It’s Sunday evening and I’m facing up to the fact that a whole lot of cooking is just not going to happen…. I spent most of Saturday at a conference, which left me pretty lazy today. And that’s real life. It also meant a revise of the menu was in order.
So the menu is:
Sunday: Bread, goat cheese, peppers in olive oil, and a pear (instead of veggie pot pie).
Monday: Polenta with tomato sauce (instead of a squash/tomato sauce).
Tuesday: Hash with potato, carrots, onions, corn.
Wednesday: Scrambled eggs and toast.
Thursday: Pizza
Friday: Apple salad with yogurt, blue cheese and walnuts.
Shopping list: Bread and an apple. The rest is from the pantry.
All ingredients are local except the blue cheese, the olive oil, and possibly the corn for the cornmeal (although I know it was ground locally). I’ll also have to get milk on Tuesday.
One thing I've realized is that as the pickin's for local vegetables have gotten slimmer at the co-op, I'm starting to pull more of the vegetables and fruits that I preserved from the pantry. This means, of course, less to buy at the store.
I've also realized that I have to really keep in mind to not touch the stuff I've stored until I can't find things in the store. That should help me make it until the first of the local spring crops start coming. Farmer's market starts again in March! There won't be much to chose from, but should be a few things.
Prep: Only thing made ahead was the polenta. I had corn meal mush for breakfast this morning. And the pizza-that's a special event!
How did last week's menu go? Pretty good except for Thursday. To be honest, I had ice cream and hot fudge for dinner. I did have a bigger than normal lunch that day though.