Monday, November 16, 2009
Menu Plan: November 15 - November 21
I'm deep in preparations for Thanksgiving. We are still hosting it, even though we are living in chaos, because chaos at home is still easier than chaos away. I'm excited to be doing it, because I love making Thanksgiving dinner and sharing it with our friends and family. Remember, if you have a frozen turkey, start thawing it early! I'm pulling ours out of the deep freeze this week. This week is also when I'll be cooking up all our sugar pumpkins for pies and breads and other things. The extra will get frozen. I'll also be roasting turkey legs and making extra stock for the gravy and dressing, making bread and cornbread for dressing. Next week, the serious cooking will begin: Cornbread, pie crusts, pies, soups, dressings, breads and all those good things. Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays.
- Sunday
Breakfast: Breakfast at ILs house
Dinner: Dinner Out - Monday
Breakfast: Breakfast Out
Dinner: Dinner at ILs - Tuesday
Breakfast: Breakfast at ILs
Dinner: Leftover Split Pea Soup, Whole Wheat Bread - Wednesday
Breakfast: Oatmeal with Brown Sugar and Milk, Blackberry Tea & Honey
Dinner: Greek Salad with Garbanzo Beans, Khoubz Araby - Thursday
Breakfast: Fried Egg and Whole Wheat Toast, Fruit Plate, Milk, Coffee
Dinner: Barbecue Beans (from freezer), Cornbread, Sliced Watermelon - Friday
Breakfast: Whole Wheat Toast & Almond Butter, Fruit Plate, Milk, Coffee
Dinner: Butternut Squash, Black Bean and Onion Quesadillas, - Saturday
Breakfast: Pumpkin Pancakes with Spiced Whipped Cream (our Saturday breakfast was shunted again last week), Milk, Coffee
Dinner: Braised Shortribs and Flor de Junio Beans*, Baked Potatoes
Here is the list of foods from the freezer, fridge and pantry that I'm using this week. Anything from the freezer, pantry or fridge that was not bought specifically for this meal or this past week will be included in my lists.
Freezer:
Barbecue Beans
Shortribs
Peppers
Fridge:
Eggs
Butter
Milk (& Cream from the Top)
Feta
Carrots
Scallions
Split Pea Soup
Pantry:
All Herbs & Spices
Salts
Potatoes
Onions
Garlic
Olive Oil
Hard White Wheat Berries
Soft White Wheat Berries
Corn Meal
Steel Cut Oats
Garbanzo Beans
Black Beans
Flor de Junio Beans
Pastry Flour
Yeast
Baking Powder
Baking Soda
Coffee
Tea
Vanilla Extract
All Sugars
Honey
Apples
Pears
Watermelon
Butternut Squash
Sugar Pumpkin
Labels: Family, Homemaking, Menu Plans, Tales from the Kitchen, Thanksgiving
