Menu Plan "Monday" - Week of June 28, 2020


My butternut squash plant with SO many blossoms!

How is it becoming July already this week?  Wow!  I feel like time has it's own pace these days  - "Is it really only Tuesday?" "Oh, wait it's already Friday!"  Seriously, All of a sudden, July is arriving!  I thought it was still March....  okay, maybe not March, but April....or something.

It is Independence Day this weekend in the U.S. - "July 4th!", as it is sometimes called.   We will have a quiet weekend at home.  Neighbors have started setting off some (illegal) fireworks already and we have been treated to several impromptu shows.  A nearby park had a show last Friday and we enjoyed that from our back yard as well.   The warm weather has arrived just in time and the squash are setting blossoms, the tomatoes, beans and cucumbers are setting fruit.  We harvested lettuce and blueberries this past week.  I am thinking we may have cucumbers by the end of this week.  We will see!

Here is what we are eating this week:

Sunday, June 28:
     Brunch: Pancakes and Scrambled Eggs
     Snack:  Popcorn
     Dinner: Sausage Hash with Potatoes, Carrots and Brussels Sprouts 

Monday, June 29, My Parent's 63rd Wedding Anniversary:
     Breakfast: Bagels with Cream Cheese
     Lunch: Salad with chicken, cubed apples and Craisins.
     Snack: Yogurt
     Dinner: Roasted Veggie Couscous, Tortilla Chips

Tuesday, June 30:
      Breakfast: Blueberry-Banana Smoothies
      Lunch: Leftover Couscous
      Snack: No Bake Energy Bites
      Dinner: Roasted Chicken with Broccoli and Cauliflower

Wednesday, July 1:
      Breakfast: Overnight Maple Walnut Oatmeal
      Lunch: Leftover Couscous
      Snack: Yogurt
      Dinner: Hamburger Gravy, Potatoes, Salad with Cucumber and Tomatoes

Thursday, July 2:
       Breakfast: Overnight Maple Walnut Oatmeal
       Lunch: Leftover Hamburger Gravy and Potatoes
       Snack: No Bake Energy Bites
       Dinner: Zucchini-Potato Pancakes with Roasted Carrots, Onions and Cabbage

Friday, July 3:
       Breakfast: Bagels with Cream Cheese
       Lunch: Leftover Zucchini-Potato Pancakes
       Snack: No Bake Energy Bites
       Dinner: Homemade Pizza

Saturday, July 4, Independence Day:
       Brunch: Buttermilk Coffee Cake, Red-White-and-Blue Fruit Salad
       Dinner: Grill Out with Hamburgers on Buns with Lettuce, Tomato and Pickles, Corn on the Cob, Pasta Salad 
        Snack/Dessert: Homemade Ice Cream, Sugar Cookies

What will you be eating this week?

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