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Menu Plan – The "Preparing for the First Freeze" Edition

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The high today was 95 degrees, but Wednesday night it is going to dip down to 25 degrees! I was too busy today making preparations for our first freeze to make Split Pea Soup, so I will make it on Thursday when it will be too cold to play outside. We will be continuing to prepare through Wednesday, so I have planned easy meals.

Monday – Tomato Black Bean Barley Soup and Salad.

Tuesday – Tacos, Black Beans, and Spanish Rice

Wednesday – Use Canned Tomato Sauce to make spaghetti, and salad (I’ll let you know if it turned out)

Thursday – Use frozen ham bone to make Crock Pot Split Pea Soup and Salad

Friday – Use some leftover taco meat and beans in Taco Salad

Saturday – Use leftover taco meat, black beans, Spanish rice and tomato sauce in Chili, Gluten Free Corn Bread, and salad

Sunday – Swedish Meatballs, Brown Rice, and Peas with Basil

There are lots of salads on the menu, hopefully they will continue to come from my garden. I plan to cover my lettuces, like I did this spring, and hope they survive.

This post has been linked to Menu Plan Monday.

About Alea Milham

Alea Milham is the owner of Premeditated Leftovers and the author of Prep-Ahead Meals from Scatch. She shares her tips for saving money and time while reducing waste in her home. Her favorite hobby, gardening, is a frugal source of organic produce for her recipes. She believes it is possible to live fully and eat well while spending less.

Comments

  1. Vickie's Michigan Garden (my backyard) says

    Alea,
    It's so cold here too –it's 55 but for some reason it feels like 30. Chili sounds wonderful. What do you have to do to get ready for a freeze? Let us know –
    vickie

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  3. The Thrifty Countrywoman says

    Yum! Chili is the perfect thing when the weather dips. Your post got me thinking about Swedish meatballs. I haven't had any since last Christmas. Hope your lettuce doesn't freeze!

    Jane

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  4. Lori says

    Wow, 25 degrees already!! They're calling for 45 here in the foothills and I thought that was cold! 🙂 Brrr!! Oh, but I so love the colder weather. 🙂 Not a summer person. Chili definitely needed to be on your menu this week. It's on ours too!!
    Hope you have a great week!

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Welcome. I'm Alea!

On Premeditated Leftovers I share simple recipes made with whole foods, practical shopping tips, time saving techniques, and meal planning strategies. I also share tips for minimizing food waste, so more of the food that is purchased ends up on the table.

While volunteering as a budget counselor, I realized that food is the element of most people’s budgets where they have the greatest control. I set out to develop low-cost recipes from scratch to prove it’s possible to create delicious meals on a limited budget. Eating well while spending less is about more than just creating recipes using inexpensive ingredients; it’s about creatively combining ingredients so you don’t feel deprived and are inspired to stick to your budget.