Dinner at my house

Remember that poll we had over a month ago asking what recipes you would like to see on here?  Well, the winner was family dinners, so this week I will be sharing my menu plan and recipe tutorials throughout the week.  I must confess up front that if a day gets hectic and I'm not able to take step by step photos, I will at least make sure you have a photo of the finished product and the recipe.

I should mention a couple things about our family that affect our meals.  1) Every Monday, we have a family dinner with Steve's family which often means going out to eat, and 2) Wednesday nights are when our house church meets for a potluck dinner, so I will be sharing what I made for the potluck. So, here is this week's menu:

Monday: 

Family dinner at Cracker Barrel 

Tuesday: 

Alfredo pasta with bacon, peas and red pepper and homemade bread

Wednesday: 

Thanksgiving Dressing (made from scratch)

Thursday: 

Chicken stir-fry with rice

Friday: 

Sloppy Joes, sweet potato fries, green beans and peanut butter cookies

Saturday: 

Honey pecan chicken with mashed potatoes and roasted carrots

Sunday: 

Chicken pot pie

Do you like this idea?  Please post a comment below.  Hate it?  Please keep your comments to yourself. My self-esteem is very fragile right now. ;)

Weekly Menu Planning

It's come to my attention that not everyone does things the same way I do.  It was what Oprah calls an "A ha" moment for me.  I have heard various menu planning ideas over the years, but most often I find that people have no plan at all.  I have been using a form of this system for over a decade, but just recently combined it into one pretty package.  I will show you what I do each week then you can download the Excel files to customize them for your family or print the PDF file versions if you just want to print and write on them.