Thursday, December 29, 2016

Sat. 12/31-Fri. 1/6

In freezer: 1 meal of roast turkey, sweet potato side, green beans (NOT casserole)
In freezer: cool ranch shredded chicken taco meat X 1 meal
In freezer: cheesy cauliflower soup base (add cheese and heavy cream)
in freezer: 3 meals baked ziti
Chicken and vegetables with mustard herb sauce, rice
zuppa Toscana 
creamy tuscan garlic chicken
chicken gnocchi soup 
chicken pot pie
one skillet chicken enchilada pasta (consider subbing green enchilada sauce for the red)
Hearty beef and noodles
creamy slow cooker tortellini soup (the only thing "slow cooker" about this is making the broth; will easily convert to a stove top soup)

Saturday:
creamy ham and potato soup, grilled cheese, broccoli salad


Sunday:
shredded beef for tacos (use for empanadas in another meal)--allow at least 4 hours to cook!, corn


Monday: (C gymnastics 7:00 ??; no school for everyone; Doug bowling 3:30-5:00)
crock pot beef and noodles (6-8 hours on low), mashed potatoes, green beans, rolls


Tuesday:
Taco pasta, corn, fruit



Wedneday: (C dance 4:45, J piano 5:00; Doug bowling until 8:00)
cheese tortellini soup (have ready to go and put in crock pot on high as soon as get home from school), grilled cheese


Thursday: (C piano 6:00; Doug bowlng until 7:00)
baked ziti from freezer, salad


Friday:
leftovers or pancakes and scrambled eggs


Thursday, December 22, 2016

Sat. 12/24-Fri. 12/30

In freezer: 1 meal of roast turkey, sweet potato side, green beans (NOT casserole)
In freezer: cool ranch shredded chicken taco meat X 1 meal
In freezer: cheesy cauliflower soup base (add cheese and heavy cream)

Chicken and vegetables with mustard herb sauce, rice
zuppa Toscana 
creamy tuscan garlic chicken
chicken gnocchi soup 
chicken pot pie
one skillet chicken enchilada pasta (consider subbing green enchilada sauce for the red)


Saturday: (Christmas Eve)
 pineapple cheeseballSlow cooker cheesy potatoes (sub cubed or shredded fresh potatoes, sub cream cheese for condensed soup), chicken salad,  Skip the can green bean casserolepecan pie bars


Sunday: (Christmas Day)
Newton at noon
left overs
make broccoli salad


Monday:
Topeka


Tuesday:
Topeka


Wednesday:
creamy ham and potato soup, grilled cheese, broccoli salad, apples/oranges/pineapple

Thursday:
spaghetti and meatballs


Friday:
chicken and green beans casserole


Friday, December 16, 2016

Sat. 12/17-Fri. 12/23

Bake cookies for school cookie exchange!!  chocolate snowballs, regular snowballs
Make espinaca or bean dip  and maybe Mexican street corn dip for school pot luck
Take chips or ??? for building-wide Graze Days Monday

In freezer: 1 meal of roast turkey, sweet potato side, green beans (NOT casserole)
In freezer: cool ranch shredded chicken taco meat X 1 meal
In freezer: cheesy cauliflower soup base (add cheese and heavy cream)

chicken and green beans casserole
Chicken and vegetables with mustard herb sauce, rice
zuppa Toscana 
creamy tuscan garlic chicken
chicken gnocchi soup 


Saturday: (Greg here)
waffles and scrambled eggs


Sunday: (Pack meeting 5:00; Greg here)
pizza at pack meeting


Monday: (C gymnastics 7:00; Greg here)
Black bean taco soup, tortilla chips, cucumber salad


Tuesday: (Greg here)
potato soup, grilled cheese, broccoli salad, apples/oranges/pineapple


Wednesday: (Doug and kids no school; J piano 5:00; Greg here)
crock pot apple cider pork roast, mashed potatoes, Skip the can green bean casserole, salad, pineapple casserole


Thursday: (All no school; C piano 6:00)
sweet potato and ham casserole


Friday:
left overs


Saturday: Christmas Eve: pineapple cheeseballSlow cooker cheesy potatoes (sub cubed or shredded fresh potatoes, sub cream cheese for condensed soup), chicken salad
Sunday: Christmas Day (lunch in Newton at noon); go to Topeka in afternoon???
Monday-Tuesday: Topeka
pineapple cheeseball
quick and easy cinnamon pretzels
cranberry orange shortbread cookies
potato chip clusters
peppernuts
candied almonds (would work for pecans too)

Friday, December 9, 2016

Sat. 12/10-Fri. 12/16

In freezer: 1 meal of roast turkey, sweet potato side, green beans (NOT casserole)
In freezer: cool ranch shredded chicken taco meat X 1 meal
In freezer: cheesy cauliflower soup base (add cheese and heavy cream)
potato soup
chicken and green beans casserole


Saturday:
baked ziti (a make-ahead plus will make enough to freeze at least one more meal)


Sunday: (Cub Scouts 5:00; committee after)
baked potato bar with cool ranch shredded chicken taco meat (freezer), shredded cheese, sour cream; salad; applesauce 



Monday: (C gymnastics 7:00)
chicken nuggets, mac and cheese, veggies


Tuesday:
tortellini bake, veggies



Wednesday: (C dance 4:45; J piano 5:00; Doug bowling meeting 5:00)
hamburger queso and chips, fruit, cottage cheese


Thursday: (kids Christmas program)
eat out


Friday: (kids piano recital 6:00)
eat out

Saturday, December 3, 2016

Sat. 12/3-Fri. 12/9

In freezer: 1 meal of roast turkey, sweet potato side, green beans (NOT casserole)
In freezer: cool ranch shredded chicken taco meat X 2 meals
potato soup
chicken and green beans casserole
baked ziti (a make-ahead plus will make enough to freeze at least one more meal)

Saturday:
casserole that is in fridge; salad; applesauce


Sunday: (Cub Scouts at Spangles)
eat out


Monday: (D bowling until 6:00; C gymnastics 7:00)
cheesy cauliflower soup, grilled cheese, applesauce


Tuesday: (D bowling until 6:00)
layered Dorito casserole (50 minutes to bake) (cook meat mixture ahead, shred cheese ahead); extra chips; pineapple or ??


Wednesday: (C dance 4:45, J piano 5:00; D bowling until 6:00)
baked potato bar with cool ranch shredded chicken taco meat (freezer), shredded cheese, sour cream; salad; applesauce  (put potatoes in oven and chicken in slow cooker before leaving for dance/piano)


Thursday: (D bowling until 6:00)
crockpot million dollar pasta  (4-6 hpurs on low; 2-3 on high; would be easy to bake too)


Friday: (D bowling until 6:00)
leftovers or pancakes /waffles