Well, friends…did you survive the holidays? We’ve got a party Tuesday and a big meal for New Year’s Day then it’s back to healthier eating habits for this household! Let’s take a look at this week’s menu. DEE’S MENU Monday: homemade vegetarian pizza tossed green salad Tuesday: We are hosting a small New Year’s Eve…

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Can you believe it’s almost Christmas? I hope your prep work is about done and you are enjoying this holiday season (whichever holiday you celebrate). Here is our menu for the week. DEE’S MENU Monday bbq chicken homemade potato salad salad broccoli Tuesday Christmas Eve – We are going to my cousin’s house at noon…

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This is the last full week before Christmas and we have several things going on this week. We’ll keep the menu simple and there will be more meals out than usual. DEE’S MENU   Monday: We are attending the city council meeting at 5:45 and David offered to take me out to dinner afterwards. Sounds…

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We finally got our Christmas tree up yesterday and now I’m totally in the mood for Christmas. David will be out of town a couple of days this week but we are still going to work in at least a couple of our Christmas traditions. Our menu will be a bit light on the cooking…

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December can be a very busy month with all the holiday activities. It’s all too easy to just give up menu planning and opt for takeout. However, I think it’s still worthwhile to make a plan each week, even if you occasionally have to abandon it and pick up a pizza. Keep your menu simple…

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This week’s menu reflects the fact that for those of us in the United States, we’ll be celebrating Thanksgiving this week. I am really looking forward to the leftovers! DEE’S MENU I plan to keep things simple the first part of the week since we’ll be having the traditional Thanksgiving meal on Thursday. This year…

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I’m writing this menu late Sunday evening after looking at the week ahead. So far we don’t much planned this week and that’s a good thing. We have a vacation coming up soon and I have a long list of things I want to finish before we go. Such as…Christmas cards. Yep, I bought my…

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We have been having such lovely fall weather. Yesterday it was in the low 80s and I spent a couple of hours lying in the sun listening to music. Can it stay this way forever, please? Unfortunately…no. Later this week I see a couple of chilly days in the forecast and while that doesn’t thrill…

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Did you enjoy last week’s Menu Monday ~ 1940s Style? We had so many leftovers that I didn’t end up making everything planned so you’ll see a couple of repeats in this week’s menu. Dee’s Menu  Monday I have a 5:15 meeting and David has one at 6. I think I can time this so…

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