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Menu plan for week of 11/28/2010

PDF version of the menu plan (without recipes)Sunday, 11/28Pre-breakfast: bananaBreakfast: Crock pot oatmeal made overnight with shelled sunflower seeds, honey & cinnamon.Morning snacks: Nuts (cashews or peanuts), seeds (sunflower, pumpkin or flax), and yogurt (protein stuff)Lunch: Meatballs (no sauce) with frozen organic veggies (broccoli or green beans)Afternoon snacks: Veggies (carrots, celery, zucchini, etc.), and fruit (pears, melon, etc.)Dinner: Beef & Vegetables on Polenta altered ... continue reading...

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I’m going to cheat for December…

Okay... so, meal planning seriously kills me. But as I do it, I see how easy it is to slip into repetition with foods. Of course, doing this blog and seeing that monotony is what got me to meal planning in the first place.But here's the thing: MANY of the existing recipes "out there" could be altered to be perfectly fine. And since Woman's Day creates an entire month of dinner ideas, I'm going to blog about altering THOSE for dinners. Let's see how it goes at least...I'm also going to ... continue reading...

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Ah… leftovers

I have to give props to my friend, Paulo, who pointed me to this awesome way of using all the leftovers! If I had regular mashed potatoes, I might actually do it since I'm going to cart my leftovers to my neighbors house tonight and that might be a great way to get the kids to eat them! :D But dinner went really well yesterday. It was, by far, the most relaxed holiday meal we have ever hosted. Everything was done a touch early and the kitchen was cleaned in waves, as needed. Our guest ... continue reading...

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Thanksgiving… so far…

Has included a piece of panettone between me and my little guy. I couldn't resist. Neither could he. It is a FULL. BLOWN. ADDICTION for me. :/ And it's full of stuff that neither of us should be eating (wheat, butter, raisins & citrus) but no soy or corn--which are the worst offenders for us.My pies are in the oven... LATE. And I dried out my GF bread chunks only to find that the recipe didn't call for dried out bread. Likewise, I didn't read the frozen GF pie shells to see that they ... continue reading...