Happy New Year to all of you! This week is going to be busy for us, and so we’re playing it by ear again. Needless to say, this menu is subject to change as well.  There are some new recipes this week that sound really good and healthy..

Also, here are a couple of recipes that people are still using:

Slow Cooker Recipe: Boneless Turkey Breast

Cooking for a Crowd: Homemade Chicken Pot Pie Recipe

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Monday:  Healthified Chicken Tortilla Casserole – Most Popular Recipe of 2012 on “Eat Better America”

Tuesday:  Mediterranean Chicken with Rosemary Orzo
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Wednesday:  Caesar Chicken with Orzo

Thursday: Chicken sandwiches

Friday: Pizza and salad

Merry Christmas everyone!   This week is going to be sooo busy for us and I’m sure for most of you reading this.  We’re playing it by ear and will probably be eating out a lot or bringing in carryout.  So this menu is subject to change.

Also, here are some holiday recipes in case someone needs them:

• Slow Cooker Recipe: Boneless Turkey Breast
• Fritos Cornbread Stuffing
• Mother’s Sweet Potatoes with Marshmallows (uses canned sweet potatoes)
• Cooking for a Crowd: Homemade Chicken Pot Pie Recipe
• Baked Gouda in Crescent Roll

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Monday:  Chef Salad

Tuesday:  Christmas Dinner
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Wednesday:  Chicken, mashed potatoes, & okra

Thursday:  Chicken sandwiches

Friday:  Pizza

There have been so many goodies at school this past week, two dinners on Sunday, plus more goodies at school this coming week. So I’m planning a lot of salads for our menu. Hope everyone has a good week!

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Monday:  Chef Salad

Tuesday:  Chef Salad
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Wednesday: Chicken, mashed potatoes, & okra

Thursday:  Chef Salad

Friday: Chopped barbeque sandwiches

Do you feel like there’s so much to do to get ready for Christmas and not enough time to get everything done? That’s how I feel! The weekends pass by so quickly and now it’s time to start another work week.
Last week was so busy, and we didn’t get around to having hardly anything on our menu. So there are some things on our last menu that were carried over to this week.
Hope you have a great week!

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Monday:  Chicken, sauteed okra & yellow squash & onions

Tuesday: Chicken pasta with H*E*B Marinara Sauce, salad
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Wednesday:  Chicken, mashed potatoes, & okra

Thursday: Talapia, red potatoes & green beans

Friday: Digiorno Spicy Chicken Supreme Pizza & salad

As I’m writing this on Sunday, I’m still remembering all the blessings we have.  Faith in God and His Son Jesus, family, and friends mean so much.  Just today, I got to reconnect with an old friend, Norma, who was visiting at church.  We were best friends in high school along with Beth.  The three of us were known as “The Three Musketeers” because we were always together.  What special memories!

After church, my husband and I had a lunch date at la Madeleine’s, our favorite place for a restaurant date!  It’s always yummy and has great atmosphere (kinda like being on vacation).   I saved half of my chicken salad and put it on their bread along with blackberry preserves to make a delicious sandwich for lunch tomorrow, so my lunch is already made for work.  Nice!

Here’s our menu for this week:
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Monday:  Sauteed chicken & yellow squash & onions, salad

Tuesday:   Chicken pasta with H*E*B Marinara Sauce
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Wednesday: Chicken breasts, mashed potatoes, & okra

Thursday:  Talapia, red potatoes & green beans

Friday:  Digiorno Spicy Chicken Supreme Pizza & salad

Thanksgiving came and went so fast!  We had a wonderful week being with family, a week filled with many blessings!

The next four weeks will be busy ones with all the Christmas festivities, shopping, baking, and decorating.  Let’s try to remember those who are sad this time of year, missing loved ones who have passed away, and those people who are alone.  This time of year is hard for many of them.

Menu for this week:
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Monday: Leftovers

Tuesday:  Turkey Soup
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Wednesday: Chicken breasts, mashed potatoes, & zucchini

Thursday: Talapia, salad, carrots

Friday: Pizza & salad

Love this cooler weather!!  Excited about the upcoming Thanksgiving holidays next week and getting to be with family. 
Here are a few recipes for the holidays:

* Fritos Cornbread Stuffing

* Slow Cooker Boneless Turkey Breast

* Cooking for a Crowd: Chicken Pot Pie Recipe

* Chocolate Marbled Banana Bread

Menu for this week:
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Monday:  Salmon patties, salad, carrots

Tuesday:  Leftover salmon
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Wednesday: Mexican Chicken Chili

Thursday: Leftovers

Friday:  Pizza, salad

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Now that cooler weather is here, soup tastes extra-delicious.  It smells so good to have a big pot of soup cooking on the stove all afternoon, plus it’s nice to have leftovers the next day or two.  This week, we’re having soup again!  Yum!!

Here are some recipes for the holiday season:

• • • Pumpkin Cookies with Browned Butter Frosting
    • Pecan Pie Muffins
    • Easy Recipe for Pumpkin Custard
    • Fritos Cornbread Stuffing
    • Laura Bush’s Corn Bread Dressing

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Monday:  Cheesy Broccoli- Potato Soup

Tuesday: Leftover soup

Wednesday:  Mexican Chicken Chili

Thursday:  Leftovers

Friday:  Pizza, salad

This is going to be a crazy week, so here’s a simple menu, subject to change. Also, here are some recipes in case you need something to bake for a church or work pot luck.

Dessert recipes for the holiday season:

• • • Carrot and Zucchini Bars
    • Harvest Pumpkin Muffins
    • Oreo Truffles
    • Pecan Pie Muffins

Menu for this week:
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Monday:  Chicken Tortilla Soup

Tuesday:   Leftover soup

Wednesday:  Salmon patties, corn, salad

Thursday:  Leftovers

Friday:  Pizza, salad

I still haven’t made a pumpkin pie, but I did make Pumpkin Custard, which only takes five minutes to mix together.  It’s not a fast recipe because it has to bake for one hour, but it’s worth the wait!  It’s a lot healthier than pumpkin pie because it has much less fat, only two eggs, 3/4 cup of low-fat milk, and only 1/4 cup of sugar plus KAL Stevia.  I used restraint and kept myself from eating half of it and only ate a third (it’s so good when it’s warm) and felt good about getting a good amount of natural vitamin A and other nutrients in the pumpkin.  🙂

Please continue to remember all the homeless people in your prayers and help with food if you can.  Like I mentioned before, someone once asked me, “What if they’re scamming?” My reply was, “But what if they’re not and they really need it.” We never know how something we do for others could affect their lives.
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Here are some more dessert recipes for the upcoming holiday season:

• • Healthier Carrot and Zucchini Bars (high ratings)
  • Harvest Pumpkin Muffins
  • Oreo Truffles
  • Pecan Pie Muffins
  • Pumpkin Custard

Menu for this week:
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Monday:  Chicken Tortilla Soup

Tuesday:  Catered supper at school (We have to stay late until 7:30 so they’re feeding us.  Yay!)

Wednesday:  Leftovers from Monday

Thursday:  Bring something in (maybe chicken tenders)

Friday:  Pizza, salad

Still haven’t made a pumpkin pie, but I do have cans of pumpkin in my kitchen cabinet, ready to go in a pie or custard.  It probably won’t be much longer til a pie is sitting on our counter!

Please remember all the homeless people in your prayers.  We try to keep a bag of non-perishable food in our car at all times so if we see someone on the corner with a sign, we’ll have food (if they’re given cash, there’s a chance they might spend it on drugs or alcohol).    Someone once asked me, “What if they’re scamming?”  My reply was, “But what if they’re not and they really need it.”   We never know how something we do for others could affect their lives.
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Here are some dessert recipes for the upcoming holiday season:

• • Healthier Strawberry Cheesecake with Double-Berry Sauce
  • Healthier Brownie Cookies
  • Healthier Carrot and Zucchini Bars  (high ratings)
  • Apple Cinnamon-Pumpkin Bars

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Menu for this week:
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Monday:  Rotisserie chicken, sauteed zucchini, carrots,

Tuesday:  Leftovers from Monday

Wednesday:   Salmon Patties, salad, corn

Thursday:  Vegetarian Chili

Friday: Pizza, salad