Menu Plan Monday ~ Dec 14th
Hi everyone! Sorry for the delay tonight. How was your week? I hope things are going smoothly for you and not too stressful.
I normally don’t do any extravagant Christmas baking but I do like to give the gift of goodies to teachers and friends once and awhile. Last week my friend Tanna, at Complete Organizing Solutions, posted about some very different cookies that she assured me were very yummy. I say different because they are made with Ritz crackers, peanut butter and chocolate AND didn’t require any baking. That certainly got my attention! I made up a batch yesterday and I have to say they were surprising delicious and so easy to make which always gets me super excited that is for sure. Not even I could mess these babies up 🙂
Easy Peanut Butter Cracker Cookies
Also if you are looking for a quick and easy potluck dish, I highly recommend this festive Appetizer Wreath.
Isn’t that pretty and fun?! And also very easy to throw together, yay!
Okay so on my menu this week…all family favorites!
Monday: Homemade Mac & Cheese
Tuesday: Slow Cooker Dilled Pot Roast
Wednesday: Pizza Pancakes
Thursday: Leftover buffet
Friday: Mexican Style Ravioli Bake
Saturday: Slow Cooker Sweet Aromatic Chicken
Simple Supper Sunday
WHAT’S ON YOUR MENU THIS WEEK?
Menu Plan Monday guidelines and banner selections are here.
WooHoo! I’m first! Well worth staying up until midnight 😉
Your menu and Christmas look great!
Thanks for hosting!
~Liz
So excited to be participating! The crescent roll wreath looks amazing! I’m definitely going to try it out this season!
Those peanut butter cookies are THE BEST!! A friend just made them at our cookie exchange; they taste so much like Nutter Butter cookies, if you’ve had those.
When I entered my link, I wrote “one week+” however, the “+” sign didn’t show up, so it just looks like I wrote “one week!” with a big exclamation mark. How funny!! 🙂 Maybe everyone will think I’m a brand-new menu planner and am just so excited that I planned for “one week!” 🙂
Wow, those are some pretty cookies! And the wreath, oh my!!
Your pictures make everything look so gorgeous! LOVE the edible wreath! I may try that. 🙂
I’m glad you liked the cookies Laura! They are always a hit especially when I mention no baking! 🙂 The perfect cookies for me.
Cheryl, they do taste similar to Nutter Butters. My husband had a Christmas party on Friday night and they had a chocolate fountain with stacks of Nutter Butter’s next to it for dipping. I was in heaven!
I think that my own Christmas baking has gotten a little out of control.
OH… I love those peanut butter cracker cookies, but I had forgotten about them!! So grateful for the reminder!! 🙂
I love the idea of the Appetizer Wreath! How festive and yummy!!
the wreath is cute! something festive, yet healthy 🙂
I also think the pizza pancakes are fun! Thanks for the link to the recipe.
I am totally intrigued by the pizza pancakes. I can’t decide if my family would love them or hate them, lol!
The wreath is so cute!
Toni
My mom has been making these Ritz cracker cookies for years and they are always a bit hit! YUM!
I’ve had the biggest craving for homemade mac & cheese since Saturday. But alas, it was not to be for me this week.
Enjoy yours! =)
I am hosting a Christmas dinner this week – that wreath is stunning – going to try it out. Thanks!
Can’t wait to try your cookies!
The pizza pancakes look like the perfect light dinner or lunch for the family – the picky boys will even eat them I’m betting.
The appetizer wreath is so pretty! That would be great for our next holiday party. Thanks, as always, for the wonderful ideas.
Looking forward to trying out that wreath…so pretty! The Ravioli bake sounds yummy…
I see we both thought homemade macaroni and cheese would be good tonight. 😉 We are currently eating mostly vegetarian and I’m on the lookout for new recipes. The Mexican-style Ravioli looks really good and all I will have to change is substitute vegetable broth for the beef broth.
I have to say “THANK YOU” once again. I was the lucky winner of the six month menu planning through Stolen Moments Menu Planning, and wow, has it been a blessing! I was never this good at putting meals on the table so consistently! Love it! http://www.CleverColleen.blogspot.com
this is my first time participating…i ‘m excited! that wreath looks so cute and yummy! thanks for doing this.
your menu’s always sound so yummy!! those cookies look amazing and the wreath does too!! 🙂 love the new look btw, don’t now if i told you that yet!! gonna have to try those cookies, i have to make some for a cookie exchange next week…. thnx!
The Ritz cookies look yummy. Years ago I had a recipe for Girl Scout style mint cookies, using Ritz. They were delicious, and easy to make. Now I want some! Off to google the recipe…
Sorry I accidentally posted “4fh Cookies” – whatever that is! I was about to post my menu plan when the phone rang and my 2 year old “posted” while I was on the phone. Sorry!
Those Peanut Butter Cracker Cookies look yummy! I can’t wait to try them!
Your menu sounds so delicious. Since I am a SLACKER this week I may be using some of your meal ideas. Thanks!!
Your menus always look so yummy!
Hi Laura!
Your menu looks yummy! I love tt appetizer wreath. that is just so cute! I might just have to make it!
Have a great day!
what great ideas for the holidays and the menu looks delicious
You always inspire me to get mine up! Thanks!
That appetizer wreath is such a clever idea!
That wreath is a great idea. I’m doing a fun event this week called Merry Merry Munchies. You should come and add both of these. Thanks for hosting MPM. I really love all of the great ideas.
The recipe for pizza pancakes sounds good! And I love that appetizer wreath. Too cute.
I just want to say how much I just ADORE your new blog look. It is absolutely perfect!
I am so excited to see those easy peanut butter cracker cookies on here. But that is such a long name. ‘Round these parts we just call them yummies
Love that wreath appetizer–it looks delicious and oh so festive! I may need to make it for my family’s early Christmas celebration coming up this weekend. We’ll be needing some snacks to munch on after our “big” meal early in the day. Love your new blog redesign too!
I am finally up. Work is now finished for the year and I am linking up to stirfry recipes this week. Have a great week everyone.
Glad to hear these taste good. Check out these cute snowman cookies using the dipped Ritz with peanut butter. I’m making them for my daughter’s kindergarten class this week and was debating between using the Ritz/peanut butter or Oreos instead. Based on your suggestion, I think I’ll give the original recipe a try! http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Snowman-Treats?cpi=2&sort=2
Just started out… you have a wonderful blog thanks !
You and yours have a wonderful Christmas!
Those peanut butter cracker dipped cookie things might be just the dessert I’m looking for for tomorrow night. Thanks for sharing your menu with us.
Merry Christmas.
these babies look so cute and inviting^^
christmas is coming, that means all the work will have to be done before I could enjoy anything… that means, stressful 🙁
Thanks for faithfully having this linky for us to share our Meal Plans. I’ve gained traffic from MPM alone and I truly appreciate it. Thanks for also including a giveaway this week . May you have a very Merry Blessed CHRISTmas!! ^_^
My grandma has made those peanut butter cookies for as long as I can remember. They are a Christmas tradition in our family. LOVE them with milk chocolate (although white chocolate is ok too)!!!
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