Meal Plan Monday!

It's official.  Our oven is in working condition!  We've been out of commission for over 3 weeks!  Which, has been devastating to me, an avid meal planner, cook, and baker.  I have piles of recipes that I want to try just from 3 weeks of scouring the internet that have been put on hold.  The repair would have cost us well over $800, but thanks to the home warranty that was included in the purchase of our home, our total cost was $60.  And for that we received a new burner, a new electronic panel, and a touch pad on the outside of the oven. 

That being said, I'm excited to use the oven this week for several recipes, that although some of them were in the plans over the last few weeks, we haven't gotten around to making them yet.

Monday - Nachos made with ground turkey and complete with cheese, green peppers, onions, black olives, tomatoes, salsa, and sour cream.  Served with refried beans.

Tuesday - Cheddar potato soup that I saw the recipe for on the Semi-Homemade by Sandra Lee show on the Food Network a few years ago.  It's a really easy recipe, but so tasty.  I'll probably whip up a salad to go with it.  Here's the recipe:  Cheddar Cheese Baked Potato Soup.

Wednesday - I finally get to make those Stuffed Green Peppers with Italian Sausage and rice from a post a few weeks ago!! Here's the recipe: Stuffed Green Peppers.

Thursday - Napa Cabbage Salad with Teriayki Chicken.  This is a family favorite - thanks Aunt Mary!  Even though this recipe is from my Aunt on a recipe card in my kitchen, I found a similar version online so I could share the recipe and picture.  Here's the recipe:  Chinese Napa Cabbage Salad.

Friday - French Dip Sandwiches!  Something simple since we'll be getting ready to go out of town.  I'll probably serve it with broccoli and Cape Cod's Reduced Fat Potato Chips since those are so tasty when you dip them in the Au Jus.  Here's a simple recipe:  French Dip Sandwiches.

And because I'm so excited to have my oven back and have missed baking so much, I plan on making two desserts this week.  One is for our last day of school tomorrow since one of our colleagues might be taking a job somewhere else for the next school year. 

I plan on making a strawberry glazed pie my mom used to make us growing up.  Oh my gosh, I'm drooling just thinking about it now!  Here's the recipe, although I use strawberry Jello instead of the food coloring and such:  Strawberry Glaze Pie.

And lastly, Chocolate Chip Cookies with Pretzels and Peanut Butter Chips too!  Holy moly!  A friend made these for a Thirty-One party at her house in the fall and I found the recipe on Pinterest and am going to make these to take to the Bachelorette Party at the cottage this weekend.  Here's the recipe:  Pretzel Cookies.