Weekly Menu for 10/14/12 - 10/20/12

Day	Menu Item	Shopping
Sunday	Pumpkin Lasagna with Ricotta and Swiss Chard	1 pound Lasagna Noodles 1 Onion 2 pounds Swiss Chard 2 Garlic Cloves   Three 15-ounce cans Pumpkin Puree* Heavy Cream Nutmeg Cayenne Pepper 32 ounces Ricotta Cheese 6 ounces Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese 8 ounces Fontina Cheese**
Monday	Pumpkin and Mushroom Pasta with Gorgonzola	1 Onion 8 ounces Mushrooms 1 Clove Garlic Sage Red Chili Pepper Flakes Nutmet 1 pound Pasta 1 cup Pumpkin Puree Heavy Cream Gorgonzola Cheese Sage Leaves
Tuesday	Pumpkin Gnocchi	Pumpkin Puree Nutmeg Sage Leaves Parmesan Cheese
Wednesday	Pumpkin Fettuccine	4 Garlic Cloves Heavy Cream Pumpkin Puree Herbs de Provence 8 ounces Fettuccine Parmesan Cheese
Thursday	Autumn's Harvest Stew	2 pound good-quality Stewing Steak 1 large Onion 1 large Carrot 2 large Potatoes 2 Garlic Cloves 1 medium Parsnip 1 small Pumpkin 3 cups Beef Broth Dried Thyme 15 Brussels Sprouts Mustard Powder Sweet Paprika Powder Nutmeg 2 Bay Leaves
Friday	Savory Pumpkin Quiche	1 pre-made Pie Crust Cream, Half and Half or Whole Milk 1 small Pumpkin or Pumpkin Puree Onion 1 Clove Garlic Fresh Parsley Nutmeg
Saturday	Pumpkin Chili	1 pound lean Ground Beef 1 medium Onion 1 Green Bell Pepper 1 (28 ounce) can Diced Tomatoes Tomato Juice 2 (15.25-ounce) can Black Beans 1 (15 ounce) can Pumpkin Puree Chili Powder Cumin Pumpkin Pie Spice Hot Sauce

October 14, 2012 - October 20, 2012

You will also need:

Salt, Pepper, Olive Oil, Eggs, Butter, Flour

* Make sure you have pure pumpkin puree and not pumpkin pie filling.

** Provolone, Gruyere, or Gouda cheese are nice substitutes, depending upon your preference, for Fontina.

Sample some of this week's main dishes featuring Pumpkin.

These recipes provide great week-night meals for your family but they are also perfect for entertaining or special occasions.  If you or anyone has a special dietary need, these recipes are also easily adapted to Vegan, Gluten-Free, or Vegetarian.  An example of changing out ingredients in a meal to make it Vegan is to use soy or another nut milk, vegan cheese, vegan sour cream, vegan mayonnaise, or vegan Parmesan cheese.

At the end of the week, or sometime during, please sound off about this week's menu.  Did you enjoy the websites?  How were the recipes?  Were they easy to follow and the ingredients easy to find?  Did you have quite a bit of the ingredients already on hand?

Did you find cooking different meals having similar items easier?  Were you able to prepare multiple meals at once?

What would you like to see on future menus?

Weekly Menu Link-Up


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