March 8 – March 14
MONDAY
Breakfast: lavender lemon scones, yogurt with berries
Lunch: grilled honey mustard and smoked ham flatbreads, salad
Dinner: out
TUESDAY
Breakfast: smoothies, applesauce oatmeal muffins
Lunch: lentil soup, salad
Dinner: pulled pork sandwiches, oil and vinegar slaw, fruit salad
WEDNESDAY:
Breakfast: oatmeal, fruit
Lunch: chicken salad sandwiches, raw cut up veggies
Dinner: green curry chicken with sesame sweet potato and steamed bok choy
THURSDAY:
Breakfast: eggs, toast, fruit
Lunch: black bean and quinoa salad, raw cut up veggies
Dinner: pasta with chili, tomato, and mozzarella
FRIDAY:
Breakfast: smoothies, toast
Lunch: minestrone soup and cheese toasts
Dinner: chick pea and roast pumpkin soup, homemade bread
SATURDAY:
Breakfast: waffles, eggs, sausages
Lunch: leftovers
Dinner: baked chicken, lemon, and pea risotto, salad
SUNDAY:
Breakfast: yogurt, granola, and berry parfaits
Lunch: out
Dinner: pizza with balsamic onions, goat cheese, spinach, and prosciutto
Extras:
Whole grain bread, lemon ricotta cakes, snickerdoodle cupcakes
Monday, March 8, 2010
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
wordless wednesday
sometimes, when Mama tells you to sit down and wait, Mama has a hidden agenda.
Happy napping!
Happy napping!
Monday, March 1, 2010
the monday meal plan
March 1 – March 7
MONDAY
Breakfast: banana oat muffins, smoothies
Lunch: soup, sandwiches
Dinner: roast chicken, potatoes, veggies
TUESDAY
Breakfast: oatmeal, fruit
Lunch: burritos, raw veggies
Dinner: seared scallops on lemon and spinach risotto
WEDNESDAY:
Breakfast: eggs, toast, fruit
Lunch: salad, sandwiches
Dinner: corn cakes with prosciutto salad
THURSDAY:
Breakfast: oatmeal, berries
Lunch: sandwiches, salad
Dinner: salt and 5 spice chicken, steamed bok choy, brown rice
FRIDAY:
Breakfast: morning glory muffins, smoothies
Lunch: soup, grilled cheese sandwiches
Dinner: warmed garlic and olive pasta with sesame roasted sweet potatoes, salad
SATURDAY:
Breakfast: apple cinnamon ebilskever, eggs
Lunch: sandwiches, salad
Dinner: split pea soup, homemade rolls, raw veggies
SUNDAY:
Breakfast: pumpkin oatmeal
Lunch: leftovers
Dinner: some kind of smoked meat and trimmings…Joel is in charge!
Extras:
Baguettes, oatmeal cookies, steamed golden syrup puddings
MONDAY
Breakfast: banana oat muffins, smoothies
Lunch: soup, sandwiches
Dinner: roast chicken, potatoes, veggies
TUESDAY
Breakfast: oatmeal, fruit
Lunch: burritos, raw veggies
Dinner: seared scallops on lemon and spinach risotto
WEDNESDAY:
Breakfast: eggs, toast, fruit
Lunch: salad, sandwiches
Dinner: corn cakes with prosciutto salad
THURSDAY:
Breakfast: oatmeal, berries
Lunch: sandwiches, salad
Dinner: salt and 5 spice chicken, steamed bok choy, brown rice
FRIDAY:
Breakfast: morning glory muffins, smoothies
Lunch: soup, grilled cheese sandwiches
Dinner: warmed garlic and olive pasta with sesame roasted sweet potatoes, salad
SATURDAY:
Breakfast: apple cinnamon ebilskever, eggs
Lunch: sandwiches, salad
Dinner: split pea soup, homemade rolls, raw veggies
SUNDAY:
Breakfast: pumpkin oatmeal
Lunch: leftovers
Dinner: some kind of smoked meat and trimmings…Joel is in charge!
Extras:
Baguettes, oatmeal cookies, steamed golden syrup puddings
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Daring Bakers - Tiramisu!
The February 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Aparna of My Diverse Kitchen and Deeba of Passionate About Baking. They chose Tiramisu as the challenge for the month. Their challenge recipe is based on recipes from The Washington Post, Cordon Bleu at Home and Baking Obsession.
Now, I've made tiramisu before, many times. Many varieties...berry, pumpkin, deconstructed...But, I've never made it completely from scratch. Savoiardi (lady fingers) are $1.50 per package at Trader Joe's and mascarpone (like an Italian version of cream cheese...only better) is pretty cheap there as well. I do always make my own zabaglione and cream.
So when the challenge called for making everything completely from scratch, I thought "EEK!" It sounded like a lot of work, and frankly, work that didn't seem worth it to me.
But...Joel was out of town and I had some free time on my hands so, I went for it! And I am SO glad I did. It really wasn't very time consuming at all...the mascarpone took 15 minutes of stirring and then 24 hours in the fridge. The savoiardi took about 15 minutes, and I made the pastry cream and zabaglione while they were baking.
While they were baking, I made the zabaglione. YUM:
For some reason, I didn't take a picture of the pastry cream. But the next night, here's what the mascarpone looked like:
This was such a fun challenge! I admit, I thought tiramisu was one of those desserts that had been done too many times before and that this would be boring. But making everything from scratch was awesome, and really, not too taxing. Thanks for a fabulous challenge, Deeba and Aparna! This was truly a Daring challenge!
And now I am off to run at the gym...for the rest of the day :P
Now, I've made tiramisu before, many times. Many varieties...berry, pumpkin, deconstructed...But, I've never made it completely from scratch. Savoiardi (lady fingers) are $1.50 per package at Trader Joe's and mascarpone (like an Italian version of cream cheese...only better) is pretty cheap there as well. I do always make my own zabaglione and cream.
So when the challenge called for making everything completely from scratch, I thought "EEK!" It sounded like a lot of work, and frankly, work that didn't seem worth it to me.
But...Joel was out of town and I had some free time on my hands so, I went for it! And I am SO glad I did. It really wasn't very time consuming at all...the mascarpone took 15 minutes of stirring and then 24 hours in the fridge. The savoiardi took about 15 minutes, and I made the pastry cream and zabaglione while they were baking.
Cooking the cream for the mascarpone:
Draining the mascarpone:
Meanwhile, the girls called Daddy to say their good nights:
The savoiardi ready to go into the oven:
And coming out of the oven:
While they were baking, I made the zabaglione. YUM:
For some reason, I didn't take a picture of the pastry cream. But the next night, here's what the mascarpone looked like:
And here's what the sink looked like:
I used some decaf espresso to dip the savoiardi in:
Here's the final product:
And another one:
You can really see the layers in this shot...mmmmmmmmm:
4 year old approved:
This was such a fun challenge! I admit, I thought tiramisu was one of those desserts that had been done too many times before and that this would be boring. But making everything from scratch was awesome, and really, not too taxing. Thanks for a fabulous challenge, Deeba and Aparna! This was truly a Daring challenge!
And now I am off to run at the gym...for the rest of the day :P
Monday, February 22, 2010
the monday meal plan
February 22 – February 28
MONDAY
Breakfast: smoothies, granola
Lunch: leftovers
Dinner: white bean stew
TUESDAY
Breakfast: eggs, toast
Lunch: taco salad
Dinner: out
WEDNESDAY:
Breakfast: lemon ricotta pancakes, berries
Lunch: leftovers
Dinner: homemade bbq chicken pizza, salad
THURSDAY:
Breakfast: oatmeal, berries
Lunch: sandwiches, salad
Dinner: sushi
FRIDAY:
Breakfast: zucchini bread, smoothies
Lunch: butternut squash soup, grilled cheese
Dinner: spaghetti and meatballs, roasted broccoli, fruit
SATURDAY:
Breakfast: waffles, fruit
Lunch: out
Dinner: shrimp and quinoa jambalaya, cut up raw veggies
SUNDAY:
Breakfast: baked eggs, toast, fruit
Lunch: leftovers
Dinner: pulled pork sandwiches, vinegar slaw, cut up raw veggies
Extras:
Oatmeal molasses bread, chocolate chip cookies
on another note...this is the last week of February already?!?! Where has the time gone?
MONDAY
Breakfast: smoothies, granola
Lunch: leftovers
Dinner: white bean stew
TUESDAY
Breakfast: eggs, toast
Lunch: taco salad
Dinner: out
WEDNESDAY:
Breakfast: lemon ricotta pancakes, berries
Lunch: leftovers
Dinner: homemade bbq chicken pizza, salad
THURSDAY:
Breakfast: oatmeal, berries
Lunch: sandwiches, salad
Dinner: sushi
FRIDAY:
Breakfast: zucchini bread, smoothies
Lunch: butternut squash soup, grilled cheese
Dinner: spaghetti and meatballs, roasted broccoli, fruit
SATURDAY:
Breakfast: waffles, fruit
Lunch: out
Dinner: shrimp and quinoa jambalaya, cut up raw veggies
SUNDAY:
Breakfast: baked eggs, toast, fruit
Lunch: leftovers
Dinner: pulled pork sandwiches, vinegar slaw, cut up raw veggies
Extras:
Oatmeal molasses bread, chocolate chip cookies
on another note...this is the last week of February already?!?! Where has the time gone?
Thursday, February 18, 2010
you know you're two when...
...you fall asleep in your lunch.
...you've been running around completely naked since 7 am. and you like it.
...you describe everything as "yummy! juicy! crunchy!"
...your mama asks you to count how many raisins are in your oatmeal, you screech "two! three! fi-eeeeeeeeeve!"
...your sister hits you, you cry "no love ay-ah!" then you go give her a big, wet kiss because she's sad that she's in time out.
...you have awesome tantrums about how NOT tired you are...then your proceed to pass right out on the bathroom floor.
...there are only girls and mamas and daddies. no boys. those icky things don't exist (yet).
...you want to read Curious George Has a Birthday Party at least 18 times a day.
...you like dirt. a lot. heck, you don't even mind the taste. and it's fun to rub it all over your body.
...you know right when to turn on the charm. like when you toss your mama's book into the toilet. that kind of thing just can't be taught.
...you constantly have a swollen lip because you just can't stop running into stuff face first.
...you grab your mama's face in your chubby little hands and pull it towards you...and then you lick your mama's nose like you are a puppy. and you kind of smell like one too.
...you've been running around completely naked since 7 am. and you like it.
...you describe everything as "yummy! juicy! crunchy!"
...your mama asks you to count how many raisins are in your oatmeal, you screech "two! three! fi-eeeeeeeeeve!"
...your sister hits you, you cry "no love ay-ah!" then you go give her a big, wet kiss because she's sad that she's in time out.
...you have awesome tantrums about how NOT tired you are...then your proceed to pass right out on the bathroom floor.
...there are only girls and mamas and daddies. no boys. those icky things don't exist (yet).
...you want to read Curious George Has a Birthday Party at least 18 times a day.
...you like dirt. a lot. heck, you don't even mind the taste. and it's fun to rub it all over your body.
...you know right when to turn on the charm. like when you toss your mama's book into the toilet. that kind of thing just can't be taught.
...you constantly have a swollen lip because you just can't stop running into stuff face first.
...you grab your mama's face in your chubby little hands and pull it towards you...and then you lick your mama's nose like you are a puppy. and you kind of smell like one too.
Monday, February 15, 2010
meal plan monday
I never made the red beans and rice last week...bad meal planner!
February 15 – February 21
MONDAY
Breakfast: eggs, toast, fruit
Lunch: out
Dinner: red beans and rice, salad
TUESDAY
Breakfast: oatmeal, applesauce
Lunch: quinoa taco salad
Dinner: whole wheat pasta with mushroom sauce, steamed veggies
WEDNESDAY:
Breakfast: banana flax bread, smoothies
Lunch: chef salad
Dinner: lemon pepper fish, quinoa, roasted broccoli
THURSDAY:
Breakfast: oatmeal, berries
Lunch: soup, sandwiches
Dinner: lentil and brown rice soup
FRIDAY:
Breakfast: omelets, toast
Lunch: leftover soup
Dinner: black bean chilaquiles, salad
SATURDAY:
Breakfast: ebelskeivers, fruit
Lunch: leftovers
Dinner: honey mustard pretzel chicken, roast green beans, sweet potato fries
SUNDAY:
Breakfast: granola, yogurt, and fruit parfaits
Lunch: roasted tomato soup, grilled cheese sandwiches
Dinner: salad nicoise
Extras:
Whole wheat bread, lemon curd, scones
February 15 – February 21
MONDAY
Breakfast: eggs, toast, fruit
Lunch: out
Dinner: red beans and rice, salad
TUESDAY
Breakfast: oatmeal, applesauce
Lunch: quinoa taco salad
Dinner: whole wheat pasta with mushroom sauce, steamed veggies
WEDNESDAY:
Breakfast: banana flax bread, smoothies
Lunch: chef salad
Dinner: lemon pepper fish, quinoa, roasted broccoli
THURSDAY:
Breakfast: oatmeal, berries
Lunch: soup, sandwiches
Dinner: lentil and brown rice soup
FRIDAY:
Breakfast: omelets, toast
Lunch: leftover soup
Dinner: black bean chilaquiles, salad
SATURDAY:
Breakfast: ebelskeivers, fruit
Lunch: leftovers
Dinner: honey mustard pretzel chicken, roast green beans, sweet potato fries
SUNDAY:
Breakfast: granola, yogurt, and fruit parfaits
Lunch: roasted tomato soup, grilled cheese sandwiches
Dinner: salad nicoise
Extras:
Whole wheat bread, lemon curd, scones
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