"C" is for Cooking - December Edition

It seems my menu posts have gotten a little behind.  No worries though, we are still planning monthly meals!  Here was December's menu:

Week 1:

Hamburger Helper & salad

Pork loin, potatoes & salad

Chicken with cabbage slaw (Real Simple)

Turkey sausage and Zatarain's rice

Week 2:

Steak florentine

Spinach artichoke cheesy tortellini (Rachael Ray)

Sweet & sour pork (AllRecipes)

Crab & corn chowda mac (Rachael Ray)

Week 3:

Beef tacos

Chicken pastina (Giada, recommended by Katie)

Pumpkin turkey chili (All Recipes)

Week 4:

Bacon & blue cheese burgers & onion rings (rings recommended by Crystal)

Make your own takeout (MYOTO, Rachael Ray)

Salmon with green beans & bok choy (Real Simple)

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"C" is for Cooking - November Edition

This is the second in my series of posts on our monthly menu planning.  We try to do a beef, pork, chicken, and seafood meal each week with plenty of veggies.  Here was November's menu:

Week 1:
Eggs with peppers and onions (Real Simple)
Chicken and citrus salad (Real Simple)

Lemony tuna and pasta (Real Simple)

Chipotle beef and beer chili (Real Simple)

Week 2:

Crab and corn chowda mac (Rachael Ray)
Bacon and blue cheese burgers & sweet potato fries

Make Your Own Take Out (MYOTO, Rachael Ray)

Week 3:

Beef Tacos

Nanna's spaghetti & salad

Salmon with leeks and bacon (Rachael Ray)

Greek Pitas

Week 4:

Rosemary pork chops (Rachael Ray)

Bacon Leek and Tomato (BLT) soup (Rachael Ray)

Steaks & rosemary potatoes

THANKSGIVING! Ham, chipotle sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, rolls, pecan pie, pumpkin pie

The Real Simple recipes weren't very good, but we really loved the salmon with leeks and bacon and bacon, leak, and tomato soup from Rachael Ray.  Who knew we liked leeks?!

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