I think, one thing long-term meal planning is teaching me, is to R-E-L-A-X. Life doesn't go exactly as planned, and that's all right. Some nights, other things are going to come up, and that's all right. It's good to have a plan, but it's equally as good to know when to let the plan go. I like it.Edited: Okay, maybe I'm taking this relax thing a bit far, lol. We had Chuck E. Cheese to celebrate great report cards Thursday, date night Friday, spontaneous-just-because dinner out Saturday, and Oops! there's-no-power dinner out last night. Expensive, but I will admit the break from cooking was nice.
For the first time ever, I am very tempted to go our for Thanksgiving. My parents, who normally join us, made other plans; Jason & Lori can't figure out what they're doing, and one of our favorite restaurants is having a buffet that sounds scrumptious. I'm just not in the mood for all the work of Thanksgiving, probably because I'm working so much now. However, I know Rebekah's really counting on a home-cooked Thanksgiving straight out of her memories and, oddly enough, so is Julianna, so suck-it-up and cook I will. What about you? Would you ever go out for Thanksgiving dinner? In my defense I will say I've cooked 25 of the last 27 Thanksgivings. I'm tired. :)
Also, what kind of turkey do you buy? El Cheapy? Butterball or Honeysuckle White? Or, premium, free-range, all natural, no-hormones turkey? I'm having a tough time deciding. I've bought el cheapo, I've bought Honesuckle and Butterball, I even once bought a free-range, but for some reason I'm paralyzed to make a decision this year. I feel like there's a lot riding on this Thanksgiving--Rebekah's homesick and I know it's going to mean a lot to her, I'd like to make it as special as possible (hence the not going out), but when I'm just not feeling the cooking mojo it tends to make it hard for me to be decisive. Help a girl out.
Friday--Date night. Woot!
Saturday lunch--pot luck
Saturday dinner--
Sunday lunch--Chinese BBQ pork, fried rice, veggie
Sunday dinner (Nutcracker practice)--
Monday (ballet w/parent)--Wonton Soup, egg rolls
Tuesday (piano, jazz/Hip Hop)--spaghetti & meatballs, bread, salad, easy dessert
Wednesday (scouts)--Chicken wraps w/Pioneer Woman's Fried Chicken Strips, fruit
Thursday (Hip/Hop)--Trader Joe's tamales & corn cakes
Friday--California Pizza Kitchen Thai Chicken Pizza (cheese for the kids)
Saturday lunch--Tortilla Soup
Saturday dinner--Seared sea scallops and pasta, broccoli, bread
Sunday lunch--Southwestern Brown Rice & Black Bean Burgers, rolled tortillas,
Sunday dinner (Nutcracker practice)--Nachos
Monday (ballet)--Southwestern Chicken Salads
Tuesday (Rebekah home!!!! piano, dance)--Chili & Cornbread & fixins, brownie bites
Wednesday--Lasagna
Thursday/Thanksgiving lunch--posted separately later
Thanksgiving Dinner--posted separately later
Have a great week!
4 comments:
Thanksgiving is my crown, I'd hate if I had to travel to inlaws to eat. I look forward to cooking all day-- isn't that insane?
I'm sorry, but I think you deserve the break and a scrummy buffet might ruffle feathers for a minute or two, but the bonus is they will get a relaxed Mom who has more time to visit with them on the day. You might not want to scrap the idea just yet :-)
We've been eating Thanksgiving out of late. We go out of state for the week for a week away and we find Cracker Barrel puts out a pretty good spread. A couple of times, we took my parents with us, and bought store made dinner and it was pretty good and a lot less work.
I have given it thought but i am one of the weird ones who enjoy the cooking. Maybe it is because i havent been doing it for very long. This will be my 6th year. Maybe after 25 i will be over the enjoyment of it. Although i dont think i would ever be aloud not to do it. My hubby might just die without his ham and turkey lol.
Your menu for the week looks great. I would really like your Chicken wraps. Thank you for sharing.
Miz Helen
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