Menu for the week of Dec 12

Here is my menu for the week of Dec 12.  I have been pretty busy with all of the holiday events for my kids’ school, holiday parties, work related holiday events and trying to keep up with all of the other stuff I do so my posts for the past few weeks have pretty much been only menus.  I will get back to more content and articles when the holiday pace slows down again, but for now I am concentrating on enjoying all of the special events and traditions of the holidays.  Even my weekly menus reflect the busyness of the season, most of the recipes are simple and relatively quick to make.

I am guessing that most people are in the same situation, all caught up in the bustle of the holiday season and I hope that you remember to actually enjoy your holiday events and traditions instead of getting lost in the pressure of pulling off a perfect Christmas.  Perfection is cruel taskmaster and anyway the truly fun, funny and memorable occasions are usually the ones where something unexpected, weird or wacky happens!

	Breakfast	Lunchboxes for kids	Dinner	Prep for next day
Monday	Cornbread Fresh fruit	Turkey & cheese sandwiches Apple slices Chips/pretzels Cookie	Creole red beans & rice Collard greens	Bake burger buns for tues Make granola
Tuesday	Granola w/yogurt or milk Fresh fruit	Peanut butter & jelly sandwich Baby carrots Grapes	Classic cheeseburgers Oven fries	Bake muffins.
Wednesday	Muffins Fresh fruit	Turkey sandwich Applesauce Pretzels	Lemon garlic linguine w/zucchini ribbons Cherry tomato/mozzarella cubes/roasted red pepper/fresh basil salad
Thursday	Muffins Fresh fruit	Pasta/veggie salad Tangerine Carrots	Felafal Tabouli Hummus / Pita Bread Carrot salad	Bake whole grain bread Bake sourdough bread
Friday	Whole grain toast Fresh fruit	Grilled cheese sandwich Yogurt/fruit parfait Carrot salad	Seafood stew (Cioppino) Fresh sourdough bread Caesar salad
Saturday	Granola w/yogurt or milk Fresh fruit	Leftover Buffet	Homemade pizza night	Relax & enjoy your Saturday night!
Sunday	French toast Fresh fruit	Lunch at In Laws' house	Tea & Toast	plan out next week. grocery shop. bake muffins.