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How's the weather where you live?  Ours has been pretty typical of the Pacific Northwest...in other words, one minute it's sunny and gorgeous, the next minute it's pouring.  Seriously pouring!  Ah well, it all works out, because on the pretty days I get the urge to start organizing, and yesterday's project was totally emptying and reorganizing my pantry.  Needless to say that worked out real well for menu planning, as I now have a much better idea of what we have on hand in the pantry and the freezer. 

For previous weeks I was choosing recipes and buying groceries, and while I was able to find some fantastic deals (I'll give you a link to my other blog on that later this week!), but now that everything's nice and organized, I'll be better able to plan recipes off of what is on hand.  And what entrepreneur doesn't like to make the most of the assets they already have, eh?

Here's my Menu Plan for this week:

• Monday: Lemon-Herb Chicken w/ Broccoli Rice
• Tuesday: Slow Cooker Tamale Casserole
• Wednesday: Penne w/ Vegetables
• Thursday: Leftovers/sandwiches
• Friday: Turkey Club Squares
• Saturday: Beef Taco Skillet (you can find the recipe for this one in lots of the women's magazines lately; it looks so good!)
• Sunday: Fajita Stew