Menu Plan Monday – Better Late Than Never…

It’s football playoff season, and we love to entertain this time of year, so this should be a great week of eating, visiting with friends and watching football.

Here’s our menu plan for the week…

Monday – pork chops and scalloped potatoes

Tuesday – grilled chicken salad and garlic bread

Wednesday – leftover buffet

Thursday -meatloaf, mashed potatoes, corn, rolls

Friday – chicken enchiladas, Spanish rice

Saturday – spicy beef sandwiches (recipe to come later!)

Sunday – crab legs, shrimp, corn on the cob, baked potatoes and lots of football munchies for the playoff games!

Don’t forget to head over to Meal Plan Monday for even more meal and recipe ideas!

24 Reasons to Gather Around the Dinner Table

How often does your family have dinner together? If you’re like most families nowadays, the answer is probably, “Not very often.”

It’s understandable. Modern families are busy. Both parents work and sometimes get home at different times. Children have activities to go to, and Mom’s got to drive them all over the place. Really, who’s got the time and energy to even cook dinner every single night?

You, that’s who! Eating together is good for you and your family. So you better make time and find the energy to make home-cooked meals and sit down and eat together more often.

Researchers have found many benefits to home-cooked meals.  Watch this video to learn about some of them. In my own experience, though, there are many more. Here are 24 reasons I have found to share family meals more often:

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Where To Find Recipes

Even with multiple cookbooks and hundreds of recipes, I still get stuck for ideas for dinner.  And I’m always looking for new recipes.

There are two sites that I love browsing for dinner ideas and for new recipes.  They are:

AllRecipes.com and
Meals.com

In addition to thousands of recipes, these sites also offer articles and tips on cooking, cooking on a budget, entertaining, and eating healthier.

What are your favorite recipe sites?