Weekly Menu
I just have to give a shout out to two recipes from last week that we all loved.
Balsamic Roast Beef = awesome. I was worried about this, because whenever I do a roast in the crock pot, it always gets overdone and tough. This was everything the source claimed it would be. I look forward to making it again. We used a rump roast. I didn't use any Worcestershire because I've been out for quite awhile, and when I read the ingredients one time I wasn't enthused to buy it again. I did use honey and soy sauce. The authentically brewed soy sauce doesn't seem to bother anyone in my family.
Shrimp = love. I was feeling to lazy for this recipe -zesting a lemon and all that strenuous stuff :), so I opened my trusty red plaid BHG cookbook thinking there surely must be a quick shrimp sauté recipe. And there was! Husband loved this. Sooo easy: butter, garlic, shrimp, and a bit of sherry and parsley thrown in at the end. It is actually quite similar to the one I had linked to and intended to use, minus the lemon stuff. So maybe I will try the original one next time, provided I have a lemon! I had a gift card to an upperscale grocery store that was about to expire... so I quickly hit up the sales on organic apples ($1/pound), organic salad greens (BOGO, but still not as good of a deal as at Costco), and US shrimp ($8/pound). I wish I could afford good shrimp more often!
Anyways... onward. This week is here. I did my shopping at Aldi and Trader Joe's. Keeping the total around $115 this week - yay! Next weekend I will go to Costco and Whole Foods
The plan for this week...
Breakfasts:
scrambled eggs with spinach and/or goat cheese
fruit
coffee, raw milk
Lunches:
primal tuna salad, celery, tomato soup x2
cranberry muffins* and cottage cheese
primal chicken salad lettuce wraps x2
meatballs, fruit x2
dinner leftovers
Dinners:
Monday - sausage & sweet potato hash
Tuesday - paleo chicken parmesan (no cheese), roasted green beans
Wednesday - corn tortilla pizzadillas, marinara for dipping (not hard core paleo, but thought they looked fun for a change, hopefully we won't get bellyaches from the corn)
Thursday - some kind of buffalo chicken dip with celery (yes, for dinner)
Friday - leftovers
Saturday - meatloaf, peas
Sunday - leftovers
Cheese? Yes. A minor concession considering we've been doing really well with all the parties this month. The party yesterday was cancelled due to illness, but had we gone, this is what I was planning on taking, in case you are curious. A crockpot full of balsamic-glazed drumsticks... and some chocolate chip cheesecake brownies made with Trader Joe's gluten free basic brownie mix (since I like to bake and my kids said, "Mom, please take a dessert so we can have some!") We ended up making the drumsticks for supper and I am saving the brownie mix for another time.
*The last time I made these muffins, I replaced all of the pumpkin and maple syrup with some homemade super tart applesauce from my freezer... I think I actually used close to 2 cups. They turned out great, so I will probably try it again.
That's all for now! Have a good Sunday!
Anyways... onward. This week is here. I did my shopping at Aldi and Trader Joe's. Keeping the total around $115 this week - yay! Next weekend I will go to Costco and Whole Foods
The plan for this week...
Breakfasts:
scrambled eggs with spinach and/or goat cheese
fruit
coffee, raw milk
Lunches:
primal tuna salad, celery, tomato soup x2
cranberry muffins* and cottage cheese
primal chicken salad lettuce wraps x2
meatballs, fruit x2
dinner leftovers
Dinners:
Monday - sausage & sweet potato hash
Tuesday - paleo chicken parmesan (no cheese), roasted green beans
Wednesday - corn tortilla pizzadillas, marinara for dipping (not hard core paleo, but thought they looked fun for a change, hopefully we won't get bellyaches from the corn)
Thursday - some kind of buffalo chicken dip with celery (yes, for dinner)
Friday - leftovers
Saturday - meatloaf, peas
Sunday - leftovers
Cheese? Yes. A minor concession considering we've been doing really well with all the parties this month. The party yesterday was cancelled due to illness, but had we gone, this is what I was planning on taking, in case you are curious. A crockpot full of balsamic-glazed drumsticks... and some chocolate chip cheesecake brownies made with Trader Joe's gluten free basic brownie mix (since I like to bake and my kids said, "Mom, please take a dessert so we can have some!") We ended up making the drumsticks for supper and I am saving the brownie mix for another time.
*The last time I made these muffins, I replaced all of the pumpkin and maple syrup with some homemade super tart applesauce from my freezer... I think I actually used close to 2 cups. They turned out great, so I will probably try it again.
That's all for now! Have a good Sunday!
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