september 26-30 & October 3-7

Chicken Mole Torta didn't get around to this one this week.

Brown Butter Ravioli with walnuts Definitely better with fresh sage...I didn't have any so I had to use dried sage. Still good, just not as good. With premade pasta, this meal is super quick and easy!

Autumn Golden Vegetable Lasagna So glad I finally got around to making this one. We have another cream based lasagna that we find to be too sweet, but this one was just right. The basil was supposed to go in the layers but after I assembled the whole thing, I realized I forgot the basil. So I sprinkled it on top. Also, I substituted a delicata squash for a butternut squash b/c we got a delicata in our CSA.

Pulled Bottom Round with Spicy Sweet Potato Wedges Eric put the bottom round (from England Acres) in the crock pot with a beer and a little barbeque sauce and the it go for hours (and hours). The day we had it, I didn't feel like spicy sweet potatoes. So instead, I roasted them in the oven with some maple syrup and topped with a little brown sugar when I plated it. The sweet potatoes are fresh out of our CSA box.


Lemon Risotto with Scallops


Arugula, Potato and Green Bean Salad Eric found this recipe when searching for ways to use up our CSA potatoes and green beans. We had this with the leftover lasagna. Funny thing about the salad...when Eric asked what was for dinner and I said, he kind of grumbled. I said well you're the one who found the recipe and we have all the stuff. Eric said that every time he took a bite of the salad he wanted NOT to like it but he did like it. So what he thought was going to be an unsatisfying dinner turned into a very good dinner after all. There's still no doubt in my mind that are kids are picky because of him:) The positive side is there's still hope for my kiddos to eat well one day!

Blue Hubbard Squash Casserole Got another hubbard squash in the CSA...wanted to try something new. Good, but nothing too exciting. We had a little leftover chicken we served it with. I think it could have used more rice.

Spaghetti Squash with Sausage We had a spaghetti squash and peppers in the CSA so I made it with England Acres sausage.

Chicken Tacos Next time you make tacos, please try making it with your own spices rather than a packet...I promise you won't be disappointed!

september 18-23

Warm Shrimp Salad with Kamut, Red Chile and Tarragon Substitued our CSA jalapenos for the red chiles. The only kamut I could find was kamut flakes. They were super quick to make probably about 3 minutes versus the recipe directions.

Poblano and Spinach Posole - (chili) Tried 3 different grocery stores...no poblanos...we'll try again another time.

Meatball Subs - if you want the recipe on these, let me know.
Autumn Golden Vegetable Lasagna (the boys had their belt test on Friday, so we treated them with a dinner out afterwards.) Pushed to next week.

Blue Squash risotto with radicchio Must not have been the week for radicchio...after checking 2 stores, I gave up and used arugula instead. After getting a blue hubbard squash in our CSA box, I found this recipe and I have to say it may have been the tastiest risotto we've ever made. I added our CSA jalapenos which added a great flavor. I put some arugula in the dish but also served it on the side along with CSA cherry tomatoes. We had some (England Acres) bacon leftover from another meal so I crumbed some on top.

september 12-16

Balsamic & Parmesan Cauliflower with grilled fish We used grouper...it was pretty good, not too "fishy". Eric thought it was alittle plain tasting.

Seared Scallops with chorizo and potatoes Working through our CSA potatoes...For a Rick Bayless recipe, we thought it was missing something. We watched a show of his recently and he made a bunch of stuff along with this recipe so we think we may have forgotten what else went with it. It was still good though.

Beer battered cod sliders Eric loves fried fish. I used a whole wheat flour...don't get me wrong, it was still very good, just probably would have been better with regular flour.

Stuffed Squash with herbed goat cheese Very good! We got 2 acorn squash in our CSA box...thank you Farmer Rick! I didn't have goat cheese so I used feta instead.

Curry Butternut Squash Received a butternut squash in the CSA. I blended two different butternut squash soup recipes for this one. If anyone is interested in making it, let me know...because I'm not going to waste my time typing it up if no one is making it. Also, I made homemade focaccia bread too. Again, if you want the recipe, let me know.