Menu Plan Monday - Week of July 12, 2020


   My first garden harvest this season that had vegetables - cucumber and a few green beans. Yum!  Blueberries in the bowl - the tail end from one set of bushes.


We are starting to get some vegetables from the garden! YAY!!  I have harvested four cucumbers so far They are pickling cucumbers, so they are short-ish. Right now they are very round because we have had a lot of rain.  The next few coming in do not look so round.   We had enough green beans to add to stir fry one night for dinner last week and we had picked just enough blueberries last week to make blueberry pancakes.   I will be eating green beans, cucumbers and cherry tomatoes from the garden this week.  I am hoping that we can have enough cucumbers and tomatoes this summer to can pickles and tomato sauce!  

Here is what we will be eating this week:

Sunday, July 12:
       Brunch: Baked Oatmeal with Peaches and Pecans
       Snack: Popcorn
       Dinner: Shrimp Stir Fry with Spinach, Mushrooms and Onions, Rice

Monday, July 13;
       Breakfast: Leftover Baked Oatmeal
       Lunch: Leftover Roasted Veggie Couscous
       Snack: Yogurt
       Dinner: Hard Shell Tacos, Grapes

Tuesday, July 14:
       Breakfast: Bagels with Cream Cheese
       Lunch: Oven Nachos made with Leftover Taco Meat
       Snack: Plums or Apples
       Dinner: Chicken Stir Fry, Noodles

Wednesday, July 15:
       Breakfast: Blueberry Pancakes, Scrambled Eggs
       Lunch: Leftover Stir Fry
       Snack: Apples with Peanut Butter
       Dinner: Hamburger Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Peach-Grape-Apple Salad

Thursday, July 16:
       Breakfast: Banana-Strawberry Smoothies
       Lunch: Leftover Hamburger Gravy and Potatoes
       Snack: Yogurt
       Dinner: Baked Potatoes with Oven Roasted Veggies

Friday, July 17:
       Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs and Toast
       Lunch: Salad with Grapes, Apples and Walnuts
       Snack: Yogurt
       Dinner: Homemade Pizza

Saturday, July 18:
       Brunch: Maple Oat Scones, Banana-Blueberry Smoothies
       Snack: Apple Pie
       Dinner: Roasted Chicken with Potatoes and Carrots, Sliced Apples

What are you eating this week?

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