Monday We will be on our way home from a short trip to New Orleans. David has a board meeting for the volunteer fire department and we’ll probably not be home much before it starts. We’ll grab burgers from In-N-Out on our way home from the airport so I’ll probably just do something simple like…

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I’m writing this post Sunday afternoon. I’ve looked at the week ahead in order to plan our menu for the week and I’m not entirely certain what our plans will be. I suppose I’ll just plan something for each night and if we end up not being home or if something comes up I’ll just…

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One of the best parts about Thanksgiving is the leftovers! You’ll see this fact reflected in this week’s menu. Monday: Turkey enchiladas rice chips and salsa Tuesday: scalloped potatoes with diced ham tossed green salad Wednesday: ham and beans cornbread Thursday: This is the night of our town’s Christmas parade. If the weather isn’t too…

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I love turkey and the opportunity to enjoy time with my family so “Yay for Thanksgiving”! Here’s my menu for the week: Monday: chicken and dumplings salad Tuesday: Tacos (with lettuce, tomato, green onions, cheese, sour cream) refried beans chips and salsa Wednesday: broccoli cheese soup Thursday: We will be going to my cousin’s house…

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Another busy week ahead but I hope to cook most nights anyway. We’ll see if that actually happens.   Monday: I’m singing The Messiah in a community chorus at 6:30. Need something fairly quick and easy to clean up afterwards.  Butter Chicken rice salad Tuesday: I never did make the enchiladas last week so we’ll…

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David and Chris are flying to Denver for a USC football game and will be gone Friday and Saturday. I should have plenty of leftovers to tide me over so I’m not planning meals for those nights. Monday: spaghetti salad garlic cheese bread Tuesday: tacos Mexican rice chips and salsa Wednesday: whole roasted chicken mashed…

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November already? How did that happen??   David will be out of town on business Tuesday through Thursday so that is why I don’t have much of a menu plan those nights. Monday: David has a firefighter meeting at 6 which makes it a real pain to work around for dinner since we prefer to…

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After our return from New Orleans late this past Monday, I decided to just “wing it” regarding meals. I made spaghetti one night, David picked up burgers another, I cooked a nice chicken dinner Friday…somehow, despite a plan we didn’t go hungry. This week, however, I’m back to my usual menu planning ways.   David…

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Last Monday I posted a fantasy menu from Pinterest recipes. We are headed home from New Orleans today and while I have enjoyed every bit of the delicious food we have had here, a healthier approach is probably in order this week. We always come home craving salads. I have no idea what we will…

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