Menu for October 6, 2013 through October 12, 2013

Another weekend! Any fun plans? We're considering a hike if the weather stays nice.  It's been beautiful, but it looks like we might be in for some rain.  This past week I did try a new yummy dinner recipe that has a great mild coconut flavor... look out for that soon!  The food blog world has been taken over by pumpkin and squash- so many great new recipes to try!  Here are a few that caught my eye:

• Savory Pumpkin and Cheese Stuffed Shells--- I like the idea of pumpkin with pasta. I bet you could modify this to make raviolis too!
• Roasted Pecan and Acorn Squash Soup--- This just sounds fancy (and the pictures are so pretty!).  I think this would make a great lunch with a salad.
• Healthy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Oat Bars--- These are vegan and gluten free, but look delicious.  I can't wait to try them once I get my hands on some pumpkin.
• Greens and Grain Pizza--- From the King Arthur Flour blog... this doesn't have to do with pumpkin or squash, but I thought it was a neat idea.  Cook a pizza crust with a ranch type sauce and then top with all your favorite salad ingredients (cold).  It's like salad on a pizza!

For dinners we've got salmon on the menu again, plus roasted veggie orzo (this includes acorn squash!), chipotle sweet potato burgers, and Thai chicken pizza (you can never go wrong with that pizza...). If you're in the mood for dessert (and how could you not be), why not make these healthier brownies?

Dinners for the Week

Sunday: Roasted Vegetable Orzo

• Make the full recipe and eat half tonight, have leftovers on Wednesday.  

Monday:  Chipotle Sweet Potato Burgers with Roasted Garlic Sauce and salad on the side.

• Make the full recipe and eat half tonight, have leftovers on Thursday.

Tuesday:  Lemon Garlic Salmon with roasted vegetables or salad on the side.

• Make the full recipe and eat half tonight, have leftovers on Friday.

Wednesday:  Leftover Roasted Vegetable Orzo

Thursday:  Leftover Chipotle Sweet Potato Burgers

Friday:  Leftover Lemon Garlic Salmon

Saturday:  Thai Chicken Pizza with salad on the side.

• Make the full recipe and leftovers for lunch on Sunday.

Have a good week!