Menu planning

I'm living dangerously these days. My gas light went on two days ago, and I haven't filled up (granted, I've driven approximately 3 miles since then, but still). And my fridge is just about barren, save for a dozen eggs, a bunch of scallions, and half a stick of butter. The snack drawer has nothing in it but popping corn. The pantry has about half a million jars of canned goods, but I can't bring myself to break into them yet. The garden is still providing a couple of things (butternut squash, chard, and beets), and I have many pounds of green tomatoes ripening in boxes around the house. All good foods, but hard to eek a dinner out of them.

I hate to do it, but I think I'm actually going to have to go grocery shopping. And so I'm menu-planning. Here's what's on the lineup, and I'll try to post reviews after it's all been made:

• Spinach and Cheese Strata (will swap chard for the spinach and might toss in some tomaters)
• Pasta with Butternut Parmesan Sauce
• Vegetarian Pot Pie (will swap some of the veggies for others, and will use this pie crust without the sugar)
• Gigantes and Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes
• Pizza (I can already vouch for this dough and approach—yummilicious)

Okay, so that's not a full week's worth, but it's a start!