20 Days of Meatless Menus - Prep Day

"So, that's a wierd title"

I'm sure that's what you're thinking. Yes, my husband and I are fasting meat for the next 20 days. It seemed insane at the time, and crazed shopping took place today as I realized that tomorrow... we'll go meatless. I headed to my local Farmers Market (a store, not an actual market for farmers... we have one of those here, but only in the summer months.) to see what I could find.

I found bargain bins FULL of veggies and fruit, and was pretty sure that God was showing me some luv. And what did I get?

2 Sweet potatoes
2 Stripey squash
1 Yellow squash
2 Fennel
1 bag carrots
1 bag parsnips
1 head lettuce
1 brocolli
1 eggplant
Uncountable apples (cuz I'm lazy, and there have to be about 15 or so)
3 or more lemons
2 nectarines (or are they tangerines?)

I also bought 2 huge oranges and 3 more tangerines at full price.

And how much did I spend, you might ask?

$9.11

I love the Farmer's Market. *happy sigh*

Now I'm searching through recipe books, planning my menu for the next 20 days... made a bunch of muffins that we can eat for breakfasts (and froze most, because they are made with sugar and wheat bran, and they FERMENT if you keep them in a warm desk drawer in a ziplock over the weekend. WIERD!!!!!)... and I just have to take a moment to thank Tammy V especially for the recipe books she gave me. They've been used sporadically before (in fact, I took Coated Carrots to our company Holiday Party.), but definately getting a thourough usage now! lol Laurel (from Laurel's Kitchen) and I will be having some serious time together in the next few weeks. I'd also like to thank Tammy Durham, who gave me another cookbook, which I'm using to make tomorrow's supper: Roasted Eggplant Parmesan!