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Of Note: We’re still harvesting tomatoes out of the garden and a new crop of lettuce. Eggs were on sale for $1/doz. last week and we bought 2 doz. plus my Mom gave us 2 doz. So we’ll be eating quite a bit of eggs this week. And the potatoes are all from the garden too (we’ve got 1 ½ five-gallon buckets of potatoes!). I’m hoping to post recipes for Eggs in a Basket and the Country Salisbury Steak this week.

Monday        
B: Oatmeal w/banana slices, toast
L: Grilled cheese w/tomato sandwiches, chips, pickle spears
D: Ham, potatoes, veggies and salad
[Note: potatoes and veggies are leftovers carried over]
Dessert: Root beer Floats
Daily Cost: $5.46
Tuesday
B: Toad in a Hole
L: Pizza (book-it coupons from Pizza Hut- free)
D: Breakfast Casserole
Dessert: none
Daily Cost: $5.15
Wednesday
B: Breakfast Casserole (leftovers)
L: Mac-n-cheese w/diced ham (from Mon.)
D: Ballard Biscuits, salad
Dessert: Cinn. Orange Monkey Bread
Daily Cost: $7.31
Thursday
B: Choice: yogurt or cereal, toast
L: Egg salad sandwiches, chunk cheese, pickle spears & chips
D: Taking a youth group member out to dinner- kids to
my parents for supper.
Daily Cost: $2.55
Friday
B: Eggs in a Basket
L: Nachos
D: Country Salisbury steak, baked potatoes, salad
Dessert: Rainbow sherbet and sliced strawberries
Daily Cost: $6.04
Saturday
B: Daddy Cook: eggs, bacon, toast
L: Leftover Smorgasbord
D: Harvest Fest @ Church bringing: Cider
[Simple Food- stew/chili, bread-n-butter, donuts & cider]
Daily Cost: $4.66
Sunday
B: Cocoa wheats, toast
L: Leftover Smorgasbord
D: @ my parents
Daily Cost: $1.15
Weekly Total: $32.32
~~ Don’t forget to check out the yummy menu ideas every Monday over at The Organizing Junkie’s blog. You just might find your next favorite family recipe!

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9:08 AM, 2007-Oct-24 .. Posted by Lynne

Amy,
Do you transplant lettuce seedlings, or do you seed directly into the ground? I seem to have poor results with just about anything I don't transplant as a seedling. I'm not sure why.

Lettuce

9:21 AM, 2007-Oct-24 .. Posted by YPAmy5

The lettuce we have growing right now is from plants we let go to seed during the summer.
We started lettuce in little pots from seeds this past spring as part of a science lesson. We learned that we planted too much. We had 3.5 rows of lettuce in our garden and couldn't eat or give away enough!
I couldn't keep up with it all and about half a row went to seed.
And now we are reaping the benefits!
It is a blessing when something you didn't really plan on or plan for- takes root and grows. Ah, the harvest!
God is good!