Hi; I am looking for ideas on how to set up a weekly menu system for my husband and I. I would also like to know what goes good with what.. Example:Chicken with mashed potatoes,corn and a salad ...what about desert????

Thanks, Li

-- Lisak-Zion,IL (magpie@fsi.net), August 19, 2001

Answers

Peach cobbler and ice cream is a good chicken dinner desert.

-- R.H. (rhays@sstelco.com), August 19, 2001.

Lots of color on your plate--greens, fresh or cooked, reds, yellows, like peppers or tomatoes, etc. Fruit too!

-- GT (nospam@nospam.com), August 20, 2001.

A variety of textures as well, such as smushy spaghetti, crisp salad, crusty French bread. And we follow that with fresh, homemade brownies still warm from the oven. The brownies might have nuts, but more often they don't.

-- Cathy N. (keeper8@attcanada.ca), August 20, 2001.

After a heavy rich meal like stews or roasted fare and in hot weather we like sherbert (sorbet). Its light on the tongue and tummy and refreshes after a heavy meal. Goes with anything!!! Aaaaand its FAT FREE!!!!!!! Woo hoo!

-- Alison in N.S. (aproteau@istar.ca), August 20, 2001.

My weekly meal planning is based upon what is coming up in the garden and what is on sale in the local grocery stores (I shop four to get best deals as I do my errands). I use websites like recipelink.com to find recipes to match what is on sale (usually in season too). Here are some website that will help you:

http://organizedhome.com/kitchen/menuplan.html

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/4211/

http://momsonline.oxygen.com/homespace/dishitup/article.asp? key=DDM0830w

Please let us know if these helped you.

-- Ann Markson (tngreenacres@hotmail.com), August 20, 2001.

For what it's worth, my niece is a registered dietician (what a word!), and she would frown on the potatoes and corn without a green vegetable, as potatoes and corn both have a lot of starch in them. Try brocolli, if your kids will eat it - mine love it, especially if you put just a dab of cheese sauce in or on it.

-- Christine (cljford@aol.com), August 23, 2001.