Weekly Menu (12/9/12-12/15/12)

This week in our half of the Bountiful Basket (I share with my brother) we got:

• lettuce
• mushrooms
• radishes
• bell peppers
• cucumber
• zucchini and yellow squash
• broccoli
• persimmons (jiro this time)
• papaya 
• grapes
• bananas

I also have a tomato, limes, clementines, carrots, potatoes, onions, and garlic.

This week for breakfast:
For the Kids:

• Double Chocolate Zucchini Muffins
• Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
• Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
• French Toast
• fresh fruit 
• cereal for the kids
• Peanut Butter Banana Smoothies
• Hot Cocoa 

For me: (I get up 2-3 hours before anyone in my house, hence why I have a separate breakfast)

• baked oatmeal
• granola
• Cranberry Orange Muffins 
• persimmon smoothies
• papaya smoothies

This week for school lunches:

• PB&J on Udi's bread, Schar crispbread with pepperoni and cheese, or Glutino Pretzels with Peanut Butter
• fresh fruit (clementines and bananas)
• carrots
• chips or crackers
• milk

This week for dinner:

Sunday:  

• Oven Fried Chicken (using breadcrumbs instead of cornflake crumbs)
• Mashed Potatoes
• steam broccoli
• Salad (topped with radishes and mushrooms) :)

Monday:

• Chili Topped Potato Skins with this Chili (thickened with millet flour)
• grapes
• Salad

Tuesday:

• Pork Tamales for the family
• Chili Beans
• Basmati rice
• Salad

Wednesday:

• Crepes
• Filled with peanut butter, jam, bananas, papaya chunks, ham, eggs, etc

Thursday: It's my husband's work party, so this is what's for dinner for the kids:

• chicken nuggets
• carrot sticks
• clementines

Friday:

• Coconut Shrimp
• Asian style noodles
• veggie spring rolls with cucumber, lettuce, and carrots
• sauteed zucchini and bell pepper

Saturday: 

• Indian Spiced Chicken Kebabs
• Basmati rice
• Saag Aloo
• maybe even some pakoras