Welcome to another week at the Chive Talkin' Menu Plan Blog Roll!  Thanks so much for visiting and for joining in with your menu plan.  Please feel free to make comments and suggestions.  I would love to hear from you!  Don't forget to keep checking back as menu plans are added.  The whole purpose of this menu plan and blog roll is to introduce you to the joys of menu planning (yes, there are joys!) and to inspire you to health by providing you a few flexitarian, vegetarian and raw menu ideas and recipes.

What an awesome day!  The Cowboys won!  I got to spend some quality time with my family.  The Cowboys won!  I got to do some organizing.  The Cowboys won!  Well, you get the picture, right?  I'm a Cowboys fan, but please don't hold that against me.

Part of the organizing I did was going through my recipes and throwing out the ones I am done with and separating the rest into seasonal favorites.  That way, I don't have to look through summer recipes to get to the ones I want right now.  It always feels good to be a bit more organized.

I am all about comfort food this time of year.  You have probably gathered that from my recent menus.  I am really into gratins.  Everyone agreed that the Veggie Medley Gratin from last week was delicious.  It's great when you serve a meatless meal where you don't miss the meat.  So, I will be incorporating gratins and one dish meals into the plan.  You heard it here first.  What are some of your seasonal favorites?

Oh yeah, I just added an Amazon a-Store to my site!  Check it out on the sidebar - it's called the Kitchen Store at Chivetalkin.  By purchasing from Amazon through me at my store, you are supporting Chivetalkin even if you don't purchase my favorites!  Cool, huh?  Please be sure to check back as new items will be added to my "inventory" regularly.   

So, here's this week's menu plan:

Monday - DH's Special Request...  Asian Stir-fry... spicy chicken with lots of veggies... brown sticky rice.

Tuesday - Golden Lentil Soup... red lentils, butternut squash, tomatoes and other goodies make up this vegetarian soup... crusty artisan bread.

Wednesday -  Ratatouille... with turkey or chicken sausage and feta cheese over whole wheat couscous.    

Thursday - Beef Tacos... this is my request - haha! I really want hardshell tacos with all the typical fixings plus homemade guacamole. 

Friday - It's Friday!  You know what that means... POW (Pizza of the Week) Night!  This week will be Roasted Veggie Naan Pizza with goat cheese and a classic Pizza Margherita. 

Until next time... Eat well - Cheers!

Fellow Foodie Friends, please join me by linking your blog menu plan via Mr. Linky on Sunday evenings.  I usually have my menu plan up by 9pm...  If you're not ready until Monday evening... No worries, just please do it!  Let's inspire one another.

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