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7-Day Dinner Planner

Our menu helps you plan out dinner and your shopping list for the week. Try these great recipes.

Monday -- Taco Night

Brown up the meat, and set up bowls of toppings for your family to build their own tacos.
  • Healthy Tacos
  • Frozen Fruit Pops

    • Tuesday -- Super-Quick Casserole

    You can't beat the prep time of this hearty dinner. The simple flavor even pleases picky eaters.
  • Tuna Noodle Casserole
  • Easy Ice Cream Sandwiches

    • Wednesday -- Rotisserie Chicken

    Pick up a rotisserie chicken from the grocer, and whip up a simple salad to match.
  • White or Brown Rice: Prepare according to directions on bag.
  • Field Greens Side Salad
  • Garlic Broccoli
  • No-Bake Peanut Butter Cookies

    • Thursday -- Leftovers With a Twist

    Use up leftover rotisserie chicken and rice in simple stir fries.
  • Stir-fried Chicken with Peanuts
  • Fried Rice
  • Banana Pudding

    • Friday -- Homemade Pizza

    Homemade pizza is easy to make, and lets the kids have fun in the kitchen.
  • Video: Fish-Shaped Pizza
  • Kettle Corn

    • Saturday -- Barbecue

    Fire up the grill for a casual dinner, and finish off with amazing, gooey brownies.
  • Garlic Flank Steak
  • Grilled Portobello Mushrooms
  • Caramel Brownies

    • Sunday -- Big Family Dinner

    This classic pot roast dinner is packed with winter root vegetables. Serve with creamy garlic mashed potatoes, and finish off with a surprisingly flavorful healthy recipe for carrot cake.
  • Succulent Pot Roast
  • Skin-On Mashed Potatoes
  • Corn & Arugula Salad
  • Moist Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting

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    7-Day Dinner Planner

    MamaRouse
    MamaRouse says:
    May 28, 2008

    Online recipes are a very big help when looking for things that do not take long to fix (for our "short nites" - those nights when activities or school events take charge for the evening) plus you can try out some from popular recipe books before buying one (which can get expensive if you then do not use the ones you purchase). I am so very thankful for the basic Home-Ec. skills from my high school days (like planning a weekly menu for our dinners as well as our weekend breakfasts and lunches). Without Home-Ec. classes being made available in most school systems now such online resources like Family.go.com are today's way of assisting families that did not have the advantage of Home-Ec. in their school system. Thanks to the other's who have already posted comments: I had also wondered about those "meals on the go" sources but had never found the need yet to turn to one - not sure that I will either after the reviews from those that have tried them.

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    MamaSaraJo
    MamaSaraJo says:
    March 20, 2008

    I've tried Dream Dinners and it was just so-so. Everything tasted pretty much the same--mostly because it was all based on processed/packaged foods. There wasn't anything we got really excited about.

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    CuisineAficionado
    CuisineAficionado says:
    March 11, 2008

    Thank you for the tip, MommaFoley. I was skeptical about those places, though I'm sure they're great if you want to get ahead of the game. That is a wonderful recommendation on the book as well! I'll have to try it with my family.

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