This week, I received:
- McIntosh Apples (1.25 lb)
- Gala Apples (0.75 lb)
- Yellow Delicious Apples (1 lb)
- 4 Peaches (1.75 lb)
- 3 Field Tomatoes (1.25 lb)
- 1 Personal Watermelon
- 1 Sprite melon
- 5 Cucumbers (2 lb)
Apple Ideas:
- Put one inside a roasting chicken to add flavor
- Toss one in your purse or backpack - next time you're tempted for the drive-thru, it may save the day!
- Slice and add to salads... try with tossed salad or something like Chicken Waldorf Salad.
- Quick Snack: Microwave Baked Apple
- Apple Pie, of course!
- Apple Crisp
- Applesauce goes great with Pork Chops!
- Apple Bread Pudding
- Slice for packed lunches
Fancy meals can be easy! Last week's Chicken Marsala was fabulous. It's a great recipe - and really not difficult. Really. Sprinkle flour and some spices on the chicken, cook it in a little butter or oil in a frying pan, then take it out. Add garlic and lots of mushrooms, then once they're soft add about 1/2 cup of Marsala wine and a bit of lemon juice; simmer until the wine reduces down quite a bit. Then put the chicken back in, sprinkle it with some Parmesan, and you're done! See? Not so bad, eh? Serve it with some pasta and salad, and you have a very fancy meal for very little work.
Here's the Week's Menu:
WED 9/1 - Trying Again for Shrimp! Shrimp and Black Bean Salad is on the menu b/c I didn't get to make it over the weekend. Life happens... especially when there's a little baby around. Serve with fresh watermelon.
THU 9/2 - Easy Meal. Salsa and Chips, and Shredded Pork Wraps made from the pork loin I cooked in the crock pot on Tuesday. We'll have Fresh Cucumber Salad (with sliced field tomatoes mixed in) on the side. All the leftover pork will go to the freezer for future wraps.
FRI 9/3 - Fishy Friday! Baked Tilapia and Couscous with Sausage, cooked something like this recipe but with no olives and less sausage. I'll keep you posted! For a veggie, I'll cook up some of the fabulous corn I froze, from The Produce Box.
Peach Freezer Jam - I have peaches, packaged pectin, sugar, lemon juice, and freezer containers. Here goes nothing! Here's a site with great step-by-step instructions.
Speaking of peaches, if you've never made Peach Sludge (great name, huh?) then you're missing out! Freeze chopped peaches, then mix them in the blender with milk. Use 1-2 cups of milk for each cup of peaches, depending on how thick you want the drink to be. Add a bit of sugar or sweetener if you'd like.
SUN 9/5 - Spaghetti Sunday. Spaghetti with Meat Sauce, nothing fancy. But I'm also going to try to make little bowls out of melted Parmesan cheese. How cool is that?! (A disc of melted cheese is called a frico.) This should be fun!
The Continuing Saga of the Carrot Muffins. So, I made these really great carrot muffins at last... but I measured by weight rather than by volume. When I converted the recipe to volume, they came out terrible. So, the saga continues. I press on, though, because once I have a recipe we like, I'm done. ::phew:: So, it's one more round of carrot muffins this week!
MON 9/6 - Mexican Monday! Burritos made from Cuban Black Beans (using leftovers in the freezer) and shredded chicken (also from the freezer). I'll also make a salad with lettuce, canned orange slices, and avocado.
Once a week, plan a meal that would freeze well. By cooking once, you'll have dinner that night and have a future super-easy meal (or two!). Those frozen meals are great for nights you just don't feel up to cooking much. It's easy to do take-out, too... but sometimes that's not so easy on your budget! So plan ahead a little, and you'll have a meal in the freezer ready to go.
TUE 9/7 - Grilling Again (please don't rain!) Grilled Pork Chops and Fried Apples and Onions.
Can I just tell you how excited I am that apples are coming in? Share your favorite apple recipes on JustRightMenus.com.
Surely the apple is the nobles of fruits. - - Henry David Thoreau
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