This week my primary goal is to use up as many vegetables from my garden as possible. My second goal is to create enough food that my husband and oldest son will not starve when I go out of town this weekend with the other kids. Instead of planning my meals so that leftovers can be rolled over into “encore meals”, I will be serving one dish meals that my husband and son can easily reheat for lunch and dinner.
Monday – Chard and Vegetable Bake with Quinoa and Mushroom Topping and Garden Salad
Tuesday – Chicken and Quinoa Waldorf Salad with Creamy Maple Vinaigrette and Fruit Salad
Wednesday – Summer Garden Ratatouille and Garden Salad
Thursday – Tomato Pie (using my gf corn bread recipe) and Garden Salad
Friday – Zucchini Pizza and Fruit Salad
Saturday & Sunday – Mama’s out of town
How do you feed your family when you are out of town? Do you make food ahead or just let them forage?
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Alea says
Since the 2 family members who are staying home can eat gluten, I should send them to the Olive Garden or some other gluten heavy restaraunt that they like. Thanks for the idea!
Rebecca says
I am really leaning toward making the zucchini pizza this week…now, to find a night that my son won't be eating with us, because anything too heavily "casseroley" does not bring a smile to his face!
Have a great time out of town.
And yes, I make some kind of a plan for them when I leave town…I leave lists of ideas and prepped-ahead items, and usually throw in an option to go to a restaurant that isn't my favorite. (Say, Carl's Jr.?!) Honestly, it's been so long since I've been out of town without my family, I think I need to create a trip just so I can make them a little menu plan! ha!
Sheila says
Lovely sounding menu. I bought some quinoa but haven't fixed it yet. I should do that soon though. I do a little of both when I go out of town. It really depends on how much notice I have that I have to leave. Have a wonderful week.