Hello everyone! Well, it’s Thanksgiving week! Which for me means lots of easy dinnersĀ the first half of the week then a major feast on Thursday, followed by leftovers for as long as I can drag them out! I’ll put both our weekly menu and our Thanksgiving menu below. When you share in the comments, feel free to leave either your weekly menu, your Thanksgiving menu, or BOTH! š And, for the Thanksgiving menus, please link to recipes you’re using if they can be foundĀ online!
MONDAY:
– Chicken salad sandwiches
– Fresh fruit
TUESDAY:
– Breakfast burritos
WEDNESDAY:
– Chicken tenders (from Trader Joe’s freezer)
– Raw veggies and dip
THURSDAY:
– HAPPY THANKSGIVING! (see menu below!)
FRIDAY:
– Leftovers
SATURDAY:
– Leftovers
SUNDAY:
– Leftovers
Click here for the free printable of this weekās menu plus the shopping list!
And here is our plan for the Thanksgiving feast!
- Turkey (This year I am going to dry brine the turkey, then spatchcock it to cook. Also, I’m cooking two smaller turkeys instead of one big one.)
- Classic Mashed Potatoes
- Classic Stuffing
- Gravy
- Crescent RollsĀ and/or Squash Rolls
- Cranberry SlushĀ (my great-grandmotherās recipe that we have EVERY YEAR NO MATTER WHAT)
- Cranberry Sauce (whole cranberry sauce from the can this year!)
- Sweet Potato Souffle
- Broccoli Casserole
- Butternut Squash (Iām going to cube it then pan fry it in browned butter)
- Roseās Creamed Onions (this recipe is from Nateās great-grandmother)
- Pumpkin Pie (buying it!), Swedish Apple Pie, Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie (a recipe my mom would make when I was a kid)
Got a lot of cooking and shopping ahead of me! I’m already tired. But I’m also super excited to eat everything! As usual, please leave your menus in the comments! And this week if you want to share your Thanksgiving plans, we’d love to see them!
Hi! My name is Jane Maynard and you've landed yourself on my blog, This Week for Dinner™. Every Sunday I share a weekly menu...and count on you to share yours! You'll also find other deliciousness that I hope you'll enjoy!
Happy Thanksgiving! Last year we went to our daughter, who is on college and ate out. We loved the restaurant so much, we are doing it again this year! But in our town!
Mon – Teriyaki Chicken, Rice, Salad
Tues – Cheesy Baked Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, Corn on the Cob
Wed – Chicken Cheese Enchiladas, Salad
Thurs – Eat out – Buca di Beppo
Fri – Leftovers (Yes we will make sure and order extra)
Sat – Cheeseburgers, Fries, Salad
Sun – Chicken Parmesan, Pasta, Salad
Happy Thanksgiving! We always make two turkeys- it turns out much better!
Here’s our meal recap from this past week: http://www.livehalffullblog.com/2015/11/22/weekly-meals-1122/
Sun: Out
Mon: Grilled cheese sandwiches & tomato soup
Tue: Baked fish nuggets, carrots, salad
Wed: Tuna burgers, fries, coleslaw
Thu: Traditional TG Feast!!
Fri: Left overs
Sat: Out
Sun: turkey and spinach tacos
Mon: ravioli, Cesar salad
Tues: pork chops, sweet potatoes, applesauce
Wed: takeout
Thurs: thanksgiving dinner- traditional turkey and stuffing, chestnut stuffing, garlic mashed potatoes, butternut squash, green beans, cranberry jelly. Applesauce cake and pumpkin pie for dessert.
Fri: leftovers
Sunday – pizzas made with leftovers
Monday – more leftovers! (Stuffed peppers from last week)
Tuesday – final clean out the fridge meal! ( also butternut squash soup with crusty bread)
Wednesday – take out – Mexican !
Thursday – to son-in-law’s parents for thanksgiving!
Friday – Sunday – away for a family baby shower
WOW!!! From swimming to shivering in a couple hours….Nice to spend time with Mickey and all his friends But glad to be home.
Happy Thanksgiving To All!
Sunday – Popcorn chicken, baked French fries, glazed carrots
Monday – Chipped ham BBQ’s, mac & cheese
Tuesday – Kielbasa, fried potatoes
Wednesday – Leftovers
Thursday – At my house this year…Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, corn, applesauce, deviled eggs, pumpkin pie w/whipped cream, pecan pie
Friday – Leftovers
Saturday – Creamed turkey and peas over waffles and whatever other leftovers there are
S: Cuban sandwiches & chips
M: Pizza & salad
T: TBD- Friends in town – have marinated tomatoes w/french rounds & cheddar blue cheese with fig jam & crackers
W: Tbd-more friends coming to town
T: A culmination of everyone cooking. Thanksgiving is an all day event around here. Mimosa & bloody mary bar & apps, roasted butternut squash & apple soup. Turkey, stuffing, cranberry, mashed potatoes, creamed sherry peas and pearl onions & turnip/carrot mash. I made individual key lime pies, apple crumb pies & reeses peanut butter squares for dessert. I am already full & exhausted. Luckily alot is made in advance as I work in specialty food retail & we are extremely busy right now.
F: Steak on grill, baked potatoes & salad.
S: Leftovers
S: Everyone leaves & i collapse.
Have a nice Thanksgiving everyone.
It’s fridge cleanout until the annual gorgefest on Thursday.
Sunday-Phil’s BBQ for my moms bday.
Monday-Chicken and Rice Soup for the kids, Buffalo Chicken Pizza for hubby and I.
Tuesday-Chicken Tacos, Black beans (from freezer)
Wednesday-Spaghetti and meatballs (from freezer)
Thursday-going to my aunt’s house. I’m bringing honey glazed carrots and jalapeĆĀ±o cheese dip. The rest of the menu:
-Turkey and Gravy
-Gramma’s Stuffing
-twice baked potatoes
-green jello salad
-maple butternut squash
-sweet potato casserole
-green bean casserole
-honey glazed carrots
-soft rolls
-various pies (
thank you everyone! and the thanksgiving menus sounds wonderful!!