It’s one of my favorite weeks of the year! We’ll be celebrating Thanksgiving with my dad, my brother, my sister-in-law and my nephew. Our menu includes turkey, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, stuffing (hopefully; we forgot to make it a few years ago!), butternut squash parmigiana if I can find it, and a bevy of desserts. There’s a lot of prep involved, and even though my sister-in-law is doing most of it I’m still taking it easy for meals for the rest of this week.

Monday: Chicken parmesan meatballs

The first time I made Rachael Ray’s Chicken Parm Meatballs, I just served them with some marinara dipping sauce and a veggie side. They’re a little fussy to make, but they were a big hit. This time I’m going to make some pasta to go along with them.

Tuesday: McAlister’s

I’ll be making a few Thanksgiving sides tomorrow, so we’re going to take advantage of kids-eat-free night at McAlister’s.

Wednesday: Something simple

On Wednesday we’ll be making a lot of desserts for Thanksgiving, so we’ll be having something simple for dinner.

Thursday: The Feast

Friday: Pizza

Our favorite pizza place closed earlier this year and a new one took over its space. We hadn’t tried it until last week, and I’m pleased to report that I have a new favorite pizza place.