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| 2-week old microgreens, mostly grown in my kitchen |
I didn't do any grocery shopping this week. So my total for the month of October is $159.67, over by $11.36 for the month.
One very wonderful and fun thing happened for us this past week. We got to eat out for lunch last weekend. A lovely lady from our church gave one of my daughters some cash for her to take her sister, father, and I out to eat. This was such a kind gesture on the part of this woman. She's been beyond kind and generous with my daughters and now my husband and I. The generous woman's gesture was a way to thank my daughter for some work she did for our church a few weeks ago.
The meals this week were basic, but very good. Basic can be very, very good, don't you think? Here's how it all went down:
Friday
minestrone soup topped with mozzarella cheese (soup had tomato paste, kale, onions, oregano, garlic, carrots, lentil sprouts, barley, pasta, chicken, and chicken stock)
fresh-baked French bread
blackberry crisp
Saturday
chili cheese dogs (no bun for me)
cole slaw
leftover blackberry crisp
Sunday
tostadas on fried homemade tortillas with beans, ground beef, garden greens, plain yogurt, cheese, salsa
spiced cider
Monday
stuffed acorn squash
stuffing -- quinoa, apple, raisins, onions, almonds, sage, cinnamon
garden salad of baby radish greens, lettuce, chard, watercress, and tomato
last of the blackberry crisp from Friday
spiced cider
Tuesday (daughter's night)
ground beef in gravy over scratch drop biscuits
carrots in honey mustard
Wednesday (other daughter's night)
curried chicken and vegetables over
brown rice
orange wedges
Thursday
bean burger patties
bread and butter
mixed vegetables (dented can on clearance)
garden slaw of kale, radish greens, cabbage, and apple in a dressing of melted jelly, mayonnaise, and vinegar
We are still eating from our garden(s). This week's garden produce included: lettuce, Swiss chard, kale, radish greens, winter squash, apples, watercress, tomatoes, garlic, oregano, lentil sprouts, and blackberries (foraged). While we are almost out of tomatoes, the microgreens will be ready to cut in a week. Everything balances out. This morning I am off to the produce stand's clearance sale. I have no idea what I'll find there. I'm hoping for pumpkins, squash, garlic, and apples. Anything else will be a bonus.
In baking this week, I made a batch of gingerbread muffins, using up some aging cooked steel cut oatmeal, and a batch of peanut butter granola that was very delicious. I also baked 4 large loaves of whole wheat bread, a couple of loaves of French bread, and a pan of blackberry crisp.
I hope you all had a wonderful week. What was on the menu at your house this past week? Do you ever get to be on the receiving end of a meal out from your grown children?
