I’m excited about this upcoming week! It involves lots of food, time with friends, and hopefully some down-time.
Since we aren’t doing any traveling, we’re excited to be available to cook some big meals to share with others this week. You’ll notice that our menu for Monday night and Friday night are the exact same. That’s because I decided to make it easy on myself. Coming up with one menu plan to feed two large groups just made sense. I got the enchiladas made and put into the freezer last week. The rest will go together easily before we serve the meals!
I would love to hear what you have going on this Thanksgiving. :) We plan to have a very low-key holiday this year. We’ll spend time with friends, feed a few college students, and hopefully play lots of board games. I’m thinking we’ll put our Christmas tree up this weekend, do some baking, and maybe a little shopping. We’ll drink Hot Cocoa, come up with some fun snacks, and take some time off. I can’t wait!
Here’s what our menu looks like for this week:
Sunday, November 24
Cereal
Ham roast, creamy mac and cheese, green beans
Small group – I’m making a bunch of baked potatoes, everyone else is bringing toppings
Monday, November 25
Quick mix pancakes, blueberries
Leftovers
YC ladies basketball team dinner (about 24 people) – Cheesy salsa enchiladas, taco salad, spanish rice, chips and salsa
Tuesday, November 26
Easy breakfast casserole, oranges
Popcorn chicken, sweet potato fries, peas
Potato soup, carrot sticks with homemade ranch
Wednesday, November 27
Pumpkin chocolate chip muffins, apples
Taco potatoes, clementines
Sloppy cornbread muffins, tossed salad
Thursday, November 28
Instant oatmeal packets, dried fruit
Thanksgiving meal shared with friends – I’m making the turkey, gravy, green bean casserole, whole wheat butterhorns, and honey pecan pie
Leftovers
Friday, November 29
Dark chocolate almond granola, applesauce
Rice and veggie stir fry with carrots and broccoli
Meal for rescue mission (about 26 people) – Cheesy salsa enchiladas, taco salad, spanish rice, chips and salsa
Saturday, November 30
Whole wheat donuts, fruit
Leftovers
Turkey pot pie, tossed salad
Just a quick reminder that you’ll receive a free gift certificate bonus if you purchase my Oh, For Real book by Tuesday, November 26! Get the details here.
We’re planning on spending Thanksgiving with my brother and his wife’s family. I am so thankful that they continue to invite us to their celebrations! And it’s nice having a day off of cooking dinner. ;-)
I’m reading your “For Real” cookbook and it’s wonderful Laura! Now I have to decide whether to keep it or give it as a gift. Thank you for the gift card also:)
Looking forward to a low key Thanksgiving at home also. We all need down time, family and good food!!