Menu Plan Monday

Sunday: Lentil Shepherds Pie with Potato/Parsnip Crust (this was AMAZING), Pan-Fried Brussels Sprouts

Monday: leftover Shepherds Pie, sliced green peppers, Roasted Cauliflower

Tuesday: Pan Fried Sunchokes, Sweet Potato Cottage Fries,  BBQ Tofu, Vegan Cole Slaw

Wednesday: BBQ Chickpeas, Corn on the Cob, Oranges, Kale Chips

Thursday: Vegan Tacos on Homemade Corn Tortilla (trying out that tortilla press for the first time)

Friday: Veggie Quesadillas with Daiya Cheddar Shreds

Saturday: Mushroom and Spinach Pockets (vegan) and Pumpkin Spice Turnovers (also vegan)


Breakfasts: Green Monster Smoothies, Homemade Granola with Peaches

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Menu Plan Monday

 This week's focus: Zero Waste from our CSA box and eating a more plant-based diet. So, vegan or egg-only meals (2 dairy allergies and 1 dairy intolerance in this family of 4), and meat once a week.

Monday: Whole Wheat Spaghetti with Chickpeas, Mushrooms, and Onions

Tuesday: BBQ Tofu Bites, Roasted Sweet Potato and Sunchokes (both courtesy of CSA box)

Wednesday: Mujadarrah

Thursday: Sister Kate's Red Lentils and Sweet Potatoes

"Simmer red lentils with a cinnamon stick, 2-3 thin, peeled slices of fresh ginger, and a bay leaf. While that's simmering, sauté cubes of Japanese sweet potato (also called batata) and diced red and yellow peppers in some oil. You can also include yellow onion if you want something else to balance out the sweetness of the lentils and cinnamon. Add some turmeric towards the end. When that's done, take the cinnamon stick, bay leaf, and ginger out of the lentils and add in the fry pan mixture. Also add diced celery incl the leaves if you have them. Simmer until everything is soft. You can leave it chunky or blend it. Add salt to taste."

Friday: Alton Brown's Deviled Eggs, Veg from CSA box, French Onion Soup

Saturday: Mettwurst, Pan-Fried Onions and Potatoes, Sauteed Garlic Spinach

Sunday: hunt and peck

Goodies: Vegan Blueberry Oat Muffins 

My work-at-home lunches: Salads from CSA box, fruit, freezer bean burritos, or PB & J

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Menu Plan Monday

Monday: Leftover Chili

Tuesday: Pork Chops, Roasted Cauliflower

Wednesday: Baked Eggs With Spicy Beans, Veg from CSA box

Thursday: Alton Brown's Deviled Eggs, veg from CSA box

Friday: Grass Fed Hot Dogs, Homemade Buns, Veg from CSA box

Saturday: Balsamic Slow Cooker Roast Beef, Veg TBD

Sunday: hunt and peck


Freezer Bean and Cheese Burritos


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Menu Plan Monday

Sunday: Hunting and Pecking

Monday: Veggie Infused Meatloaf (using spinach, carrot, celery, and onion), Pan-Fried Brussels Sprouts

Tuesday: Crock-Pot Picadillo over Brown Rice

Wednesday: Chicken with Cauliflower and Olives

Thursday: Boston Baked Beans, Kale Chips

Friday: Leftover beans, Salad

Saturday: Husband's birthday- not sure yet, may go out, may eat in

Sunday: hunt and peck

Treats: Gluten and Dairy Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

Shopping Trip 3/15

I didn't have time to hit anything other than the nearby brand new Kroger. Here's what I got this week:
Organic Strawberries
2 packs of Earth's Best Waffles (organic)
Large pack organic spinach
Organic ground beef
brussels sprouts (conventional)
organic head of cauliflower
cantaloupe (conventional)
Kroger shredded cheese
Yukon Gold potatoes (conventional)
organic raspberries
2 packs organic blackberries
large pack blueberries (conventional)
Applegate Farms bacon
Kroger deli broccoli cheese soup
Kroger brand cupcake liners
Dean French Onion Dip (for party)
Potato Chips (for party)
Organic White Flour
Kroger chocolate almond milk
Kroger Chocolate Soy Milk
Kroger unsweetened almond milk
8 Silk soy yogurts
Organic Apple Juice
Kroger grape juice
Juicy Juice Apple Juice boxes (for party)
Pizza Rolls (for party)
Organic Wheat Crackers
Ezekial Organic Wheat Bread
Organic canned tomatoes
Rotel mild tomatoes
Organic peanut butter
mushrooms (conventional)
organic cilantro

Total: $108.63

36% of my items were organic

I still have to hit the specialty store for local eggs and dairy-free chocolate chips . That should be $5 more.

Next week or the week after should start our delivery of Fulton Farms Happy Box. Fulton Farms is a local CSA farm who does home delivery all over the Dayton, OH area. We will get the Standard Small box, which will include local organic produce from the farm and a bit of organic produce from elsewhere to round it out. The Standard small box in $22/week, and has about 10-15 pounds of produce.

Menu Plan Monday

Monday: Grass-fed Beef, Cabbage, and Stewed Tomatoes in the slow cooker

Tuesday: leftover beef and cabbage

Wednesday: Balsamic Brown Sugar Chicken Thighs, Sweet Potato Cottage Fries, Rainbow Chard (I make the chard in this recipe minus the portobello mushroom)

Thursday: Alton Brown's Deviled Eggs, Balsamic Roasted Asparagus

Friday: Mujadarrah

Saturday: birthday dinner date out

Sunday: hunt and peck- clean out the fridge

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Weekly Grocery Total

$79 at the neighborhood specialty store.

Here's what I bought:

Organic Grape Juice
Puff's Plus tissues
Mild Green Chiles (canned, conventional)
Mini-Marshmallows
Back To Nature Wheat Crackers (conventional)
1 Lemon (conventional)
1 cucumber (conventional)
1 green bell pepper (conventional)
1 red bell pepper (conventional)
1 Spaghetti Squash (conventional)
Organic Broccoli
Organic Bananas
Organic Celery
Organic Yellow Onions
Organic Russet Potatoes
Carrot Chips (conventional)
Organic Blueberries
Organic Cherry Tomatoes
Tomatoes of the Vine (conventional)
Organic Turkey Bologna
Organic Frozen Strawberries
Local Organic Eggs from Morning Sun Farm
Unsweetened Almond Milk
Chocolate Almond Milk
Organic Chocolate Soy Milk
Organic Fuji Apples

Out of 24 items that could potentially be organic, 13 are, or about 54%. I'm hoping if I keep track, I can find ways to increase that.

We'll have to do a run to the health food store for frozen Earth's Best Waffles, bananas, and soy yogurt mid-week, for a total of about $19, plus I'll need to get the roast for Saturday, which will be about $12.

I anticipate a total of $110 for the week. I've been lax with the cash system, and I hope to get back to it, especially since we will be outlaying cash for my Bachelor of Nursing completion this year.