First Week of February

Monday
Chicken or turkey casserole
Peas
Tomato and cucumber salad

Tuesday
Leftover pork roast
Mashed potatoes
Carrots
Apple crisp

Wednesday
Leftover pork and noodles
Lettuce salad
Fried apple rings
Corn
Pumpkin pie

Thursday
Hamburger hot dish (casserole)
Lettuce salad
Mixed vegetables

Friday
Baked fish
Scalloped potatoes
Green beans
Cranberry sauce

Saturday
Ham
Sweet potatoes
Green vegetable
Orange jello salad with fruit

Sunday
Chicken
Potatoes
Carrots
Celery and apple salad
Ice cream

Fourth Week in January

Monday
Pork chops
Mashed potatoes
Vegetable salad
Broccoli

Tuesday
Beef skillet casserole
Noodles
Beets or corn
Green salad

Wednesday
Shepherds pie
Mashed potatoes
Sliced tomato
Roll & butter

Thursday
Turkey breast
Sweet potatoes
Corn
Lettuce salad

Friday
Tuna casserole
California mix vegetables
Green salad

Saturday
Creamed turkey or chicken
Biscuits
Fruit salad
Green beans

Sunday
Pork roast
Sweet potatoes
Fried apple rings
Lemon pie

Third Week of January

Monday
Chicken vegetable stew
Noodles
Green salad
Roll & butter

Tuesday
Steak
Baked Potato
Onions and mushrooms
Red jello salad with fruit

Wednesday
Sloppy Joes
Chips
Fruit salad

Thursday
Hamburger rice hot dish (casserole)
California mix vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, carrots)
Apple salad

Friday
Fish
Hashed brown potatoes
Green beans
Cole slaw
Grapefruit and orange cup

Saturday
Ham
Scalloped potatoes
Broccoli
Lettuce salad
Baked apples

Sunday
Baked chicken
Mashed potatoes
Candied carrots
Lettuce salad
Ice cream

Second Week in January

Monday
Chicken and rice casserole
Peas
Apple & celery salad

Tuesday
Roast beef
Mashed potatoes
Pear salad
Carrots

Wednesday
Shepherds pie
Lettuce salad
Roll & butter

Thursday
Baked ham
Scalloped potatoes
Broccoli
Banana and orange salad

Friday
Fish
Parsley buttered potatoes
Green beans
Orange salad

Saturday
Pizza
Lettuce salad

Sunday
Baked chicken
Squash
Brussels sprouts
Cranberry sauce
Boston creme pie

First Week in January

Monday
Leftover chicken
Potatoes
Green beans
Banana & orange salad
Chocolate pudding

Tuesday
Pork roast
Sweet potatoes
Broccoli
Apple & celery salad
Pumpkin bars

Wednesday
Leftover roast
Fried apple rings
Sweet potatoes
Lettuce salad

Thursday
Ham
Mashed potatoes
Cranberry sauce
Peas
Pumpkin bars

Friday
Tuna casserole
Peas
Lettuce salad
Apple crisp

Saturday
Ham
Hashed brown potatoes
Mixed vegetables
Hot fruit salad

Sunday
Chicken
Egg noodles
Peas
Lettuce salad
Ice cream and cookies

New Year's Day

The first day of the New Year, a clear calendar ahead to fill in any way you wish.  This day can be full of hope for the future and full of gratitude for the opportunity to start fresh and try again. Life isn't about regrets or failures.  It's about how many times you learn from the past, resolve to do better in the future, and start again with a hopeful heart.  Live this new year with Generosity and Joy!

We are not big New Year's Eve celebrators in our family, though we have tried on occasion.  With our daily work schedules, midnight is just way too late to be awake!  So, pick a time zone, and celebrate when it's convenient for you.  The New Year is dawning somewhere in the world for a full 24 hours!

A great way to ring in the New Year is to share a special meal on New Year's Day with family and friends.  Here's a menu you can make at home adapted from a local upscale restaurant's New Year's Eve Special.

Since Pork Roast is on the menu,
this card looked appropriate

Chopped Salad:  lettuce, blue cheese, tomato, cucumber, chopped hard-boiled eggs, bacon, dressing of choice.
Minnesota Wild Rice Soup: recipe follows.
Pork Roast: pork roast, 1 cup cranberry juice, 1 can whole cranberries. Bake in slow cooker 4-8 hours - time depends on size of roast, if it's frozen or thawed, and whether you use low or high setting.
Mashed Potatoes:  Add a little milk and sour cream or cream cheese while mashing your boiled potatoes.
Asparagus:  Snap off the stem ends. Lay spears in frying pan with 1 inch of boiling water and cook/steam for about 5 minutes.
Apple Spice Cake or Dark Chocolate Cake:  Make it simple and buy a cake mix.  Bake according to package directions. 


Minnesota Wild Rice Soup:
2 to 2 1/2 cups chicken stock
1/4 cup white cooking wine (optional)
1 chicken bouillon cube
1 bay leaf
1/2 cup diced COOKED chicken or turkey
1/2 cup diced COOKED ham or 1/4 cup diced cooked bacon
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup chopped peeled carrots
1 (4 oz) can mushroom pieces, drained
1/4 cup raw white rice
1/8 cup raw wild rice, rinsed
1 cup milk
1 or 2 Tablespoons corn starch
salt & pepper
1/4 cup chopped or sliced almonds

Saute' onion, celery, carrots and mushrooms in butter until tender crisp.  Set aside.  Bring stock & wine to a boil.  Add bouillon cube, bay leaf, meats, rices and saute'd vegetables.  Simmer covered for 1 1/4 hours.  Mix corn starch and milk.  Add to soup and stir until thickened, but do not bring to a hard boil.  Add almonds.  Salt & pepper to taste.  Remove bay leaf before serving.

Fifth Week in December

Monday
Chow mein
Rice
Grapefruit and orange salad
Peas

Tuesday
Tuna casserole
Sliced tomato
Carrots and peas
Lemon bars

Wednesday
Tacos
Ice cream and caramel sauce

Thursday
Pork chops
Scalloped potatoes
Green beans
Cranberry sauce

Friday
Baked fish
Tomatoes, onions and potatoes
Orange jello salad
Peas
Apple pie

Saturday
Ham
Sweet potatoes
Green beans
Apple & Celery salad

Sunday
Chicken stew with vegetables
Mashed potatoes
Fruit cup
Roll and butter
Ice cream