We leave for our Canadian back country vacation in less than two weeks!! This week’s quick meals clear out the pantry and allow time for packing and planning plus lots of socializing. Monday – Dinner with Alex’s parents, bringing marinated kale salad (recipe coming soon) Tuesday – Black bean burritos with homegrown lettuce, fruit...
Read more →Produce from our garden is finally maturing for more regular harvests. This week’s menu uses some fresh produce and some of last year’s canned goods. Monday – stuffed baked potatoes with garden green salad Tuesday – dinner with Alex’s parents – maybe chicken kabobs, lentils, rice, wilted kale Wednesday – rotini pasta bake (home...
Read more →We skipped a few weeks of meal planning recently and our diet has been lacking. We’re hopping back on the bandwagon this week, an especially busy one. Monday – Memorial Day – sandwiches and fruit for picnic lunch at Hoover Dam with family, leftover chicken, rice, and coleslaw for dinner Tuesday – grill sausages,...
Read more →Who else is celebrating Cinco De Mayo this week? We love any excuse for food centric celebrations, so we’re cooking up a Mexican inspired menu on Wednesday to share with family. I would love to hear what other people are planning. Monday – chicken and rice (Lil’s pick), grapefruit Tuesday – buffalo burgers, mashed...
Read more →We made it through the week without Alex! Even if I did have horrible allergies… Do you check the weather like I do when meal planning? I like to cook warm foods when it’s cold and make use of the grill when warm weather is forecast. Monday: Lil – chicken and pasta, Rachel and...
Read more →Alex is traveling for business this week to Connecticut and New Hampshire. I have three workshops scheduled (Food Matters Columbus event Monday, Kids Cook Thursday, and Container Planting Workshop Saturday) AND I will be helping staff the Sprout Soup store while the owners are on vacation. With all the busy-ness, Lil and I will...
Read more →As I anticipated, I am exhausted after last week’s activities. This week will be at a slower pace and next week we’re going on vacation! Monday – homemade mac and cheese lunch for two blogger friends coming to visit the chickens; swordfish, broccoli, and risotto for dinner Tuesday – homemade pizza followed by a...
Read more →We have so many plans this week that I am feeling exhausted just thinking about it! Our jack of all trades friend Krash is coming early tomorrow morning to install our wood burning stove, staying through Tuesday if necessary. Tuesday night I’m going to an orientation meeting for the FLOW rain barrel program. The...
Read more →We’re switching things up a little bit here because Lil wanted to do a video yesterday afternoon. Here she is to tell you about our Mindful Menu of the week! Monday – Lil is eating with my Mom, Alex and I are FEASTing at Haiku. Perhaps I’ll earn a $1000 grant for a play...
Read more →Before we get to the goodies of this week’s plan, I wanted to feature a few things that help us follow our plan: the whiteboard and refrigerator shopping list. I write out the meals on the whiteboard so those who aren’t paying attention when we meal plan and don’t keep up with their RSS...
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