Menu Plan "Monday" - Week of October 18, 2020

Our garden produce from the 13th of October.

 The weather is so weird here - last week I was harvesting garden produce, today we received about 4 inches of heavy wet snow! October snow of this magnitude is not common in Minnesota, though a "dusting" is not unheard of.  It should melt and be warm enough to stay snow-less for the next week or two.  I am sincerely hoping to have no significant snow until after Thanksgiving again!  

We are working on eating the things in our freezers that need to be cooked in the oven or on the stove top as we are heading toward a time when we will not have a working stove top or oven for up to six weeks.  I have several things that can easily go in the slow cooker and we have an electric skillet.  We will need to be creative!  In the meantime, I am enjoying the food we are making!

Here is what we are eating this week:

Sunday, October 18:
          Brunch: Eggs, Toast and Smoothies
          Snack: Finnish Ribbon Cookies
          Dinner: Wild Rice Casserole, Spinach Salad

Monday, October 19:
          Breakfast: Yogurt, Sliced Apples
          Lunch: Leftover Wild Rice Casserole and Salad
          Snack: Apple Crisp
          Dinner: Falafel, Spinach Salad

Tuesday, October 20:
          Breakfast: Overnight Blueberry Oatmeal
          Lunch: Leftover Salad, Apple
          Snack: Yogurt, Apple Crisp
          Dinner: Pasta with Meatballs and Tomato Sauce

Wednesday, October 21:
           Breakfast: Oatmeal Muffins, Blueberry-Banana Smoothies
           Lunch: 
           Snack: Yogurt
           Dinner: Three Sisters Soup, Cornbread

Thursday, October 22:
           Breakfast: Overnight Chai Spiced Oatmeal with Walnuts and Dates
           Lunch: Leftover Soup
           Snack:  Yogurt
           Dinner: Chicken and Vegetable Stir Fry, Rice

Friday, October 23:
          Breakfast: Eggs and Toast, Bananas
          Lunch: Leftover Soup
          Snack: Yogurt
          Dinner: Homemade Pizza

Saturday, October 24:
          Brunch: Maple Oat Scones, Sliced Apples
          Snack: Popcorn, Apple Pie
          Dinner: "Breakfast" Tacos (soft tacos with egg, sausage, potato, peppers and onions)
          Dessert: Lemon Crinkle Cookies, Apple Pie

What are you eating this week?

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