Day Three hundred and sixty-nine

School lunch: Sliced hard-boiled egg, baby spinach, edamame crackers, mozzarella, sliced apple and peanut butter.

Day Fifty-four

Dinner: Calzones (whole wheat pizza dough made in the bread machine, light ricotta, light mozzarella, and pieces of turkey meatballs and broccoli. They came out pretty authentic, except for that one that popped open in the oven while it was baking.

Dinner: Calzones, dipping sauce (spaghetti sauce with some pureed butternut squash mixed in), and frozen blueberries.

Day Fifty-three

Preserving herbs: Basil (in olive oil). This is the last of my basil plant for the season... I'll miss fresh herbs!

Lunch: Pizza muffins (whole grain english muffins, tomato sauce with pureed butternut squash mixed in, and light mozzarella), salad, and prunes

Dinner: Chicken rice soup (crockpot; recipe: Make it Fast, Cook it Slow). This recipe didn't work out for my crockpot, which tends to cook too hot. The brown rice dissolved into a blob and it came out more like mush than soup. Thankfully, my kids liked it anyway.

Day Twenty-five

Dinner: Quesadillas (whole wheat wraps, grilled chicken, shredded zucchini, black beans, and melted mozzarella), sliced strawberries, and steamed carrots.