This week's menu!! PHEW! I'm tired

Well, I'm spent! I finished all of this weeks cooking/baking in 2 days (minus the stuff that needs to be prepared at the last minute) I need to do this more often. I like having everything done and taking the rest of the week off!!

We buy pastured chickens which tend to be a bit more expensive than the traditional chicken, so it helps to make them last longer. I cooked 1 whole chicken and got 3 meals out of it (plus the bone broth! Which I will 'drink' (for health) and use in other recipes later on). I just use less meat and add other "fillers" (sweet potato, other veggies, etc etc)

Here is this week's menu if anyone wants ideas!

Monday

Breakfast- banana dog bites, yogurt

Lunch- chicken stew, fruit

Dinner- Sweet potato enchiladas, refried pinto beans

Tuesday

Breakfast- Almond flour pancakes, fruit

Lunch- pb&j pinwheels, yogurt/fruit

Dinner- black bean and barley burritos, salad

Wednesday

Breakfast- veggie/raw milk cheese omelette, fruit

Lunch- leftover sweet potato enchiladas, refried pinto beans

Dinner- Chicken tortilla soup

Thursday

Breakfast- sprouted grain french toast sticks, yogurt/fruit

Lunch- veggie/raw milk cheese quesadillas, fruit

Dinner- "Taco" salad (using leftover black bean and barley mix)

Friday

Breakfast- Pancake muffins, yogurt

Lunch- almond crusted salmon, roasted veggie quinoa

Dinner- Leftover chicken tortilla soup

Saturday

Breakfast- "design your own oatmeal" (soaked oatmeal with choice of toppings), fruit

Lunch- Cesar salad (with homemade dressing/croutons)

Dinner- black bean/barley burritos, fruit

Sunday

Breakfast- grain-free waffles, fruit/yogurt

Lunch- pb&j sticks, fruit

Dinner- Leftover tortilla soup/cesar salad

Snacks for this week:

fruit kabobs

homemade graham crackers

yogurt (to sweeten, we use: raw honey, mashed banana, apple butter, pb&j, pureed fruit, etc...whatever I can find that looks good)

banana dog bites

blueberry coconut flour muffins

baked apple 'surprise'

banana leather

veggies w/hummus

Grain-free blueberry muffins!

These turned out really, really well! We are headed in the (mostly) grain-free direction and coconut flour is an awesome addition to the baking cabinet!

Ingredients:

6 pastured eggs

4 T coconut oil (melted)

4 T coconut milk

6 T raw honey

16 oz fresh blueberries (frozen would work too)

1/2 tsp. sea salt

1/2 tsp vanilla

1/2 C coconut flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

Preheat oven to 400.

Blend together eggs, coconut oil, coconut milk, honey, salt, vanilla. Add coconut flour and baking powder and mix well until there are no lumps. Stir in blueberries.

Pour batter into muffin cups and bake for 15-18 min.

**no pictures tonight. Too many pictures from our trip to upload so I don't feel like taking shots of muffins right now**