Welcome to MPM! This week we’ll be celebrating Thanksgiving here in Canada. Well technically next Monday is Thanksgiving but we always celebrate on the Sunday night. Next week will be all about the leftovers. Also because we’ll be busy next Sunday night with the festivities, don’t look for MPM to go up until Monday morning :)
Now I have to tell you about the recipe highlight from last week. Well actually I can’t pick just one because both of these meals were absolutely fantastic! If you get a chance to try either the Cheese Stuffed Meatloaf or the Caesar Chicken Pasta Salad I’m sure you won’t be disappointed. Both are easy to prepare although I was a little worried about the meatloaf for a minute there when I realized I would actually have to roll it up but to my surprise I did it without any problems. Yay me..lol. The funny thing is I don’t normally even like meatloaf but I gobbled up seconds of this recipe in no time flat. Yum!
Oh and one other thing I should mention today. To be wild and crazy, I’m trying out a new linky system below. Hopefully we won’t experience any problems. Let me know which one you prefer, the old Mr. Linky or the new MckLinky. Sorry apparently my site didn’t like the new linky. I’ve switched it back.
Here’s what we’ll be eating this week and as you can see I like to keep things pretty simple leading up to the big event :)
Monday: Fuss-Free Ravioli and Cheese Bake (Family Favorite)
Tuesday: Southwestern Soup served with Buttermilk Wheat Bread in the bread machine
Wednesday: Buttermilk Baked Chicken served with french fries and carrots
Thursday: Strawberry Buttermilk Waffles (can you tell I have buttermilk to use up!)
Friday: Zucchini Carrot and Black Bean Quesadillas
Saturday: Leftover buffet (always a good idea to use up what’s in your fridge before a big meal)
Sunday: Thanksgiving dinner! I’ll be trying some hopefully great new recipes and will be sharing them as part of my Holiday Meal Planning Made Easy handout for Simplify 101’s Holiday Workshop.
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Kelly, we don’t have any grocery stores that double coupons in my area either. In fact coupons aren’t very plentiful at all around here. The lowest I’ve been able to get my grocery bill is about $100.00 a week for our family of five.
How did your family like the Rustic Italian Tortellini Soup?
Mine loved it!
Thanks for the chance to post. I love your website.
Wow, we’re usually over $100 a week for our family of 3! I know we could do better, though, and am slowly working on it… but I think $100 will probably be about the lowest we can get to. We used to live in Ontario, though, and I know prices are even higher here in Nova Scotia than they were there… everything is a little higher, but especially produce and dairy. And the Farmer’s Market is often even more expensive, although nice :)
I should clarify that $100 a week is a good week. Average is about $150.00 a week I would guess. I live in the North and food is considerably more expensive here that is for sure. When I went to visit my parents in Ontario last year I was in shock at their low food prices, well low compared to ours anyway LOL
Hi! Love your blog and all of your ideas. I have a quesiton about the buttermilk chicken. It doesn’t call for butter milk – do you replace the evap milk and vinegar with buttermilk?
Thank you!
Are you doing Menu Plan Monday today (10/12) It is soooo helpful to me!!
Deb@ Frugal Living And Having Fun
Stuffing–yummmmmmm. Turkey is just an excuse for all the side dishes as far as I’m concerned. It sounds like you had a delicious meal!
Laura,
What do ya’ll traditionally eat for Thanksgiving? is it the same as here – turkey and all of the trimmings?
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