Dec 29 - Jan 5, 2013

Sa - Leftovers (I announced that the kitchen is closed until the leftovers in the fridge are eaten.)
Su - Finish up leftovers or head into the freezer.
M - Chili and baked potatoes.  Both in the crockpot.  Load them up with cheese and sour cream.
T - Layered Italian Meatloaf that Aunt B introduced Ivy to.
W - Frozen Pizza (This week I'll remember to buy it).
Th - Mini Ham and Cheese Quinoa Cups
F - Leftovers!!
Sa - Squash soup.  Should be the last batch from Farmer Norm's squash.  I hope my new stock pot is here!

Dec 22 - 29, 2012

Su - Meatball marinara on the leftover spaghetti squash
M - Dinner out for Christmas Eve.  We are taking dessert.
Tu - Baked French toast for Christmas Breakfast.  Christmas dinner - We are taking a kale salad.
W - Pizza or leftovers
Th - Chili
F - Baked potatoes to put chili on.
Sa - Leftovers

Dec 13 - 21, 2012

Th - Tacos on Doritos
F - Grilled Cheese with pesto, provolone, and goat cheese
Sa - Chicken Stir fry on sushi rice.  Use up some of the various sauces in the fridge.  I used a red cabbage and it make the chicken turn purple and got a bit odd looking.  Stick to green cabbage.
Su - Turkey breast in the crock pot with cranberry relish and broccoli.
M - Trader Joe's pumpkin pancakes.  I got a stash of the mix because it is so darn good.
T - Leftovers
W - Frozen pizza
Th - Spaghetti Squash with pesto, turkey, and toasted pine nuts.
F - Leftovers for Dave while Ivy and I were out having fun.

Nov 4 - Nov 11, 2012

Su - Squash soup for dinner.  Prepare an egg bake (or two) and crockpot lasagna.
M - Cook and eat the lasagna
T - Leftover and popcorn to watch election returns.
W - Frozen Pizza
Th - Turkey breast with the leftover cranberry relish, broccoli, potatoes of some sort (roasted likely), apple crisp.
F - Baked pasta with sausage using the sauce I made containing squash.
Sa - Taco Rollups
Su - Fish, Squash risotto, and veggies.

Oct 28 - Nov 3, 2012

Su - Ham and Potatoes in the crock pot.  The potatoes were a little thick cut so it took 8 hours on high (ish) to get it all cooked.  We actually ended up having it for dinner on Monday and lunch most of the week.
So, instead of what was cooking we had squash risotto from Trader Joe's, and whatever else was in the fridge.
M - Eating the ham and potatoes.
T - Pesto fish in the oven with feta and a whole host of veggies.  Also found time to make pumpkin bread.  We shredded all the pumpkin on Sunday.  Now we have lots of pumpkin ready to go.  I processed oats to make oat flour and replaced the wheat flour.  The pumpkin seeds don't add a lot.  Also got hummus made.
W - Frozen pizza then trick-or-treating!
Th - Leftovers and salad with greens, mandarin oranges, walnuts, dried berries, and feta.
F - Scrounging the fridge.
Sa - Cucumber sandwiches leftover from the birthday tea of a friend, hummus and veggies.

Oct 21 - 27, 2012

Su - Chili from scratch and cheesy potatoes
M - Leftovers
T - Pesto tilapia in the crock pot with feta. (Happy Mole Day!)
W - Frozen Pizza
Th - Squash Soup
F - Pasta
Sa - Going out to dinner to celebrate being together for 18 years.

May also try to squeeze in pumpkin bread this week.

Oct 11 - 19, 2012

Sometime in the first week I made summer squash soup.  It was super easy and used up a lot of squash.  It turned out very yummy.  I did make a really big mess trying to blend it all.  There was hot soup everywhere.  Since it turned out I purchased an immersion blender so it will be easy to puree soup right in the pot.

Su - Turkey breast with mashed potatoes, apple cranberry relish, and peas.  The turkey breast was free range from Trader Joe's.  It turned out really good.
M - Chicken Enchilada Pasta!
T - Leftovers
W - Frozen Pizza
Th - Leftovers
F - Leftovers (We had a lot to clean out of the fridge.)
Sa - Big Breakfast!  Egg bake and multigrain pancakes.

Sept 30 - Oct 4, 2012

Su - Pork tenderloin on the grill, kale chips, fresh veggies.
M - Stir fry or ratatouilli over rice.
T - Crab cakes and risotto from Trader Joes.
W - Frozen Pizza
Th - Beet pancakes and smoothies (girl's night)

Sept 23 - 29, 2012

Su - Roasted fennel with parmesan and steak.
M - Pasta Fagioli soup cooked in the crock pot and salad. We'll get caught up on beef this week.
T - Egg bake
W - Frozen Pizza
Th - Finish up the Chicken burgers and homemade potato chips
F - Wraps or Leftovers
S - Quinoa mac & cheese

Sept 16 - 22, 2012

Su - Homemade turkey chili with squash.  Brown turkey, add onion and squash.  In crock pot add black beans, white beans, 2 big cans crushed tomatoes, fresh diced tomatoes, green pepper, chili powder (med hot), ground chipotle.  It was a bit spicier than usual, but we just added a bit of sour cream to calm it down.
Cheesy potatoes - diced potatoes.  I left the skin on and used the Vidalia Chop Wizard to dice them really tiny.  Add a can of cream of chicken, can of cheddar cheese soup, half a stick of butter (also diced with the chop wizard).  Put in a 9x9 pan and cook at 350 degrees for about an hour.  Would go a lot faster if you pre-cooked the potatoes in the microwave.
We served the chili with the potatoes to get chili cheese potatoes!
M - More chili cheese potatoes
T - Wraps
W - Frozen Pizza
Th - Salsa chicken in the crock pot - instead of jarred we'll put together the salsa.
F - Leftovers
S - Pasta with fresh veggies and marinara.

Sept 9 - 15, 2012

Su - Pasta with a bunch of sauteed veggies.  I threw in some red wine since Ivy wasn't going to eat it anyway.  Topped with some shredded mexican cheese.
M - Egg Bake with zucchini, sun dried tomatoes, potatoes, random greens, onion.
T - Leftovers
W - Frozen Pizza
Th - Soup and Salad
F - Brats
Su - Corndogs and mac & cheese (I let Ivy decide)

Sept 2 - 8, 2012

Su - Pork Roast and veggies
M - Picnic with friends
T - Ratatouilli on bacon bread (HyVee has bacon bread, super yummy).  I'll prep the ratatouilli Monday morning and stick in the in fridge.  Cook in the crockpot all day Tuesday.
W - Frozen Pizza
Th - Leftovers
F - Wraps or salad
Sa - Turkey tacos with homemade salsa

August 27 - 31, 2012

M - Tuna Salad
T - Egg Bake and Baked Oatmeal
W - Grab what you can quick and get moving!
Th - Pesto pasta with grilled chicken
F - Brats and homemade potato chips.  I have the Pampered Chef potato chip maker and it really works!

This week was my back to school week.  We made it and even got to eat.

August 17 - 23, 2012

F - Capreze Sandwich.  Slice a ciabatta bun in half.  Coat each half with olive oil.  To one half add a large slice of tomato and two slices of fresh mozzarella.  The other side gets fresh basil.  Put both sides under the broiler for 3 minutes.  Shove together and eat.  We also had strawberries and blueberries.
Sa - Hot dogs over a campfire in the backyard and Inner Goddess Salad.  I guess there will also be marshmallows.
Su - Breakfast will be beet pancakes (just add beet to pancake mix).  Grilled fish and summer squash casserole.  The recipe for the casserole is huge so it may need some adjustment.
M - Slow cooker sausage and peppers served over noodles.
T - Chicken burgers from Sam's Club on ciabatta buns.
W - Frozen pizza
Th - Leftovers

August 5 - 9, 2012

Su - Spaghetti sauce with squash.  It used up some summer squash and was pretty darn good.  I would up the spices next time around.  I had enough for 6+ meals.
M - More pasta with the spaghetti squash.
T - Egg Bake which has replaced the frittata.  I can't figure out the timing on the frittata, so I've moved on to egg bakes.  I put in potatoes, various veggies that I pre-cook, season the eggs, and add some cheese.  The seasoning I did today is Fox Point.  Yummy!
W - Frozen Pizza

July 21 - 28, 2012

S - Sauteed Beets and leftovers.  We already cut off the tops of the beets, so I may throw in some other greens with the beets.
M - Pesto pizza.  When we do homemade pizza we use Mamma Mary's crust.  This one will have pesto sauce, tomatoes, greens, and fresh mozzarella.  Ivy may want something else so chicken nugget pizza may be making a comeback.  Good thing the crusts come in two packs!
T - Grilled chicken, potatoes, and green beans.  I'll coat the potatoes and green beans with olive oil and a bunch of spices, put them in a foil packet, and send them out to the grill with Dave.
W - Frozen Pizza
Th - Suddenly Salad (or leftovers)
F - Frittata friday!  I need to get some more flavor and spice into the frittata this time.  The last ones have tasted a bit healthy.
Sa - I leave for BCCE, so it is up to Dave to feed he and Ivy for a week.  I may plan a few meals for them after I see the CSA produce list, but they usually don't get followed.

On the side I got smoothie pouches made today to streamline the smoothie process.  I did some without the frozen yogurt since I still have some non-frozen yogurt around.

I'll also be making more pesto.  I froze the stuff I had purchased from Sam's club, and will likely freeze some of what I'm making.

July 15 - 21, 2012

Su - Fairy Garden Party!!  Wrap with guacamole, some leftover beef, baby red kale, and kohlrabi.  Dessert is whoopie pies (family secret recipe). :)
M - Pesto on pasta with some chicken, and fruit on greens with balsamic vinaigrette.  I need to make a lot of pesto.  I'll use the recipe as a guideline and mix in a variety of greens, nuts, and cheeses.  If it sucks I'll just add a shot of our favorite flavor saver.  This can save a batch of hummus that I didn't measure everything correctly, so it should work for pesto. :)
T - Ham Salad on greens.
W - Frozen Pizza
Th - Foil packet roasted potatoes and pesto fish (on the grill instead of crock pot this time).
F - Leftovers.
Sa - Stirfry with whatever is still in the fridge.

July 8 - 14, 2012

We have a lot of greens from the CSA so everything will be served on greens or with a side salad.

Su - Tomato & Corn Salad with Marjoram
M - Suddenly Salad with Ham and caprese salad bites
T - Ranch Turkey Wraps and Smores Bars
W - Frozen Pizza
Th - Leftovers and salad
F - Pasta with Peas using baby red kale as the green (or whatever we have)
Sa - Leftovers

A favorite breakfast that is great with our homegrown raspberries is crepes.  This recipe you mix them up in the blender and it works in my little smoothie blender.

July 2 - 7, 2012

M - Brats, Pineapple, and Kale Chips sprinkled with Brady Street Cheese Sprinkle.
T - Stir Fry using Boc Choy on rice
W - Stuffed chicken breast from Hy-Vee, garden salad, and smores bars
Th - Frittata using up CSA veggies
F - Hummus and salad
Sa - Chicken Enchilada Pasta - double batch to feed the babysitters!  I'm going to add crumbled tortilla chips this time around right before serving.

Happy 4th of July!

June 21 - 30, 2012

We got our first CSA order and Norm did a great job.  Here is some stuff we will be making with our fresh from the field produce.

Th - Grilled Marinated chicken on a bed of veggies.  Quite a few salad greens this time around.

F - Swiss Chard Frittata I'm not worried about the eggs so I'll use 6-7 whole instead of some egg whites.  We also don't have any swiss cheese so we will grab whatever is in the drawer.

Sa - Stovetop Mac and Cheese with a salad.

Su - Quinoa Salad - I had planned to make this when the accident happened.  Now I'll get it done.

M - Hummus on flatbread or pita with whatever we have laying around.

T - Crockpot Lasagna

W - Frozen Pizza

Th - Leftovers

F & Sa - at Dave's parents

This week I also need to replenish my supply of oatmeal and eggs for breakfast.  The oatmeal freezes great, I'll try freezing the eggs.  

Lunch will be leftovers!

The watermelon pudding last week was interesting.  It tastes just like watermelon.  Turns out Dave and Ivy don't really like the taste of watermelon in a different texture.  I did put some chocolate chips with some and it was pretty darn yummy.

June 15 - 20, 2012

This is our meal plan for the next few days until we get our first batch of produce from the CSA.

F - Leftovers to clean out the fridge.  Watermelon pudding for dessert.  http://buonappetitoamerica.blogspot.com/2011/07/gelo-di-melone-watermelon-pudding.html

Sa - Tuna Salad (Pam's recipe with Dave's alterations) serve on greens.

Su - Taco Rollups http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/taco-roll-ups-687009/

M - Leftovers

T - Leftovers

W - Pizza (Wed is always frozen pizza night)

There will always be fresh veggies and fruit available.