Meal 1: Penne with Butternut Squash and Goat Cheese

Suggested Sides

 Pear and Blue Cheese Salad

 The Best Rosemary-Garlic Potato Bread

 Oatmeal, Cranberry and Chocolate Chunk Cookies

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Meal 2: Sliced Sirloin Steak

Suggested Sides

 Pan Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon

 Potato Puffs

 Pear Ginger Crumble

DoveTailing Tips

Cube 2 additional pounds of sirloin steak to use day 4 in Hearty Sirloin Chili.

Cook 12 additional slices of bacon to use in Ultimate Grilled Cheese on day 3. Be sure to remove about 3/4 of the bacon grease from the pan before adding the brussels sprouts.

Reserve 1 pound of brussels sprouts to shred for Crunchy Sweet Brussels Sprout Salad on day 3.

Meal 3: Parker's Split Pea Soup

Suggested Sides

 Ultimate Grilled Cheese

 Crunchy Sweet Brussels Sprout Salad

 Shortcut Slow-Cooker Apple Cider

DoveTailing Tips

Use the 12 stripes of bacon you cooked on day 2 for todays grilled cheese sandwiches.

Use the pound of brussels sprouts from day 2 for today’s salad.

Meal 4: Hearty Sirloin Chili

Suggested Sides

 Cast Iron Skillet Corn Bread

 Green Salad with Cranberry Vinaigrette

 Pear-Walnut-Cranberry Quick Bread with Vanilla Bean Glaze

DoveTailing Tips

Use the steak you cubed on day 2 in today’s chili.

Meal 5: Ravioli With Sage-Walnut Butter

Suggested Sides

 Fall Fruit Salad

 Rosemary-Garlic Potato Bread

 Quick and Easy Apple Tart

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