December Menus

  Once again I have been so overwhelmed by life that I have not had any time at all to blog. I put together these menus for December and so far we've stuck to them. Menus using the slow cooker are in bold. Menus that are quick cooking are in italics. Menus using planned overs are underlined. I haven't planned out menus for several days. On Christmas Day we go to my oldest son's and we all bring something. On New Year's Eve we will  be going out with another couple. I have a holiday party to attend one Friday night so no menu there. On the 1st we attended a birthday party so no dinner that night.  And on two Friday night's my GF has volunteered to make dinner so those menus will be a surprise to me (he already made dinner this last Friday and we had Tuna Noodle casserole, so one more surprise night to go!). What was also nice about this menu planning was that when it came time to grocery shop I only needed to purchase the Christmas Eve pork tenderloins, a couple bags of chicken, and a package of cheddar brats. The rest of the meat/poultry/seafood was already tucked away in the deep freezer!
Since I am so late sharing this we have already eaten the steak menu, the cheddar brats menu, the garlic baked chicken menu, and the kids and I went out to Chipotle one week night, and I had cereal on another night instead of cooking for just myself.


Steaks
Beefy rice a roni
capri blend veggies

Chicken Picatta
spaghetti squash
broccoli

Crockpot Mac and Cheese
salad

Steph's Chicken Stew
crescent rolls

Herb crusted eye of round
mashed potatoes
candied carrots

Spaghetti with Meatballs
garlic toast
salad

Pork Adobo
steamed rice
green beans

French dip sandwiches
hash browns
mixed veggies

Lamb chops
Israeli couscous with parmesan and sun dried tomatoes
tabouleh

Ham Steak and Apple skillet
parsley potatoes
green beans

Vermont Maple Chicken
Winter roasted vegetables

Cheddar brats
chicken rice a roni
cauliflower polonaise

Homemade chicken strips
garlic potatoes
peas

Swedish meatballs
egg noodles
capri blend veggies

Grilled pork chops
buttered basmati rice
creole cabbage

Heather's Garlic baked chicken
white and wild rice pilaf
green beans

Country pork stew
crescent rolls

Homemade pepperoni pizzas
salad

Christmas Eve Dinner:
Salad
Pork tenderloin balsamico
white and wild rice pilaf
green beans almondine
fly off the plate rolls

Mom's chicken paprikash
egg noodles
green beans

Beef stroganoff (using planned over roast beef from Christmas Day)
steamed rice
Harvard beets

Shrimp Orzo skillet
salad

Spicy Meatloaf
au gratin potatoes
corn

Tuscan chicken Panini
Parmesan oven potatoes