Menu: October 31-November 27

I've decided that the 4 week menu format is the easiest for me to use. It takes a little more time to prepare but saves more time (and money) in the long run.

Week 1 (October 31-November 6)

• Roast Chicken, veggies, mashed potatoes, and dinner rolls
• Chicken Enchiladas with rice and beans
• Chicago-style Stuffed Pizza (Andrea's Recipes has really good instructions for "how" to make the pizza although I will probably stick with our families favorite toppings for filling ideas and my crust/sauce recipes.)
• Chili, cornbread, brownies, hot apple cider, and spiced cranberry punch. We serve this every year at our College/Career group's hayride, which is today.
• Chicken Pot Pie

Week 2 (November 7-13)

• Chicken Quesadillas
• Stromboli and mixed veggies
• Beef Tips with herbed pasta and glazed carrots
• Jambalaya (It is Jared's birthday today and this is his favorite dish.)
• Steak, roasted potatoes, steamed broccoli, and dinner rolls

Week 3 (November 14-20)

• Chicken Taco Soup
• Swedish Meatballs, garlic herb pasta and mixed veggies
• Sub Sandwiches, fresh fruit, and side salad
• Parmesan Ranch Baked Chicken with roasted red potatoes, mixed veggies, and dinner rolls
• Homemade Pizza

Week 4 (November 21-27) - Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

• Fettuccine Primavera, side salad, and French bread Ok, I decided on something a little more simple after looking over my "To Do" list. Option #2 - Chicken, Vegetable, and Rice Casserole
• Grilled Venison, mixed veggies, and biscuits (Jared got a deer opening day and has declared that we will be grilling venison this week. Haven't decided on a cut or recipe yet but here is a good resource for venison recipes.) If you have any good venison recipes, please share. :o)
• We are going to spend Thanksgiving at home this year with Jared's parents, and are seriously thinking about doing a 5k that morning (cinnamon rolls or muffins for breakfast). The dinner plan is as follows:
• Steaks with sauteed mushrooms and onions (if you're more traditional, here is a really good turkey recipe and also a crockpot ham recipe)
• Baked sweet potatoes and roasted red potatoes (Mr. R does NOT like sweet potatoes)
• Corn, glazed carrots, and sauteed green beans w/garlic
• Green salad
• Dinner rolls (I make up a big batch then freeze the dough to thaw and rise later just like Rhodes)
• Dessert...still thinking
• Grilled Ham & Cheese Sandwiches (making homemade bread) and tomato soup
• Sweet Potato Waffles topped with fresh berries and cheesy scrambled eggs
• Fajitas, black beans and rice
• Planning to take something in for our College/Career Sunday School class - thinking either a Breakfast Braid or Crockpot Breakfast Casserole.