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Menu Monday ~ LWD Family Favorites

October 30, 2017 By Deanna Piercy 8 Comments

Welcome to a new week, friends! As I began to work on my schedule for this week it soon became apparent that, at best, we’ll be home for maybe one dinner this week. That makes for a pretty dull menu to share. So I decided to create a menu featuring some Life With Dee favorites. Let’s take a look:

 

Menu Monday LWD Family Favorites

LWD Family Favorites

 

Monday

How about one of our family’s favorite vegetarian dishes for “Meatless Monday”? 

  • Sour Cream Green Chili Enchiladas
  • seasoned rice
  • green salad
  • chips and salsa

Sour Cream and Green Chile Enchiladas

Tuesday

Every Tuesday should be “Taco Tuesday”, right? And if you can enjoy delicious tacos without the expense and calories of meat? All the better!

  • Lentil Tacos  – with all the fixings (lettuce, tomato, green onions, sour cream, cheese, etc.)
  • chips and guacamole 

Lentil Tacos

Wednesday

It’s so-called “Hump Day”. That sounds like a good reason to plan an extra tasty, yet still easy meal.

  • Easy Jambalaya in the Instant Pot
  • tossed green salad
  • crusty French bread

Easy Jambalaya

Thursday

We all have those nights when we need a quick meal but that doesn’t mean it can’t still be delicious

  • Three Cheese Grilled Cheese with Caramelized Onions
  • Homemade Tomato Soup
  • Oatmeal Pumpkin Cookies

Grilled Cheese

Friday

For many, Friday is traditionally a night for fish or seafood. That’s certainly no hardship with this meal!

  • Sweet and Spicy Shrimp over Cheese Grits
  • tossed green salad with Homemade Blue Cheese Dressing
  • crusty French bread

Sweet and Spicy Shrimp

Saturday

Let’s do an at-home date night meal. 

  • Pork Loin in Cognac Sauce
  • homemade mashed potatoes
  • tossed green salad with homemade Thousand Island dressing
  • steamed broccoli


And since it’s “date night”, how about Earl Grey Martinis after dinner?

Earl Grey Martini

Sunday

We all deserve brunch once in awhile, right? Invite a few friends over and make it a party.

  • Chicken and Waffles With Maple Whiskey Cream Gravy
  • fresh fruit salad
  • Dark Chocolate Cranberry Scones
  • coffee, tea, mimosas 

Chicken and Waffles with Maple Whiskey Cream Gravy

 

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I am loving my Instant Pot. Not only is it a pressure cooker but it can also be used as a slow cooker. The best part is that it also has a sauté feature so I can brown meat in it first then switch to slow cooker. That means one less pan to wash…always a good thing!

 

Instant Pot

 

LWD Family Favorites Menu

This post is linked up at I’m an Organizing Junkie. Check it out for lots of great menu ideas!

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Comments

  1. Miz Helen says

    October 30, 2017 at 12:09 pm

    Hi Dee,
    Your week of food looks awesome, however those enchiladas would be my favorite! Hope you have a great week and thanks so much for sharing!
    Miz Helen

    Reply
    • Deanna Piercy says

      October 30, 2017 at 1:37 pm

      Hello Miz Helen. Those are our favorites, too!

      Reply
  2. Tori says

    October 31, 2017 at 6:05 am

    Looks like a great week. Shame you won’t be enjoying such a week. Still, I hope whatever’s keeping you too busy to cook is fun, and whatever you eat while enjoying the activities/events is tasty.

    Here’s my menu for this week… Well, sort of.

    Monday: We ended up ordering pizza.
    Tuesday: Pasta with pumpkin sage sauce and cheese.
    Wednesday: Spiced pumpkin, carrot and sweet potato soup with fresh bread.
    Thursday: I’ll be getting ready to go away, so will want something simple with minimum cleanup; I might just cheat and grab take-away so I don’t have to worry about dishes while busy making sure I haven’t forgotten anything important in the packing.
    Friday through Sunday: Lilie and I will be at a caravan park with my Mam, and I have no idea what food plans are.

    Reply
    • Deanna Piercy says

      October 31, 2017 at 11:53 am

      I hope you and Lilie have a fun little getaway! We had an open mic event last night, a dinner/meeting tonight, a “surprise” music event Thursday and up to the city for dinner with friends on Friday. Busy week but also lots of fun. 🙂

      Reply
      • Tori says

        November 1, 2017 at 7:09 am

        Glad it’s the fun kind of busy… Enjoy!

        Reply
        • Deanna Piercy says

          November 3, 2017 at 11:28 am

          Thanks!

          Reply
  3. Leslie says

    October 31, 2017 at 10:40 am

    Your Easy Jambalaya in the Instant Pot has become one of my family’s favorites! I can’t wait to try some of your other recipes, especially your take on chicken & waffles.

    Reply
    • Deanna Piercy says

      October 31, 2017 at 11:51 am

      I’m so glad you enjoy the jambalaya. I hope you like the chicken and waffles as much as we do! Have a beautiful week.

      Reply

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