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Menu Monday ~ January 16, 2017

January 16, 2017 By Deanna Piercy 7 Comments

David and I sat down together last night for our weekly planning session. It’s so helpful to know what the week ahead holds when it comes to planning our menu. We have fewer meetings and appointments this week and he’s just traveling one night. That means I will be cooking a bit more this week.

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Dee’s Weekly Menu

Monday

  • Brazilian Black Beans (Instant Pot recipe)
  • rice
  • salad
  • cornbread 

Tuesday

David will be out of town on business. I’m trying to use up things from the freezer so I’ll probably just make myself a smoothie (lots of frozen bananas in the freezer!).

Wednesday

  • Lentil tacos (Instant Pot recipe)
  • salad
  • chips and salsa

Thursday

This will be our date night. I’m not sure where we will go to eat but I’m thinking it might be nice to go out of town. We’ll see…

Friday

We are planning to go out and listen to live music but we’ll eat dinner at home first. 

  • roast beef 
  • mashed potatoes
  • carrots
  • salad
  • homemade bread or rolls

Saturday

I’ll use up the leftover roast and veggies to make:

  • vegetable beef soup with dumplings
  • salad

Sunday

Our usual – Mexican food after church and save half for dinner. 

 

So tell me, what’s on your menu this week? I’m planning to bake some bread this week – do you ever do that? I’ve gotten out of the habit but there is nothing quite like the smell of bread baking. Yum! I’m also going to try to get some sourdough starter going this week. I let mine die years ago and I miss it.

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Comments

  1. Karen says

    January 16, 2017 at 3:46 pm

    Thanks for visiting my blog (and for the barbecue sauce recipe!). Your menu sounds delicious!

    Reply
    • Deanna Piercy says

      January 17, 2017 at 2:39 pm

      You’re welcome! Have a beautiful day.

      Reply
  2. Tori says

    January 17, 2017 at 3:40 am

    I haven’t baked my own bread in ages, to be honest. I love freshly baked bread, but got out of the habit of making the bread myself. I gave my Dad my bread machine, and baking bread from scratch was really difficult in the place we lived in last because of finding somewhere to put it where it could rise and wouldn’t be in the way. I have a similar problem in this place, so am considering buying a new bread machine. I’m not going to say this will mean I’ll bake all my bread from scratch if I do, but it would certainly happen more if I had one. In the meantime, there’s a bakery just up the road that bakes their bread fresh every day, and they do a great job of it…

    Reply
    • Deanna Piercy says

      January 17, 2017 at 2:38 pm

      If I had a nearby bakery I would probably be less inclined to bake it myself, too. On the other hand, it just makes the house smell so good!

      Reply
      • Tori says

        January 20, 2017 at 7:59 am

        Oh yeah… You can’t beat the smell of baking bread!

        Reply
  3. Miz Helen says

    January 19, 2017 at 2:56 pm

    Looks like you have had a wonderful week and I would love to be at your table on Friday, it looks delicious. So happy to meet you and looking forward to seeing you again real soon! Hope you have a great weekend!
    Miz Helen

    Reply
    • Deanna Piercy says

      January 19, 2017 at 4:20 pm

      Thank you, Miz Helen. Wouldn’t it be fun to live in a neighborhood with lots of homemakers to visit with? That’s why I love blogging – it’s the next best thing. Have a great weekend!

      Reply

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