It’s crunch time, folks! Only three days till Thanksgiving! Hopefully, those of you with frozen turkeys have already put yours in the fridge to defrost. Remember to allow one day of defrosting for every four pounds of turkey! My bird is on a sheet pan at the bottom shelf of my fridge, ready to brine on Tuesday. Yes, I go the brine route. Why? It results in juicier meat. After using Alton Brown’s “Good Eats” Roast Turkey recipe, I’ll never go back.

This will be a pretty simple week, menu plan-wise, since most of the focus will be on Thanksgiving. Tuesday will be spent doing some prep work, chopping veggies, making pie crust, that type of thing. On Wednesday, I’ll be prepping and cooking my side dishes, allowing Thursday morning free to concentrate on the turkey and gravy.

Here’s this week’s menu:

Monday: Leftovers
Tuesday: New York Strip Steaks, Scalloped Potatoes, Buttered Peas
Wednesday: Pizza
Thursday: Happy Thanksgiving!
Friday: Leftovers
Saturday: Leftovers
Sunday: Leftovers

What’s on your menu this week?

It’s that time of year — light jackets have been swapped for down parkas and puffy coats, local restaurants have added hearty soups and stews to their menus, store windows are decorated for the holidays…and cold viruses are going around like the plague. Logan spent nearly a week battling a persistent fever that appeared with a nasty case of Strep throat. A few days ago, my husband got sick, too. Although he isn’t as ill as Logan was, he’s still pretty miserable. I spent the weekend chewing Vitamin C tablets and praying I didn’t get sick, too

Sunday’s steak dinner was swapped out for soup, since Johnny is still feeling pretty miserable. I must be feeling very soup-y this week, because I have two of them on the menu, a creamy butternut squash soup and a hearty sausage and kale. With this week’s temperatures rising to only the mid 50’s, tis the season for something warm in my tummy!

Here’s what’s on the menu for this week:

What’s on your menu this week?

Thanks to a super crazy weekend, I totally flaked on my menu plan and Monday post! My week was filled with the usual work, errands, household chores and cooking. On Sunday, we celebrated Logan’s fourth birthday with a big party. We had a great turnout and the party was a success! Logan was so excited to see all his classmates and celebrate with them. Thanks to everyone who came out and joined us for such a special day!

This week’s menu plan is going to be a simple one. Logan is feeling under the weather today and I have a feeling it’s going to be several days until he’s back to his regular self. Between taking care of my little boy and trying to recover this house from the toy tornado that just hit, I want to keep kitchen time to a minimum.

Here’s what’s on the menu this week:

What’s on your menu this week?

Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a fabulous weekend. I know I sure did! Friday evening was spent celebrating my best friend’s birthday, in the form of a masquerade party. It truly was a fun and well planned event. On Saturday, my boys and I spent the day at home, doing some light cleaning and lounging around. Yesterday was an absolute gorgeous day! We attended a baby shower for some friends that live nearby and got to enjoy their backyard and massive trampoline. Logan was definitely in his glory!

The unusually warm weather we’ve been having will stick around for only a few more days. I’m hoping to get the opportunity to go apple and pumpkin picking at one of the many farms here in Western Connecticut. So far, I’ve narrowed it down to Castle Hill Farm in Newtown, Blue Jay Orchards in Bethel or March Farm in Bethlehem. I’ll let you know which one we choose and follow up with some pics!

Here’s this week’s menu:

What’s on your menu this week?

This past weekend, barely anything went as planned. On Thursday morning, I woke up with what felt like a bad case of allergies. As the day went on, it became clear that I had come down with a nasty cold. By Friday, I could barely stand for more than a few minutes at a time, so cooking dinner was out of the question. My stuffed peppers got pushed off the Friday menu and we got take-out instead. Saturday, I woke up feeling significantly better than I had the day before, with tons of energy to boot. Unfortunately, the weather was gloomy and rain prevented us from heading out to The Big E. I spent the day puttering around the house, packing away our summer clothes and making room in the closets for our warmer attire. We ended the weekend by taking a trip to the in-law’s to celebrate my father-in-law’s birthday.

I plan to keep things simple this week. I’d love to start writing down menu ideas for Thanksgiving and testing out holiday recipes. The weather has certainly cooled down enough for me to handle the heat in the kitchen.

Here’s what’s on this week’s menu:

What’s on your menu this week?

Happy Monday! Here’s this week’s menu plan:

What’s on your menu for this week?

Another busy weekend just flew on by. I swear, all I did was blink and Monday appeared. September is such a busy month for my family, with lots of birthdays and our wedding anniversary to celebrate.

Here’s what’s on the menu for this week:

What’s on your menu for this week?