MENU MONDAY - 5/15/17

Naomi made some waffles for breakfast one morning, but I think that's the only thing that didn't go as planned in the meal department.

NEW RECIPES FROM LAST WEEK
* lentil & feta salad - We got this simple and filling recipe from Budget Bytes: Over 100 Easy, Delicious Recipes to Slash Your Grocery Bill in Half. 
* cinnamon raisin scones - Devon and I made a spontaneous batch of this recipe from 100 Days of Real Food, Fast and Fabulous: The Easy and Delicious Way to Cut Out Processed Food one afternoon. Raisin haters could use dried cranberries instead of raisins. In fact, we may try it that way just for kicks, even though we like raisins.
* quinoa with cashews - This recipe from The Complete Idiot's Guide to Dairy-Free Eating makes a great vegetarian main or side dish.

COOKING IN ADVANCE (These are often spontaneous projects, so they'll include things we did at the last minute the previous week and/or plan on doing in the upcoming one.)
* peanut butter in the food processor and a seasoned mix black and pinto beans in the crockpot, just like we do once or twice every week

BREAKFAST
* oatmeal with a rotation of the following toppings - brown sugar, cinnamon, milk, homemade peanut butter, maple almond butter, raisins, dried cranberries, fresh or frozen fruit, huh-koe-pee milk, and/or energy mix x4
* doughnuts at church
* egg & veggie scramble
* coconut scones / smoothies

DINNER
* leftovers (every Sunday so that we can have a day off from cooking)
* six layer casserole / balsamic roasted brussels sprouts
* new recipe / apple & cranberry green salad
* Jen's chicken (crockpot) / brown rice / frozen corn
* burgers / grapes / pea pods
* caprese chicken / simmered Italian rice / roasted broccoli
* creamy white bean chicken chili (from the freezer) / cornbread

SNACKS & DESSERTS
* fruits and vegetables
* peanuts and dry roasted almonds
* popcorn with nutritional yeast, regular salt, or seasoned salt (kernels from the WinCo bulk department that get popped in my Lodge Dutch oven, but you can see my thoughts on both the wonderful Dutch oven and the fantastic West Bend Stir Crazy in this post.)
* Tillamook ice cream (salted butterscotch and strawberry lemonade, for those who care)

Note: Any chicken breasts, 93/7 ground beef, applewood smoked ham, or pork tenderloins in our menus are from Zaycon Fresh. We've been making bulk purchases from them for few years and have been pleased with their products.

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