Menu Plan Monday--Pluot Predicament

When produce goes on sale for less than $.50/lb, I can't resist it. No matter what it is. So what was it this week? California Pluots, on sale for $.39/lb. I bought two lbs. for 80 cents. Fabulous.

But what in the world does one do with overly ripe pluots?

(First of all, what is a pluot? Apparently it's a cross between a plum and an apricot. Interesting!)

I don't have equipment for canning, so that's out. I could try freezer jam much like I did with blueberries. I'm not super optimistic about how that would work. Of course we could just eat them as they are, but I'm not that big of a fan of how these particular ones taste (something about the texture). Advice? Recipes?

Sushi, Stuffed peppers, Sweet potato casserole, Sue-Sue's Casserole w/okra and tomatoes

Last week's menu plan went well, for the most part. I made Sweet Potato Casserole from all the sweet potatoes I got from the farmer's market, and we still have leftovers of that (recipe to follow later today!). The sushi was wonderful. We finished off some Sue-Sue's casserole from the freezer (I am very tired of this dish!), and I discovered that when making okra and tomatoes I need to cook them longer (or cut the okra in smaller pieces). Mine did not turn out well! I made stuffed peppers for the first time--a variation of Tricia's recipe. They were good, but not my favorite. The filling by itself, however, was divine. I need to concoct a recipe to use the filling in.

Without further ado, here's the plan for this week:

Breaksfasts: Smoothies (I have been loving these lately--we're doing a combo of milk with frozen bananas, blueberries, and strawberries. Our smoothies are so thick and the blueberries make them perfectly sweet), cold cereal, Blueberry Zucchini Bread
Lunches: Leftovers, Sandwiches

Dinners by weeknight:
Monday--Sushi. Need to think of a good go-along for this. We will probably do salad.
Tuesday--Enchiladas with tomatoes, lettuce, fresh guacamole
Wednesday--Dinner at a friend's house
Thursday--Chipotle Chicken with Peppers, Memaw's green beans, and carrots
Friday--Pesto Chicken Pizza and salad
Saturday--Chicken Pot Pie (recipe from the $5 Dinner Cookbook!) with Mashed Potatoes
Sunday--Headed out of town to my parent's for the week (yay!).

Stay tuned for later this week when I take you grocery shopping with me and explain how I balance couponing, eating less processed food, and the budget.

In the meantime, you can find thousands of menu plan's at Org Junkie's Menu Plan Monday.

Menu Plan Monday--Pluot Predicament