Menu Plan Monday- Week of October 24, 2011

The hit of last week was by far the 

Chicken Stew w/ Apples

It was like Fall in a Bowl.

I highly recommend it for any of you who are feeling in the

Fall Spirit and want a cozy meal to have together as a family. 

We actually made it twice!

It is wonderful served with a rustic loaf of bread you can tear off and dip.

This week we will be receiving our Produce Share:

GOLDEN BEETS
GREEN CABBAGE
CARROTS
GREEN CHARD
GREEN LEAF LETTUCE
PARSNIPS
ALFALFA SPROUTS
SLICER TOMATOES
GARNET YAMS
CREMINI MUSHROOMS
FUJI APPLES
BARTLETT PEARS
KIWI BERRIES
BANANAS

Here's our menu plan for the week! 

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We are still going to try to eliminate  unnecessary sugars, carbs and dairy. 

Breakfasts: We are eliminating things like pancakes, french toast, waffles etc and replacing with whole grains or eggs.

Mediterranean Quinoa Breakfast

Quinoa Porridge w/ Cinnamon Apples

Green Eggs- Eggs w/ Spinach- Just throw a handful of cut up 

fresh spinach leaves in with your eggs and scramble

Lunches: 

Salmon/Tuna Melts

Egg Salad

Snacks: 

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Simple Guacamole dipped with carrots

Recipe:

1-2 Ripe Avocadoes

1-2 Cloves Garlic

Dash Salt

1-2 TBL Fresh Lemon Juice

Mash all ingredients together and enjoy!

Homemade Hummus served with Lavash Chips 

Dinners:

Monday:

 

Easy Sloppy Joe's- Not the healthiest, but easy

Tuesday: 

Quick and Easy Pancit

 Wednesday:

Chicken Stir Fry (Uses Broccoli, Carrots and Celery)

  

Thursday: 

Cannellini and Escarole Dish

Friday: 

Leftovers

Saturday:

 
Brown Rice and Black Bean Casserole

Sunday:

Oven Roasted Golden Beets {Recipe and Photo from Tiny Urban Kitchen}

Easy Slow Cooker Pot Roast but I use homemade onion soup mix to be healthier

Thanks!

 

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Menu Plan Monday- Week of June 21, 2010

I just wanted to highlight some great recipes from last week:

The Strawberry Salad was just about the best thing I've tasted in a LONG time! I used Cashews because that is what I had. I also added a rotisserie chicken that we got from Whole Foods...delicious mixed into the salad...my girls loved it!

If you eat Pork, the Asian Pork Tenderloin was delicious...it made the pork so tender and juicy. I ended up taking the leftover marinate..(I didn't pour any into the dish) and reduced it down to make a gravy..I just added a little chicken stock and it thickened right up! I didn't have any of the Asian Chili Paste, so I just used Red Pepper Flakes... my husband added more, but it was perfect for the little ones!

On to this weeks Menu Plan:

This weeks produce share will include:

Cauliflower

Red Leaf Lettuce
Cilantro
Yellow Squash
Zucchini
Roma Tomatoes
Garlic
Cucumber
Daikon Radish
Cremini Mushrooms
Cherries
Yellow Peaches
Golden Kiwis
Valencia Oranges
Bananas

Fruit Share: Sugar Baby Watermelons, Golden Pineapples and
Strawberries!

Breakfasts: Oatmeal Bake ( w/ yellow peaches and bananas mmmm!), Baked Pancake, Eggs & Toast, Vegetable Frittata

Lunches: Chicken Salad, Leftovers, and Macaroni and Cheese with Peas

Snacks: Veggies, Fruit, Kefir Smoothies, Playgroup Granola Bars

Dinners:

Monday: Egg Salad Sandwiches (Uses Green Onions) with Nutty Brown Rice Salad

Tuesday: Strawberry Salad with Shallot Honey Vinaigrette ( have to make it again! (Uses Shallots, Strawberries and I use the Red Leaf Lettuce) Served with Cous Cous and Grilled Eggplant

Wednesday: Carne Asada Tacos (we chop up Cilantro and Tomatoes)

Thursday: Grilled Chicken with Jicama, Carrot and Green Apple Slaw (uses Daikon Radish)

Friday: Summer Squash w/ Rice and Chicken

Saturday: Easy Baked Tilapia (Uses Cauliflower)

Sunday: Veggie Pot Pie (put in any veggie you like!) I like to put in one sliced cooked chicken breast for protein

Thanks!

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Menu Plan Monday- Week of May 17, 2010

This past week, we went back to having our full share of produce, and we also had an extra share of fruit which made our home very bountiful in the area of fruits and vegetables!

I thought it might be a little overwhelming, but in reality, it just made me focus more on using all of the fruits and vegetables we have...ie- we are actually eating healthier!

Here is a list of the produce we received:

Broccoli
Carrots
Collard Greens
Eggplant
Cucumbers
Garlic
Italian Parsley
Romaine Lettuce
Russet Potatoes
Zucchinis
Gala Apples
Red Bartlett Pears
Yellow Peaches
Valencia Oranges
Bananas

Fruit Share: Strawberries, Green Kiwis and Asian Pears

Last week I attempted to make eggplant french fries...and tried to bake them, but they came out really soggy. I think the recipe was a good one, but I should have pan fried them to make them crispy.

Here is the menu plan for this week:

Breakfasts: Oatmeal, Granola w/ Milk, Eggs & Toast, French Toast

Lunches: Leftovers, Chicken Salad sandwiches, grilled chicken salad (for me)

Snacks: Granola, Yogurt and a touch of Agave, Fruit, Veggies, Smoothies( w/ Kefir since Claire has an ear infection and is on antibiotics...got to be the good flora in her!)

Dinners:

Monday: Shepherd's Pie using carrots and celery and potatoes

Tuesday: Lentil and Green Collard Soup- Uses Collard Greens

Wednesday: Nutty Brown Rice Salad w/ Grilled Chicken and Sauteed Zucchinis very summery!

Thursday: Easy Pork Tenderloin w/ Broccoli, Salad and Near East Cous Cous

Friday: Spaghetti Dinner at our Church....a night off!

Saturday: Crisp Rosemary Chicken w/ Corn, Salad and Rice Pilaf

Sunday: Spicy Turkey Burgers w/ Glazed Dijon Carrots and Cucumber and Tomato Salad

Thanks!

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Menu Plan Monday- Week of March 1, 2010

Well, this is only 4 days late...I haven't done that in a while!
Our lives have been completely crazy lately.
We were ALL sick at the same time....
yes ALL puking with the stomach virus...
it was like there was no one around to help us...
we were all just fending for ourselves.

Then the girls got colds and I got a sinus infection....

now, I have Shingles, yes Shingles...

its something that usually affects 60+ year olds, and I have it!!!
Amazing.
The meds prescibed to me cost $500 so I am doing a regiment of natural herbs and salves to try to heal internally.

I am going to do a post and let you know how healing Shingles naturally works! It only cost me about $100 for all of the supplements and herbs I bought, a lot less than $500.

All that being said, it is obvious to me that we are run down as a family, and me especially. In my last menu plan, I talked about the movie Food, Inc and the Book Real Food....

I have never been more inspired to continue
on in my journey to better equip my family through nutrition.

I recently found an organic farm Co-op that has everything I am looking for...
Organic Chickens
Grass Fed Beef
Stocks
Raw Milk
Raw Cheeses
Kefir
and many many other wonderful things!!

The farm is Miller's Organic Farm,
and visiting their site will give you an idea of the next level
I am looking for with my family.
I am not sure, but perhaps I could find enough people
and we could do a co-op right here in Palm Beach! Any takers?

Ok, here is the menu plan for this week:

Breakfasts: Hot Quinoa Breakfast Cereal, Eggs and Toast, Pancakes

Lunches: Leftovers, Chicken Salad Sandwiches,

Snacks: Smoothies w/ Kefir and Berries, and Playgroup Granola Bars

Dinners:

Monday: Chicken Pot Pie

Tuesday: Spaghetti w/ Meat Sauce and Garlic Bread

Wednesday: Leftover Chicken Pot Pie and Spaghetti- Still not back to making a meal every night yet!

Thursday: Shepherd's Pie- I use my own recipe, but this one is pretty good too! Uses Carrots and Celery from Produce Share

Friday: Chicken Fajita's served with Sauteed Red Peppers and Onions from Produce Share

Saturday: Slow Cooker Beef Stew- Uses Carrots, Potatoes and Celery from Produce share. I will also have broccoli on the side.

Sunday: Easy Garlic Broiled Chicken with Carrot Rice and Chunky Jerusalem Artichoke Potato Mash


Thanks!

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Menu Plan Monday- Week of February 22, 2010

If I wasn't inspired to buy grass fed beef from a local farm before seeing Food, Inc., I certainly am now.

The problem is that grass fed beef is VERY expensive. If I am going to move forward with changing my whole meal plans, budget and purchases, its going to take some work to maintain the frugal budget we are on now. I guess this is part of my frustration, my frustration for all Americans....in order to eat healthy, it costs WAY more than eating unhealthy.

My only hope and prayer is that something will change and there will be more restrictions on the types of food that can even be sold...because it is unhealthy. Not to put a downer on this nice Menu Plan post, but this has been a concern of mine even before I saw the movie. I want to provide the best for my family under the budgetary guidelines that we have set up, but doing so is getting harder and harder the more I equip myself with the knowledge of what really makes a healthy diet....more to come on this topic, for now....the menu plan!

Breakfasts: Hot Quinoa Breakfast Cereal, Eggs and Toast, Pancakes

Lunches: Leftovers, Chicken Salad Sandwiches, Easy Snack Wraps

Snacks: Playgroup Granola Bars, Roasted Red Pepper Hummus, Yogurt with Maple Syrup and Granola and Fruit, Winter Energy Cookies

Dinners:

Monday- Pizza- The family is sick, and I didn't have the energy to make anything...cheating day!

Tuesday- Hearty Turkey Soup with Parsley Dumplings

Wednesday- Spanikopita - VEGETARIAN (Never made from last week)

Thursday- Shepherd's Pie (Hopefully I'll have grassfed local farmed beef!)

Friday- Black Bean Veggie Burgers

Saturday- Slow Cooker Beef Stew with salad

Sunday- Leftovers

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Menu Plan Monday- Week of February 15, 2010

This week I will be picking up our produce share, and splitting it with my girlfriend until she can get a full share too! Here is what we will be receiving:

Broccoli Crowns
Cauliflower
Carrots
Red Russian Kale
Romaine Lettuce
White Mushrooms
Roma Tomatoes
Cucumbers
Rutabagas
Sunchokes
Red Peppers
Pink Lady Apples
Lemons
Limes
Royal Mandarins
Bananas

Fruit Share: Blueberries, Honey Tangerines and Green Kiwis


I recently checked out the book Real Food, What to Eat and Why...by Nina Planck. It is a really good reminder of the path I have been heading down when it comes to nutrition with my family. Care to join me and read this great book too? I'd love to hear if you've read any other good "Real Food" books as well!

Here's the menu plan for the week:

Breakfasts: Hot Quinoa Breakfast Cereal, Eggs and Toast, Pancakes

Lunches: Leftovers, Chicken Salad Sandwiches, Easy Snack Wraps

Snacks: Playgroup Granola Bars, Roasted Red Pepper Hummus, Yogurt with Maple Syrup and Granola and Fruit

Dinners:

Monday: Easy Pork Tenderloin, Orange Glazed Carrots, Quinoa- Pilaf

Tuesday: Veggie Pot Pie with Salad - VEGETARIAN

Wednesday: Split Pea Soup- (Never had from last week) with Toast Sticks

Thursday: Carne Asada Tacos

Friday: Baked Teriyaki Chicken w/ Broccoli and Rice

Saturday: Spanikopita - VEGETARIAN

Sunday: Pasties - uses Rutabaga

Thanks!

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