It occurred to me this week that menu planning is sort of like lesson planning.\u00a0 For one, I can\u2019t function without either of them.\u00a0 They keep me organized and make sure I\u2019m ready for what\u2019s ahead.\u00a0 In my school district, we submit our plans at the beginning of the week.\u00a0 Often, by the time the end of the week rolls around, the plan and the reality don\u2019t line up very well.\u00a0 Sometimes this is because I threw something else into the plans, or the schedule changed, or I realized that what I was planning to do wasn\u2019t going to work out.\u00a0 As a result, sometimes lessons\u2026or meals\u2026 get push forward to the coming week.\u00a0 In either case, it makes life a lot easier because I\u2019ve already done a bunch of the planning work needed.\u00a0 I just need to copy it to the next week\u2019s plan.<\/p>\n
Last week was a good one, but it ended up being a little busier than I\u2019d expected, with some afternoon and evening meetings creeping up at the last minute.\u00a0 It was definitely one of those weeks where I couldn\u2019t quite get my act together, culminating in a fall down the stairs Friday morning that knocked the breath out of me and left me with a sore tailbone.\u00a0 The craziness meant that I didn\u2019t use up everything from our CSA share.\u00a0 Leftover from last week, we have a bunch of kale, broccoli, cauliflower, delicata squash and a leek.\u00a0 I worked hard on this week\u2019s plan to make sure everything will get utilized.<\/p>\n
Did you have a crazy week?\u00a0 Do you have vegetables that are crying out to be used up?\u00a0 If so, I\u2019ve created a downloadable printable<\/a> to help you with brainstorming your own menu planning.\u00a0 I wrote a post years ago about the way I plan my menus<\/a>, by considering what I\u2019ve picked up at the farm as well as what\u2019s on sale at the supermarket and this sheet follows that format.\u00a0 If you download it, I\u2019d love to hear your thoughts and feedback so I can make it even more awesome.<\/p>\n
| Cauliflower tortillas<\/a> (Recipe Girl) stuffed with black beans and lettuce + corn on the cob<\/td>\n | Cod + Broccoli Pick Up Sticks (from The Meatlover\u2019s Meatless Cookbook<\/a>) + corn on the cob<\/td>\n | Roasted delicata squash + romanesco + brown rice<\/td>\n | Lasagna + salad (lettuce, carrots, tomato)<\/td>\n | Leftover lasagna + salad (lettuce, carrots, tomato)<\/td>\n | Red kabocha squash soup with carrots, potatoes, leek, garlic<\/td>\n | Pierogies, kielbasa, whatever vegetables are left : )<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n <\/p>\n lunches: Puttanesca spaghetti squash; curried vegetable and chickpea stew<\/a> with kale instead of spinach<\/p>\n |
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