The Menu That Wasn't

Since Son3 and DIL 3 are here riding out Covid I just made a long list of meal possibilities. I am checking them off as they are made and eaten, though hardly one meal has been created in its entirety . Such is life especially life around here.

1.   Herb stuffed boneless leg of lamb, rice pilaf, asparagus, tossed salad, rolls ✓
2.   Hamburgers and all the fixings, zucchini fries ✓
3.   Chicken enchiladas, Mexican street corn, green salad ✓

4.   White bbq chicken, coleslaw, green beans, Texas toast ✓
5.   Pulled pork, baked beans, caulitato salad, pickles, buns ✓
6.   Lady peas, corn, fried okra, cucumber tomato and onion salad, cornbread✓

7.   Grilled grouper, sautéed crab claws, tossed. salad, broccoli, Italian bread✓
8.   Ham, au gratin potatoes, collard greens, dinner rolls ✓

9.   Steak, twice baked potato, tossed salad ✓

10. Snapper, zucchini fritters, sliced tomatoes, Greek bread 
11. Fettuccine al fredo, tossed salad. Italian bread
12. Greek chicken salad on lettuce leaves, crusty rolls or baguette
13. Squash, green beans, fried green tomatoes, coleslaw, cornbread
14. Grilled tuna steaks with mango salsa, zucchini fries, tossed salad, rolls✓
15. Bruschetta, tossed salad, assorted cheeses
16. Fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, coleslaw, green beans
17. Greek meatloaf, potatoes, tomato slices, green beans. ✓

Monday:Woo hoo, lucky me. DIL3 made us a delicious dinner!
Cheddar zucchini and onion quiche, salad
Harvest: 1'2 pound green beans, 2 cukes

Tuesday:  The day was just a crappy day all the way around. I was not happy and neither was anyone else in my realm. I know happiness can spread easily but the inverse is true also.  The grumps might be more contagious than Covid. Some of us ate and some of us didn't because we just did not want to be around each other.
Taco salad, mango cake with vanilla lime glaze
Harvest: none cause we were too pissy to check on it

Wednesday: It was a better day, and somewhat of a bonus day for Son2 and DIL2. I save change in a big container. It is generally for a savings account for Pip, but times being what they are and now a coin shortage (?) I told Son3 and DIL3 is they would roll it they could have it. They got a nice little payday for a small amount of work! And not to neglect Pip's account, I wrote the change total down and will make a deposit for the same amount into her savings. When she becomes college age she (her parents ) will appreciate this account.
Greek meatloaf, green beans, buttered rolls
Harvest: 1/2 pound green beans, 3 cucumbers, 3 pods of okra (it is starting to produce now__yeah! However, the chipmunks and bunnies found my lettuce garden. It's toast now! I will sacrifice lettuce if it keeps them from eating the tomatoes! Additionally the zucchini is almost through producing. I pulled a couple of plants and we will see about the rest. I could still plant another crop of them but I am not sure I want to. I might plant yellow squash instead.

Thursday: I found out why I hate going to bed early. I had a slight headache and went to sleep around 11. I woke at 4 and could not go back to sleep. Bummer! I need to revert to my obscenely late nights since I hate being awake in the early morning hours. It makes the day last so dang long!
Variation on Sweet and sour chicken, brown rice, coleslaw
Harvest 1/2 pound green beans

Friday: I might have the best DIL's in the entire world. Not only is DIL3 a beautiful, kind, talented woman but she is a damn fine cook too. We were treated to a special meal that included singing and sips (shots for those braver than me) of aquavit in addition to a typical Nordic meal.
Swedish meatballs in gravy, filled potatoes, lingonberry preserves, pickles and cabbage slaw with a delicious dressing. And cake!
Harvest: 5 pods okra, 1/2 pound green beans

Saturday:
Zucchini Pizza boats, cucumber slices, and cake!

Sunday: I had out the lamb in the refrigerator to defrost and invited Son2 and DIL2 to come help us eat it. It was great having them all together.
Herb stuffed boneless leg of lamb,  potatoes, asparagus, lettuce wedge and of course cake! 
Harvest: 2 cucumbers, 1/2 pound green beans

And now I go into this week and a lot of the meals I had planned on cooking have already been eaten.  
Of course a lot of things that were not part of the plan have been eaten too.  When I look over the remaining meals on the list I am not entirely inspired by some of them. I guess I will just see how this week plays out.

Hope you all have a great week on plan, off plan or with no plan at all!