Veteran's Day week lunch round-up

Ack! I got totally sidetracked on Monday. Not one single item made for the brown-baggers to take for their lunches! But I did make my standard 5 loaves of whole wheat dough for sandwich bread. And I sidelined 1 portion of that dough for a dozen homemade cinnamon rolls. Mmmmm, those were at their absolute best right out of the oven, all warm, sticky and very cinnamon-y (what do you think, is cinnamon-y a real enough word?). And they reheat in the microwave very well!

Anyway, Tuesday was a holiday for 3 of the 4, so I had a bit of a reprieve on making lunch items. I'm still struggling with what to make for lunches for Wed., Thurs., and Fri. of this week. It's looking like lot of pbj's, plus some:

• tomato-vegetable soup (the garden is coming to a close with the cold temps this week, so will use what still looks good, and add it to some of the very large batch of marinara sauce that I made on Saturday. That should make a quick, easy and flavorful soup.)
• more homemade Greek yogurt (I got a deal on whole milk last week. I love how creamy Greek yogurt turns out when I use whole milk for the base yogurt -- and the higher fat content is good for my daughter who still needs to put on a few lbs.)
• pumpkin-praline granola (did you know that Dollar Tree now has pecans in stock? Not a bad price per pound, either.)
• fresh oranges and bananas (Cash and Carry has 40-lb cases of navel oranges on for $16.98 this week, or 42cents/lb -- great price.)
• more baked apples (nearing the end of the apples from our orchard -- they've been fantastic this year!)
• mini strombolis (using canned biscuit dough, marinara sauce, mozza, olives, onions and peppers)

As the school year progresses, I notice that my daughters get up later and later each morning, leaving no time to make breakfast or lunch for themselves. These ready-made items are a huge help. And I know that I'm saving them some of their pocket money (hard-earned from cleaning dorm rooms this past summer), as I no longer provide any of that for them.

I hope that your week is going well!