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

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 cheeseball, Slow cooker cheesy potatoes (sub cubed or shredded fresh potatoes, sub cream cheese for condensed soup), chicken salad,  Skip the can green bean casserole, pecan 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

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 ???

Sat. 11/5-Fri. 11/11

Pork roast with apples, carrots, and rosemary, ,  spinach pear and pomegranate salad, 
pumpkin bars
chicken spaghetti, broccoli
Hot Ham and Cheese Pinwheels, apples
Slow cooker cheesy potatoes (sub cubed or shredded fresh potatoes, sub cream cheese for condensed soup)
creamy tomato tortellini with sausage recipe (sub kale for spinach) bread

BB produce:
Veggies:
artichoke
carrots
romaine lettuce
kale
butternut squash
potatoes
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Fruit:
banana
oranges
limes
apples
seckel pears
compari tomatoes
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Leftover:
butternut squash
carrot
yellow squash ?
eggplant ?
romaine
kale
spinach ?
yellow cherry tomatoes

Saturday: (Celebration of Freedom all day)
slow cooker garlic rosemary beef stew (potatoes, carrots, celery), sourdough bread, applesauce


Sunday: (Cub Scouts 5:00)
Pioneer Woman salisbury steak and mashed potatoes, butternut squash gratin, stuffed artichokes (adjust recipe for available ingredients and taste: no mint--thyme or rosemary instead; mushroom instead of anchovy; poach in lemon water THEN stuff and broil)


Monday:
Skillet butternut squash, sausage, and penne pasta, salad (with veggies?), applesauce
Tuesday: (election day)
slow cooker NOT spicy chicken pumpkin corn chowder, grilled cheese (corn, pumpkin, potatoes, celery, carrots, onion)

Wednesday: (C dance 4:45; J piano 5:00)
Beef taco skillet, salad


Thursday:
roasted butternut squash and bacon soup, harvest salad with butternut squash, grilled cheese, cottage cheese


Friday: (musical at Circle 7:00)
eat out

Sat. 10/29-Fri. Fri. 11/4

Pork roast with apples, carrots, and rosemary, ,  spinach pear and pomegranate salad, 
Skillet butternut squash, sausage, and penne pasta, salad (pear pomegranate?), applesauce, 
Pioneer Woman salisbury steak and mashed potatoes, buttered peas
pumpkin bars
chicken spaghetti, broccoli
Hot Ham and Cheese Pinwheels, apples

Saturday:
one pan brown sugar pork and apples, Autumn crunch pasta salad, crash hot sweet potatoes, slow cooker apple pumpkin pudding (needs 2.5 hours to cook) 


Sunday:
mini meatloaves,  twice baked mashed potatoes, salad

make dill pickle dip for school
make pumpkin chili for school
Chili recipe:
2 lb ground beef
2 cans beans (black, chili, etc.)
2 cans diced tomatoes
1- 1 1/2 C. pumpkin
1 8 oz can tomato sauce
2 medium onions, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 Tbs chili powder
Cook beef. Place in 5 qt. slow cooker. Add rest of ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours or on high for 4 hours. (cook over night)
Monday: (Halloween; Gordy Park/downtown until 6:00 or so)
POT LUCK at school!
pumpkin sloppy joes, chips, apples


Tuesday:
chicken and noodles (freezer) and mashed potatoes, baked carrots


Wednesday: (C dance 4:45; J piano 5:00)
slow cooker garlic rosemary beef stew (potatoes, carrots, celery)


Thursday:
zuppa toscana, grilled cheese, apples/pears/sauce


Friday:
Big kids no school (???? need sitter!!)
leftovers or pancakes/waffles

Sat. 10/22-Fri. 10/28

Pork roast with apples, carrots, and rosemary, crash hot sweet potatoes,  spinach pear and pomegranate salad, 
slow cooker garlic rosemary beef stew (potatoes, carrots, celery)


Saturday: (Doug home?)
Little dippers platter: eggplant parmesan bites ("pizza bites") with marinara or pizza sauce, sliced fruit with dip (apple, banana, pear), cheddar cheese sticks, carrot coins and broccoli with ranch


Sunday:
mini meatloaves,  twice baked mashed potatoes, salad


Monday: (D WWIIHC meeting Wichita lv. 6:00)
chicken alfredo baked ziti, broccoli, apples and peanut butter


Tuesday: (Big kids PTC's 4:20, 5:00; Doug PTCs until 8:00)
sandwiches or snacky supper


Wednesday: (C dance 4:45, J piano 5:00; D PTC's until 8:00)
chicken and noodles (freezer) and mashed potatoes, baked carrots


Thursday: (A and big kids no school; C piano 6:00)
Skillet butternut squash, sausage, and penne pasta, salad (pear pomegranate?), applesauce, slow cooker apple pumpkin pudding (needs 2.5 hours to cook) 


Friday: (everybody no school)
decide later (might be on a family outing)

Sat. 10/13-Fri. 10/19

make cauliflower sauce
make apple-pear sauce
pomegranates


Saturday: (C birthday party @ 4:30)
leftovers or sandwiches


Sunday: (D and J Cub Scouts 4:30)
cheesy chicken, broccoli, and rice casserole,applesauce


Monday: (Alicia no school ?; Zoey PTC 5:20)
Pork roast with apples, carrots, and rosemary, crash hot sweet potatoes,  spinach pear and pomegranate salad, slow cooker apple pumpkin pudding (needs 2.5 hours to cook) 


Tuesday:
chicken alfredo baked ziti, broccoli, fruit


Wednesday: (C dance 4:45; J piano 5:30)
leftovers, sandwiches


Thursday:
homemade pizza, applesauce/fruit, raw veggies if available


Friday:
pancakes or waffles, scrambled eggs, any leftover fruit

Sat. 10/8-Fri. 10/14

zuppa Toscana (potato-sausage-kale soup), grilled cheese sandwiches, bloomin' apples  
Black bean taco soup
creamy tuscan garlic chicken



Cooking plan:
make creamy garlic cauliflower sauce; turn big cauliflower into alfredo sauce; cut up the other one
cook chicken (2 whole chickens; 1 for Sunday, 1 for later in week); make broth??
make chili (fridge in zippy bag until ready to cook on Wednesday)
make apple pumpkin pudding (fridge in slow cooker bag until Wednesday afternoon)
make cheesy chicken florentine casserole
chop veggies and chicken for Tuesday and Thursday


Saturday:
absolutely no clue


Sunday:(Cub Scouts 5:00)
chicken gnocchi soup (uses carrots, onion, celery, spinach)--slow cook whole chicken and use that and broth; grilled cheese sandwiches; spinach pear and pomegranate salad (if pears ripe); apple crisp (**allow an hour to bake!!)


Monday:
cheesy chcken Florentine (add yellow squash, make ahead!), Italian bread, applesauce or melon


Tuesday:
creamy orzo with chicken sausage   (make with regular kielbasa, sub yellow squash for zucchini, use chopped roma tomatoes for canned tomatoes), applesauce or melon


Wednesday:  (C dance 4:45; J piano 5:00)
Chili recipe:
2 lb ground beef
2 cans beans (black, chili, etc.)
2 cans deiced tomatoes
1 8 oz can tomato sauce
2 medium onions, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 Tbs chili powder
Cookbeef. Place in 5 qt. slow cooker. Add rest of ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours or on high for 4 hours.
cinnamon rolls, applesauce; slow cooker apple pumpkin pudding (make ahead and place in slow cooker bag in zippie bag or bowl in fridge then put in slow cooker when come home before dance/music lessons; needs 2.5 hours to cook)


Thursday: (C piano 6:00)
cheesy chicken, broccoli, and rice casserole, spinach pear and pomegranate salad (if pears ripe) or applesauce


Friday:
leftovers

Saturday:
Pork roast with apples, carrots, and rosemary, crash hot sweet potatoes,

Sat. 10/1-Fri. 10/7

Prep Plan:
thaw sloppy joe mix and buns (??)
cook meat for baked spagetti
make meatballs for spaghetti soup
make apple-pear sauce


Saturday: (D pop corn AM, history center PM)
One pan Autumn chicken dinner


Sunday:
waffles, egg scramble, fruit


Monday: (J and D tae kwan do 5:30)
"regular" sloppy joes (add herbs to the ones in the freezer), chips, cottage cheese, fruit/apple-pear sauce


Tuesday: (C tumbling 6:30)
baked spaghetti, fruit, fried apples and pears


Wednesday: (C dance 4:45; J music 5:00)
spaghetti and meatball soup (slow cooker 6-8 hours; make meatballs ahead), sourdough bread, fruit


Thursday: (C music 6:00; D round table 6:00)
eat out/take out/order in

Friday:
leftovers or pancakes and scrambled eggs

Sat. 9/24-Fri. 9/30

Saturday:
chicken and noodles (carrot, celery), mashed potatoes (red potatoes),  napa cabbage with dressing, green beans

Sunday: (Cub Scouts ___)
hot dogs and brats, chips, cottage cheese, strawberries and bananas


Monday: (J and D tae kwan do 5:30)
One pan Autumn chicken dinner


Tuesday: (C tumbling 6:30)
tacos


Wednesday: (C dance 4:45, J piano 5:00)
pumpkin sloppy joes, veggies


Thursday: (C piano 6:00)
broccoli cheese soup, grilled cheese, apples


Friday:
leftovers or pancakes

Sat. 9/17-Fri. 9/23

chicken and noodles
chicken enchiladas
Tex mex casserole


Saturday:
sausage and rice casserole, fruit


Sunday: (Cub Scouts at ___)
cheeseburger biscuit bake


Monday: (D and J tae kwan do 5:30)
slow cooker corn chowder, grilled ham and cheese sandwiches, fruit


Tuesday: (C tumbling 6:30)
chicken nuggets and mac and cheese


Wednesday: (C dance 4:45; J piano 5:00)
 Black bean taco soup


Thursday: (C piano 6:00)
leftovers or sandwich bar


Friday:
Homecoming game; eat at game

Sat. 10/10-Fri. 10/16

chicken and noodles
chicken enchiladas

Saturday: (Cub Scouts 10:00; D truck 1:30; Alice in Wonderland 2:00; Ronan b-day 3:00)
stuffed sloppy joes (leftover sloppy joe mix in sourdough topped with cheese); sliced apples and honey peanut butter dip, salad


Sunday: (Rally Day 9:00; Cub Scouts 4:00-6:00)
pesto ravioli with chicken (sub sausage), sourdough bread


Monday: (D and J tae kwan do 5:30)
breakfast scramble burritos (eggs, sausage,  cheese, tortillas), apple streusel muffins, fruit 


Tuesday: (Alicia's birthday; C tumbling 6:00)
I am sooooo not cooking!


Wednesday: (C dance 4:45; J piano 5:00)
slow cooker corn chowder, grilled ham and cheese sandwiches, fruit


Thursday: (C piano 6:00)
sausage and rice casserole, fruit


Friday: (football game?)
eat at game or sandwich bar

Sat. 9/3-Fri. 9/9

chicken and noodles

Saturday:
pizza (DIY or take out)


Sunday:
Topeka for fall birthdays


Monday: (Labor Day)
grill something--what??


Tuesday: (C tumbling 6:30-7:15)
Sweet Orange Chicken (ToH Slow Cooker book pg. 44)
3 Tbs flour
1 broiler/fryer chicken (3-4 lb), cut upand skin removed
2/3 C orange marmalade
2/3 C BBQ sauce
1/4 C soy sauce
ginger
Serve with rice or noodles
Place flour in large zippy bag. Add chicken and shake to coat. place in 3 qt slow cooker.
In small bowl combine orange marmalade, BBQ sauce, soy suace and ginger; pour over chicken; cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours


Wednesday: (C dance 4:45-5:30; J piano 5:00-5:30)
pesto ravioli with chicken (sub sausage), sourdough bread


Thursday: (C piano 6:00-6:30)
Swedish meatballs, noodles, salad/raw veggies


Friday: (Circle home football game 6:30)
sausage and rice casserole, fruit