We leave for our Canadian back country vacation in less than two weeks!! This week’s quick meals clear out the pantry and allow time for packing and planning plus lots of socializing. Monday – Dinner with Alex’s parents, bringing marinated kale salad (recipe coming soon) Tuesday – Black bean burritos with homegrown lettuce, fruit Wednesday – Baked macaroni and cheese, green salad Thursday – Dinner with friends Friday – Costco shopping trip to buy Canada [...]

Produce from our garden is finally maturing for more regular harvests.  This week’s menu uses some fresh produce and some of last year’s canned goods. Monday – stuffed baked potatoes with garden green salad Tuesday – dinner with Alex’s parents – maybe chicken kabobs, lentils, rice, wilted kale Wednesday – rotini pasta bake (home grown greens and herbs, home canned tomatoes) with mozzarella Thursday – sweet pea risotto (home made stock, pick-your-own shell peas) Friday [...]

We skipped a few weeks of meal planning recently and our diet has been lacking.  We’re hopping back on the bandwagon this week, an especially busy one. Monday – Memorial Day – sandwiches and fruit for picnic lunch at Hoover Dam with family, leftover chicken, rice, and coleslaw for dinner Tuesday – grill sausages, tofu, potato packet, home canned applesauce Wednesday – Homemade bread and butter for Rachel to take to  Open Heart Art summer [...]

Who else is celebrating Cinco De Mayo this week?  We love any excuse for food centric celebrations, so we’re cooking up a Mexican inspired menu on Wednesday to share with family.  I would love to hear what other people are planning. Monday – chicken and rice (Lil’s pick), grapefruit Tuesday – buffalo burgers, mashed potatoes, salad with Alex’s parents Wednesday – Pork carnitas, rice, beans, homemade corn tortillas (my first attempt, any tips?), spinach salad, [...]

We made it through the week without Alex! Even if I did have horrible allergies… Do you check the weather like I do when meal planning? I like to cook warm foods when it’s cold and make use of the grill when warm weather is forecast. Monday: Lil – chicken and pasta, Rachel and Alex – $1 grilled cheese dinner at Bodega while Lil is at swimming lessons (Thanks for taking her, Mom!!) Tuesday: Veggie [...]

Alex is traveling for business this week to Connecticut and New Hampshire. I have three workshops scheduled (Food Matters Columbus event Monday, Kids Cook Thursday, and Container Planting Workshop Saturday) AND I will be helping staff the Sprout Soup store while the owners are on vacation. With all the busy-ness, Lil and I will surely have hungry tummies. I will rely on pantry items and frozen homemade food to get us through the week. Monday [...]

As I anticipated, I am exhausted after last week’s activities.  This week will be at a slower pace and next week we’re going on vacation! Monday – homemade mac and cheese lunch for two blogger friends coming to visit the chickens; swordfish, broccoli, and risotto for dinner Tuesday – homemade pizza followed by a meeting of the School for Young Children committee (Alex and I are chairs) Wednesday – not a St. Patrick’s Day menu [...]