October Meal Planning Week 1

October Meal Planning Week 1 (squash is in season!)

Breakfast..........................  Lunch................................. Dinner............................... Snack
Oct/5th-11th

M.  Over Night Oatmeal /  Egg Salad in a Pita/ Butternut Squash Burgers on whole wheat buns  and parmesian green bean fries  / String cheese  and a tangerine
                                                                               
T.  Scrambled Egg and Fruit Salad /Left over Squash burgers / Roast Pork Cuban sandwich w/ Delecata squash and onions/ Veggie Chips

W.  Smoothie (use left over fruit from yesterdays fruit salad)/ PB&J/ Roast Pork w/ Rice and mixed Veggies, and cooked beans/ Carrots and hummus

Th. Cereal/ Leftover Rice /Pork Bone Soup with home made bread  /Apple slices and Cheddar cheese

F. Toast with Cream Cheese and Jelly/left over soup with crackers  / Ribs, homemade Mac and Cheese, and Asparagus/ Home made Trail Mix

S. Pumpkin Corn bread/Chicken Quesadillas / Apple Sauce

U. Breakfast with Nana/ left over Chicken Quesadillas/ Celery and Cream Cheese


Recipes

Egg Salad

Cook Eggs 12 min in boiling water.

After they cool remove shell and dice.

Add Mayo, Mustard, Salt, and Pepper all to taste.


Butternut Squash Burgers 
(make the night before or a few hours before cooking so mixture can set)
I followed this website mostly but made a few tweeks (and it made like 6-7 burgers)
http://peasandcrayons.com/2014/11/butternut-black-bean-burgers.html

• 1  egg
• 1 cup mashed pinto beans [refried  beans work too!]
• 1 Med butternut squash pureed 
• ⅓ cup diced onion
• ⅓ cup diced celery
• 2 cloves of garlic, smashed and minced
• 1 TBSP olive oil [or butter]
• ¾ tsp salt-free Italian seasoning blend [like mrs. dash]
• ½ tsp garlic powder
• ½ tsp dried parsley [or fresh if you have it!]
• ¼ tsp salt
• ⅛ tsp cayenne pepper
• 1.5 cups bread crumbs

Grill or pan fry till browned

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• the toppings:
•  burger buns 
•  cheese
• romaine lettuce
• fresh baby spinach
• mayo, ketchup, or mustard

Green Bean Parmesan Fries
http://www.sugarfreemom.com/recipes/oven-fried-garlic-parmesan-green-beans/

Roast Pork
(has to sit over night)

Brine
1 C sugar
1/2 C Salt
1/2 C OJ
fill the rest of the bowl with water so meat is soaking
5 cloves of garlic
sprinkle some peppercorns, cumin, oregano

Following day wash and dry pork

season with
salt
garlic
oregano
lemon
onion
cumin

Cook all day on low in a crockpot

Cuban Sandwich
Bread toasted in the oven with olive oil and garlic
roast pork
ham
swiss cheese
dill pickle
mustard
and pressed in a sandwich press

Roast Pork and Rice

I boil my rice with a cup of water to every half cup of rice, I also add achote oil (I make this by cooking achote or annato seeds with olive oil this gives the rice color and flavor) and salt.
After it's finished the rice is nice and soft not mushy. I season it and  mix in some saute vegetables that I cook with butter, garlic, and salt. Then mix in your roast pork.

Cooked Black Beans
Make a sofrito sauce with olive oil, garlic, tomato, onion, and green pepper, cook this in a fry pan. Season with salt, and then let your black beans cook on low in the sauce till they absorb the flavors.

Delecata Squash and Onions

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• delicata squash sliced
• 1 medium onion, sliced
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• cook on a cookie sheet till browned
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• Pork Bone Soup
• (save the pork bones from making the roast pork)
• I got the original recipe from here
• http://cooknshare.com/recipe/gamjatang-korean-pork-bone-soup/

these are my changes

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 pork bone 

2 tbsp srichicha
1/2 head  napa cabbage (if you like cabbage if not I did celery)
3 carrots
3 medium potatoes, peeled cut in half (or you can do pasta)
1 thumb size ginger, sliced 
3 garlic chopped 
1 onion, sliced 
1 tbsp rice wine 
1 tbsp salt (to taste) pepper to taste
 6-8 cups water

Ribs
http://www.southyourmouth.com/2014/08/fall-off-bone-baby-back-ribs.html

Chicken Quesadillas
http://www.jocooks.com/healthy-eating/chicken-fajita-quesadillas/

Pumpkin Cornbread
(I got the mix from trader joes, but here is a recipe that sounded good if you want to make it from scratch)

http://www.recipegirl.com/2007/10/01/pumpkin-cornbread/#_a5y_p=1030935