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Spring Menu

 

 

Springtime brings the addition of fresh vegetables to your food storage, making several new meals possible and making salad available. Plant as early as possible to get the most of your spring garden before the heat sets in.

 

 

 

My spring garden brings radishes, asparagus, spinach, carrots, sugar snap peas, turnips, parsnips and lettuce: Mache, Rouge Grenoblois, Emerald Oak, Black Seeded Simpson, and some Batavian lettuces.

 

I also have leeks, green onions, and swiss chard year-round.

In late spring, we have artichokes.

 

 

 

Week 1

 BreakfastLunchDinnerSnacks
Monday Oatmeal

Saltines with Peanut Butter

Dried Apples
Carrot Sticks
Sugar Snap Peas 

Baked Potatoes

Green Salad

Popsicles
Tuesday

Quiche

Citrus Fruit Salad

Tomato Soup
Biscuits 
Taco SaladEnglish Muffins
Wednesday

Fruit Salad 

Pancakes

Chicken Sandwiches

Pretzels

Sugar Snap Peas

Spinach Salad
French Bread
 

Leftover Pancakes 

Popsicles

Thursday Oatmeal
Toast

Chicken Noodle Soup
French Bread

 

Creamy Chicken Enchiladas
Green Salad
 

Cinnamon Sugar Toast 
Friday

Walnut Muffins
Oatmeal
 

Sweet Spring Salad

 

Beef Stroganoff
Swiss Chard
 

Walnut Muffins
Saturday

 

Crepes with powdered sugar

Taco Soup

 

Herb Roasted Turkey
Leeks
Green Beans
Seasoned Rice 

 Pears
Sunday

 

Puffed Pancake
Fruit

Museum Pasta Salad 

 

Chicken Fried Steak

Green Salad
Cranberry Sauce
 Artichokes

Popcorn 
 
 

Peach Blossoms
 
 
Week 2
 
 BreakfastLunchDinnerSnacks
Monday

 Oatmeal

English Muffins

Turkey Sandwiches
Raisins
Spinach Salad
Popovers 

English Muffins

Peaches 

Tuesday

 

Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins
Fruit Salad

 Barley Soup
Green Salad

Fried Chicken
Noodles
Corn

Green Salad
Lemonade 

Orange Juice Popsicles
Wednesday

Bagels

 Leftover Barley Soup
Biscuits

Tacos 

Bagels
Thursday

Whole Wheat Waffles

Fruit Salad

Stir Fry 

Spring Greens with Balsamic-Orange Vinagrette

French Bread
 

Popsicles 
Friday

 Oatmeal

Toast

Smoothies

Minestrone Soup

 

 

Honeybaked Ham
Swiss Chard
Au Gratin Potatoes 

Raisins 
Saturday

Fruit Salad

Ham and Eggs

Sweet Spring Salad

Breadsticks

 Savory Ham & Chicken Crepes
Roasted Asparagus

Carrot Cake

Nuts 
Sunday

French Toast

Peaches 

Ham Sandwiches on English Muffins
Pickles 

Italian Sausage

Artichokes

Swiss Chard

Seasoned Fried Turnips
 

Carrot Cake
Popcorn

 

 
Week 3
 
 BreakfastLunchDinnerSnacks
Monday

Whole Wheat Waffles
Citrus Fruit Salad

 Green Salad with Spinach and Lettuce

Chicken Curry
Basmati Rice
Sauted sugar snap peas
Chapatis

Vanilla Pudding
 

Oatmeal Cookies

Tuesday

 

Blueberry Muffins
Oatmeal

Stir Fry

Turnip Gratin

Sweet Spring Salad

Artichokes

Bread

Dried Apricots
Orange Juice Popsicles
 
Wednesday Ham Steak
Oatmeal
Peaches

Museum Pasta Salad

Chicken Breasts
Swiss Chard
Roasted Rosemary Potatoes and Turnips
Rosemary Olive Oil Bread
 
 Sugar Snap Peas
Orange Juice Popsicles
Thursday

Donuts

 Minestrone Soup
Rosemary Olive Oil Bread
Balsamic vinegar dipping sauce
Spinach SaladRaisins
Leftover donuts
 
FridayOatmeal
Fruit Salad
English Muffins
Spinach Salad
English Muffins
Spanish Rice
Corn
Olives
Pinto Beans
Salad 
Popsicles 
Saturday

Granola

Banana Bread

Tomato Basil Soup

Green Salad

Breadsticks

Pizza
Spring Greens with Balsamic-Orange Vinagrette

Banana Bread
Apples
 
Sunday Pancakes
Fruit Salad
Leftover Pizza
Green Salad
German Potato Salad
Spinach Salad w/Bacon Dressing 
Popcorn 
 
 
 Week 4
 
 BreakfastLunchDinnerSnacks
Monday

Crepes
Pears 

Green Salad

Breadsticks 

Ham Steak
Swiss Chard
Au Gratin Potatoes
Corn 

Fairy Cakes

Cranberries 

TuesdayOatmeal
Cinnamon Sugar Toast
 

 

Sweet Spring Salad

Popovers

 

 Bean BurritosPeach Popsicles
WednesdayChocolate Chip Pancakes
Peaches
 
Chicken and Rice Soup Stuffed Grape Leaves Applesauce 
Thursday

Oatmeal 

Apple Muffins

Pasta e Fagioli

 

 Herb Roasted Chicken
Rosemary Olive Oil Bread
Spinach Salad

Leftover Muffins
FridayHam Steak
Pancakes
Canned Peaches 

Leftover Pasta e Fagioli

Rosemary Olive Oil Bread

Spaghetti

Rosemary Olive Oil Bread
Green Salad 

Grape Juice Popsicles
Leftover Pancakes
 
Saturday

Fruit Salad
Oatmeal

 

Potato Soup

 Toasted Ravioli
Spring Greens with Balsamic-Orange Vinagrette

Roasted Asparagus

Chocolate Chip Cookies 
SundayPancakes  Bean Burritos

Chicken Caccitore
Artichokes

Green Salad

Popcorn