Menu Plan Monday


Camping dinner from a few weeks ago - hot water for tea (and washing up later), hot dogs and bratwurst, served with buns and fruit. 


Happy end of July!


After a rough start to summer, things are starting to settle back into rhythm here.  I'm so very grateful.


We are harvesting a few things from the garden, collecting our weekly CSA box, and have kept the shopping to a minimum these last two weeks - first with a camping trip which we had already stocked up for, and, second, we had so much food in the house, particularly produce, that we needed to eat.  This last Saturday we did a $61 and change shop and stocked up on a few things that we were either low or out on - ground beef and canned corn are the two that come to mind right now. We did buy some fruit and dairy products too. 


I'm loving the garden produce - Buddy picked another two cherry tomatoes today and they went right into his mouth - and we've been averaging a handful of strawberries each day (ever-bearing plants) and green beans too.  I've picked several yellow zucchini with more coming each day. My cabbage and cauliflower should be ready this week (they looked good this morning but not quite ripe) and the 'dragon beans' I'm trying this year (they're super cool!) should be ripening this week too.  Our CSA has been a plethora of good things and I've been really excited to try some new dishes (grilled turnips - yum!).


Here's what we're eating this week:


Sunday, July 30, 2017:
    Breakfast: Fruit salad and toast
    Lunch: Leftovers (we each ate something different)
    Snack: Tortilla Chips
    Dinner: BBQ Pulled Pork, Buns, Sliced Apples


Monday, July 31, 2017:
    Breakfast: Cinnamon Biscuit Twists, Scrambled Eggs
    Lunch: Leftover Pulled Pork, Buns and Apples
    Snack: Nuts
    Dinner: Pasta with Tomato Sauce for John and the children, I'm bringing cut fruit to a pot luck party for work


Tuesday, August 1, 2017:
     Breakfast: Chai Spiced Oatmeal, Banana-Blueberry Smoothies
     Lunch: Leftover Pasta with Sauce and Cheese
     Snack: No Bake Energy Bites
     Dinner: The children are at a friends' Birthday Party, so John is taking me out to dinner for my Birthday


Wednesday, August 2, 2017, My Birthday:
     Breakfast: Maple Oat Scones, Strawberry-Mango Smoothies
     Lunch: At the Zoo (we're going to the Zoo for my Birthday!)
     Snack: No Bake Energy Bites
     Dinner: At Church: Bring Cherry Tomato-Mozzarella skewers


Thursday, August 3, 2017:
     Breakfast: Oatmeal with Almonds and Blueberries
     Lunch: Grilled Cheese Sandwiches on Homemade Bread, Cherries or Cantaloupe
     Snack: No Bake Energy Bites
     Dinner: Pork Loin, Roasted Zucchini, Cantaloupe


Friday, August 4, 2017:
     Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs, Toast
     Lunch: Leftover Pork and Zucchini
     Snack: No Bake Energy Bites
     Dinner: Homemade Pizza and Breadsticks


Saturday, August 5, 2017:
     Brunch: Buttermilk Coffee Cake, Cantaloupe-Mandarin Orange-Apple Salad
     Snack: Homemade Soft Pretzels
     Dinner: Roasted Veggie Couscous, Tortilla Chips, Cantaloupe


What are you eating this week?


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