Monday, October 27, 2025

Empty Nest menu #153 and squash casserole

 One day last week I was craving comfort in the form of squash casserole.  It reminds me of Mom.  Now, did she ever make it? No.  But I ordered it every time we ate lunch at a certain restaurant in Brenham and I discovered that I LOVE IT.
This recipe was just so-so, which means I will have to find another one to try and that can be challenging since I am losing interest in cooking again*. If you have a recipe you love for this, please send to me!

Monday - Kale salad with (freezer) rotisserie chicken (when I get home from work)
Tuesday - Romaine salad with pickles, cucumber, tuna, red onion, vinaigrette {date night to the movies with myself and I know I will eat popcorn!}
Wednesday - Stuffed Bell Pepper, baked sweet potato, green beans {taking gifts and lunch to Scout}
Thursday - Pumpkin Ravioli with harvest marinara (probably will add chicken or beef), more kale salad {therapy appt. in afternoon, Black Violin concert in p.m.}
Friday - Crab cakes, spinach, sweet potato {Happy Birthday Scout!}
Saturday and Sunday - leftovers for work



Gina

*And next week I will cook far less!

2 comments:

Juhli said...

I love that you have date night with yourself!

Joanne said...

I'm not sure what kind of squash casserole you had that you're trying to recreate but I make one that uses pepperidge farm stuffing mix, cream of soup, zucchini/squash that I just love. The stuffing mix is coated in butter so it's crunchy like breadcrumbs but much more flavorful. (https://www.myslicesoflife.com/2016/10/squash-casserole.html)