5-Day Meal Plan with "Dovetail Tips" for Big Time Savings!

Download these recipes into your Cook'n software. Then, you can save time and money by using your Cook'n software to make a grocery list! Save time by using the dovetailing and "prepare-ahead-of-time" features designed into this menu!

Monday

Fried Chicken
Yummy Coleslaw
Blueberry Buckle

Dovetailing Tips: There are lots of dovetailing tips this week! Today you will want to just save some extra blueberries and set them aside for Thursday's dessert. Easy enough, but you will be glad you did it!

Tuesday

Shrimp Scampi
Steamed Vegetables
Rice Pilaf
Creamy Vanilla-Caramel Cheesecake

Dovetailing Tips: Today you will do your weekly onion chopping. Two onions chopped shoudl be plenty to get you through the week. You will use some tonight and one small onion Friday.

You may opt to prepare about 5 ounces of extra shrimp today to use instead of the salmon in the Salmon-Stuffed Tomatoes tomorrow. There are instructions for the variation in the recipe and this would save you a lot of work! Either way it will be delicious!

Wednesday

Grilled Steak Florentine
Salmon-Stuffed Tomatoes
Blackberry Dumplings

Dovetailing Tips: If you chose to switch things up and have Shrimp-Stuffed Tomatoes today then you are way ahead! Use the shrimp from last night and you should be enjoying a Heavenly dinner in much less time!

Save any leftover blackberries and you can use them in dessert later this week as well!

Thursday

Crunchy Oriental Chicken Salad
Angel Food Cake with Chocolate Glaze

Dovetailing Tips: As long as you are cooking chicken for this wonderful salad cook up enough extra for one cup of cubed chicken tomorrow. This will mean big time savings and two uniquely wonderful salads with much less work!

Today you get to use those leftover berries you set aside. Toss them in to the Angel Food Cake with Chocolate Glaze if you like a fruity flare! You can also cut up strawberries and kiwi to toss in, but if you do that make sure to cut enough for tomorrow's dessert so you only have to do it once!

Friday

Manicotti
Italian Chopped Salad
Cream Cheese Coffee Cake With Fruit Salsa

Dovetailing Tips: Today you get to enjoy the fruits of you labors (quite literally)! Use the onion, cooked chicken, and any fruit you have ready and you are well on your way before you even start cooking.