Cooking From Your Pantry | Menu Plan Ideas, Freezer Meals and Simple Recipes Week 36 of 52

I don’t know about you, but I am soooo ready for crock pot meals and cookies. Bring on the fall weather! Here are a few recipes for you to try this week. 
3 Breakfast Ideas

Cranberry Coconut Cookies – With everyone going their own separate directions in the morning, I like to have lots of grab and go options.  {Pin it for Later}

Farmers Breakfast Skillet with Sausage and Eggs – I love tossing everything into one pan for a hardy, healthy breakfast.  This one always please the boys.  {Pin it for Later}

Whole Wheat Banana Pancakes – You won’t be able to tell these are whole wheat–they are light, fluffy, moist and delicious.  They freeze well too, so make sure to make a double batch.  {Pin it for Later}

4 Lunch Ideas and Dinner Ideas

Quinoa Pilaf with Pistachios, Apricots and Mint – Apricots have hit the trees and the stores.  If you want a nutrient packed tasty lunch or dinner, try dressing up your quinoa with this recipe.  {Pin it for Later}

Homemade Peanut Butter – Homemade peanut butter is awesome, and with only two ingredients, you can feel pretty self-righteous serving it to the kiddos for lunch. {Pin it for Later}

Bacon Cups with Baked Beans – If you are getting ready to have a crew over to watch football, these will go over gangbusters.  {Pin it for Later}

Baked Tomatoes with Pine Nuts and Basil – This makes for a great side or all by itself at lunchtime.  Since the tomatoes are on, I’ll definitely be making this in the near future.  {Pin it for Later}

3 Sweet Treats 

Cinnamon Walnut Cookies – These are melt-in-your-mouth good.  They are a great alternative to your standard everyday cookies.  {Pin it for Later}

Banana Pudding – This is the BEST for potlucks.  You will bring home an empty dish, that’s all.  {Pin it for Later}

Lavender Lemonade – If you grew lavender this year, or can talk a neighbor out of a couple of flowers, do yourself a favor and make yourself a picture of this stuff.  It’s lemonade for grown-ups.  {Pin it for Later}

Featured Freezer Meal Recipe

Spinach Lasagna Rolls – I love this recipe, because one, it’s delicious, and two, all the work is put in up front, so come a low-motivation day, you can still enjoy a truly gourmet meal.  {Pin it for Later}

Featured Preservation Recipe 

How to Freeze Peaches – We love frozen peaches for smoothies, pies and cobblers.  Since they only taste fantastic for about a month each year, I like to preserve them at the height of flavor by freezing them.  {Pin it for Later}

What are YOU planning on making this week?

~Mavis

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