Officially Fall... Time for Fall Foods!

Is it just me, or does it finally feel like it's officially fall season?  This week has me busy in veggie land.  Veggiecation class is so much fun, but does add some prep time to my week!  This week we're doing cauliflower popcorn - 3 ways.  Practicing the recipes today, so we will definitely be having cauliflower in our lunch boxes this week!  

That being said - this is a nitty gritty list, so that I can entrust my Hubby and daughter

Hope you all (all 2 that read this haha) have a lovely crisp fall week.

xoxo,
Meg


WEEK OF MEALS:

(If you see a link, click for the recipe... if not, scroll down for mine):

• Sunday Soup Night - Simple Shrimp with pasta & salad and sauteed delicata squash
• Monday - Red Beans and Rice
• Tackle the Tuesday - Chicken bell pepper nachos
• Make it over the Hump Wednesday - Stuffed Acorn Squash
• Thursday - Out of time!
• Friday in the Crock - Out of time! 

• Jar Salad - Nada this week.
• FAVORITE - 15 year old - Jake Andraka literally used Google and Wikipedia to create a 3 cent early cancer detection test - What a rock star... I also love his message at the end. Here's his Video
 

RECIPES/NOTES:

Simple Shrimp Pasta - Olive oil, garlic, onions and shrimp sauteed with lemon juice squeezed over the top... Eat with linguine.
Delicata - the skin is thin enough you can slice and eat as well.  In another saute pan, slicing and sauteeing in olive oil... adding sea salt & msg free Johnny's :).

Stuffed Acorn Squash - Sauteeing italian sausage, adding kale, and other mixed veggies, mushrooms etc.. stuff squash and roast at 400 for an hour.

PREP DAY -
(My key sanity saver and essential to our family eating on the healthier side)

• Clean & Chop weekly veggie picks - Carrots, broccoli, bell peppers, Mushrooms - Chop for snacks and the no-whining before dinner bowl, as well as any other veggies needed for the week.  (Except onions... only chop your onions before making a meal)
• Grill Chicken (Olive Oil, sea salt, bbq until lovely) - Chop after cooled - Using for dinners during the week. *Seasoning some of the chicken for the Ancho chicken tacos
• Quinoa  - Cook 2 cups of  quinoa (bulk @ Winco) in chicken or veggie broth.   - Use it in jar salads, heat up for breakfast.. .eat with salsa & fried or hardboiled egg / or chop up an avocado with fried egg & quinoa... 
• Jar Salad- Nada -  
• Other -

GROCERY LIST  (Including most everything needed for recipes, just cross out the staples you already have... I won't always include some things - like spices etc.. that are always on hand.  To be on the safe side, check the recipe over to be sure you have everything!)

Produce -

• Bag of avocados (4 or 5)
• Bag of carrots - 2lb bag
• Cauliflower!
• Bag of onions 
• Bag of Potatoes (Recently fallen in love with golds... so tasty)
• Broccoli
• Grape Tomatoes
• Mixed Greens
• Spinach/Kale
• Mango (my kids are mango crazy right now)
• Apples
• 2 limes
• 2 lemons
• Cilantro
• 2 bunches Scallions
• 8oz of mushrooms
• Bell peppers 
• Bag of mini peppers
• Garlic

 Bulk - 

• Walnuts
• Almonds
• Panko

Breads -

• 2 loaves Dave's 
• SinDawg
• Corn Tortillas

Protein -

• Chicken Tenders & breasts (Loving Freddy's organic poultry - sometimes find it on sale!)
• Turkey Lunchmeat
• New York & Co. Italian Sausage

Freezer -

Dried Goods -

• Almond Milk - Sweet & UnSweet
• Crackers - Triscuits
• Rice (dn)
• Cereal.. Winco has Organic/GMO free Panda Puffs etc.. 10g of sugar or less -works for me & the kids think they're getting a treat
• Snacks from natural food section (Crackers/Veggie Chips), tortilla chips
• 1 28 ounce can tomatoes (not drained)
• 2 15 ounce can black beans
• 2 cans chick peas
• 2 32oz containers Chicken broth
• can black olives
• Nutritional Yeast
  

Dairy -

• Parmesan
• Small carton milk 
• Cheddar block
• Monterey jack/blend shredded cheese 

(dn - don't need, but want to store on list for using this menu later!)