We have been out of beef for over a month now and I'm happy to see it back on our menu. Our family eats meat two to three times a week and vegetarian meals the other days. It's important to us that our meat is raised organically and ethically. Of course this means meat is much more expensive but then we eat less of it.
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Sunday
Bake sourdough bread. Butcher rabbits (eeep! it's been a while...).
lunch: leftovers.
dinner: Spanish omelet.
Monday
lunch: Sourdough sandwiches.
dinner: Rabbit hotpot (from this book), mashed mustard-y potatoes and sauteed swiss chard.
Tuesday
Soak black beans.
lunch: Hard boiled organic eggs, homemade crackers, cheese and raw veggies.
dinner: Curried beef stew (from 660 Curries) with sourdough naan bread and baked winter squash.
Wednesday
lunch: Black bean hummus, nacho chips and raw vegetables.
dinner: Red lentil soup.
Thursday
lunch: leftover soup.
dinner: Rigatoni with roasted cauliflower and spicy tomato sauce (recipe here).
Friday
Feed sourdough starter
lunch: leftover pasta.
dinner: Homemade fresh chorizo and tacos with salsa, sour cream, cheese and lettuce.
Saturday
lunch: husband's choice (grin).
dinner: French onion soup.
To make this week:
Beef stock. Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 from Well Preserved.
Grain-free "granola".
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Yum...your menu look soooo goood. I want to eat at your house. =) You'd be appalled at what we're eating here lately..but, we are in "survival mode"..so for my sanity, I've lowered my standards considerably for a few more weeks.
ReplyDeleteSometimes it's necessary to be in survival mode. I totally understand! Our family was in survival mode earlier this year after Teddy was born and I struggled with PPA. I've learned that it's ok to cook simply, order out, eat more processed food during challenging times like this. It's just a phase :)
DeleteWe are the same with meat! In upstate NY, we had connection to sustainably raised, organic and grass fed beef, and would split a steer with several other families. My husband loved it, although I am content to be a vegetarian. So now that we don't have access to it, we've been eating mostly vegetarian... beautiful photos! We won't see any snow here in TX. :)
ReplyDeleteYou're menu sounds delicious. Off to check out some of the recipe links :)
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