I haven't made a menu plan in a little while. But I figure since we aren't homeschooling in December, I don't have an excuse for not planning and making meals this month. Although my pantry is a little bare at the moment — although I do apparently have a lot of tomato products in the back left corner — and I only have one meal's worth of chicken in the freezer, I think I'll just work on using up what I have on hand before making a big shopping trip. Hmmmm. I wonder how long we'll be able to make it before I just have to go grocery shopping? I'm shooting for Friday.
Here's what I plan to make this week with what I have on hand:
- Baked beans and creamed corn cornbread (using the recipe by my favorite Food Network chef, Alton Brown)
- Vegetable stir-fry
- Chicken taco soup
- Pita Bread Pizzas
I'd also like to use up those cans of pumpkin I have by giving these recipes a try:
And of course, since I'm a devout chocoholic, I definitely have to try this recipe of Kate's:
And make sure you stop back by here on Monday, December 15th, for the first course of our Bloggy Progressive Dinner. You won't want to miss it!
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You're going to love that Downeast Maine Pumpkin Bread! I made so many loaves last winter I *almost* got sick of it, but not quite. I plan on making them for gifts this year.
Good luck stretching your pantry! I'm currently doing the same to see just how long I can hold out before heading to the grocery store.
Mmmm… that Creamed Cornbread looks really good! Going to have to try that with Chili night this week! Yay! Thanks for that!
Hugs… Amy
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Great menu. Thanks for the link to the creamed cornbread and the chocolate crinkles.
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Yum! I would like to eat at your place this week. You'll love the chocolate crinkles. My daughter made them for the fair this year and they are WONDERFUL!
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I love pumpkin bread. Yum. I'm cooking out of my pantry this week, too. Have a great week!
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I made Kate's delicious Chocolate Crinkles Friday and they were FANTASTIC!! Everyone said they smelt like a chocolate brownie. I will be making them again.
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Your pantry looks similar to mine…a little on the bare side! 🙂 This is my week for trying to stay out of the grocery store and use what I have and see how far it will stretch! I'll have to go to the store though by week's end to get some more meat in the house for this meat & potatoes family of mine. 🙂
Enjoy your week!
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