Menu Plan–December 12


 

We’re experiencing our first true Blizzard here this weekend!  Saturday’s snow dumped around 20 inches of snow in our yard…

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Shoveling Time #1

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Shoveling Time #2

And, we’re still cleaning out!  We had planned to go to the Vikings game with friends on Sunday, but the snow even put a stop to that.  Translation … we had a nice lazy weekend at home {minus all that shoveling} to end the semester. 

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We also learned two important home-owner lessons:
1) Buy another shovel.  We only have one. 
2) Make sure you pull out your snow blower and get it working before the first snow. 

This is the 5th snowiest snow storm of all time.  The only other snowy storm that I recall was the Halloween Blizzard of 1991. 

This last week was wonderful, but so busy.  Cooking was the last thing on my mind – so it was a great treat to have my husband, mom and sister make a delicious pot of baked potato soup!

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We also enjoyed:

Glazed Carrot and Apple Pork over Brown Rice
{new recipe}

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Dark Chocolate Chip Pancakes
{new recipe}

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{the BEST}

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This week is finals week – I give both my finals on Monday and then I’ll be spending the week grading.  Easy and comforting foods on our menu this week!

Sunday
B – Buttermilk Pancakes, Veggie Scramble
D – Cheesy Spinach Lasagna Soup, Whole Wheat Bread
Dessert – Cherry Cake

Monday
B – Granola
D – Chicken Pot Pie with Herby Biscuits

Tuesday
B – Leftover pancakes
D – Turkey Tetrazzini {new}

Wednesday {Hosting dinner with our small group}
B - Granola
D – Baked Potato Soup, Meatball Tortellini Soup, Artesian Bread
Dessert – Mint Pie

Thursday
B – Leftover Potato Doughnuts {freezer}
D – Leftovers

Friday
B – Gingerbread Muffins
D – Brown Rice Bake with Spinach

Saturday
B – TBD
L – Crockpot Baked Potato Bar
D – Roasted Butternut Squash Lasagna

So… do you have snow yet where you live?