Sundays have become quite full since we are hosting a marriage class in the mornings and high school huddle in the evenings. What helps most to keep this enjoyable is to make as much food ahead of time as possible. My goal each week has been to get Sunday night’s main dish completed by Friday. That way, all I have to do on Sunday is put the food in the oven, then serve it up. Easy! I’ve also realized the importance of choosing a very easy Sunday noon meal so that when we get home from church, all I have to do is put on the final touches and put the meal on the table.
Therefore, Saturday night while I was cleaning the kitchen after dinner, I put together a big pan of Italian Pasta Bake for our Sunday lunch. If you haven’t tried this dish, I’ve got to say that it is one of the easiest meals ever to make. I cooked it up, cleaned up after myself and put the pan in the fridge so that as soon as we got home from church today all I had to do was heat it in the oven while I made the veggies. Simple, inexpensive, healthy and a crowd pleaser. In fact, I think I’ll be making this dish next week for Huddle! :)

Here’s our menu for this week:
Sunday, October 9
Marriage Class – Breakfast cake, juice, coffee
Italian pasta bake, corn, green beans
Huddle – Chicken enchiladas (x4), tossed salad, chips and salsa, oatmeal butterscotch cookies
Monday, October 10
Whole wheat waffles, blueberries
Grilled cheese sandwiches, tomato soup, carrots
Roasted chicken, potatoes, carrots, gravy
Tuesday, October 11
French toast, peaches
Bean dip with organic corn chips, sweet peppers and tomatoes
Chicken alfredo, steamed broccoli and carrots
Wednesday, October 12
Fried eggs on toast, creamy orange cooler
Tuna salad with crackers, apples
Italian stew, sourdough biscuits
(We’ll be having lots of company this weekend – I can’t wait! Bring on the family and friends!)
Thursday, October 13
Chocolate chocolate chip muffins, pears
Leftovers
Cream cheese chicken and pasta, tossed salad, green beans
Friday, October 14
Easy breakfast casserole, vanilla muffins with cinnamon crumb topping, grapes
Sandwiches, chips, fruit
Hamburgers, ranch potato wedges, veggie tray with homemade ranch dip, fruit salad
Saturday, October 15
Simple soaked pancakes, applesauce
Sloppy joes, angeled eggs, fruit
Tacos
What’s on your menu this week?













