may menu

I've been resisting doing menu posts for a looooooong time.

I was always nervous about them.  What if I changed my mind about what I wanted to cook?  What if I didn't make it through all of the dishes?  What if one of them flopped and I decided not to blog about it?  What if, what if, what if...

And then it hit me...this is a blog, not a contract!  If I change my mind, I change my mind.  If I don't make it through all of these dishes, I'll just roll some over to the next month.  And if one flops...well, it flops.  No biggie.

With a baby at home, I've got less and less time to pour through cookbooks, create recipes, and go grocery shopping.  I think it's about time that I attempt a monthly menu.  I've listed the recipes I've picked for this month in no particular order.  As I post about them, I'll come back to this post and link up the recipes (only for those that turn out to be worthy, of course!).  Anything I don't get to will be rolled over to the next month.

We'll see how this goes!

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Note: All dishes with an asterisk are those I'll be reviewing for Gooseberry Patch's new cookbook, Harvest Table.

Main Dishes
*Slow-Cooked Campfire Stew
Perfect Pizza
Thanksgiving Meatloaf
Quick-and-Easy Chicken and Dumplings
Slow Cooker Fajitas
Turkey and Bacon Paninis
Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas
Cheddar-Apple Salad
Chicken Salad Sandwiches
Lemon Chicken Pasta
Spicy Peppered Beef
Tavern Burgers

Side Dishes
*Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes
*Granny's Cornbread Dressing
*Feisty Red Pepper-Bacon Dip
Marinated Veggie Salad
Sprite Bread
Green Rice
Fresh and Healthy French Fries

Breakfasts
*Wilderness Breakfast
*Bacon-Fried Spiced Apples
Buttermilk Pancakes with Buttermilk Syrup
Chocolate Chip Muffins
Dixie's Sky High Biscuits with Sausage Gravy
Baked Spice Donuts


Desserts
Chocolate Bit Meringues
Sugar Cookies
*Double Chocolate Tiramisu
4-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies