Oct 26 - Nov 1

Thanks to another round of sickness, I have some roll-overs for this week. We also have a pot-luck meal with our home group and Halloween dinner plans. Easy menu making this week!

Matzo Ball Soup with Chicken (for my recovering tummy)

Lasagna (for pot-luck, cheating with the frozen kind)

Roast Chickens and Veggies

Chicken Pot Pie (using leftover chicken)

Stuffed Flounder/Fish Sticks and Rice

Shepherd's Pie (some day we'll get to this one!)

Jan 11 - 17

Our warm and hearty meals sure helped us get through the cold snap that passed through last week. I guess I'd never realized how much food those recipes make, though. The good news is we have plenty of left-overs to get us through a night or two this week which means less cooking for me! Keenan and the kids really enjoyed the salmon cakes, but I thought they lacked a little something. The double dumpling stoup was pretty good, but definitely not your traditional chicken and dumplings. We love potato gnocci around here (the 2nd dumpling in the soup) so that was definitely a hit and meatballs always go over well with the kids. I'd have to say it was more a glorified chicken and noodle soup than anything.

I wasn't very inspired for a menu this week so I'm pulling out some old stand-bys. Maybe next week I'll be more creative :)

BLT's with chips and fruit

Smothered bean burritos with cilantro-lime rice (made with left-over homemade beans!)

Creamy Green Chilie Chicken Enchiladas (didn't get around to this one last week)

Homemade Turkey or Chicken Pot Pie

Roast Chicken with Veggies

Brats with Beans and Sweet Potato Fries