Menu Plan Monday: Week of December 28th

I can hardly believe it's nearly 2010!  The New Year will bring about lots of milestones for our family; among them: Sydney turns 10 (eek...double digits!) and will be moving from the town's elementary school to the larger district middle school, Todd and I will be 35, and our youngest son Zach will leave child care and start Kindergarten.  Wow.  Lots to look forward to. 

I wanted to start off on the right foot with a quick and easy menu for the week.  The kids are on school vacation, and I am on Winter Break from Dartmouth .  Sydney has a basketball tournament this week, and we've decided to ring in the New Year right here at home.

Breakfasts will consist of regular fare most days:  cold cereal and milk, toast/english muffins, scrambled eggs, oatmeal.  New Years Day will have a "fancier" brunch feel: eggs, bacon, cinnamon buns, fresh fruit and Raspberry Jubilee.

Lunches will also be simple and based on what the kids requested:  sandwiches (PB&J, grilled cheese, leftover Christmas ham), soup, quesadillas, fresh fruit, chips/crackers, string cheese.  We may also go to Friendly's at some point this week as a "treat". 

Dinners (in no particular order):

• leftover ribs and steak, ham, au gratin potatoes and/or popcorn chicken and rice, fresh veggies
• spaghetti and meatballs, salad, garlic bread
• Teriyaki Pork Tenderloin, mashed potatoes, veggies
• some sort of chicken breast perhaps crockpot brown sugar chicken, sliced oven potatoes, veggies
  
• chili, cornbread, salad
• New Years Eve = take out (likely chinese, maybe pizza)
• leftover buffet or fantastic appetizer buffet
  

Special items for any holiday entertaining:

• cookies
• chocolate pecan pie
• Sydney's favorite salsa dip (mix together 1 block softened lite cream cheese + 1/3 of a jar of salsa - we like Green Mountain Gringo)
• snack mix
• Cheeseburger Beer Dip
• cocktail weiners wrapped in bacon (cook under broiler)
  

Hop on over to The Org Junkie site for many, many more ideas for your meals this week.  Wishing you the best for 2010 and always!