Meal Plan and Grocery List 8/30- 9/5

Can you believe that September is just 3 days away?! Fall is on the way and school is back in session. It's funny how fast the calendar fills up. We have a meeting, club, or practice every Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday thru Thanksgiving and a few trips scheduled too. In addition, I begin teaching cooking classes next month. I'll be teaching six evening classes: Fall Tarts and Tartlets, a Meal Planning Workshop, Dream Dinners at Home: How to get the most out of your freezer, An Apple Dumpling Faceoff, Discover Duck, and Tortellini alla Panna. If you're reading this from the greater Cleveland area, please sign up! Being a newbie instructor, some of my classes are not full enough to run yet. I promise that it will be a fun 2 hours with great food! Bring a friend! Here's THE LINK to the course catalogue. Our family meal plan seems more important than ever now. Sure, we're busy, but we've still gotta eat! This meal plan utilizes seasonal ingredients as well as quick cooking and even a 5 ingredient dinner. Good stuff!

Monday August 30th

Baked Penne with Squash, Tomatoes, and Basil

Tuesday August 31st

Herbed Chicken Strips and Homemade Mac n' Cheese

Wednesday September 1st

Mexican Chicken with Jalapeno Popper Sauce

Thursday September 2nd

Chili Pie (using leftover chili from my freezer)

Friday September 3rd

Homemade Pizza (Ingredients not on the grocery list. Start with pizza dough, pizza sauce and mozzarella and go from there...or make your own crust, the recipe is in the link)

Saturday September 4th

Tote n' Slice Sandwiches

Sunday September 5th

Cook Out!


Grocery List

Produce

1 lb. zucchini
1 lb. yellow squash
6 shallots
garlic
fresh basil
fresh parsley
1 pint cherry tomatoes
dill
jalapenos
cilantro
onion
dried tomatoes
red onions

Meat

6-7 boneless skinless chicken breasts
bacon
8 oz. salami

Dairy

1 1/2 cups heavy cream
Parmesan cheese
eggs
milk
butter
shredded cheddar
2 packages cream cheese
shredded cheddar
sliced provolone

Canned Goods

olive oil
3 cups chicken broth
1 can of chili (or leftover chili)
1 can diced tomatoes with green chilies
prepared basil pesto
banana peppers
green olives

Dry Goods

flour
penne pasta
panko bread crumbs
macaroni
cumin
chili powder
corn chips (like Fritos)