Menu Plan for the week of December 13th
Dessert of the week.....Fun Grinch recipes
Monday....Slow cooker Italian Chicken over brown rice with asparagus on the side
Tuesday....Dump and Bake Meatball Casserole
Wednesday....Creamy Cilantro Chicken over spaghetti squash
Thursday....leftovers or frozen taco meat
Friday....Stuffed Pepper Soup
Saturday....Eggplant Parmesan over wheat pasta
Sunday....Eating at Patties
Plan your meals for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Go over your checklist of both days and times of when things will start and end. Get your Santa Claus plan together.
Things to buy now....
Batteries
Find all chargers...phone, cameras
Liquor Store
Pre Orders to the Donut Shop, Pastry Shop, Local Deli's, BBQ spots, grocery stores
extra tape, extra wrapping paper
germ x and wipes
gum/mints
Make sure you have some hostess gifts on hand...some ideas
Bottle of wine/or favorite liquor
candles
lotion
T Towels
oils
soft blankets
holiday plant/flower
pastries
speciality creamers/coffee
a nice ornament with the hostess's name on it
Fun Holiday Cocktails
Christmas Sangria
Santa's little Ho Ho Ho
Winter Sea Breeze
I've compiled a list of Appetizers. I know this time of year...everyone gets asked to bring something somewhere.
Man Dip....because they eat all of it.
Bacon Wrapped Smokies....men love these too
Veggie Pizza...this is like a salad appetizer. We love them. I use fresh broccoli.
Mississippi Sin Dip...its so good. Could be a meal.
Jalepeno Popper Dip....very easy and very good. A crowd pleaser. Don't get the Jalepeno juice on your hands.
Artichoke/Spinach Dip...we eat this all year long.
Warm Gooey Bacon and Cheese Dip
Dill Pickle Dip...we make this on vacation and in the summer time a lot. Madison and I can eat it for a whole a meal. Addicting.
Jingle Jangle Punch
Peppermint Stick Martini,
Chocolate Peppermint Martini
Activities for the little ones......
Reindeer Print
Reindeer finger print coffee cup
Snowman Ice Cream
Candy Cookie Cones...we have done this every year. Miller loves it.
Footprint Christmas Tree
Handprint Christmas Tree
Christmas Tree hands....this is cute for a teacher gift. Do each kids hands and frame it.
Hugs,
Jen
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