Food Stuff!

First of all, I must share this with you. 

Any idea what it is? 

I'll give you a hint:  It's a version of a seasonal drink at a popular coffee place.

Any clue? I'll tell you. It's a Pumpkin Mocha Latte and it was delicious. I've never really liked pumpkin stuff before, I could only eat pumpkin pie if it was smothered in whipped cream, but for some reason I'm really craving it this season. I am starting to like it a lot, and so when I saw this drink I had to try it. Lucky me, the recipe makes enough for two good sized cups so I have another cup for tomorrow!

Next up, lunches. For some reason I have not thought about taking pictures of the girls' lunches. If it is something you want to see, let me know and I'll try harder, otherwise I'll probably stop. It's a pain to remember to take pictures when we are in the chaos of lunch making.

Clockwise: Turkey meat, half a muffin from last week, trail mix and cucumbers.

Clockwise: cucumbers and applesauce, whole muffin, plain greek yogurt with a drizzle of agave and some freeze dried strawberries, turkey rolls.

I did get to making the pumpkin pancakes found in my new cookbook, Paleo Comfort Foods. They were pretty good--everyone ate them for breakfast but I don't think my family is as excited about all things pumpkin like I am right now.

So, we went up to the lake this past weekend to hang out with Erik's folks. I think I've mentioned this before, but they have a wonderful garden and half a dozen different fruit trees on their property. I came home with quite the bounty from them: 

Tomatoes, pears...

apples (like 25# worth!)

Plums...and zucchini, as well as some canned jellies.

The zucchini were looking a little past due, so I did a search to find a couple recipes to use them up right away. The first one I found was for zucchini brownies, a paleo version of course!

Zucchini Brownies

Even though these suckers had no flour in them, (its that magic almond butter again) they turned out awesome! The girls loved them, which says a lot. Super easy and tasty.

Another zuke recipe I found was for "Almond Zucchini Saute". This was very different, but tasted awesome with the Salmon that I finally cooked. (Don't worry, the salmon was still frozen until today).

 

I didn't take any pictures of it, but the Tomato & Basil Salad I made for my mom's birthday dinner turned out awesome. Wonderful flavor and was really pretty too. Everyone liked it.

I didn't make it to the coconut tortillas or the spiced nuts, but am hoping to this week. Our menu is looking like this:

Dinners

Monday: Salmon, Zucchini saute, frozen peas and Zuke Brownies!

Tuesday: Farmer's Pie from PCF page 290 (Including their mashed cauliflower recipe pg 172)

Wednesday: Leftovers

Thursday: Chicken Enchiladas PCF pg 230 + Coconut Tortillas pg 110

Friday: Oktoberfest (I'll be making crock pot saurbraten (not even close to being paleo) and German Potato Salad. I love German food, so this is going to be a planned splurge day.
Saturday: Chicken Pot Pie (new recipe but am trying to remember where it came from!)

Sunday: Not sure--Spaghetti maybe. I have a ton of beef now!

Also, I gotta figure out some fun apple dishes. Maybe apple fruit leather or a crisp or applesauce. Something to put a dint in my apple supply!