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Our New Recipe Index: Inspiration for Menu Plan Monday

November 26, 2012

Most people don’t start organizing until January, right? Not me. One of the organizational tools I wanted on this new site was a recipe index. I wanted to make it easy for you (and me!) to find recipes without clicking through pages and pages or using the search box. So…… {drum roll please}……

Our Recipe Index page is live!

It’s live, but it’s not quite done. 😉 I’ve got some work still cut out for me. You’ll notice that some of the recipes are missing pictures. Hey… I was thinking that this might be a good excuse to make the New York Style Cheesecake. Sounds logical to me. I’m willing to take one for the team here.

This week’s menu plan was created with the missing photos in mind. I’m hoping to make some of the dishes and get some real pictures up there for you. Maybe we’ll get to that cheesecake before Christmas. (Here’s hoping!)

:: Breakfasts ::

Berry Delicious Pancakes
Eggs, Toast & Fruit
Cereal
Breakfast Pizza (recipe coming soon)
Gingerbread Scones with Cinnamon Glaze

:: Lunches ::

Leftovers
Sandwiches & Carrot Sticks
Quesadillas
Munchy Lunch (popcorn, cheese, fruit, veggies, crackers)

:: Dinners ::

Quick Ground Beef Stroganoff
Stuffed Pepper Casserole
Crunch Coat Broiled Fish
Crock Pot Black Bean Soup
Crock Pot Potato Soup

Maybe I’ll even throw in a Grandma’s Pumpkin Bundt Cake or a NY Style Cheesecake. We’ll see how the week goes!

If you’re looking for some general menu planning inspiration, stop by Menu Plan Monday hosted by I’m an Organizing Junkie.

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Comments

  1. Rona says

    November 26, 2012 at 7:04 pm

    So many MPM bloggers have breakfast for dinner. I’m so going to start serving breakfast for dinner. It’s economical;especially during these rough economic times. I actually saw $7 spaghetti sauce at Walmart!

    MPM definitely keeps me on track. I actually look forward to Mondays!

    Your menu plan looks delicious.
    Have a wonderful week!

    • Jennifer says

      November 26, 2012 at 11:11 pm

      That’s funny, Rona. My daughter was just checking out a recipe for baked French toast tonight. I told her that we might have that with eggs for breakfast sometime this week. I think it’s a big savings to do breakfast for dinner sometimes. Thanks for stopping by.

  2. Debbie says

    November 28, 2012 at 6:26 pm

    Great ideas going on! I am giving away two great prizes on my blog: a $50 gift certificate to my favorite jeweler robinsonlane.com and a copy of a new book published by fellow blogger, Kat Robinson. It is called Arkansas Pie: A Slice of the Natural State. I just know you will love either one. http://diningwithdebbie.blogspot.com/2012/11/2012-merry-merry-munchies-3-baked.html Come link up to enter.

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