Christmas treats to make

chocolate snowballs
regular snowballs
pineapple cheeseball
quick and easy cinnamon pretzels
cranberry orange shortbread cookies
potato chip clusters
peppernuts
candied almonds (would work for pecans too)
candied bacon brittle
pecan pie bars
praline pecans with cranberries
Gooey butter cookies

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 cheeseball, Slow 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)

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

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

Sat. 11/26-Fri. 12/2

In freezer: 2 meals of roast turkey, sweet potato side, green beans (NOT casserole)
In freezer: cool ranch shredded chicken taco meat X 2 meals


Saturday:
turkey and noodles over mashed potatoes, salad


Sunday:
Ham and cheese breakfast casserole and cinnamon apple dutch baby pancake


Monday: (C gymnastics 7:00; Doug HC in El D)
pizza sloppy joes, salad, fruit


Tuesday: (Big Kids Art Club until 4:30)
chicken parmesan baked pasta, veggies


Wednesday: (C dance 4:45, J piano 5:00)
hamburger queso dip, chips, fruit


Thursday: (C piano 6:00)
Freezer: pumpkin and corn soup; grilled cheese


Friday:
leftovers

Sat. 11/19-Fri. 11/25

Cooking plan:
Sunday: cook chicken, make chicken stock
Wednesday: make pumpkin pecan pie bars, sweet potatoes
Thursday: prep turkey and stuffing


Saturday: (Thunder hockey game)
eat out


Sunday: (Cub Scouts)
pizza sloppy joes, salad, fruit


Monday: (C gymnastics 7:00)
Biscuits and gravy, fresh fruit


Tuesday: (big kids Grandparents Day program)
Cool ranch shredded chicken tacos (freezer friendly; slow cooker), apple brie salad



Wednesday: (NO SCHOOL; C piano 3:30; J piano 4:45)
Ham and cheese breakfast casserole and cinnamon apple dutch baby pancake


Thursday: (Thanksgiving)
Newton for lunch at noon
chicken parmesan baked pasta, veggies


Friday:
Thanksgiving dinner at home:
turkey and stuffing
sweet potatoes
roasted carrots and parsnips
Skip the can green bean casserole
Holiday honeycrisp salad
pumpkin pecan pie bars

Later:
turkey and noodles over mashed potatoes

Sat. 11/12-Fri. 11/18

Pork roast with apples, carrots, and rosemary, ,  spinach pear and pomegranate salad, 
pumpkin bars
Hot Ham and Cheese Pinwheels, apples
creamy tomato tortellini with sausage recipe (sub kale for spinach) bread


BB produce:
Veggies:
carrots
romaine lettuce
yellow squash ?
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Fruit:
oranges
limes
apples
yellow cherry tomatoes ?
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Leftover:


Saturday: (D and J God and Country retreat until 5:00)
DIY pizza


Sunday: (Cub Scouts 5:00, committee meeting after)
cheeseburger soup, bread, fruit (make X 2 to take for lunch on Monday for Bob's birthday)
make almond joy cookies


Monday: (C gymnastics 7:00)
chicken enchiladas, honey balsamic carrots, salad


Tuesday: (C and J Art Club until 4:30)
Stouffer's lasagna, freezer veggies or salad


Wednesday: (C dance 4:45, J piano 5:00)
pigs in a blanket, skillet mac and cheese, applesauce, apple nachos


Thursday: (C piano 6:00)
Slow cooker cheesy potatoes (sub cubed or shredded fresh potatoes, sub cream cheese for condensed soup) ADD HAM for complete meal; salad or other veggies


Friday:
pancakes or ???