MENU MONDAY - 7/10/17

We're using up the last of the dairy in our home before cutting it out of our menus. None of us are happy about the change, but there are a variety of symptoms in multiple family members that are tied directly to dairy. At this point it would be irresponsible to keep consuming it. Our approach for now will be "don't choose, don't refuse". That means we won't be buying dairy (except for rare indulgences) to eat at home, but we won't turn it down when it's served elsewhere. We'll see how it goes!

NEW RECIPES FROM LAST WEEK
* garlic lime chicken - This recipe was mentioned in a Facebook conversation, so we gave it a try. Can't go wrong with lime!

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.)
* two loaves of buttermilk cinnamon bread (freezer)
* peanut butter
* seasoned mix of black & pinto beans (crockpot, freezer)

BREAKFAST
* pumpkin pancakes
* egg & veggie scramble
* doughnuts at church
* 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

DINNER
* leftovers (every Sunday so that we can have a day off from cooking)
* crockpot beans / brown rice/ tomatoes
* employee (& their family) barbecue
* zesty chicken salad (this got skipped last week in favor of boxed cereal, a very rare purchase, at the end of a full day)
* venison (Silas is doing something with it, not sure what) / roasted broccoli
* black & red bean soup (beans from the freezer) / cornbread
* multi-colored bell pepper slices / mandarin chicken pizza

SNACKS & DESSERTS
* coconut cranberry chews
* 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.)

Notes: 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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