Menu Plan 10/24-10/31

I haven't posted a menu plan in awhile, but in the interest of helping fellow moms come up with new ideas, here is what we'll be cooking up this week.

Sunday

Roast

Potatoes 

Carrots

Monday

Banana Bread

Beef Stew, whole wheat honey bread

Cranberry Chutney Pork Tenderloin (a Better Homes & Gardens recipe I want to try)

Sweet Potatoes

Normandy Vegetables

Tuesday

Breakfast Burritos

Tuna Salad Sandwiches, carrot & celery sticks

Pinto Beans (crockpot) over rice with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, sour cream, salsa, etc. (kind of like taco salad; you can also put them in tortillas); cornbread

Wednesday

Oatmeal

Bean & cheese burritos

Penne Pasta (use pork sausage instead of ground beef, add cream cheese to spaghetti sauce and warm, add green and red pepper strips and cook until softened...yummy!).

Salad and breadsticks

Thursday

Spanish Frittata

leftovers

Oven baked chicken

Baked Potatoes
Salad

Friday

(my baby's birthday!)

Triple Berry Blintzes (make crepes, fill with cottage cheese...warm slightly, top with warmed triple berry blend that you can add a little cornstarch to in order to make a syrup, add a dollop of whipped cream)

Birthday lunch (have to figure this one out yet)

Out to dinner

Saturday

Pancakes, bacon, juice

snacks

Lasagna

Garlic Bread

Salad

Sunday

Early Thanksgiving Dinner while my mom is here visiting

(brined turkey, sweet potatoes, rolls, green bean casserole, apple pie, etc).

Visit orgjunkie.com to see more menu planning ideas for the week.

Other ideas to try out (either as backup or for next week):
Vinegar glossed chicken
Lentil vegetable soup
Sesame noodles with chinese celery salad