Meal Plan: Monday 11/29-Sunday 12/5

Better late than never!

We were out of town for the entire Thanksgiving week, and I'm still trying to settle back into the usual routine. Also, we opted out of our CSA for the winter - it's 75% broccoli in the winter, ugh - so not having my veggie box to plan meals around is throwing me off my game a little.  It's been wonderfully cold this week - highs in the 50s! - so dinners have been warm and cozy, if a little haphazard. This is by far, my favorite time of year.

Monday - I've already forgotten what we had... spaghetti, maybe?

Tuesday - A quickly thrown together meatball minestrone, with garlic bread made by Hazel.

Wednesday - Meatloaf,  salad with homemade Caesar dressing, potato latkes (my first time making these, everyone loved them!)

Thursday - Split pea soup, "Lovestick" bruschetta (you heard me!) with tomatoes and herbed feta, fruit salad.

Friday - Date night! Company holiday dinner! Open bar, what what! Pizza for the kids and the babysitter.

Saturday - Crustacean Celebration/Rock Night with friends. Making chocolate cupcakes with vanilla bean/Maker's Mark frosting to celebrate Mike's birthday! (Recipe to follow, if I can pull it off).

Sunday - 3-cheese quiche, a big green salad, pomegranates.

Meal Plan: Monday 11/15 - Friday 11/19

We head down to SoCal Saturday for Thanksgiving, so this week is all about emptying out the fridge. My goal is to not have to go to the grocery store at all, so... things might get a little weird at the table. At the very least, we will definitely lay down a nice base coat of vegetables before stuffing ourselves silly next week.

*CSA Items

Monday - Really Good Mexican Rice, with beans, whole wheat tortillas, and Mexican Slaw.*

Tuesday - Pizza delivery (I'm going out to see Amy Sedaris, and Mike's watching 4 kids! SUCKA! Just kidding. Thanks, Mike! You deserve a dish-free night...), blanched green beans* and carrots*, with hummus.

Wednesday - Some kind of veggie*/cheese frittata, leftover potatoes*, veggie-filled salad*, homemade apple*sauce, if I'm feeling really ambitious, which I probably won't be.

Thursday - Rid-the-fridge-of-veggies* Thai curry, brown rice (leftover pizza on the side, for curry haters.)

Friday - Whatever's left.

I'm on deck for appetizers for 50 on Thanksgiving Day, and I can't wait to share what I'm making with you! Stay tuned.

Meal Plan: Monday 11/8 - Sunday 11/14

We have kind of a crazy weekend ahead, and the girls are out of school Thursday and Friday, so some things may get tweaked a little, but here's the plan as it currently stands.

*CSA items

Monday - Red bell peppers stuffed with ground beef and brown rice, green salad*, roasted cauliflower*.
Tuesday - Black bean soup, squash* and cheese quesadillas.
Wednesday - Corned beef and sauteed cabbage*, roasted potatoes* and onions*.
Thursday - Rainbow chard* and ricotta-stuffed shells, green peas with carmelized onions*.
Friday - Black bean tacos, Mexican coleslaw with purple cabbage*, radishes*, cilantro*, lime vinaigrette.
Saturday - Meeting up with family at the San Francisco Ferry Building. WOOT!
Sunday - Leftovers. We're gonna have a lot this week.