Thursday, November 18, 2010

MMC 30-Minute Menus for November 21, 2010

Happy Thanksgiving! It is hard for me to believe T-Day will be here this week! This week's menus are guaranteed to be on the table in 30 minutes - flat so you can spend your time getting ready for the holidays!

My family is coming in Wednesday evening so I am creating a buffet with the Super Supper Stuffed Spuds menu; folks can mix and match their spud stuffings as they want! Both prep and clean-up are a snap with this super supper.

Saturday's menu of Dilly Tilapia Bundles is made so easy using Puff Pastry. It is easy enough for family yet fancy enough for company. I love serving this menu for company because it is so quick and tasty!

Thanksgiving dinner of Glazed Cornish Hens with Pecan Stuffing is a treat for the whole family - including the cook. I will be serving the Curry Shrimp Cocktail 'Party in a Bag' for a great start to this meal. It is: a Camembert Round; Shrimp Cocktail with Tamarind Coconut Curry; Endive, Snow Peas, Asparagus Spears, Bell Peppers with Pineapple Chipotle Salsa; Sea Salt Pita Chips and Simple Water Crackers; Wasabi & Soy Sauce Almonds.

Do you have a party in your plans? If so, check out the latest feature on my website - 'Party in a Bag'! The Bags are designed to help you pull your party together in 30 minutes - flat! I love to entertain but don't often have the time required to pull off a big, fancy 'do', so, over the years, I have learned a few short-cuts; I will share them with you.

If you are planning a dinner party or family gathering, take a look at the Holiday and Special '30-Minute Complete Menu Plans' on my website. You will find menu ideas to help with your celebration or 'do'.

The Family Meals '30-Minute Complete Menu Plans' are developed to help with both weeknight and special dinner prep. I create Complete Menu Plans using the 30-minute menus from this blog:

  • The Complete Menu Plans give you recipes and step-by-step instructions for preparing the complete meal (not just the entree as most meal plans do) in 30 minutes - flat! I even include a grocery list to save unnecessary trips to the grocery store.
  • These are eComplete Menu Plans so you can purchase the menu plan now and use it for dinner tonight!
  • You won't have to spend your precious time thinking of menu ideas and then looking up the recipes - I will send it all directly to you!
  • You can purchase a Complete Menu Plan for the introductory price of .25 each.
  • You can purchase a Complete Menu Plan for the introductory price of .25 each. If you have found my 30-minute menus helpful, then you must check out the 30-Minute Complete Menu Plans!

You will find that I use several cooking methods, mix and match, to get dinner on the table quickly! (The ingredients in parenthesis show some of my quick-prep steps.) You can always substitute your favorite made-from-scratch recipes when you have more time.

I hope you have a great week!

Sunday:
Pork Medallions with Tarragon Sauce
Buttered Rotinni
Steamed Zucchinni
Blueberry Cheesecake Tarts (graham cracker tart shells, instant cheesecake pudding mix, blueberry jam)

Monday:
BBQ Chicken Quarters (prepared orange juice, bottled teriyaki sauce)
Curried Pineapple Slices (canned pineapple slices; purchase extra pineapple for Tuesday)
Potato Salad (canned potatoes)
Green Beans
Spiced Oatmeal Cookies

Tuesday:
Shepherd's Pie (instant mashed potatoes, canned mixed vegetables and soup)
Waldorf Salad (buy extra apples for Saturday)
Cherry Fluff (canned cherry pie filling and pineapple, frozen whipped topping; save some whipped topping for Wednesday)

Wednesday:
Super Supper Stuffed Spuds (vegetarian; microwave potatoes and bake in oven to finish, shredded cheeses, bagged chopped veggies)
Mandarin Spinach Salad (bagged baby spinach, canned Mandarin oranges, bottled Asian-type salad dressing)
Single Layer Yellow Cake with Berries (yellow cake mix, frozen whipped topping, berries)

Thursday: Thanksgiving Day
Glazed Cornish Hens
Pecan Stuffing (boxed cornbread stuffing mix)
Dilled Baby Carrots (bagged baby carrots)
Mixed Greens with Cranberries and Citrus (bagged greens, jarred citrus, dried cranberries)
Rolls, Butter (purchased rolls)
Pumpkin Pie with Whipped Cream (purchased pumpkin pie, canned whipped cream)

Friday:
Spaghetti Bolognese (boxed pasta, jarred Bolognese sauce)
Italian Medley Vegetables (frozen veggie mix)
Jam Thumbprint Cookies (jarred jam, prepared sugar cookie dough)

Saturday:
Dilly Tilapia Bundles (puff pastry)
Asian Stir-Fry (frozen stir-fry veggie mix)
Cranberry-Apple Salad
Tuilles with Ice Cream (purchased tortillas and ice cream)

Get inspired for your weekly menus at OrgJunkie!

I sincerely hope you have fun with your meal planning and preparation,
Elizabeth Randall and Family

1 comment:

Ask Ms Recipe said...

Glazed Cornish Hens, sure sounds good have a Happy Thanksgiving.

Nina
http://askmsrecipe.com/2010/11/marvelous-menu-22/