Hit the Kitchen Running
(When You Have No Time to Plan)

by Anne B. Thistle

LIST OF MENUS

MENU 1
Barbecued pork chops
Cornbread
Coleslaw
Pineapple upsidedown cake

MENU 2
Salad with blue cheese dressing
Lasagna
Braised bell peppers
Chocolate pudding cake

MENU 3
Chicken grilled with herbs
Vegetable pasta
Carrot slaw
Ice cream pie

MENU 4
Greek salad
Beef Stroganoff
Noodles
Applesauce cake

MENU 5
Masked salmon
Basil sauce
Pasta with broccoli
Chocolate banana crêpes

MENU 6
Smothered pork chops
Rice (or noodles)
Peppery creamed corn
Lemon cream pie

MENU 7
Chicken breasts with vegetables and cream
French bread
Spinach with mushrooms
Thin apple tart

MENU 8
Gyros
Pita or tortillas
Vinegar slaw
Baked peaches

MENU 9
Shrimp Viennese
Plain pilaf
Caesar salad
Macadamia nut pie

MENU 10
Improbable roast beef
Smashed potatoes
Asparagus or broccoli
Chocolate fondue

MENU 11
Herbed chicken
Chicken couscous
Creamed beans
Bananas Foster

MENU 12
Sausage and peppers
Yeast focaccio
Grilled tomatoes
Cherry millas

MENU 13
Cumin chicken
Rice
Cabbage with carrot and scallions
Jam crêpes

MENU 14
Shrimp broiled with tomatoes and feta
Bread
Garlic cauliflower
Cocoa crater cake

MENU 15
Grillades
Corn maquechoux
Polenta
Apple streusel crisp

MENU 16
Turkey tetrazzini
Vegetable sauté
Coffee mallow

MENU 17
Wine-braised pork chops
Baked sweet potatoes
Corn on the cob
Open blueberry pie

MENU 18
Salade Bracieux
Zucchini frittata
Sour-cream potatoes
Ricotta-yogurt pudding with raspberry sauce

MENU 19
Romaine with honey-mustard dressing
Crab imperial
Peas
Pear frangipan

MENU 20
Chicken satay
Rice or pita
Gingered carrots
"Baked" apples with cinnamon red-hots

MENU 21
Chuck steak with green peppercorn sauce
Noodles
Orange salad
Hot fudge pound cake sundaes

MENU 22
Kielbasa (or other sausage)
Lentils vinaigrette
Marinated tomatoes
Strawberries or grapefruit with cream dressing

MENU 23
Chicken reuben
French bread
Zucchini rounds
Blueberries au gratin

MENU 24
Travis fried fish
Drop biscuits
Artichokes Cellini
Lemon chess pie

MENU 25
Chez Pierre sausage and zucchini
Waldorf salad
French bread
Cherry crisp

MENU 26
Huevos rancheros with salsa
Refried beans
Tortillas or chips
Buñuelos

MENU 27
Lamb steak
Boiled new potatoes
Green beans almondine
Peach melba

MENU 28
Crêpes poulet
Lemon broccoli
Sautéed parsnips
Chunky brownies

MENU 29
Thai beef 103
Pita
Sauteed eggplant
Fruit meringue

MENU 30
Pasta with white clam sauce
Italian orange salad
Italian beans in a mist
Black and white cupcakes

MENU 31
Pork chops in apple cream
Quick focaccio
Fresh pickles
Rhubarb crisp

MENU 32
Stewed tomatoes with cheese dumplings
Fried potatoes
Spinach salad with bacon
Strawberry patissière

MENU 33
Shaslik
Rice pilaf
Simple salad
Grilled pineapple

MENU 34
Chicken chalupas
Jicama and avocado
Lettuce and tomato
Krispie bars

MENU 35
Coleman seafood pasta
Roasted red peppers
Bread
Blueberry cobbler

MENU 36
Sautéed pork tenderloin with cranberry-mustard sauce
Spoonbread
Green beans vinaigrette
Ridiculous crispies

MENU 37
Chicken breasts with scallions
Artichokes
Warm French potato salad
Stovetop lemon souffle

MENU 38
Crab cakes with avocado sauce
Sautéed broccoli
Cornbread
Coffee ricotta

MENU 39
Welsh rabbit (or rarebit)
Toast, crackers, or croutons
BLT salad
Lemon sherbet (with toppings)

MENU 40
Pork chops in curried cream
Plain pilaf
Braised zucchini spears
Quick fudge

MENU 41
Griffith steak
Baked potatoes
Bean salad
Fruit pastries

MENU 42
Chicken divan
Pepper and tomato salad
Gingered carrots
Ricotta blueberry cinnamon parfaits

MENU 43
Salsa catfish
Coucous
Braised eggplant spears
Walnut torte

MENU 44
Eggs Benedict
Sautéed curried zucchini
Flat cannoli

MENU 45
Ham steak, with or without pineapple
Winter squash
Sour cream cabbage
Congo squares

MENU 46
Thai chicken and noodle salad
Sautéed bananas
Vinegar slaw
Chocolate mousse

MENU 47
Chicken Moscow
Noodles
Mushrooms and onions
Pound cake with orange sauce

MENU 48
Cream of broccoli soup
Chicken Marsala
Pasta with tomato sauce
Strawberry or peach shortcake

MENU 49
Broccoli pizza
Summer squash and onions
Chocolate cream pie

MENU 50
Chicken cheese curry
Toast, raisins
Salad with lemon vinaigrette and nuts
Tewksbury "tweets"

MENU 51
Creamed oysters on toast
Romaine braised with vinegar
Grilled donuts

MENU 52
Chicken Florentine
Uncooked tomato sauce
Pasta
Fresh fruit crêpes

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1. MAIN COURSES BY MAIN INGREDIENT

Table 2. GOOD DISHES FOR POTLUCK DINNERS

Table 3. USING UP LEFT-OVER PERISHABLES

Table 4. USING UP STAPLES

RECIPE INDEX


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