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Sunday, April 29, 2012

Weekly Menu Plan #25


Last week was a little off-kilter for us.  I didn't make everything on our menu.  The wonderfully ironic thing about menu planning is the flexibility it brings to the kitchen.  Because complimenting ingredients were gathered ahead of time to make meals, it's easy to shuffle things around and make simpler dishes if need be.  We did make the fresh pea soup after spending twenty sweet minutes shelling peas together.  I love the conversations that come up while doing simple, sensory-filled tasks together.  It slows us down and makes room for connection.  It's where the gold is.  And the soup?  It was delicious.  My girls asked for seconds.  I think being a part of the process made it taste better.

Monday:
Lunch:  Egg Salad Sandwiches
Dinner:  French Lentils with Roasted Roots, Caramelized Onions, & Thyme

Tuesday:
To do: Thaw stew meat & beef broth for Thursday night
Breakfast: soaked porridge & eggs
Lunch:  Nut Butter & Berry Wraps, Orange Slices
Snack:  Fried Mush
Dinner:  Broccoli Cheddar Soup, Kohlrabi Fries, & Salad

Wednesday:
To do: soak German Pancakes, thaw ground beef for Friday night
Breakfast:  Grain-Free Puffed Oven Pancakes
Lunch:  Grain-Free Pigs in a Blanket & Salad
Snack:  Raw Apple Pie Kefir Smoothies
Dinner:  Roasted Herb ChickenSautéed Asparagus & Snap Peas

Thursday:
To do:
Breakfast:  German Pancakes
Lunch:  Quesorritos
Snack:  Blueberry Bliss Kefir Smoothies 
Dinner:  Spicy Stewed Beef (modified) over grilled polenta, Salad, & Mousse au Chocolat

Friday:
To do: soak sourdough panckaes
Breakfast:  Eggs & Bacon from Pasture-Raised Pigs
Lunch:  Nibble Trays
Snack:  Cranberry Walnut Kefir Smoothies
Dinner:  Sour Cream Bake (using rice pasta) & Salad

Saturday:
To do: farmer's market
Breakfast: Sourdough Cinnamon Roll Pancakes
Lunch:  Hummus Flowers & Perfectly Frothy Raw Hot Chocolate
Snack:  Fresh Strawberries from Farmer's Market
Dinner:  Spinach Oven Omelette & Salad

Sunday:
To do:  Menu Plan
Breakfast:  Coconut Flour Crepes
Lunch:  Leftovers
Dinner:  Leftovers
(Sunday is my day off)

I'm sharing this at Monday Mania, Real Food Wednesday, Simple Lives Thursday, Fight Back Friday.

1 comment:

  1. Hi Katie, I have a question. How are you modifying the Spicy Stewed Beef? It sounds so yummy bit my kids won't eat anything spicy. BTW, I love your meal plans they really help me out and give me lots of ideas. I made the Sour Cream Bake last night and it was a hit!

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