Menu Plan Monday: Gearing up for Thanksgiving

Red Cabbage
Red Cabbage

Part of me is tempted not to cook too much this week, in preparation for the marathon that happens next week. Well that, and we have a ton of leftovers – husband made a big New Mexican feast this weekend, with smothered pork, posole as a vegetable, and black bean and sweet potato enchiladas. Oh wait, I have written about this dinner before.

But….

Our second-to-last-veggie-box-of-the-season from Two Small Farms contained loads of fun vegetables, some that I am saving for next week (Fennel, Red Cabbage), some for lunches (Braeburn Apples), and the rest I will try to use this week: Beets, Arugula, Purplette Scallions, Watermelon Radishes, Leeks, and Winter Squash. So, here is my plan (albeit late) for the week of November 16:

Monday: New Mexican Feast leftovers

Tuesday: Lentil Sausage Soup (from Ina Garten’s Barefoot in Paris), salad (lettuce and arugula), bread

Wednesday: Roast Salmon on leeks, Wild Rice with Gingered Squash (from Lorna Sass’s Whole Grains Everyday Every Way), roasted beets, salad

Thursday: Baked Acorn Squash, grilled chicken, salad with watermelon radishes

Friday: Movies and takeout

What is on your menu this week?

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