(A much belated) Meal planning - Oct. 13 - 19, 2020

I had thought about skipping this week because it was late, but it's been a busy day and this is about all I can manage.

Tuesday, Oct. 13

Sausage risotto
Wheat rolls
     From dough in the freezer
Salad

Wednesday, Oct. 14
(H.'s birthday)

Cha ca
     A Vietnamese dish
Rice noodles
Cucumber salad
Root beer floats

Thursday, Oct. 15

Sausage, pepper, and shells
     A favorite from my favorite Italian cookbook. It involves a red wine reduction which vegetables simmer in along with a dried hot pepper.
Garlic bread
Spice cake with ice cream and caramel sauce
     I had quite a bit of caramel sauce left over from making the caramel apple pie filling. One of the jars looked as though it lost too much liquid so I decided to make a cake to use up the jar of apples and served with with ice cream and the heated up caramel sauce. It was very good.

Friday, Oct. 16

Char Sui Banh Mi
     Another Vietnamese dish with pork simmered in a char sui sauce in the crock pot and served in sandwiches with crispy onions and an Asian coleslaw.
Sauteed chard
     The last bit from the garden

Saturday, Oct. 17

Roast chicken
     Still working on emptying the freezer
Cooked carrots
Salad

Sunday, Oct. 18

Chili
Cornbread

Monday, Oct. 19

Pot roast
     Another roast out of the freezer
Egg noodles
Salad

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