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Monday Recipes

Notes for Monday:

1. Tonight's salad uses leftover flank steak from last Friday. If you do not have any, try using a package of deli-style roast beef (I like the flavor of the Oscar Mayer). Marinade the meat early in the day.
   
   
2. Make enough Five Cup Salad to have leftovers tomorrow. The recipe is not doubled but for my family of five I would double the recipe. If you have hungry teens, you may even want to triple the recipe. Adjust your grocery list accordingly.
   
   
3. Plan ahead for Thursday's Thanksgiving feast. Make sure turkey is thawed, etc.
   
   
   

Steak Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing

• Mixed salad greens
• Sliced bell peppers
• Cherry tomatoes
• Blue Cheese dressing
• Leftover flank steak, sliced
• 1/2 cup Italian dressing
• 1/2 cup steak sauce

Mix flank steak or roast beef with Italian dressing and steak sauce in a small bowl. Cover and refrigerate for 3-4 hours. Layer salad greens, bell peppers, and meat on plates; garnish with cherry tomatoes. Serve with Blue Cheese dressing.

 

 

Five Cup Salad

• 1 cup pineapple chucks, drained
• 1 cup mandarin oranges, drained
• 1 cup frozen whipped topping, thawed
• 1 cup mini marshmallows
• 1 cup coconut flakes

Mix together all ingredients. Cover and refrigerate until chilled.

 

 

Dinner Rolls

 

 

Tuesday Recipes

Notes for Tuesday:

1. I recommend periodically making a double (or triple) pizza dough recipe in your bread machine or large mixer and freezing the extra dough for an easy lunch or dinner another day. The Urban Homemaker has a double pizza dough recipe that is very good. It has variations for garlic, herbed, or seeded dough.
   
   
2. If you are using a bread machine to make dough, time it so that it is ready just before you want to cook the pizza. If you are using a frozen pizza dough, be sure to allow enough time for it to thaw. I like to thaw it for several hours in the refrigerator.
   
   
3. Use chicken from your freezer and season with your favorite bbq sauce, or add extra chicken to your grocery list.
   
   
   
   
   

 Barbecue Chicken Pizza

• Prepared pizza crust
• 1 jar barbecue sauce
• 1 cup cooked chicken (from freezer)
• Sliced red onion
• 2 cups cheddar cheese

Make pizza dough according to recipe and roll out on a pizza stone or pan. Spread with barbecue sauce. Layer remaining ingredients. Cook at 400°F until brown and bubbly.

 

 

 

 Fruit Smoothies

• 1/2 quart vanilla yogurt
• 1 cup frozen strawberries
• 1 banana
• 1 cup orange juice

Combine all ingredients in a blender and serve cold. If you prefer a more slushy effect, add crushed ice (if your blender can handle it). If your blender doesn't have a strong motor, thaw the strawberries before blending.

 

 

 

 

Wednesday Recipes

Notes for Wednesday:

1. Tonight, for ease, I have added canned tomato soup to the grocery list. If you have a favorite tomato soup recipe feel free to use your own.
   
   
2. If the man of the house thinks a meal isn't a meal without meat, add a slice or two of ham to his grilled cheese sandwich. Be sure to add ham to the grocery list if needed.
   
   
   

Tomato Soup - canned* or your favorite recipe



  Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

• bread
• American cheese slices
• butter

Put 1-2 slices of cheese between two bread slices and butter the outside on both sides. Grill on a flat griddle until both sides are golden brown and crispy.

 

Leftover Five Cup Salad

 

 

Thursday Recipes

Thanksgiving Day Meal

 

 

Friday Recipes

Enjoy your leftovers in an open face Turkey sandwich. Use a slice of bread, add cranberry sauce if you have any leftover, add potatoes or make some mashed potatoes, add a few pieces of turkey and cover with leftover gravy.

 

* Indicates that of the options listed, this item is the one on the grocery list.

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