grilled lemon garlic chicken, mixed veggies
Wed: Leftovers
Thurs: Traditional Thanksgiving Feast!
Fri & Sat: Out
Sun: Sausage and spinach pasta bake, buttered bread
Mon: Crockpot ranchero beans, homemade bread
Tue: Leftovers
Wed: Pumpkin pancakes, scrambled eggs, and fresh fruit
Thu: Thanksgiving!
Fri: Leftovers, yay!
Sat: Out to local Mexican restaurant
Just a little fyi… When my now 20 year old was just a wee thing she was the sweetest child ever. Most polite terrible 2 I’d ever seen. Then 4 hit. I thought I’d go insane. Our pediatrician sat me down and said, “What most Moms don’t get told is that our female children go through probably one of the largest hormone shifts and changes at age 4 or 5 – even more substantial than puberty in some ways. She’s going to act like she’s PMS – basically – because she is, just not in the same way.”
I suddenly felt like I wasn’t a horrible mother and there was a reason, and it helped me to be more patient. And it passed – halleujah! It passed – just not nearly as soon as I’d hoped and prayed for!
I am so glad you commented, dina! it seriously does feel like really bad PMS with her, that must be it! seriously, so helpful knowing that…even if it doesn’t change her, it does make it easier. thank you!! 🙂
Sunday: Chicken with Boursin cheese, roasted potatoes, carrots
Monday: Son has pizza and waxing party with ski team, for the rest of us- Pulled pork sandwiches from the freezer, chips, fruit salad
Tuesday: Hubby cooks. Lemon pepper fish, rice, vegies
Wednesday: Hubby cooks. Steak Fajitas, chips and salsa
Thursday: Happy Thanksgiving! Turkey Waddle 5K in the morning, Lunch at my parents (cranberry sauce and sweet potatoes), Dinner at my sister-in-laws (cranberry sauce, rolls, non-pumpkin dessert)
Friday: Pizza night, salad
Saturday: Lasagna bowls, salad, breadsticks
Sunday: Out
Monday: Weeknight crockpot chili
Tuesday: Crispy caesar chicken, mashed potatoes, brussel sprouts
Wednesday: Cheeseburgers
Thursday: Thanksgiving feast with mostly traditional sides
Friday: Leftovers
Saturday: Turkey Tetrazinni
There are just two of us so we eat most main dishes across more than one day.
Mon/Tues: Â enchalada casserole with cilantro slaw
Wednesday/Friday: cabbage cheese soup.
Thursday: Turkey Day
Saturday: frozen clams, bread and spinach from the freezer or leftoversÂ
Sunday: Â dinner at the in-laws
Sunday – spaghetti and meatballs
Monday – meatball subs with the leftover meatballs
Tuesday – Thai curry noodles
Wednesday – leftovers or pizza
Thursday – THANKSGIVING! Doing our own this year and I’m really excited.
Friday – leftovers
Saturday – leftovers
Sat – Jane’s Tuscan Tomato soup, grilled cheeses, baked french fries
http://thisweekfordinner.com/2010/01/05/tuscan-tomato-soup/
Sun – roast chicken, sweet potato mash, veg
Mon – leftover roast chicken, homefries, squash
Tues – preschool thanksgiving – sweet potato knot rolls. chili from freezer if hungry later.
Wed – spaghetti & mb’s.
Thurs – thanksgiving. classic menu – turkey, stuffing, squash, potatoes, green bean casserole, homemade sweet potato rolls, apple pie & pumpkin pie.
Fri – leftovers
Sun- chili
Mon- bbq chicken
Tue- pot pies
Wed- pizza
Thu- turkey
Fri- leftovers
Sat- tacos
Sun-homemade pizza
Mon-Lentil soup and cornbread
Tues-sour cream enchiladas
Wed-last of the leftovers–maybe as turkey pasties?
Thurs-out
Fri-fish tacos