The Plan:
Day 1: Kielbasa hash
Day 2: Butternut squash soup, Crusty bread
Day 3: Homemade pizza, Tossed salad
Day 4: Beef pot roast, Mashed potatoes with scallions, Roasted brussels sprouts
Day 5: Baked potatoes with black beans, cheese, scallions, and salsa
Day 6: Tuna salad sandwiches, Carrot and radish sticks
Day 7: Broccoli, cheddar, and bacon frittata, Slow cooker applesauce
This meal plan was curated using local foods that are in season now or preserved during the peak growing season in the U.S. Midwest. The plan is an exact replica of what our family is eating this week unless we are out of town. Meal plans are developed using whole foods and my meal planning system (click here!) and are meant to be healthy and easy to prepare. Most recipes will take no more than 30 minutes of active cooking time. Occasionally meals may require all day slow cooking, advanced prep, or some oven time. Recipes are provided when available. I sincerely hope this will help with your own meal planning!
Pantry Shuffle:
Out of Storage: (preserved when in season and coming out of my root cellar, freezer, canned, or dehydrated stash)
Into Storage:
- Apples, carrots (refrigerator cellar)
- Potatoes (root cellar)
CSA Breakdown:
For those of you also using Crossroads Community Farm, here is a breakdown of how I will use each piece of produce this week. See the first CSA post from this season for details of how I structure the plans.
1 Scallions (1.0 bunch): Kielbasa hash (2), Mashed potatoes (1), Baked potatoes (1)
1 Butternut Squash (1.0 count): butternut squash soup
1 Carrots (1.0 bag): Cut into sticks to serve with tuna salad and for snacks. Rest go into storage for the winter
1 Radish – Daikon (1.0 count): cut into sticks to serve with tuna salad
1 Sweet Potato (1.0 bag – 2.5 lb): kielbasa hash, rest go to storage
1 Brussels Sprouts (1.0 box): Cut in half, drizzle with olive oil/salt/pepper, and roast at 400 F for 15-20 minutes
1 Potato – Gold (1.0 bag – 3 lb): mashed potatoes, baked potatoes, rest go to storage
1 Lettuce, Red Leaf (1.0 head): tossed salad to serve with pizza
1 Onion, Yellow (1.0 count): butternut squash soup
1 Broccoli (1.0 head): frittata
2 Pepper, Red Sweet Carmen (1.0 count): kielbasa hash
1 Garlic, bulb (1.0 count): frittata,
