Menu Plan Monday ~ Nov 15th + giveaway
Updated to add: This giveaway is now closed. The winners are #36 and #58!
Hey girlfriends! Happy new week to you. I’m guessing a lot of you are busy planning for the US Thanksgiving next week. I know what a crazy time this can be and I wondered how I could help alleviate some of that stress for you.
That’s when I got an email from Tricia over at Once a Month Mom telling me about her new fabulous holiday cooking ebook. The entire holiday meal that is included in this ebook can be made in advance. Do you know what that means? Less stress and more time for your guests on the actual day. That is my kind of cooking! Tricia lists out the steps to put together the entire menu in one shot all in advance. Or if you want you can spread it out over a couple of nights depending on the time you have available. All the recipes can be frozen until needed. Hola!
This eCookbook is a step-by-step resource for cooking Thanksgiving and/or Christmas dinner ahead and freezing it. It contains grocery lists, instructions, recipe cards and freezer labels. Since it is a holiday menu, there are resources for those serving a family of 8 and those serving a family of 16. Here are the recipes that are contained in this eCookbook:
* Veggie Pizza
* Pumpkin Cheeseball
* Scalloped Corn
* Freezer Mashed Potatoes
* Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes
* Slow Cooker Stuffing
* Make Ahead Butterhorn Rolls
* Turkey Baste
* Cranberry Mustard Ham Glaze
* Pumpkin Pie
* Caramel Apple Pie Trifle
It sells for $9.99 however for one week only you can purchase this awesome holiday helper for $5.99 (40% off!!) using code ORGJUNKIE at checkout. A great deal for the amount of sanity you will save!
Giveaway:
Tricia also has TWO copies of her book to giveaway here today. Whoot! Simply leave a comment on this post, prior to Wednesday, November 17th at 4:00 pm PST, telling me you’d love some holiday cooking help. I’m closing it earlier than I normally do on giveaways so that the winners will have ample time to start their holiday cooking! 🙂 Open to everyone and winners will be selected by random.org.
Last week I tried a new chicken recipe called Baked Garlic Parmesan Chicken and it was really delicious and super easy too! It took a couple of minutes to prepare and then it gets thrown in the oven for 30 minutes. My kind of recipe!
One last thing I want to tell you about today. Isn’t this the cutest Magnetic Menu Board?
Guess what? You can make you own with this awesome tutorial OR if you aren’t overly crafty like me you also have the opportunity to win it! Visit Ucreate Foods to enter this one (not here).
Okay here’s what we’ll be eating this week:
Monday: My daughter’s cooking Chicken Caesar Wraps (keeping it simple)
Tuesday: Crockpot Honey Glazed Ham served with rice and broccoli
Wednesday: Spaghetti Ham Bake (using up leftover ham)
Thursday: Leftover buffet
Friday: Italian Pork Chops served with baked potatoes and roasted veggies
Saturday: Breakfast for dinner ~ Whole Wheat Apple Pancakes
Simple Supper Sunday
WHAT’S ON YOUR MENU THIS WEEK?
Menu Plan Monday guidelines and banner selections are here.
I would love some holiday cooking help! Thanks.
I LOVE Tricia! I met her a few years ago at a conference and she is amazing! I will definitely have to check out her ebook. That magnetic planner is awesome too. I LOVE all things magnetic!
Your menu looks great this week. I might have to try that chicken, I have chicken on the menu, but I can always change the recipe!
Toni
I can always use new holiday cooking ideas! Your menu looks very yummy this week – especially the wraps.
Love that menu board…very cool! And the Chicken Caesar Wraps sound really good!
Thanks so much for hosting another great MPM!
~Liz
Thanks for linking to my whole wheat apple pancake recipe. And that magnetic menu board is adorable!
I would love some holiday cooking help! Easy entertaining recipes, the menu board is amazing and I’m dreaming about a caramel apple trifle!
I’d love a copy of that Holiday EBook – sounds simply fabulous!
I think I’ve said it before, but I love the idea of the “leftover buffet!” We usually just have leftovers the night after having a meal, but your idea sounds like it’d make it a little more fun for the family.
Have a wonderful week!
I’d love some holiday cooking help – those recipes sound delicious! And oooooh to the menu board – I want to try that!
I would love to holiday cooking help! I also would share this info with my mom and she is in charge of the Christmas meal!
I so love Once a Month Mom and would love, love, love to win the cookbook!
I would LOVE holiday cooking help!!
Sounds like a great book – could use the extra holiday ideas on how to cook in advance.
I always love some holiday cooking help!
Of course I would love some holiday cooking help! Thanks for the chance to win.
Tricia’s e-book looks wonderful! And I love the menu board, too! I could totally see myself using them both!
P.S. I’m not sure why my little picture didn’t show up in my menu link, but I think it still works…probably an error from my end. Sorry! *sigh*
Oh no! It was my error! I copied another one of my posts instead by accident. Do you know how I can fix it? The real link should be: http://momsmanyprojects.wordpress.com/2010/11/14/meal-plan-week-of-november-14th/
So sorry!
I was able to change your link for you no problem. However the only way to include a picture (if you want) is to re-add your link. Sorry about that. Laura
Thank you so much! No need for you to be sorry…it was completely my mistake…I don’t want to take up more space by adding it again so I’ll go without the pic this week. Thanks again, Laura!
I want help with holiday cooking!!! I will take all the help I can get! hehehe
Wow! That menu planning board is A-mazing!
I would love some holiday cooking help!! Your menu board is too cute!!
Last year we cooked Thanksgiving dinner for just the two of us… this year is the first year I’ll be cooking for family!! I’d love some help 🙂
I hope you enjoy the pork chops too!
that baked garlic chicken parm looks amazing!
As usual you have great links and ideas along with your menus. I do appreciate it, especially this week with Tricia’s ebook and that cute magnetic menu planner.
I would LOVE some HELP. I cook because we have to eat!! I’m not the best, but thankfully I have a wonderful family.
I could *really* use some holiday help, as I’m hosting Thanksgiving this year but only moving into the apartment the Sunday before.
So yeah, that would be LOVELY to save me a shred of sanity!
I would love some help with the holiday cooking!
Thanks for the giveaway!
Linda @ Linda’s Lunacy
http://www.lindaslunacy.blogspot.com
i call this my aspirational living site. adding an e-book for holiday cooking would definitely fit into this theme for me.
so pretty please 🙂
Tricia’s e-book sounds amazing! What a great idea. I would love this.
would love help with holiday menu planning! Just now popped over to Ucreate Foods for the menu board. thanks for all the neat ideas in planning meals!
I would love to try to make-ahead holiday recipes!
I would love some help with my holiday cooking! Those recipes sound delicious…especially the rolls. I do love me some bread!
I would love help with my holiday cooking!
Oh yeah, I could use some help! ;-D
Thanks for all the great ideas today!! You are amazing. I would love some holiday cooking help!!
Sure would like to have a copy of that great sounding make-ahead cookbook. I have to prepare things to take from MS to TN for Thanksgiving this year. Thanks for the opportunity!
I would love some holiday cooking help, I am loving the make-ahead concept!!! I get to cook Christmas dinner by myself for the first time ever this year, yikes!
Oh! The magnet menu board is SO cute! I will have to take a look at making one! 🙂
I found your site about a week ago when I was looking for a recipe…WOW! I started using Mondays for menu planning, and I’m really thrilled with your organizing ideas. Talk about helpful! I could definitely use some holiday cooking help 🙂
Claire
I don’t know why, but the last couple weeks, I’ve had trouble linking to the linkie. My blog post for meal planning isn’t showing up. 🙁
I would love some Holiday cooking help!!!
I would love and could use Holiday cooking help! 🙂
I would love some holiday cooking help. This book sounds like just the right thing. Thanks
Holiday cooking is always my favorite time of year and if I could win that book I would love it!
Laura, I have been reading your site for a while and wanted to say THANK you so much for hosting this. I feel so much better after I menu plan and I’m getting more organized thanks to the helpful tips you have!
who wouldn’t love some holiday cooking help?!
YES!!!! PLEASE!!!! I need all the help I can get!!
That’s exactly what I’m planning to do. Since I’m a very slow cook, I will literally needs days in advance to prepare otherwise, Thanksgiving has come and gone and the food is not yet done. I had been thinking of looking for recipes that can be cooked in advance without it getting spoiled. I’m thinking of just putting them in the fridge and then jsut reheat when the days comes. Since you already have this e-book, it will certainly save me the time scouring the internet for recipes. I’m crossing my fingers that I will win.
Thanks for the linky! I need so much help with Thanksgiving meal planning. Every year I try to out do myself so this year I need to stick to just a few things to cook. Help!
Also, that menu board looks soooooo cool!
I love to plan and cook for the holidays. Always looking for more hints and tips!
I would love some help with this holiday’s meals!! That cookbook looks awesome!
I’d love some holiday cooking help
Would love a chance to win the book!
I can always use holiday cooking help!
I would love to try out this ebook!
I need all the cooking help I can get! Plus I do LOVE that menu board! I am going to have to go and check that tutorial out!
Bernice
http://livingthebalancedlife.com/2010/the-minimalist-lifestyle/
Oh I would love holiday cooking help! My son’s birthday is November 27th, so we are always trying to juggle the two. Help is needed!
Please enter me in the giveaway! I would love some holiday cooking help!
Would love some help!
PICK ME! PICK ME! I’m cooking dinner for both of our families this year! A whopping 37 people expected!! ahhhh I’m already stressed – would love the help!!
I would love holiday cooking help, and make ahead recipes is such a great idea! Thanks so much!
I’m actually fairly new to the whole cooking for Christmas thing, so I would LOVE the help! 🙂
That e-book sounds like just what I need. I love the idea of cooking as much as possible in advance for the big Thanksgiving dinner!
We’re having Christmas dinner at our house this year, so I’d love some help preparing in advance! The sweet potato recipe has already got my attention.
We are hosting my husband’s family for Christmas this year and it’s my first time cooking a big holiday meal. Yikes! I’d love some help!!!
Who wouldn’t love some help with holiday cooking? I sure would. Thanks!
I’d love that e-book!! I’m all for less Holiday stress!
Oh, I could definitely use some help! 🙂
Hallo!! I would love to use this resource!! I’ve been wanting to purchase, but budget is too tight! This would be sooo nice to have. Thanks for offering it!
Commenting…hoping to win!
Wow. You have no idea how helpful and motivating your menu plan for this week was to me! I had a real heart-to-heart with my SIL today and realized I really need to get better organized–with meal planning, a more routine cleaning schedule, and such. Thank you for this post. I really like your menu for the week (including wonderful links to recipes!!!), and I plan to check back in weeks to come. Thank you!
I’d like some holiday cooking help! I’m cooking Thanksgiving for the first time!
The cookbook sounds really useful and helpful!
Would love recipes that I can do ahead of time. I usually work on Thanksgiving morning and it would be very helpful.
Everyone needs help around the holidays!! It can get quite overwhelming.
YES! I LOVE that men planning board and want to make one for everyone I know 🙂
I’d love to start freezer cooking with the holidays! It would definitely ease up the prep work.
I would looove some holiday help. Being able to make everything in advance would be so fantastic!
I am always in need of some help during the holiday season. Every little bit of help would be so useful to my life.
Help for Thanksgiving would be fabulous. With the grandkids visiting for the week, I have much better things to do than cook for 2 days!
Holiday cooking help would be fantabulous! I’m a sucker for a good cookbook!
I’m always looking for new ideas. This looks great!!
I would love, love, love some holiday cooking tips, I’m doing the big dinner at my house this year for the 1st time, so I have been a little crazy trying to get organized.
I would love the Holiday ECookbook! It sounds simply fabulous! What a tremendous help it would be!
I would love some holiday cooking help!
oh I could definitely use some help! This is my first thanksgiving at my house! Thanks for the giveaway!
Of course I could use some Holiday Cooking Help, this would be great!
Oh how I would love to have this book. I work 50+ hours per week and would love advice on how to come home and have “real food’ for dinner as opposed to take-out!
Thanks for this post – I used a few of your dinner ideas this week. Thank goodness for sharing!
Oh. And I ADORE the menu board.
I NEED holiday cooking help!!! Thanks!
I definitely will need this Hoilday cook help book to save me! I am trying to figure out what to make and bring it over to moms. It will be my very first dish to make for my whole family!
Pretty please, help me out, bookie! 🙂
I would love Tricia’s ebook! She is great!
I would love this e-book. Boy, do I need some help for the holidays!!
I would love some holiday cooking help!
I could definitely use some help, and making stuff ahead is the best kind of help!
I would love some help and more ideas for Thanksgiving dinner!
Help me make an awesome holiday dinner! =D
We all need all the help we can get so I would love this wonderful ebook. Thanks!
I’d love some holiday cooking help! Please oh please.
Mmmmmm, pancakes!!!
would it be awful to tell you that in 12 years my hubby has done almost all of the holiday cooking??? any help I can get is great..I want him to take a year off!
I could always use some Holiday cooking help and tips! thank you 🙂
We live several hours from family so we are constantly on the road. Cooking ahead saves my sanity with two small children!
who doesn’t love cooking help?
I NEEEEED holiday cooking help! 🙂
I can always use cooking help!!
Hope you enjoyed the Chicken Caesar Wraps! Thanks for the link. 🙂