What's For Dinner? Weeks 2 & 3

{Week of November 10-16}

CSA share (the season's almost over!)

Contents:  beets, plastic bag of baby greens, paper bag of potatoes, napa cabbage, kohlrabi, green onions, plastic bag of radishes, butternut squash.

 

Craig picked up some donuts when he was grocery shopping this week and the kids ate one for dessert in the evening.  Craig couldn't resist taking a picture of Sophie's chocolate covered face when she finished.  There was chocolate all over her cup and she had licked her plate clean.  LOL

This was a HUGE food week.  I used a bunch of our stockpiled veggies and cooked a LOT of meals.

Including (but probably not limited to):

1) cabbage roll casserole (which I took a gamble and put in the freezer... not sure how that will hold up frozen and then thawed)

2) leek pasta (leek, zucchini and mushroom with rotini)

3) chicken enchiladas

4) hot bean dip (for a girls night with my work peeps) - on my Pinterest board

5) cheeseburgers (per Will's request)

6) Chinese chicken salad (for my girls night with Casey)

7) roasted Brussels sprouts with pecans...

...and 8) an herbed roast with potatoes, carrots and gravy for Sunday supper (with the sprouts)

9) a new twist on plain 'ole grilled cheese:  this one has bacon, apple and Swiss with a light smear of grainy mustard... YUMMY!!  (idea from Pinterest)

10) I served my grilled cheese with my favorite tomato bisque (the rest of the fam ate regular grilled cheese)

And that finally concludes our week!

 

I'm combining this post as week 2 & 3 because I have zero prepared food pictures for this following week:

{Week of 17-23}

Our CSA loot for this week:

Contents:  sweet potatoes, sweet green onions with red onion bottoms, plastic bag of kale, large bunch of lettuce, cilantro, two plastic bags of radishes.

 

This particular week was Thanksgiving.  I made pumpkin bread with buttercream frosting and brought some steamed peas to Maumee Bay.  And then I made a sweet potato and winter squash casserole with a sweet brown sugar and nut topping for Craig's family party. 

 

Also on Saturday the 17th, we took dinner to the home of some good friends who just had a baby girl this month.  I made chicken tikka masala in the crock pot (Pinterest) and roasted some green beans in the oven.  I also steamed some broccoli and another friend, who's family was joining us, brought rolls and dessert.  It was so nice eating and visiting with them and meeting new baby Avery!

 

And then for one final meal this week, I made Weelicious sloppy joes (except I made them with beef).  We always get leftovers out of those and the kids eat them usually well.  Plus, we had enough Thanksgiving food to last us for quite awhile!

 

And that was Week 3!