I’ve been asked for more meatless meals, and with local produce so fresh right now, it’s easy to do. Instead of pointing you in the direction of a specific supermarket this week, I’d like to take advantage of the seasonal gifts that are available everywhere. You’ll find the items I’m using on special at a lot of supermarkets this week.

I’m going to leave desserts up to you this week, with the suggestion that you partake of the abundant local fruit available.

So without further ado, here are this week’s menus and shopping list (one big one, instead of per day):

Monday

• Potato, cheese and broccoli lasagna
• Green salad

Tuesday

• Zucchini soup
• Cabbage rolls

Wednesday

• Spaghetti squash with tomato sauce
• Caesar salad

Thursday

• Perfection greek salad with legumes

Friday

• Butternut squash soup and pumpernickel bread

Shopping list

• 6-7 zucchinis
• cooking onions
• carrots
• 1/3 pound ground beef per person
• 1/4 cup of rice per person
• large cabbage
• can of tomato juice
• butternut squash
• half pint of whipping cream
• cinnamon
• plain yogurt
• fresh pumpernickel bread
• spaghetti squash
• canned or jarred tomato sauce
• tomatoes
• romaine lettuce
• parmesan cheese
• potatoes
• cheddar cheese
• ricotta cheese
• broccoli
• cucumbers
• feta cheese
• olives
• can of chickpeas
• can of black beans

I welcome your feedback…