Garlic spaghetti

Today we served garlic spaghetti.   New students usually look for the sauce, but this is pasta with no sauce.   The ingredients include garlic,  parsley and parmesan cheese all tossed together.  I am really trying to get the students to at least try the vegetable daily.  Usually if they eat it at home they are open to trying it at school.  Peaches from the farmers market were a big hit at the fruit bar. They are perfect.

tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwich

Right in time with the weather change is our first soup day. This is a delicious and simple soup and it is paired perfectly with a grilled cheddar cheese sandwich.  Yum.

sloppy joes

Friday we served sloppy joe sandwiches and some students were baffled as to what they were.
We were thrilled to tell them that it was just a hamburger sandwich.
What they don't know is that these sandwiches are full of celery and green peppers and onions.

Some students were big fans of the sloppy joe.

Baked potato bar

Today we served baked potatoes. The students could choose a regular potato or a yam. The toppings were mushrooms, sauteed onions, steamed broccoli or cheese sauce. The fruit and salad bars were busy today. Lots of farm fresh produce.

Today we had barbeque for lunch. Hamburger or hot dog, or vegetarian burger or dog. Watermelon and cantaloupe were offered as well as bananas. We did offer a baked potato chip as well. This has been very busy week because we tried to get all of the favorites in.  Next week has a few favorites as well. We feel like the students are really liking the lunches and all of the options.

Pasta with Brie and fresh tomatoes

Today we served plain pasta or pasta with brie and fresh tomatoes. Pine nuts were an option and because of nut allergies these were sprinkled on top versus mixed into the pasta dish.
  It has  been a first week full of favorites.  So many students remembering their favorites from last year.
The peaches that I have been getting from the farmers market are DELICIOUS.  The varieties are new every week and I learned from a farmer that not all peaches are orange colored, some are white fleshed.
I am so thrilled to be able to buy fresh produce for the McGillis lunch program. The prices are great and the taste is amazing.  Its so nice to buy locally while we can. So many of the farmers are happy to see me and even save cases of produce for me to buy because they like that kids are trying their produce.

Every weekend I go to the Murray Farmers market and purchase peaches, apples, pears, peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots and anything we can use for lunch. I have made some good friends with farmers and hope to continue our arrangement even after the market ends. Different varieties of apples arrive weekly and our students really enjoy the different tastes. I love the colors and smells of all of the different vegetables and fruits. The students have enjoyed all of this bounty at the salad bar, where they get to choose from all of the colorful veggies to add to their salad.