Weekly Meal Plan Jan 24-30

I got another bountiful basket today. AND I got the juice pack and the Italian Pack. In case you are wondering, that's a LOT of veggies. Pretty much enough veggies that we may not eat meat this week. (Joe likes meat.) But they are yummy veggies, so that's a good thing.

The regular basket contained: 2 stalks of celery, 4 huge carrots, 2 green peppers, 3 ears of corn, 6 jalapenos, 4 lemons, 4 pomegranates, 2 tangerines, 5 tomatoes (I also inherited my sisters 4), 13 potatoes, a head of cauliflower, and 2 heads of napa cabbage.

The juice pack contained: 2 stalks of celery, 3 huge carrots, a beet (which was gifted to my sister), kale, 3 apples, 2 lemons, 2 oranges, and some ginger

The Italian pack contained: an eggplant, 1 zucchini (the teeniest one I have ever seen!), a head of garlic, 2 yellow onions, parsley, 2 lemons, 2 red peppers, 2 green peppers, and 2 yellow peppers, and a pineapple (Unless the pineapple was in the juice pack... I can't remember!)

Needless to say, I am drowning in vegetables. My entire table is COVERED. Therefore, my creativity was stunted, and I headed to facebook land and the interwebs to find new recipes for the week.

Breakfasts:

• Saturday: Whole wheat waffles with syrup. Kids were disappointed that it wasn't strawberries. (I have great kids!) 
• Sunday: Omelets or scrambled eggs with veggies (well, mine will have veggies... Joe's will have ham and cheese.)
• Monday: Leftover Oatmeal Bake from last week
• Tuesday: Muffins (leftover from Saturday) and Hard-Boiled eggs. (I boiled up a bunch on Friday last week, and Roni loves them!)
• Wednesday: cold cereal. The kids will be beyond thrilled. I might have toast and eggs. 
• Thursday: leftover muffins or toast. 
• Friday: cold cereal or leftovers

Lunches: 

• Saturday: Carrot Applesauce Muffins, Cauliflower Cheese Soup
• Sunday: Sunbutter Sandwiches
• Monday: Finger Food (ants on a log, anyone?)
• Tuesday: Mac and Cheese
• Wednesday: Quesadillas
• Thursday: Grilled Cheese
• Friday: Finger Food 

Dinners: 

• Saturday: Napa Cabbage Salad with Lemon Dressing (replace the pistachio oil with olive oil, and the pistachios with pumpkin seeds.)
• Sunday: Ratatouille , spaghetti with marinara, salad, and lemon bars for dessert 
• Monday: Stuffed Pepper Casserole (With real tomatoes instead of canned stewed tomatoes)
• Tuesday: Leftovers
• Wednesday: Zuppa Toscana, salad, whole wheat breadsticks 
• Thursday: Chicken Scallopini, Ginger Rice
• Friday: Turkey Cabbage Cups (This is a recipe from my friend whose daughter is also allergic to nuts.) 

School Lunches: 

• Muffin and String Cheese
• Waffle Sandwich (leftover waffles with cream cheese and jam between them)
• Finger Food
• Sandwich
• Homemade Lunchable