Dinner Magic Menus November Week 1

Here are this week's menus. Remember, substitutions are fine. Create the meals with your family's taste in mind. All the meals serve 4-6 hungry people.

Click here for this week's shopping list.


Pork Paprikash in the Slow Cooker
Mashed Baked Potatoes
Broccoli with Lemon Juice
Crusty White Bread

Serve this up with mashed potatoes or mashed sweet potatoes, a green vegetable, and some bread hot out of the bread machine for a delicious, warm dinner that serves four to six.




Vegetable and Tofu Curry Dinner

This vegetarian fare is a filling dinner in a dish. Add chopped, cooked chicken if you prefer to have meat in the dish.



Baked Chicken Parmigiana
Green Beans
Romaine Salad with Homemade Caesar Dressing

This tasty Italian style dinner will have them asking for seconds!




White Bean Chicken Chili
Warm Corn Bread
Fresh Garden Salad

This simple meal takes only minutes to make and tastes delicious. Leftovers can be frozen in single portion sizes to be reheated for a warm lunch at work.

Roast Chicken in the Crockpot
Baked Butternut Squash
Fresh Whole Wheat Bread
Garden Salad with Craisins and Pecans

With roast chicken this simple, you’ll want to make it again and again. Turning it on HIGH at the end will make the skin crispy and brown.




Taco Soup with Tortilla Chips
Yogurt and Blueberry Dessert

A favorite of my family’s for years, this soup is tasty any time of year.




Carnitas Burritos
Refried Beans
Spanish Rice
Shredded Salad Toppings

The trick to making tender carnitas is to cook is slowly all day.

Shopping List November Week 1

Dinner Magic Will Help You With Dinner Every Day

Welcome to Dinner Magic! If you're here, you might be looking for help with planning, shopping, and preparing dinner each day. It makes sense to cook and eat at home; it's healthier, it's less expensive, and eating together creates bonds in relationships.

You don't have to spend much time to create delicious meals. It only takes a few minutes to put the ingredients together, set the table, and sit down to healthy, satisfying food. Even the non-cooks among us can serve up meals that the whole family will enjoy.

Each of the menus that are on this website are ones that I have served my family. Most of the menus serve 4-6 people. If your family is smaller, cut the recipes in half. If your family is larger, or very, very hungry, double the recipes.

You can start using Dinner Magic anytime. Each week I will provide seven days of dinner menus, plus the shopping list for all the ingredients. Before you begin, read Keeping a Well-Stocked Pantry. (Coming soon!) By using a checklist, you can keep your pantry stocked with the basics all the time, and only need to shop each week for the fresh or special ingredients.

Dinner doesn't have to be a chore. In fact, dinner can be a fun part of the day. Let Dinner Magic do the planning for you, and then you can enjoy relaxing meals everyday.