Meal Planning - Oct. 27 - Nov. 2

Another week, another meal plan. Sometimes it's best just not to think about how often I've done this nor how many more I have to do.

Tuesday, Oct. 27

Frozen pizza
     This is what the children had because they can fix it themselves. J. and I got take-out and pretended we were on a date. A date where there is a cat constantly trying to steal your food and two to three dogs are sitting and staring at you expectantly at any given time. There is also the occasional kibitzing comment from the 22 year old in the other room. At least we didn't have to leave a tip.
Mandarin oranges
     From a can

Wednesday, Oct. 28

Broiled salmon
     I had a large salmon filet in the freezer which needs to be eaten in preparation for the soon-to-be arriving side of beef.
Red potatoes
Sauteed green beans

Thursday, Oct. 29

Spicy pork noodles with scallions and bok choy
     This is a new recipe, but seemed like a good choice since I had pork in the freezer and green onions and bok choy in the garden. The bok choy was one of the few things to come up when we reseeded in the middle of the summer.
Egg rolls

Friday, Oct. 30

Chana masala
     A masala with chick peas from my new Indian cookbook.
Naan

Saturday, Oct. 31

Coconut milk braised chicken
     Also a new recipe
Rice
Edmame
     Frozen

Sunday, Nov. 1

Red beans and rice
Cornbread
     From scratch

Monday, Nov. 2

Pasta with sausage and arugula
     A third new recipe for us this week. I also had the sausage in the freezer and arugula was another that came up in the garden.
Salad

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Anonymous said…
I see the dull food on my plate at dinner every day and then intentionally come to your blog to see what's on your menu for that day. It always sounds wonderful and there's so much variety. Thank you! Care to adopt a senior citizen? :)
10/27/2020 9:54 PM
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