NeighborFood Newsletter | Stories from Around the Table

NeighborFood Newsletter | Stories from Around the Table

Meals for More Time to Savor...

Oct Week 4 Meal Plan & Grocery List

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Will
Oct 25, 2025
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With the sun setting sooner, we’re getting fewer and fewer hours in the day to enjoy that crisp cool fall air.

This week’s meal plan gives you MAX time back to enjoy the great outdoors, crunch through the leaves, and gather around fire pits. We start with a slow cooker meal, and everything else is a 30-40 minute recipe.

Here’s the grocery list for this week.

Oct Week 4 Grocery List
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Now on to this week’s meals!

Photo credit: Julie Chiou - Table for Two

Monday: Slow Cooker Beef and Broccoli

Our meal plan this week starts by featuring a wonderful guest recipe from

Julie Chiou
. This Beef and Broccoli is BIG on flavor, and LITTLE on hassle. After minimal setup, the slow cooker does the work, and dinner is ready when you get back home. …OR if you’re in a hurry she even has an Instant Pot version of this recipe, so skip the takeout!

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