Menu Plan Monday – November 17-23, 2009

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Weekday Dinners / Weekend Breakfasts

Tuesday – Pork Tenderloin, Part 2

Wednesday – Alfredo Ravioli, Garlic Bread, lima beans

Thursday – Mini cheddar meat loaves, mashed potatoes & gravy, corn

Friday – Meat loaves, Part 2

Saturday – Macadamia nut pancakes, sausage links, scrambled eggs

Sunday – Pancakes, part 2

Monday – Special K Loaf, green beans, dinner rolls

Healthy Baked Oatmeal

8-10 servings

Ingredients

• 3 cups rolled oats
• Pinch of salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 Tablespoons ground flax, optional
• 1 T cinnamon
• 1 T pumpkin pie spice
• 1 cup milk, low fat dairy, rice milk or soymilk
• 2 eggs
• 1 granny smith apple, peeled, cored and diced
• ½ cup blueberries, frozen or fresh
• ½ cup raisins (or dried cranberries)
• ½ cup applesauce
• ½ cup chopped walnuts, lightly toasted (optional – I don’t do walnuts…so I may try something else. Pecans maybe?)
• 1 T maple syrup (optional, for taste)
• 1 T melted butter (optional, for taste)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
   – or –
   Lightly grease your crockpot
2. Mix dry ingredients (first 4) in bowl with spices.
3. Add all other ingredients and mix to combine.
4. Pour mixture into greased 9X9 pan and bake for about 40 minutes until knife inserted in center comes out clean,
   – or –
   Pour contents into crockpot (3 ½ to 4 quart) and cook for 4-6 hours on low until edges are lightly brown and knife inserted in center comes out clean
5. When slightly cool, cut into squares.
6. Serve with warm milk.
7. Store leftovers in the refrigerator, warming individual portions in the microwave.

Modern Gal’s Note: The first version of the recipe I saw had 1 cup of sugar and 1/2 cup of butter. I tried it without the sugar and with applesauce instead of oil. If the following is too austere for you, you can serve it warmed topped with a pat of butter and a drizzle of maple syrup at the table.

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Source: Copied directly from Modern Gal’s blog entry, in order to preserve the recipe.

Menu Plan Monday – November 10 – 16

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Tuesday – Leftover Crockpot Chicken and Stuffing

Wednesday – Crock Pot Hungarian Goulash over Rotini Pasta, Salad

Thursday – Dinner at In-Laws

Friday – Goulash, Part 2

Saturday – Scrambled eggs, Croissants, Bacon

Sunday – Eggs, Part 2

Monday – Pork Tenderloin, potatoes, asparagus

Menu Plan Monday – November 2-9, 2009

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Weekday Dinners

Monday – Spaghetti & Meatballs, Garlic Bread, Asparagus

Tuesday – Munroe Melts, chips

Wednesday – Birthday Party Pizza!

Thursday – Munroe Melts, part 2

Friday – Crockpot chicken & stuffing, green beans

Weekend Breakfast

Pancakes, bacon & eggs

Menu Plan Monday – October 26-November 2, 2009

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Weekday Dinners

Monday – Leftovers from the weekend

Tuesday – Baked Teriyaki Chicken, Rice, and Asparagus

Wednesday – Cheese Fondue, with turkey sausage, broccoli, apples, and beer bread

Thursday – Leftover Chicken

Friday – Sushi?

Weekend Breakfast

Bacon, egg, & hash brown burritos

Cheese Fondue

Ingredients

• 1 cup beer, white wine, or chicken stock
• 1 1/2 cups cheese, shredded (I like a combo of cheddar and Monterey jack)
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

Instructions

1. Melt butter in small saucepan on medium high heat.
2. Add flour, salt, and garlic powder and stir with a whisk until it forms a thick paste.
3. Add beer, wine or chicken stock.
4. Heat until just boiling.
5. Turn down heat to low, and add cheese, a bit at a time, stirring constantly until melted and creamy.
6. Turn off heat.

*If desired, transfer cheese sauce to a fondue pot.

Serve with bread, sausage, and apples – or the “dippers” of your choice!

*This cheese recipe serves about 4. Double or triple depending on the size of your family or how hungry you are!

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This was copied directly from Sarah’s blog “Short Stop”. I give her complete credit – I just am storing it here in case her blog goes away. I’ve had too many good recipes disappear into the big cloud of the internet…

Pork Chops and Apples with Maple Sauce

Ingredients

• 1/3 c maple syrup
• 1 Tb spicy brown mustard
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 1/4 c bread crumbs (I used 1/2 roll of Ritz crackers, crushed, instead – mmmmmm!)
• 4 pork chops
• 2 Tb olive oil
• 1/2 c apple juice or cider
• 2 apples, sliced

Instructions:

1. Combine the syrup, mustard, salt and pepper. Set aside.
2. Place bread crumbs in a large Ziploc (or Ritz crackers & crush them), then add pork chops.
3. Shake until pork chops are well coated.
4. Brown the pork chops in the olive oil over medium heat
5. Add the apple juice and cook uncovered until barely done (about 10 min, maybe less).
6. Layer sliced apples over pork chops and drizzle maple sauce over everything.
7. Cook another 5 minutes.

Note: If you like the apple slices very soft, then add them to the pork earlier. (I added the apples at the same time as the apple juice and it turned out great!)

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Submitted by Brittany on The Sisters’ Cafe Blog. I copied it here to be sure I never lose it, and to incorporate my tweaks.

Menu Plan Monday – October 20-25, 2009

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Weekday Dinners

Monday – Takeout

Tuesday – Steak, new parsley potatoes, salad

Wednesday – Steak, part 2

Thursday – Pork chops and apples with maple sauce, broccoli florets, scalloped potatoes

Friday – Pork chops, part 2

Weekend Breakfast

Eggs, bacon, hash browns, toast

Breakfast Options

• Waffles w/PB
• Zone Perfect protein bars
• Cold cereal
• Hot cereal

Lunch Options

• Tuna or chicken salad cracker packs & Yogurt
• Cheddar sandwich wrap

Lunch Sides & Snack Options

• cheddar slices
• sugar snap peas

Menu Plan Monday – October 12-18, 2009

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Weekday Dinners

Monday – Weekend Leftovers

Tuesday – Alfredo Ravioli, edamame mix & garlic bread

Wednesday – Ravioli, part 2

Thursday – Italian beef sandwiches, chips

Friday – Italian beef, part 2

Weekend Breakfast

Sausage gravy & biscuits, eggs

Menu Plan Monday – October 5-11, 2009

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Weekday Dinners

Monday – Pork tenderloin, cheesy mashed potatoes, corn

Tuesday – Pork, part 2

Wednesday – Tater Tot Casserole, Salad

Thursday – Casserole, part 2

Friday – Takeout (or Alfredo Ravioli, edamame mix & garlic bread)

Weekend Breakfast

Chorizo breakfast burritos