Menu Plan - Dec. 27

What a week. We're back from celebrating Christmas with Frog Prince's family, and we had a wonderful time. We hope all of you had a great time celebrating the birth of our Savior.

My Mother-in-Law and I did some yummy baking/cooking in her kitchen, and I can't wait to post some gluten-free recipes in the next couple of weeks. Most of our meals while gone for the holiday were meat and potatoes -- a real change from what we typically eat at home. But, along with the meat and potatoes, we also enjoyed:

Soft (& Healthy) Gingerbread Cookies

Kris Kringle Pancakes

Herbed Butter Crackers

Anise Cookies

Christmas Eve Roast

Snow "Tea"



Healthy Applesauce Zucchini Bread

Christmas Eggs

Cran-Raspberry Jello

Gluten-Free Banana Bread

Gluten-Free Pie Crust (and Pie!)

Christmas Pork

Mint Pie

Yum - o.
It was a tasty week.

This week, we're trying to clean out the freezer a bit, and make some make-ahead meals so that we're able to be ready for the start of a new semester just after the new year. We're back to work through Wednesday before Frog Prince has more time off at the end of the week. Frog Prince has a major deadline on Tuesday evening, and I hope to get one more paper finished up before the New Year; thus, Monday and Tuesday meals are going to be easy to prepare to help us finish these projects.

We will be ringing in the New Year with some of our all-time favorite treats (see menu for Thursday/Friday):

Sunday
Breakfast - Apple Cranberry Granola, bananas
Lunch - Sandwiches in the car...
Dinner - Turkey Noodle Soup (from freezer), crackers
Dessert - Dark Chocolate Cherry Bark


Monday
Breakfast - Kris Kringle Pancakes (from freezer)
Lunch - leftover soup and sandwiches
Dinner - Rice Cooker Mac and Cheese, broccoli
Dessert - Baked Apples

Tuesday
Breakfast - Granola, dried fruit
Lunch - Grilled cheese, cooked carrots
Dinner - Crockpot Soup (from my new cookbook!)

Wednesday
Breakfast - Cinnamon Zucchini Muffins (freeze extras)
Lunch - Leftovers
Dinner - Chili, Tomato Basil Bread

Thursday (New Years Eve)
Breakfast - Sweet Potato Waffles, apple-y syrup
Earlier Dinner - Pizza and fruit salad
Evening Snacks - Taco Dip, cheese, crackers, & summer sausage

Friday (2010!!!!)
Breakfast - Garden Veggie Quiche, Blueberry Muffins
Lunch - left over pizza
Dinner - Stir Fry, brown rice and pineapple
Dessert - Cheesecake (new)

Saturday
Breakfast - Leftover Garden Veggie Quiche and Blueberry Muffins
Lunch - Grilled cheese, salad with fresh veggies,
Dinner - Crockpot Chicken and Roasted Veggies, fruit salad

Enjoy the last week of 2009! We're counting down the days here with a week of our favorite recipes from 2009.