Dinner Meal Plan Sept 26- Oct 1

We have a couple weeks worth of potatoes from the farm that I haven't had time to do anything with, so today I'll roast them (cut in half with olive oil and salt, on 400 degrees, for about 30 min. We'll use them as a side dish with meals this week.

Salad returns to the weekly box: Lunches for the week

Sunday: Boca burgers with the fixins, and roasted potatoes.

Monday: Stewed Okra and Tomatoes (also throw the few squash that were included in the box) with brown rice.

Tuesday: Roasted potatoes and pan fried salmon (in olive oil)

Wednesday: Soft shell tacos with vege burgers (sauteed with chili spices) with the fixins. Canned pinto beans sauteed with onion.

Thursday: Pesto pasta (frozen pesto- see recipe in previous post-made and frozen last week)

Friday: Homemade pizza (dough from Fresh and Easy)

Weekly Meal Plan Sept 19- Sept 24

It's been a little while... with family in town, no time to meal plan... back to reality!

Sunday: I'll try a new recipe: French Onion Soup I'll probably use the vege broth that I made a few weeks back (in freezer, instead of chicken and beef broth). Also, tomato, cucumber, onion, and garlic salad with olive oil vinegrette.

Monday: Vegetable stir fry (greens, onions, garlic, carrots)

Tuesday: Giambotta (This is a really formal recipe, however, my family makes this with whatever we have in the fridge- it's always great tasting and easy)

Wednesday: Vege burgers and the fixins

Thursday: Pesto pasta with cannellini beans (for added protein)

Friday: Homemade pizza (dough from Fresh and Easy)

End of summer grill out

Using the CSA box this week we put together a great grill out, including; for starters, fresh guacomole and chips, a main course of potatoes with cilantro pesto (boil and cut potato into wedges, mix in cliantro pesto), tomato cucumber and basil salad, shrimp tomato and pepper kabobs on the grill, followed by melon for dessert. Yum!

Dinner Meal Plan Aug 22- Aug 27

Sunday: Dinner with family, contribution of a cucumber/tomato salad

Monday: From this month's issue of Sunset: Surf and garden quesadillas with avocado salad

Tuesday: Grilled Eggplant sandwiches

Wednesday: Vege Stir fry (carrots, onion, chard) and potatoes

Thursday: Halibit sauteed in Tomatillo Salsa Verde served with tortilla chips

Friday: Homemade pizza with leftover veges

Dinner Meal Plan Aug 15- Aug 20th

Great CSA box this week! Quick meal plan for the week after a busy weekend!

Sunday: Squash and tomatoe sauce (sauteed in olive oil)with cannellini beans over spaghetti, cucumber salad

Monday: Vege tacos (soy burgers with taco mix), with homemade quacomole, tomatoes, onions, cilantro

Tuesday: Vege Stir fry (carrots, greens, onions)

Wednesday: Tilapia with Salsa Verde (See salsa recipe in previous post), string beans

Thursday: Cilantro pesto or use a classic basil pesto recipe (substitute cilantro for basil) over pasta and tomato/cucumber salad

Friday: Pizza night (Homemade pizza with leftover veges from the week)!

Dinner Meal Plan Aug 8th- Aug 13th

Last week I made Green Salsa, Tomatillo Salsa Verde, which I intended to freeze, however, we wound up eating it all week- with eggs in the morning, as well as putting it over Halibut for dinner. I'm going to make more this week- delicous.

I made a batch of tomato and radish salad, with garlic and garbanzo beans, to bring for lunches this week.

Sunday: Pasta with homemade marinara sauce (from garden tomatoes and squash)with white beans

Monday: Vege Stir Fry (chard, carrots, onion, garlic) with brown rice

Tuesday: Salmon sauteed in Salsa Verde (made on Sunday) and cucumber and tomatoe salad

Wednesday: Vege burgers and Green bean salad

Thursday: Cilantro pesto (substitute cilantro for basil)

Friday: Homemade pizza (with leftover veges)

Back to Meal Planning after a little hiatus... Aug 1- Aug 6

Coming back home after a long Jersey vacation of eating nothing but carbs... it's those good bakeries I tell ya... thankfully, we have nothing like it out here in Temecula. So excited to get back to cooking after receiving a CSA box of goodies yesterday.
While we were away some creatures ate a lot of our own garden tomoatoes... but thankfully my sis had a bag of small romas waiting for me.
Started the morning off by making marinara sauce... boiled the tomatoes until they float and "cracked", strained into our hand-crank peeler and seeder... sauteed the end sauce with fresh basil and a little olive oil for later's pasta. Yum!

With a bag of tomatillos from our farm, today I will make a Tomatillo Salsa Verde for later use.

Sunday: Pasta with homemade marinara sauce, Mixed greens salad with tomatoes and cucumbers

Monday: Vegetable stir fry (chard, onions, carrots, garlic) sauteed in olive oil, with brown rice

Tuesday: Boca Burgers on roll with String bean salad (Steamed until tender, drizzled with olive oil, garlic and Balsamic vinegar)

Wednesday: and Summer squash, White bean and Pesto soup (Saute chopped onion and squash in olive oil with salt and pepper until tender. Add chicken or vege broth, drained and rinsed white beans, and chopped fresh oregano and parsley. Bring to a simmer. Top with a dollop of pesto.) Recipe from Sunset, Aug 2010.

Thursday: Wild Alaska Halibut sauted with lemon, garlic and butter Cherry tomatoe and Cucumber Salad with basil

Friday: Pizza Night (dough from Fresh and Easy with leftover veges), marinara sauce, basil and mozz cheese.