Weekly Menu: September 15- September 21

Saturday
to do: pull ground pork and beef and liver from the freezer, soak oats
Breakfast: fried eggs and toast with jam
Lunch: apples and cheese sticks
Dinner: Eat out! 
Treat: ice cream sundaes

Sunday
to do: soak beans, pull chicken from freezer
Breakfast: peanut butter porridge
Lunch: leftovers
Dinner: meatloaf (with liver!), mashed potatoes, sweet potato wheels, caramelized brussel sprouts and carrots

Monday
to do:
Breakfast: yogurt topped with fruit 
Lunch: leftovers, peanut butter toast
Dinner: Easy chicken enchiladas, bean and rice casserole, steamed cauliflower

Treat: sourdough apple pie, homemade ice cream

Tuesday
to do: soak muffins
Breakfast: scrambled eggs, sourdough toast, grapes
Lunch: leftovers
Dinner: Vegetable Stir-fry with coconut rice

Wednesday
to do: pull the sausages
Breakfast: Sourdough chocolate chip muffins
Lunch: leftovers
Dinner: egg drop soup, sourdough toast
Treat: finish off some of our previous treats

Thursday
to do: soak beans
Breakfast: scrambled eggs, sourdough toast, grapes
Lunch: leftover soup
Dinner: banger sausages, boiled potatoes, sauteed veggies (cabbage, asparagus, onions, broccoli)

Friday
to do:
Breakfast: yogurt topped with fruit
Lunch: leftovers
Dinner: (Ian's pick!) Chili, basic muffins and green beans

Meals from around the web

Trying a few new meals this month and am putting them all in one easy-to-find place.

Creamy grilled chicken piccata

Sourdough sugar cookies

Zucchini and leek soup -- this was a good soup! I didn't add the potato (we can't eat nightshade family foods right now) and didn't have any un-soured cream. So we just used cheese instead.

Chicken avocado burritos  --Very good! Just takes a little bit of time! I made tortillas this time...next time I think using the ones from Costco or something would help. Oh- I also cooked them in lard.

Slow cooker artichoke dip  --We have made this before and love it! I used the jarred artichokes from Trader Joes, and since they are already seasoned, I don't add the leek soup mix. I also didn't add the lemon and it was just fine.

Creamy chicken, mushroom and wild rice soup   -- this was so yummy! The kids weren't as found, but hubby and I really liked it!

One pot paleo chicken stir fry

Weekly Menu: August 10- August 16

Sunday
to do:
Breakfast: soaked porridge
Lunch: leftover pizza
Dinner: Chicken and Beef pot pie, coconut rice

Monday
to do:
Breakfast: scrambled eggs, sourdough biscuits
Lunch: cream cheese on sprouted bagels, cheese, apple slices
Dinner: Sloppy cornbread casserole(except I used a different recipe for both), fried okra

Tuesday
to do: soak steel cut oats
Breakfast: strawberry yogurt smoothies
Lunch: leftover casserole, bananas
Dinner: Leftover Chicken Pot Pie, coconut rice

Wednesday
to do: bake granola
Breakfast: soaked porridge with apricots
Lunch: leftovers, fruit
Dinner: Sprouted English muffin sandwiches(egg mcmuffin style), sauteed zucchini
Treat: Peach yogurt (made with local peaches!)

Thursday
to do:
Breakfast: yogurt and granola
Lunch: oat cakes, fruit, cheese slices
Dinner: Picnic roast, sweet potato wheel, corn on the cob

Friday
to do:
Breakfast: fried eggs, bacon toast
Lunch: leftovers, fruit
Dinner: milk-free mac and cheese, sautéed zucchini

Saturday
to do:
Breakfast: sourdough waffles, eggs
Lunch: picnic style lunch with leftovers
Dinner: Coconut Beef soup (using leftover beef and pork meat), sourdough bread

Weekly Menu: August 3- August 9

I haven't quite gotten the hang of making and sticking to a menu plan, but I keep on trying in the hopes that I'll one day get there again!


Sunday
to do:
Breakfast/Lunch: Sourdough pancakes, fried ham, cantaloupe slices
Dinner: zucchini boats, coconut rice

Monday
to do: make butter, pull roast
Breakfast: Blackberry oatmeal bars and a big cup of milk
Lunch: leftover zucchini boats/ chip dip (with leftover ground beef), fruit
Dinner: Crock pot chicken, sweet potato wheels, gravy, sourdough biscuits

Tuesday
to do: soak porridge
Breakfast: Flaky cream cheese pastry and a big cup of milk
Lunch: leftovers, fruit
Dinner: tuna mac and cheese, corn on the cob

Wednesday
to do: bake granola
Breakfast: porridge
Lunch: leftovers, fruit
Dinner: Beef roast, sweet potato wheels, green beans, kraut

Thursday
to do:
Breakfast: yogurt and granola
Lunch: leftover roast, fruit
Dinner: Creamy butternut squash soup, sourdough biscuits

Friday
to do:
Breakfast: Oatmeal spice muffins, fried eggs
Lunch: leftover soup, fruit
Dinner: Sourdough pizza, green beans

Saturday
to do:
Breakfast: Cheesy scrambled eggs
Lunch: leftover pizza, fruit
Dinner: cheesy bean and rice casserole, sourdough tortillas

Weekly Menu: July 2- July 6

Since things have calmed down just a little for our family, I thought I'd attempt to do a food menu again. We'll see how it goes this time around! :)


Wednesday
to do: pull fish
Breakfast: porridge, peaches
Dinner: Bacon, avocado grilled cheese sandwiches, lacto-fermented pickles

Thursday
to do: soak muffins
Breakfast: yogurt, granola, strawberries
Dinner: mahi-mahi, coconut rice, steamed broccoli

Friday
to do: soak porridge
Breakfast: sourdough blueberry muffins, fried eggs
Dinner: hot dogs, corn on the cob, watermelon
Treat: cookie salad

Saturday
to do: soak potatoes
Breakfast: porridge
Dinner: cornbread casserole (using this cornbread recipe), veggies

Sunday
to do: soak muffins in a.m., pull ground beef
Breakfast: breakfast cake
Dinner: potato cheese soup, soaked breakfast muffins

Monday
to do:
Breakfast: yogurt, granola, strawberries
Dinner: Meatballs, coconut rice, veggies

Tuesday
to do: pull ground beef
Breakfast: Egg Toast
Dinner: homemade tuna mac and cheese with peas, veggies

Wednesday
to do:
Breakfast: porridge, peaches
Dinner: sauerkraut chip dip

Thursday
to do: soak biscuits in a.m.
Breakfast: peanut butter, banana soaked oatmeal muffins, pork sausage
Dinner: creamed egg over sourdough biscuits, veggies

Friday
to do: pull roast/meat, soak pancakes, soak pizza dough in a.m.
Breakfast: scrambled eggs and leftover sausage
Dinner: Sourdough pizza, veggies

Saturday
to do: pull beans from freezer
Breakfast: carob coconut pancakes
Dinner: roast/meat from the freezer, potatoes cooked in tallow, veggies 

Sunday
to do: soak tortillas in a.m.
Breakfast: porridge
Dinner: burritos with all the toppings, sauerkraut 

Monday
to do: pull ground beef
Breakfast: egg toast
Dinner: leftovers


Tuesday
to do: meal plan
Breakfast: yogurt and granola
Dinner: zucchini boats, fruit salad 


  

 

 

Einkorn Chocolate Chip cookies

Original recipe and photo credit found here.

I've had a 1 lb box of Einkorn berries in my pantry to try out for quite some time now. Since any wheat (whole wheat especially, but even Kamut and Spelt) send my sugar levels through the roof, we normally stick to gluten free flours when we want treats. I decided to give Einkorn a go though- it's SO much better for you than other wheats! And I'm happy to report that I didn't seem to suffer any from eating a couple last night- Hooray! It's still pretty expensive, so we probably won't be eating it too much, but it's nice to know there's something else out there we can use.

Einkorn Chocolate Chip Cookies

ingredients:
* 8 TBSP softened butter (115g)
* 3/4 sucanat (150g)
* 1/2 tsp salt (3g)
* 1/2 tsp baking soda (3g)
* 1 med. egg
* 1/2 tsp vanilla (3g)
* 3/4 cup chocolate chips (115g)
* 1 3/4  cups einkorn flour (210g)

directions:
1. Cream the butter, sugar, salt and soda together until combined well.
2. Add egg and vanilla- mix until emulsified.
3. Mix in chocolate chips gently.
4. Sift the flour before measuring, then mix into other ingredients until fully incorporated.
5. Drop by TBSP onto greased cookie sheet, about an inch apart.
6. Bake at 325 degrees for about 13 minutes.
7. Let cool for 5 minutes before removing from tray.

**Some notes**
-I did weigh out my ingredients- except for the butter and vanilla.
-Sifting the flour before weighing was a bit of a pain, but well worth it.
- I didn't have any chocolate chips, so instead chopped up a bar of Organic dark choc. (soy free!) from Trader Joes. Worked perfectly.
- Next time I think I'll use less chocolate chips. I like to taste the cookie, (and these ones taste amazing!) and the chocolate is a bit overwhelming.

Weekly Menu: December 1 - December 7

Sunday
to do: soak crackers, pull ground beef
Breakfast: Sourdough Coffee cake
Lunch: (ended up not having time to eat before we went to an hour of church, so breakfast was lunch)
Dinner: Sourdough crepes, raw whipped cream, strawberries and bananas

Monday
to do: pull ground beef, bake cake
Breakfast: weetabix, smoothies, leftover coffee cake
Lunch: sourdough crackers, cheesesticks, pickles
Dinner: bierocks

Tuesday- Birthday celebration and Christmas parade!
to do: pull hotdogs
Breakfast: Birthday doughnuts, eggs
Lunch: grilled hamburgers, french fries
Dinner: snacks
Treat: Percy Jackson b-day cake

Wednesday
to do:
Breakfast:
Lunch:
Dinner: Birthday corndogs, veggies

Thursday
to do: pull mozzarella cheese out of freezer!
Breakfast:
Lunch:
Dinner: leftover bierocks

Friday- pizza and a movie night!
to do:
Breakfast:
Lunch:
Dinner: Italian sausage and pepperoni pizza, veggies

Saturday
to do:
Breakfast:
Lunch:
Dinner: leftover chicken and duck enchiladas, vegggies