This week’s plan revolves around what I got at the farmers market on Sunday, using our garden harvest, and cleaning out the refrigerator before vacation.  We have TONS of salad greens so we may be having additional side salads all week, plus lettuce on any lunch sandwiches.

The Pioneer Woman Pantry Pasta

Monday~ Pantry Pasta and Broccoli from the market. We will do a meatless version of this recipe.
Tuesday~ Frittata with fresh herbs and sautéed bok choy on the side.  The eggs are from Lawton’s Dairy farm in Foxboro.
Wednesday~Clean Out Refrigerator Night
Thursday~ Veal Chop, also from Lawton’s Farm. Still need to research best way to cook it. Please share if you have a good recipe!
Friday~ Scallops from Globe Fish. Probably keep it simple and pan sear with some EVOO and salt and pepper.  And more salad.

We bought the Keith variety of garlic scapes.

It was garlic scape day at the Neighborhood Farm at the market today.  Did you know there are lots of different varieties of garlic scapes? I used some already in the pesto I made today.  They are also great chopped up and mixed in with scrambled eggs.  Maybe I’ll use some in the frittata this week.

What are you making this week?

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The Neighborhood Farm spread of fresh greens

Today was the day.  Opening day of the Needham Farmers Market.  I’ve been working on this for two years so it was a really special to see it all come together.  The vendors had a successful day, the weather was stellar and everything went according to plan.  Best part of all, I now have some locally grown meat and produce to enjoy in the coming days.

Sunday~ Grilled salmon picked up at the farmers market.  We used a lemon garlic rub on the salmon fillets and grilled them.

Monday~ Beef hotdogs from Foxboro Cheese/Lawton Family Farm.  Real beef, no nitrates or nitrites and the farmer said I will see real meat when we bite into the hot dog.  “Not a pink circle” Farmer Ed Lawton had a lot to say about the meat raised on his farm and I expect to pick up a lot more this season. He also sells raw milk at his farm if you are looking for it.

Tuesday~ Teriyaki Salmon Burger.  They were a hit last week so we got some more since they were on sale.  We mixed up our own tartar sauce for the topping.  Just a little mayo and some relish.  I get relish from Whole Foods since it’s nearly impossible to find relish at a regular grocery store without high fructose corn syrup.

Wednesday~ Pulled Pork Sandwiches.  I’m pulling out the crockpot and working on a list of favorite recipes to utilize the crock pot in the summer.  There is no reason to put this great task-maker away, especially when you don’t want to heat up the kitchen in the hot summer season.

Thursday~ C.O.R.N….Clean-Out-Refrigerator-Night

Friday~ Pizza night!  I’ll be sharing this week what pizza night means to our family and share a great new product we reviewed, Summit Pasta sauce.  Did you know you can get 6 vegetables into a sauce that kids will love?!

It’s your turn…what is on your meal plan for the week?

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I hope everyone had a lovely Memorial day! It was a fun filled family weekend for us so the meal plan was a bit delayed. The warm weather is inspiring me to do more grilling and keep some of the heat out of the kitchen.

Monday~ Grilled chicken breasts and whatever veggies we can find in the house.
Tuesday~ Grilled salmon burgers. This will be a first for both us and the kids. Let’s see how it goes. I’m thinking asparagus on the grill too and a little rice.
Wednesday~ Lemon and mushroom chicken in the crockpot. I use a whole chicken stuffed with one lemon cut in half and a few other spices. The recipe is from Not Your Mother’s Slow Cooker Cookbook.
Thursday~ Daddy is carbo loading for his charity century ride on Saturday. We will have a sausage and chicken baked pasta dish and a green salad.
Friday~ Pizza night! Our playgroup (of 50) will have the first summer picnic dinner at our local playground.  I’m on dessert duty so I’ll share later this week what I’m making.

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Happy Mother’s Day!  I hope all the many Moms reading this had a lovely weekend, cooking or not.  We went away to Gloucester to our favorite bed and breakfast.  We spent a lot of time just walking around, eating ice cream and visiting family.  A perfect weekend, plus it was a nice break from the computer.

Why is it that May is always so busy?  It must be that end of school year rush that gets everyone in a tizzy.  Somehow we have lots of evening events the next few weeks so meal planning was a bit trickier than usual.  Groceries will be delivered to our door tomorrow afternoon so we should be ready to go for the rest of the week.

Monday~ homemade teriyaki marinade for Natural Sirloin Steak, steamed spinach and rice.
Tuesday~ I’m headed to Magic Beans Drool Baby Expo, then dinner out with Daddy!
Wednesday~ White Chicken Chili from my favorite Not Your Mother’s Slow Cooker Cookbookalthough I swap out Great Northern beans for easy Cannellini beans.
Thursday~ Panko Crusted Fish (pollock) and sweet potato fries.
Friday~ Chicken Pizza.  May have to add some fiddleheads again like last week.

Have a great week!

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Happy Monday!
This week’s dinner started on Sunday with Grilled Halibut Steaks.  If you ever wonder how to grill fish, I always suggest starting simple with a little olive oil, salt and pepper to taste, and a squeeze of lemon once it’s done.  Let it grill till it flakes easily and you are good to go.

Up this week is a fairly easy menu with crock pot favorites since my better half is traveling part of the time.

Monday~ Chicken Cacciatore and pasta. This recipe is from Not Your Mother’s Slow Cooker Cookbookwhich is my go-to slow cooker recipe book, besides Pinterest.

What’s on your menu this week?

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