Hiya, pals and fellow residence cooks!
That is my weekly e-newsletter with a meal plan, which incorporates 7 weeknight meals + 3 wholesome salads (for the week of September 30 – October 06, 2024)! On the backside, I’ve included some attractive images from my hikes this week, showcasing the beautiful fall foliage right here in Colorado! I dwell at about 9,000 ft, and I’ve seen the leaves turned golden a minimum of every week (possibly even two!) sooner than standard this 12 months. Nature’s forward of schedule, and it’s breathtaking!
7 weeknight meals + 3 wholesome salads
DAY 1: Creamy Butternut Squash Pasta Shells Filled with Sausage, Spinach, and Tomatoes (you can even use pumpkin purée as an alternative)
DAY 2: Rooster and Wild Rice with Roasted Candy Potatoes, Mushrooms, and Garlic Butter Sauce (you can even use cubed butternut squash as an alternative of candy potatoes)
DAY 3: Greek Shrimp Orzo with Cherry Tomatoes, Solar-Dried Tomatoes, Feta, Inexperienced and Kalamata Olives, Lemon Juice, and Recent Basil (make it GLUTEN-FREE utilizing GF orzo or long-grain rice)
DAY 4: Thai-inspired Coconut Curry Salmon (30 Minutes, ONE-PAN)
DAY 5: Cranberry Pecan Rooster Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing is the right recipe for leftover rooster or rotisserie rooster. Serve it as is, with a croissant, as a wrap, or as a sandwich.
DAY 6: Black Bean and Beef Enchilada Casserole (with pinto beans, black beans, inexperienced chili peppers, cheese, and inexperienced onions) is gluten-free as it’s made with corn tortillas and gluten-free enchilada sauce.
DAY 7: Pork Tenderloin with Candy Balsamic Plum Sauce-Glaze
SALAD 1: Apple Spinach Salad with Pistachios, Feta Cheese, and Honey-Mustard Lemon Dressing
SALAD 2: Butternut Squash Pasta Salad with Brussels Sprouts, Pecans, and Dried Cranberries (you can even use candy potatoes as an alternative of butternut squash)
SALAD 3: Corn, Tomato, and Spinach Salad with Creamy Pesto Dressing
Fall Foliage in Colorado, September 2024
At larger elevations, the leaves have a tendency to show yellow a bit earlier. Dwelling at 9,000 ft, we normally get probably the most beautiful fall foliage within the first two weeks of October. However this 12 months, the leaves determined to placed on their present early—a minimum of every week or two forward of schedule! September isn’t even over but, and many of the aspens have already burst into their golden glory. I completely like it and couldn’t be extra excited to soak all of it in throughout my hikes!
With the leaves altering colours so rapidly and unexpectedly, my husband and I—okay, largely me—have bumped climbing to the highest of our precedence checklist to get pleasure from all this magnificence earlier than it vanishes! The autumn colours are short-lived, normally lasting nearly two weeks at their peak. So, yesterday, we set out on an unimaginable hike, and I’m excited to share these images from yesterday’s journey!
I believe most ladies can relate—husbands and boyfriends have a particular knack for taking probably the most unflattering footage of us! I received’t share the actually unhealthy ones my husband took of me, however let’s simply say images like this are a daily factor round right here!
The one under is best. My husband generously provides me about 30 seconds—sure, 30 complete seconds—to strike a pose for a photograph. After that, he is carried out, and I’ve to one way or the other pull off trying respectable inside that tiny timeframe! It’s a race in opposition to the clock each time!
I used to be so stunned to come back throughout these wildflowers on our hike yesterday! I imply, it’s the tip of September, however they’re nonetheless thriving. It’s in all probability because of all of the rain we’ve had this summer time. The river is noticeably low now since all of the summer time snowmelt has come to an finish.
My poor husband harm his ankle fairly badly, so our climbing adventures haven’t been fairly what they was once this previous month. You may see him struggling to make it up the hill—he’s even utilizing a stick for some further stability!
There’s actually nothing extra to say than how actually lovely this time of 12 months is. No amount of cash can ever purchase or replicate the wonders of nature!
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