I hope you all had a lovely Thanksgiving weekend! Just in case you have a bunch of turkey leftovers, here’s a page full of yummy Turkey Leftover Ideas. And a couple for How to Use up Leftover Mashed Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes. I don’t have any recipes for your leftover pies, but I’m assuming you know exactly what to do with those? :)

Here’s what’s on our menu for this week:

Sunday, November 28
Oatmeal, apples
Cheeseburger Macaroni, green beans
Corndog muffins, creamy cole slaw, grapes

Monday, November 29
Simple soaked pancakes
Bean and cheese burritos, clementines
Cheddar ranch burgers, potato wedges, peas

Tuesday, November 30
Honey whole wheat bagels, fruit-kefir smoothies
Lamb chops, cheesy mashed potatoes, steamed broccoli and carrots
Shepherds Pie, fruit salad

Wednesday, December 1
Turkey sausage, creamy orange cooler, scrambled eggs
Sloppy Cornbread, strawberry-peach slushies, carrot sticks
Popcorn Chicken, homemade fries, green beans

Thursday, December 2
Pancake-sausage muffins, applesauce
Salmon Patties, creamy mac and cheese, peas
Chicken and biscuits, tossed salad

Friday, December 3
Cinnamon swirl bread, peaches and cottage cheese
Homemade pizza pockets, strawberry-yogurt fruit dip with apple slices
Swiss Steak served over rice, tossed salad

Saturday, December 4
Whole wheat donuts
Leftovers
Italian roast wraps, veggie tray, pears

I know I said that the Holiday Giveaway Parade was going to be LAST week, and it was. But I’m not finished posting giveaways yet! Stay tuned for more great giveaways, plus some fun Christmas posts, plus…well…I have something really exciting to tell you!

We are LOVING the wonderful Photo Books you’re creating with Picaboo!!! There are eight  more days to join the contest in an effort to win your Picaboo Photo Book for FREE! Join the fun!

Just so ya know, when you’re making Zucchini Bread on a Sunday morning for guests,
and you realize that you don’t have time to bake said Zucchini Bread,
you can nix the bread idea, turn your oven up to 400°,
put your batter into muffin tins and bake for 20 minutes. 
This tip works on Monday through Saturday too, I’m pretty sure.

Thanksgiving is going to look a little bit different for our family this year. Matt has to work all day, which means that we won’t be traveling to see family Thursday. It’ll just be the boys and me for much of the day…so instead of making a big turkey dinner, I think we’ve decided to make homemade pizza and other fun snacks, put up our Christmas tree and play games. Now that I’m over my initial disappointment, I’m actually looking forward to a fun day with the boys. Matt’s off on Saturday, so we’ll have a big meal and some great family time then…can’t wait!

Tonight, we’re feeding dinner to the YC Ladies Basketball Team. I LOVE doing this. They came over yesterday for Sloppy Joes…tonight it’ll be Chicken Noodle Soup. Since putting together the Gluten Free and Good For You ebook with my friend Kim, I have become so much more aware of how I cook. So let me just say…GLUTEN ALERT! Between making eight loaves of bread, a triple batch of noodles and four pie crusts…there’s more than just a little bit of flour flying in my kitchen. Wanna see what a triple batch of homemade noodles looks like?

Why yes I did cut some of them up and down and some of them back and forth
and some of them diagonally. It’s how I keep life interesting. 
You always knew I was a wild one.

Here’s our menu for the week:

Sunday, November 21
Oatmeal, zucchini muffins, pears
Leftover sloppy Joes, baked beans, peas
Chicken noodle soup, honey whole wheat bread, carrot sticks with homemade ranch dip, pies 

Monday, November 22
Whole wheat waffles
Homemade corndogs, tangarines
Chicken fettuccine alfredo, green beans

Tuesday, November 23
Cheese omelets, clementines
Chili, raw veggies
Lamb chops, baked potatoes, steamed broccoli and carrots

Wednesday, November 24
French toast
Shepherds pie, tossed salad
Potato soup, carrot sticks

Thursday, November 25
Turkey shaped biscuits with gravy
Homemade pizza, apples
Grilled turkey and cheese sandwiches, tomato soup

Friday, November 26
Homemade poptarts
Bean and rice bowls, fruit salad
Creamy mac and cheese, peas

Saturday, November 27
Thanksgiving/Christmas meal with my side of the family – taking a salad and a pie  :)

I hope you’re making plans to join us for Heavenly Homemakers Holiday Giveaway Parade!! The first giveaway post will go up in a few hours, or as soon as I get all the flour swept up off of my floor…whichever happens first.

OH, and as this is Thanksgiving week…I hope you’ll plan to join us for Gratituesday!!! Because of Gratituesday, we’re reminded to be thankful ALL THE TIME, but Thanksgiving week just seems like an extra special time to link up, don’t you think?

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Yesterday was Matt’s birthday, which means that he is now “as old as I am” again. I am an entire four months older than him and he has fun reminding me of that. :)  We celebrated with Cheesy Turkey Sausage Stromboli and Peach Cobbler, two of his favorites.

Here’s what’s on the menu for this week:

Sunday, November 7
Oatmeal, pears
Potato Soup, carrot sticks, fruit salad
Corn Dog Muffins, apples

Monday, November 8
Chocolate chocolate chip muffins, oranges
Taco Potatoes with lettuce and tomatoes, peaches
Roasted chicken, potatoes, carrots, gravy, green beans

Tuesday, November 9
Creamy orange cooler, fried eggs on toast
Turkey sausage, hashbrowns, fruit salad
Chicken & biscuits with veggies

Wednesday, November 10
Honey whole wheat bagels, applesauce
Pizza casserole, tossed salad, corn
Chicken tortilla soup, raw veggies

Thursday, November 11
Scrambled egg sandwiches, pears
Italian stew with green beans
Shepherds pie

Friday, November 12
Warm vanilla soother, honey wheat muffins
Grilled cheese sandwiches, tomato soup
Lasagna, tossed salad

Saturday, November 13
Whole wheat cinnamon rolls, apples
Leftovers
Pizza

Matt almost always chooses a Peach Cobbler instead of a birthday cake (which none of us complains about). Anyone else out there pick a different birthday dessert instead of a cake?

I’m not sure what it’s like at your house, but at my house today it is potato soup weather. And wear your slippers weather. And oh yeah…don’t forget to take off your slippers and put on shoes before you run to the store weather. I’m trying to retrain my boys to close the big front door when they go in and out…they are very much out of the habit since for the past few months we’ve been leaving it open to let the breeze blow through the house. If I had a dollar for every time I’ve said, “Hey! Close the door behind you!” today, I’d have a nice fat wallet. If they had a dollar for every time they’ve heard me holler and still left the door open, they would also have big fat wallets. As it turns out, neither of us have big fat wallets and the big door is currently standing wide open. ;)

We’ll be feeding the YC ladies soccer team dinner Monday night…lasagna of course. It’s what several of them request (with puppy dog eyes) when I see them and who am I to say no? My boys are also excited that I’m making lasagna…it would appear that I don’t make it enough or something. They throw a party when they hear that lasagna is on the menu. Maybe I should make more lasagna around here? 

Here’s what our menu  looks like for this week:

Sunday, September 19
Oatmeal
Potato soup, raw carrots and broccoli with ranch dressing, honey wheat muffins
Grilled turkey and cheese sandwiches, watermelon

Monday, September 20
Crepes with jelly, oranges
BLTs, peaches, carrot sticks
Lasagna, tossed salad, french bread, butterscotch bars, Lynn’s No-Bake Cookie Bars

Tuesday, September 21
Orange muffins, bananas
Chicken and noodles, carrots
Pizza casserole, tossed salad, corn

Wednesday, September 22
Mini apple pies, cheese
Chili, whole wheat sourdough biscuits
Chicken veggie stir fry with yellow squash, carrots and broccoli

Thursday, September 23
French toast with homemade peach syrup
Cheddar ranch burgers on homemade buns, green beans, fresh tomatoes
Black beans and rice with salsa, corn and kreme fresh

Friday, September 23
Giant Breakfast Cookies, applesauce
Homemade pizza pockets, pears, raw veggies
Chicken Fried Steak Strips, gravy, ranch potato wedges, peas

Saturday, September 24
Scrambled eggs, peaches
Leftovers
Swiss Steak with rice, tossed salad

I hope you’ve taken the time to check out our new Homeschool Curriculum Share Forum and the new Healthy Grocery Discount Page! Coming up in just a couple of days…another fun announcement!

(One of my boys just came in and asked for a some cheese. And I said, “Sure I can cut you some cheese.” Ahahahaha…cut the cheese. Yeah we’re having a big laugh at our house now because Mama is going to go cut some cheese….)