Dinner Plans Week 43

Week 43 of Dinner Plans and we're counting down to the first holidays of the season.

The kids are talking about costume designing for trick-or-treating fun and I'm planning menus for family visiting in the next few weeks. Cooler temps and the first rainy days have me relishing the quiet ways we mark the seasons of change.

Dinner Plans for Week 43

I have to say I've been pretty amazed at how well we're progressing through cleaning out the pantry, fridge, and freezer. I managed to cook through all the ground lamb and now will turn my attention to the near 10 pounds of brisket we've now collected from our Meat Club CSA. I'm thinking corned beef and maybe... birria? Definitely going to look into making birria with the brisket. Stay tuned.

This week I'll work on making dents on the whole wheat flour and dried beans front. We've got plenty of sonora flour which works beautifully for whole wheat flour tortillas made in the Sonoran tradition. Beans to be slow cooked for breakfasts and refried for quesadillas and as a side to flautas.

Here’s what caught my attention in our garden, fridge, freezer, and pantry this week:

• The last of the figs!
• Arugula
• Freezer Corn Kernels
• Pantry Cupboard Dried Chickpeas
• Pantry Dried Pinto Beans
• Assorted Cheeses
• Sonora Flour
• Carrots
• Freezer Butternut Squash

Our Game Plan for Dinner this Week:

Sunday: A Spiced Squash Soup with Crispy Mushrooms and Toasted Breadcrumbs

Monday: Pesto Pasta with Carrots and Peas

Tuesday: Flautas made with Sonora Flour Tortillas and Shredded Chicken with Beans and Rice

Wednesday: Roast Delicata Squash Salad with Herb Roasted Turkey

Thursday: Roast Beet Salad with Roast Chicken

Friday: Mexican Fish Soup with Fresh Tortillas

Saturday: Pizza with Caramelized Onions, Fontina, Crispy Pancetta, and Chard

From favorite recipes to new meal ideas using a wide variety of ingredients, cooking delicious food with our CSA definitely gets us out of a dinner rut while reducing food waste. I share meal ideas for our busy weeks with our weekly newsletter. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to be in the know when they’re live. 😉