Menu plan for the week of March 20

Happy spring, everyone!  We put away the snowblower yesterday, so I guess we're finally conceding on this supposed winter.  It's all good, though.  There are so many great reasons to love spring--I'm starting to translate amorphous wishes to specific garden plans (AKD wants cucumbers and sugar snap peas this year... Actually I should probably get started on the peas, since they like cooler weather).  And, of course, there's the sap.  The only unfortunate thing about spring is the fact that it means the hot is coming.

I went to TJ's last week.  I had dark chocolate peanut butter cups in my hand, but then I decided to go for something with maybe a little less sugar, and a lot more protein.  Every time I've asked my friends or googled, "what should I buy at Trader Joe's," Mandarin Orange Chicken has come up.  Every single time.  In fact, Mandarin Orange Chicken won favorite overall in Trader Joe's 2016 Customer Choice Awards.  So I had to buy it.  And we're eating it this week.  Let's see if the food lives up to the hype.  And I'll just have to try those dark chocolate peanut butter cups next month--they won favorite candy, after all.

Supper:

• Chicken bundles (from the freezer), green beans, mandarin oranges
• Angel hair with meat sauce, garlic toast, broccoli/cauliflower/carrots
• Wild rice casserole, green beans, applesauce
• Mandarin orange chicken, brown rice, oven roasted cabbage, carrots
• Hamburgers, buns, chips, grilled green veggie, jello
• Grilled bone-in chicken breasts, mixed veggies, grilled "baked" potatoes
• French toast with box elder syrup, sausage patties, whipped cream, berries
• Grandpa R's chicken rice soup, rolls

Other:

• Taco bean soup
• Cinnamon swirl bread
• Honey whole wheat bread
• Chocolate chip muffins
• Chocolate andes mint cookies