Last week and this week are a bit of crunch time here. My husband just had finals on Tuesday, is working several full days this week and has his doctorate program applications due next week. And we are also thinking about Christmas and trying to make Advent meaningful for ourselves and our three-year-old. We don’t have too many vegetables this week that have to be used right away despite the fact that we got a “double” basket yesterday, which is at least partially due to our very cold snap and a little snow just before Thanksgiving. Add all those things to the fact that I’m trying to spend less than $90 on food this month (thankfully not including our farm share vegetables, which are a little less than $70 per month), and you can see why we are pulling lots of things out of the freezer!
(For reference, L is for lunch and D is for dinner. Links are to the recipes we’ll be using.)
Wednesday
L: leftovers or PB&J
D: sausage and kale pasta bake
Thursday
L: sandwiches and fruit
D: with friends (me) and family (the rest of the family) - bringing cabbage salad
Friday
L: scrambled eggs and squash fries
D: cauliflower cake from freezer, leftover roasted potatoes and leeks from last week
Saturday
L: PB&J, fruit
D: lasagna from freezer
Sunday
L: grilled cheese sandwiches and homemade popcorn
D: leftover lasagna
Monday
L: sandwiches, fruit
D: chicken from freezer, roasted beets with chevre, roasted parsnips and celeriac with parsley
Tuesday
L: sandwiches, fruit
D: leftover lasagna
Breakfast options for the week: hot cereal from the freezer, steel-cut oats, cold cereal and milk
