Food, and Food For Thought

                                                                         Going

                                                                      Going

                                                                          Gone

And so am I!. . .  It breaks my heart that we came home Sunday night. The weather was gorgeous and I have never seen the beach that crowded in late October. It was like a mid-summer beach trip with slightly cooler weather. 

Each week I make some sort of meal plan and each week I deviate from it, but that is just how I roll. Whenever I get locked into something I really and truly start feeling suffocated. I guess that is why I have never felt compelled to go on one of those international tours. I can't think of anything worse than having my day preplanned for me.  I think I like the idea of planning much more than the actual plan. With food it does make me look through the foods I have in storage and see what. needs to be used quickly to keep from wasting it,  

So this is what I planned:

1. Leftover chili over cauliflower rice or beans, coleslaw, keto cornbread

2. Corned beef and cabbage, with potatoes (or none)

3. Taco salad

4. (If needed) Whatever is languishing in the refrigerator that needs to be consumed before the getaway.

5. Fresh seafood

6. Fresh seafood

7. Take out fresh seafood,

This is what actually happened:

 Monday:I was all about using stuff in the refrigerator.

 Leftover chili over beans or caulirice

Tuesday; Again it was time to use things that were about to ruin or were leftover

Taco salad

Wednesday  I had been to the produce stand on Tuesday and bought what might well be the last local summer produce.

Peas or leftover caulitato salad, air fried okra, or boiled okra, tomato and cucumber slices.

Thursday: We got away headed to the beach much later than I anticipated (thanks to TheHub's job) We were only about 30 miles out of town and I was starving because I had not eaten all day. We pulled into Jack's en route.

Bunless burger

Friday: It was a gorgeous beach day. Mid day I went to the seafood market closest to the condo and bought a couple of meals worth of food, plus steamed shrimp and smoked tuna dip.

 Broiled red snapper, mashed potatoes (or none) broccoli, tossed salad, rolls

Saturday: It wa a rainy day. perfect for ball game watching and eating.

Surf and turf, Broiled steak, seared grouper, coleslaw, cooked carrots, saffron rice

Sunday: We stayed at the condo until about 7 p.m. then decided to come on home. (Actually TheHub decided to come on home. I wanted to stay but his mistress he calls his job, is much more seductive than me.) We just ate in the car.

Pimento cheese sandwich

Now this weeks @#$% meal plan.(insert your favorite expletive here):

1 Monday is our anniversary so we will do some sort of takeout.

2. Corned beef and cabbage

3. Philly cheesesteak casserole, tossed salad

4, Halloween we traditionally have hot dogs, but this year Halloween is also on a ball game night, so maybe a takeout chicken dinner. Who knows? Could be either.

5. Veggie meal (depends on what is available at the produce stand)

6. Low country shrimp boil, coleslaw 

7. White bbq chicken, caulitato salad

I was in a very pissy mood when I planned this weeks meals. Both the meals and the attitude are subject to  and probably will change. 

Have a great week on plan, off plan or with no plan.