Posted By FarmerJ on October 10, 2011

Another week gone by.  By the looks of it, this is turning into a boring menu blog.  It’s not.  I promise!  I have so many things I’d like to share with you and update you on ~ I just need to make the time to do it.

Last week’s menu planning worked really well for us.  I did end up switching a couple of days around to better accommodate a change in the schedule ~ or lack of me picking up a key ingredient while at the grocery store.  And, I did manage to get a pumpkin pie built for Darling Husbie.  Except, it wasn’t a pumpkin pie at all.  I substituted Boston Marrow squash for the pumpkin.  Another variation was instead of using the spices called for in the recipe, I used the leftovers of a homemade Chai Tea mix I had made a few days earlier.  The Chai Tea mix was good, but it wasn’t great.  I’d found a recipe for Chai Tea concentrate that I much preferred, so rather than waste the first mix, I used it in the pie.  And, the pie turned out great!  I love it when I can have small successes like that, as opposed to so many of the flops and duds I’ve created.

Anyway, we enter a brand new week with new blessings and new challenges!  We can do all things through Christ who strengthens us ~ and being blessed with a full and satisfied tummy doesn’t hurt.

Monday ~ Chicken and Rice Casserole; Garden Salad

Tuesday ~ Steak; Roasted Potato Bites; Corn on the Cob; Cauliflower; Garlic Bread

Wednesday ~ Pork Roast; Mashed Potatoes; Sweet Peas; Glazed Carrots

Thursday ~ Cheeseburgers; Ranch Beans; Pasta Salad

Friday ~ Chicken Bacon Wraps; Jasmine Rice; Sweet Corn; Green Beans

Saturday ~ Spinach Lasagna Roll-Ups; Steamed Broccoli; Bread Sticks

Sunday ~ Chicken Enchilada Soup; Tortilla Chips; Garden Salad

As far as dessert this week, while digging the Boston Marrow squash out of the freezer, I found a bunch of carrot puree.  So, I’d really like to come up with something to use some of that.  I was thinking about perhaps some kind of muffins.  Those would be nice as a sort of grab-n-go with our coffee in the morning.  I wonder, too, if I wouldn’t be able to use a spice cake mix and the carrot puree and do what I did for the Easiest Chocolate Strawberry Cake, Ever!?  Hmmm.  Perhaps I’ll do both.

And, somehow stick to the diet.

Bon Appetit!  ♥

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