It’s been really hectic these past few week. I’ve been in to making crafts lately because of my friend Mochi so I feel like I just have a little less time to cook because of that. This week I’ll be shipping out my Xmas gifts which will take a big weight off my back 🙂 Anyway basic menu for the week below like usual.

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Thanksgiving has gone and passed and thankfully I’m done with both my Nano and 90% of my Xmas/holiday gifts. Over the next week I’ll be wrapping up the cooking portion of presents and putting some finishing touches on the rest (like writing out the notes). Below is this weeks menu which is fairly conservative because I want to take it easy on myself.

Sunday
lunch – cod w/ pico de gallo
dinner – trailer trash rice

Monday
lunch – fish leftovers w/ rice
dinner – turkey helper

Tuesday
lunch – vegetable noodle soup
dinner – mac and cheese

Wednesday
lunch – sandwhiches and boiled egg
dinner – pasta w/ spinach

Thursday
lunch – salad w/ fried shrimp
dinner – chicken tikka masala

Friday
lunch – leftover masala
dinner – leftover soup

Saturday
lunch – pancakes
dinner – pizza

Our shopping trip will probably be over budget ($80) this week! If not because of the sheer amount of food I need to make and feed to 6 people for Thanksgiving then because of the duck breast I’ll be serving which is not cheap. Thankfully there should be leftovers because company will be bringing and leaving food with us.

Sunday
lunch – burritos
dinner – out with groupon (got bumped from Friday)

Monday
lunch – galette
dinner – ravioli

Tuesday
lunch – sandwiches and apple
dinner – turkey skillet

Wednesday
lunch – leftovers and salad
dinner – chipotle tilipa w/ pico de gallo

Thursday (Thanksgiving)
soup – curry squash soup
bread – rosemary biscuits
entree – duck breast w/ cranberry chutney
sides – green beans w/ lemon, mashed potatoes, sweet potato pie
dessert – peppermint cookies

Friday
lunch – leftovers
dinner – also leftovers

Saturday
lunch – soup
dinner – pizza

Sunday
dinner – carrot stew

Monday
lunch – enchiladas, apple, salad
dinner – chicken curry

Tuesday
lunch – curry, apple
Andrew – curry, apple, yogurt
dinner – pasta w/ spinach and veg

Wednesday
lunch – sandwiches, boiled egg, apple
dinner – pizza

Thursday
lunch – salad w/ chicken, boiled egg
dinner – shrimp fried rice

Friday
lunch – galette, salad
dinner – soup and roasted veg

Since the CSA is over and Andrew has a new job menus will likely be on Sundays and new recipes on Wednesday. We’ll see how I can stick to that though :/

This is week 15 for our CSA, only 3 more until we have to bid it farewell until next summer. We’ll be buying a smaller box since the full size one was just too much food for 2 people! Which is fine because the smaller box is $7 less a week which will save us $100 over the season!

I’ve been working hard at Christmas crafts so still a bit light on cooking but I should be finished with my projects in 2-3 weeks. Below is the CSA contents and menu.

6 ears sweet corn
1.5 pounds potatoes
1 red kuri squash

2 watermelon radishes
2 bunches arugula
2 green peppers
2 jalapeno peppers

3 peaches
6 mini plums
3 apples
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