Weekly Meal Plan

One of my New Year's Resolutions is to eat more seasonally. In order to do this, I'll be looking at the produce that a local CSA distributes in its weekly boxes and doing my weekly menu planning around those items. Note that I'll be incorporating other items, that won't necessarily be seasonal. But my goal is not to be wholly seasonal, just more seasonal than I have been in the past (where I pretty much just disregarded what season it was!). One small step.

To that end, here is the produce listed by the CSA for this week:
Lettuce
Cauliflower
Swiss Chard
Grape Tomatoes
Beets
Carrots
Dill
Valencia
Apples
Tangerines
Strawberry Jam

And here is my first Weekly Meal Plan:
Dinner #1: (New Year’s Eve celebration with friends) Beets Mediterraneo, use with chard, in addition to beet greens; Pumpkin & pistachio risotto (can use butternut); 5-Minute fearless Bread; Gingerbread
Dinner #2: Steak w/ roasted potatoes, Roasted Cauliflower
Dinner #3: Chicken salad (use lettuce, grape tomatoes, dill, carrots, apples) Dinner #4: Chicken Noodle soup, salad, & bread
Dinner #5: Many Vegetable Stew over couscous (Freeze half)
Dinner #6: Black Beans & Rice (with sausage, onion, cheese), salad
Dinner #7: leftovers

Kids' Lunch #1: Bean burritos, peas (dried or frozen), fruit
Kids' Lunch #2: Macaroni & cheese with vegetables, hard-boiled egg, fruit

Breakfasts: Soaked oatmeal, 5-grain porridge, jam & toast, parfait

Prepare in advance: yogurt, chicken (make extra broth), beans (black & pinto), salad mixes (dry ingredients & wet), bread, mac & cheese with vegetables, granola