What's For Dinner? October Week 1

Veggie bag from September 27th:

Contents: 1 butternut squash, 1 bunch kale, 1 head green cabbage, 1 kohlrabi, 1 bunch green leaf lettuce, 1 bunch basil, 2 potatoes, 2 green peppers, 1 onion and 2 tomatoes.

Menu for the week of September 30 - October 7...

1) can't remember Saturday...

2) ordered pizza on our anniversary

3) steak and green salads on karate night 'cause Craig could grill while I took Will to class

4) Kale and Cannellini Soup again using our CSA kale on Tuesday night:

We ate outside this night and it was just a gorgeous evening.

(They are always making scrunchy faces at each other.)

For dessert: Ultimate Brownies.

I made them not too long ago and they were a huge hit with Craig, so I made them again... this time, with the marshmallows they called for on top and he loved them. Did I post that recipe last time?

Mmm... chocolate.

5) Cabbage Roll Casserole from our CSA newsletter on Wednesday night:

(basically pigs in the blanket without the rolling of the "pigs"... cabbage gets chopped instead and everything gets tossed together and baked in a 13x9)

Fruit & cheese plate along side (to share) plus bread and butter.

I've learned this year that I really do like cabbage! I ALWAYS rejected pigs in the blanket growing up, but I've really wanted to give it another chance. Especially because I have loved raw cabbage in various recipes (or plain) all summer long. And this recipe was SO easy and SO good! The kids ate it very well without complaints and it tasted even better the second day, as expected with cabbage.

Cabbage Roll Casserole

1# ground beef

1/2 cup chopped onion

1 (14oz) can tomato sauce

1 3/4# chopped cabbage

1/2 cup uncooked white rice

1/2 tsp salt

1 (14oz) can beef broth

Preheat oven to 350. In a large skillet, brown beef until done and drain fat. In a large mixing bowl, combine onion, tomato sauce, cabbage, rice and salt. Add meat and mix all together. Pour into a 13x9 baking dish. Pour broth over meat mixture and bake, covered, for 1 hour. Stir, replace cover and bake for another 30 minutes. (I don't think mine ever got stirred and it was just fine.)

These past two recipes provided plenty of leftovers for Thursday and Friday too.

6) Weelicious homemade Granola...

...and later Chewy Granola Balls for treats and lunch packing.

7) And finally, another frosted zucchini cake (recipe posted earlier) for our sitter's birthday on Friday! Happy Birthday, Lisa!!!