CSA and Garden Menu, week of August 14th

How did we get to mid-August so quickly?! I'll now be packing a kindergartner's large snack/small lunch 3x a week, too, so for my own sanity, I'm going to list some packable small lunch options. Since my daughter's a late sleeper and she has a 30 minute ride to school, I'm also listing some portable breakfast options.


I have been mighty lax in tending to the garden as of late, so my own garden's haul is weak:

• cherry tomatoes
• 2 yellow tomatoes
• 1 red tomato
• 1 poblano pepper
• few banana peppers
• basil (always basil!)

CSA Haul:

• 3 nice sized tomatoes
• bag of small cukes (maybe a pound?)
• bag of small slicing onions (a pound?)
• bag of red new potatoes (a pound?)
• medium-sized head red cabbage
• 2 hot peppers (cayenne and jalapeno)
• 2 bell peppers
• bag mixed summer squash
• leftover from last week: salad stuff

Menu:

• Monday (Meat 'n' 3 Day): Roast chicken, potatoes, mystery squash (from our front yard volunteer), salad
• Tuesday (Tortilla Day): Quesadillas with leftover chicken and sauteed onions and peppers
• Wednesday (Breakfast Day): Potato and egg scramble; muffins
• Thursday (Pasta Day): Pasta with pesto, chicken, yellow squash
• Friday (Bean Day): Black bean and rice salad
• Saturday (Asian/Indian Day): Chicken curry, green beans
• Sunday (Soup/Salad/Sandwich Day): Tomato soup and grilled cheese (I'll make the tomato soup earlier in the week and freeze it)

Lunches:

• peanut butter crackers with fruit and cheese
• lunchmeat sandwich with fruit and/or veggies
• pb&j with yogurt and fruit
• leftovers (hubby takes these most days)

Portable Breakfasts:

• Smoothies plus muffin
• Muffin plus cheese stick
• Breakfast trail mix plus yogurt or cheese stick (this is basically dry cereal with nuts and raisins)