Today is a wet, rainy and apparenlty chilly day here in South Carolina. But that's okay - we need the rain.

We have our Boys Club co-op in about an hour, so this morning I had to actually think of what to make for dinner, that would literally be cooking itself while I am gone.

In the big freezer I went and found some beef for stew. How awesome. Pulled out a pack and quickly defrosted it while I did our Sonlight reading. While I cooked up the stew beef, I put one of the pie pumpkins into the oven so the flesh (or whatever it is called) will become soft. Then I decided to try using this French Bread recipe in regular loaf pans. I normally don't bother with a bread recipe that requires it to rise twice, but I'll make the exception for today. Because we have our produce co-op tomorrow and I still have at least 2 or 3 heads of cabbage, I think I need to do something to use at least one of them. I won't have time to make up a dessert, but I think this meal will be good and filling on a beautiful rainy day.

So Monday nights menu:

Beef Stew

French Bread

Coleslaw