Menu Plan Monday - Week of October 29, 2017

Pan fried Yellow Zucchini breaded in cornmeal.

We had SO much zucchini this year. I can only shred and freeze so much, so we asked around for new recipes to try - we already had quite a list of our own. This was a recommendation from a friend.  It was perfectly good, though it's not a new favorite. It will make a nice addition to our menus when we need a break from our 'usual' recipes.

We have a kind of crazy week this week - with events two days this week and another event on Saturday .  That means we set up the menu to deliberately have leftovers for several meals.  We're eating mostly form the pantry and freezers as well. Normally, we'd still have a week or two before the garden stragglers are done but we had snow this last weekend, so we're officially done.  Sigh. 

Here's what we're eating this week:

Sunday, October 29th, Confirmation Day (at church):
     Breakfast: Toast, Banana-Raspberry Smoothies
     Lunch: At various Confirmation Parties
     Snack: More Confirmation Parties
     Dinner: Meatball Soup, Cornbread

Monday, October 30,:
     Breakfast: Biscuits, Eggs, Applesauce
     Lunch: Leftover Soup
     Snack: Cut Veggies
     Dinner: Apple BBQ Chicken, Rice, Apple-Grape Salad

Tuesday, October 31, Reformation Day, All Hallows Eve, Halloween:
     Breakfast: Oatmeal with Dates and Walnuts
     Lunch: Leftover Chicken and Rice
     Snack: Cut Veggies
     Dinner: Leftover Meatball Soup

Wednesday, November 1:
     Breakfast: Lemon Scones, Banana-Peanut Butter Smoothie
     Lunch: Salad with Leftover Chicken and Cranberries
     Snack: Cut Veggies
     Dinner: Grilled Cheese Sandwich, Leftover Meatball Soup

Thursday, November 2:
     Breakfast: Oatmeal with Yogurt, Dates and Chia Seeds
     Lunch: Leftover Chicken and Rice
     Snack: No Bake Energy Bites
     Dinner: Roasted Potatoes, Yams, Cabbage, and Carrots, Homemade French Bread

Friday, November 3:
     Brunch: At a Friend's House
     Snack: No Bake Energy Bites
     Dinner: Homemade Pizza and Breadsticks

Saturday, November 4:
     Brunch: Potato and Ham Frittata, Applesauce    
     Snack: No Bake Energy Bites
     Dinner: At an Event
     Dessert: Root Beer Floats (a parishoner kindly give us a gift card to get ice cream in honor of my husband's ordination anniversary)

What are you eating this week?

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