Cooking From Your Pantry | Menu Plan Ideas, Freezer Meals and Simple Recipes Week 52 of 52

3 Breakfast Ideas

Spinach, Strawberry and Blueberry Smoothie – If you are trying to be healthy in between holiday functions, here’s a pretty darn tasty smoothie recipe.  {Pin it for Later}

Pumpkin Bread – These make excellent neighbor gifts, or you can just go ahead and take down the loaf yourself.  {Pin it for Later}

Dutch Breakfast Puff – This is like a pancake and a pastry, all in one nice little casserole dish.  {Pin it for Later}

4 Lunch Ideas and Dinner Ideas

Cast Iron Skillet Chicken Pot Pie – Substitute the chicken in this recipe for leftover holiday turkey for a delicious way to use it up.  {Pin it for Later}

Bacon Wrapped New Potatoes – If you need a holiday appetizer, these are awesome.  To be fair, though, pretty much anything wrapped in bacon is awesome.  {Pin it for Later}

Lasagna Cupcakes – The HH found this recipe years ago and not-so-subtly asked me to make it.  His pressuring payed off, because the are mmmm, mmmm, good. {Pin it for Later}

Crock Pot Lasagna Soup – This soup has all the goodness of lasagna, with the added comfort of soup.  {Pin it for Later}

3 Sweet Treats 

Cashew Cranberry Brittle – This stuff makes a fantastic holiday gift.  {Pin it for Later}

Upside Down Pear-Gingerbread Cake – This stuff is amazing.  Enough said.  {Pin it for Later}

Cranberry Apple Pie – You just have to make this for your holiday dessert.  You. Just. Have. To. {Pin it for Later}

Featured Freezer Meal Recipe

Chili Con Carne with Bacon and Beer – I love pulling out a bag of chili for the nights I don’t feel like cooking.  The boys love this stuff too, which means sometimes they are begging me not to cook…wait a minute, that doesn’t sound right?!  {Pin it for Later}

Featured Canning Recipe 

Meyer Lemon Ginger Marmalade – I love everything Meyer lemon, and this recipe is no exception.  The ginger lemon combo is divine.  {Pin it for Later}

What are YOU planning on making this week?

~Mavis

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