Meal Plan: September 8-14

Sunday

Asian-style Rice and beans.  I did not have mandarin oranges, so I used peaches and pineapple juice that I had on hand.  I also added some scallions.  It was delicious!  

Monday

Onion soup

Tuesday

Slow Cooker Meat Loaf, mashed potatoes and whatever vegetables strike my fancy!

Wednesday

Pasta with red sauce

Thursday

Meatloaf sandwich with pickles and sliced tomatoes

Friday - Taco night 

Saturday - Annie makes dinner!

Open faces sliced egg sandwiches

For a treat this week:  whole wheat peanut butter cookies

http://bakingbites.com/2012/04/whole-wheat-peanut-butter-cookies/

For breakfast this week:  peach and blueberry muffins

http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/basic-muffins-with-berry-and-oatmeal-versions-recipe

Meal Plan: June 17 - 23

Monday:
Broiled Hake, potato salad, coleslaw

Tuesday:
Sushi rolls

Wednesday:
Pasta with tomato and basil

Thursday:
Chili with rice

Friday:
Taco night

Saturday:
TBD

Sunday:
TBD

Meal Plan: June 3 - 9

Losing power last night cost me my whole routine... almost.  Since we did not have our roast chicken last night, opting instead for convenience store fare that could be heated on the Coleman stove, we made it tonight.  I got a little misty with pride when Annie argued, "but isn't today soup night?!?" and another plus:  she ATE ASPARAGUS.  Here's to changing things up (even a tiny bit).

Monday:  

Smitten Kitchen Flat-roasted chicken with little yellow (peeled, this time) potatoes, asparagus and cantaloupe.

Tuesday:

Sliced chicken breast, pasta side with arugula and a smidge of bacon, broccoli and pineapple

Wednesday:

Rigatoni with Red Sauce and green salad

Thursday:

Hoppin' John with Brown Rice

Friday:

Taco Night

Saturday:

Pork chops with chutney, asparagus and herby-green salad

Sunday:

Roasted or grilled chicken with sides from the market

Meal plan: January 30 - February 5

Monday:

Birthday leftovers - ham with apple jelly, macaroni and cheese, spinach and pickles

Tuesday:

Pasta Alfredo with ham and zucchini

Wednesday:

Beans (and ham) and rice with broccoli

Thursday:

Ham and onion pot pie

Friday;

Ham salad sandwiches on bulkie rolls with pickles and roasted potatoes

Saturday:

Pizza

Sunday:

Split pea soup

Meal Plan: January 9-15

Monday:

Slow Cooker Apple Sauce Chicken and Company's Company Potatoes Au Gratin from A Year of Slow Cooking with shredded zucchini

Tuesday:

Asian-style orange pork with brown rice and broccoli

Wednesday:

Slow Cooker Squash Soup from A Year of Slow Cooking with chicken salad sandwiches

Thursday:

Left over Split pea soup with cheddar shallot toasts

Friday:

Pizza

Saturday: Visit with the Andrades!

Our own Slow Cooker chili, cornbread and salad

Sunday:

Franks and beans with homemade sauerkraut

Meal Plan: October 16-22

Sunday:

Gnocchi with leftover pizza sauce

Monday: GS Sign up night

Slow cooker Tamale Pie with green beans

Tuesday:

Tomato and Shrimp Pasta

Wednesday:

Pork chops, roasted potatoes, apple sauce and roasted Brussels sprouts

Thursday:

Black bean soup with hard boiled eggs and green beans

Friday: No school

Pizza

Saturday:

Vegetable lasagna, green salad, apple crisp

Meal Plan: October 9-15

Sunday:

Leftover Chicken pie from Saturday

Monday:

Slow cooker Cowboy Beans with rice and sauteed spinach

Tuesday: (Kate traveling)

Pasta with sauce

Wednesday: (Kate traveling)

Broiled fish, roasted potatoes, roasted Brussels sprouts

Thursday: TES Open House

Borsht and zucchini fritters from the freezer

Friday:

Pizza and crispy kale

Saturday: Harvest Dinner at SFA, bring potluck item

Meal Plan: September 25-October 1

Sunday:

Pancakes for dinner!

Monday:

Pasta with sauce and meatballs

Tuesday:

Slow Cooker Shepherd's Pie (our own recipe - vegetarian with sauteed eggplant, onions, celery, carrots tossed in leftover tomato sauce and a Romano Cheese, topped with mashed sweet and white potatoes.

Wednesday:

Slow Cooker Boston Baked Beans with Rice steamed cabbage

Thursday:

Zucchini fritters and Borsht from the freezer

Friday:

Oven Fried Chicken, leftover beans and shepherd's pie

Saturday:

Paella?

Meal Plan: September 11-18

Sunday:

Macaroni and Cheese and Crunchy Cabbage Salad

Monday: (Fencing)

Leftovers from Sunday

Tuesday: (School board meeting)

Slow Cooker Borscht and Zucchini Fritters

Wednesday: (K @ work reception)

Hummus with pitas and sliced cold veggies

Thursday: (TES picnic)

Eggplant sandwiches, celery sticks, watermelon

Friday:

Pizza

Saturday:

Leftovers (or Salsa Bean Chicken)

Meal Plan: July 10-16, 2011

Sunday:

Garlic Scape Lamb Chops with Baby Artichokes, Pan-fried Potatoes, Sliced Tomatoes and Tzadziki

Monday:

Vegetarian Chili with Rice and Broccoli

Tuesday:

Pasta with Tomato Sauce and Salad

Wednesday:

Broiled Fish with Roasted Cauliflower and Rice tossed with Garlic Scape Butter

Thursday:

Steak and Egg Salad

Friday:

Pizza

Saturday:

Market-inspired dinner with Grandpa and Ya-ya

Meal Plan: June 19 -25

Sunday:

Burgers, pasta salad and strawberry shortcake

Monday:

Slow-cooker navy beans with chutney, brown rice and broccoli

Tuesday:

Pasta salad, beet greens with chickpeas

Wednesday:

Zucchini, carrot, chickpea pancakes with pesto sauce

Thursday:

Leftovers from Monday with spinach

Friday:

Homemade pizza

Saturday:

Steak salad or burgers (after Farmer's Market)

Meal Plan: April 10-16

There were Swiss Chard, duck eggs and some end of the barrel storage onions at the Norwich Farmers Market this Saturday. We have been so fortunate to have the monthly winter markets.....and the outdoor weekly market reopens in 27 days!!!!! Not that I am excited or anything. We are looking forward to seeing all the farmer friends we made last summer and to visiting more frequently with those that kept us sustained over the winter.

Sunday:

Shrimp stir fry with broccoli, onions and rice

Monday:

Slow Cooker Baked Beans with corn bread and canned apples

Tuesday:

Pasta and marinara sauce

Wednesday:

Tomato Soup and Cheese Sandwiches

Thursday:

Chili with rice

Friday:

Eggs in a Nest with sweetened rice

Saturday:

Pizza

Hummus

We are moving away from cheese and toward hummus. I love this recipe from Simply Recipes.

Meal Plan: March 20-26, 2011

Sunday:

Black bean and zucchini quesadillas and coleslaw

Monday:

Corn Pudding

Leftover corned beef hash and broccoli

Tuesday:

Ricotta and swiss chard gnudi

Wednesday:

Chicken, barley soup with cabbage, celery and adzuki beans

Thursday:

Corn Chowder with bread

Friday:

Zucchini parmesan

Saturday:

Pasta with creamy pesto sauce

Next week:

Sunday:

Meat loaf and tomato gravy with roasted potatoes and beets

Meal Plan: March 6 - 12

Sunday: Cheese sandwiches and Tomato Soup

Monday: Leftover chicken, scalloped potatoes and broiled zucchini

Tuesday: Blackbean soup with corn relish and broccoli

Wednesday: Pasta with Pesto

Thursday: "English Muffin" pizzas with leftover calzone filling

Friday: Broiled fish, with seasoned rice and zucchini

Saturday: Pizza or tbd

Sunday: Meatloaf

Meal Plan: February 27 - March 5

Sunday:

Leftover Chili and Rice

Monday:

Cheese Sandwiches and Tomato Soup

Tuesday:

Zucchini Fritters with white bean soup

Wednesday:

Pasta Pesto

Thursday:

Cheese Quesadillas with black bean soup and corn relish

Friday:

Pizza

Saturday:

Oven Fried Chicken, Apple Pie, Carrots, Potatoes

Meal Plan: December 13-19

Monday:

Shrimp Stir Fry

Tuesday:

Broiled Halibut, roasted carrots and beets over lettuce

Wednesday:

Pasta

Thursday:

Fish salad sandwiches/wraps

Friday:

Quesadillas with adzuki beans, rice and leftovers

Saturday:

In New York

Sunday:

In New York

Meal Plain: November 28 - December 3

Sunday:

Pizza

Monday:

Turkey and Dumplings

Tuesday:

Turkey Soup

Wednesday:

Thanksgiving Shepherd's Pie with cranberry on the side

Thursday:

White bean and Apple Chili with added turkey if some leftover

Friday:

Pasta with pesto and turkey

Meal Plan: September 12-19

Sunday: pizza and salad

Monday: pasta with potato/carrot sauce

Tuesday: Potato/Leek Soup with bread and salad

Wednesday: Chili with cornbread (double batch - half for freezer)

Thursday: Lasagna

Friday: Leftover lasagna

Saturday: at Beth's

Sunday: Grilled cheese and left over soups

Making Pickles

This summer we have been working on pickles. We started with an experimental 6 pints of dilly beans using a basic dill recipe plus red pepper flakes for kick. Once we got going we made and put by 24 pints of sweet bread and butter pickles using a recipe from simplyrecipes.com.

We put by 19 quarts of dill pickles using this recipe from allrecipes.com.

We also made a few quarts "new pickles" or "half sours" by using the dill recipe, doubling the garlic and leaving out the dill. I did not can these, but put them directly into the refrigerator and started eating them after 8 hours. I have made them in advance for lunch guests.

We bought a bushel and a half of cucumbers and about half a peck of green beans in addition to onions, garlic and dill at our local farm stands and will be looking forward to crunch (I hope!) cukes through the winter!