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December starts on Monday, and the weather is getting colder and snowier. It’s perfect weather for staying indoors, and cooking hot, hearty suppers!
For our new recipe this week, I added Pan Seared Lamb Chops. Keith might do them sous vide instead, and brown them under the broiler at the end of the cooking process. We’ll see!
And for a few fun food ideas, check out the Food Celebration Days section, below the weekly menu.
The Weekly Plan
Here is our plan for the week starting Sunday, Nov 30, 2025. There are links for some recipes, and others are made “freestyle”.
- Note: Beside each recipe, I show the number of times that we’ve made this recipe, since I started keeping track in 2015.
Sunday — Pan Seared Lamb Chops ( 0 times )
- Prep: 1.12 hr, Cook: 0.13 hr
Monday — Carrot Apple Ginger Soup ( 26 times )
- Prep: 0.25 hr, Cook: 0.75 hr
Tuesday — One-Pot Creamy Orzo with Pork ( 1 times )
- Total time: 45 minutes
Wednesday — Sheet Pan Lemon Garlic Salmon ( 38 times )
- Prep: 0.17 hr, Cook: 0.33 hr
Thursday — 15-Minute Wonton Soup ( 1 time )
- Total Time 15 minutes
Friday — Greek Lamb and Orzo ( 37 times )
- Prep: 0.00 hr, Cook: 0.50 hr
Saturday — Slow Cooker Pot Roast ( 84 times )
- Total time: 6-8 hrs
Food Celebration Days
Almost every day of the year has a food celebration that we can enjoy, or ignore! Here are a few of the food days for the upcoming week, with recipe ideas for you.
Sunday, Nov 30th – St. Andrew’s Day
St. Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland, and you can learn more about him, and his day, on Scotland’s website.
- Keith ancestors came to Canada from the lowlands of Scotland. According to legend, they were notorious for crossing the border, and stealing sheep from the English farmers.
- So, to celebrate St. Andrew’s Day, we’ll have lamb for supper!
Here are a couple of lamb recipes from my old food blog.
Monday, Dec 1st – Eat A Red Apple Day
Nobody seems to know how Eat a Red Apple Day got started, or why only the red apples are included. But we love apples, so here are a couple of apple recipes for you to try.
- What better way is there to use apples than to make a pie? I posted this recipe for St. Lawrence Corn Oil Apple Pie on my old food blog
- Apples are good in side dishes too, like this Apple Parsnip Puree recipe
- And if you’re too tired to slice up the apples, use applesauce! These Applesauce Bran Muffins are delicious
Thursday, Dec 4th – National Cookie Day
Cookies don’t need an introduction, do they? We’re always ready to eat a cookie or two, and here are two recipes for you.
- These Cranberry Orange Oatmeal Cookies are chewy and delicious, and easy to make
- And these Carrot Cookies are an old family favourite. They’re a little softer, and with the carrots, I think they count as a serving of vegetables, right?
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Weekly Meal Plan 2025-11-29
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