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  • 10 Apr

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    Menu for April 11-17, 2010

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    Dear Lord. Check me out, posting my menu two weeks in a row. Next thing you know I’ll actually be updating this thing with info about Jude. Huzzah.

    I’m super pooped after a week of cleaning, cooking, and playing. I’m looking forward to the weather warming back up (it was about 70 degrees in Chicago today!) and getting outside with the boy. Here’s what we’re putting in our bellies this week:

    Breakfast
    Slow cooker cereal
    Pumpkin french toast sticks

    Lunch/Dinner
    Grilled cheese w/ black bean soup
    Veggie burgers w/corn, green beans, and mashed/baked potatoes
    Peanut butter, honey, and banana sandwiches w/salad and red peppers and hummus
    ALT sandwiches w/ red pepper and hummus
    Home made pizza w/peppers
    Spinach salad w/blueberries, blackberries, feta, and almonds
    Fajitas w/lime rice salad
    Quesadillas/burritos w/refried beans (leftovers)
    Eggs and bagels
    Potato soup/chili (from the freezer)

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  • 07 Apr

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    Menu for April 3-10, 2010

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    Happy Wednesday, everyone. Sorry I’m so late to the menu-posting game, but this week, like nearly all other weeks, has been super busy. I had this menu planned out on Saturday and did all my shopping that day (actually, Josh did. Jude was sick and had a fever, and he refused to let me leave his side.), but I just haven’t had time to sit down and type it all up until now.

    I have to say–I was *thrilled* with how well my marinara sauce (and in turn, my lasagna) came out this time around. Additionally, I’m really excited to have made my refried beans this week, and I really do love the flour tortilla recipe I’ve been using. One of my goals in life is to really and truly cook from scratch. I would like to go as far as grinding my own grains for bread and the like, but I know that I won’t have the necessary time available until Jude is a bit older. For now, I’m taking baby steps.

    Here’s what’s cooking this week:

    Breakfast
    Eggs and bagels/toast with a side of fruit
    Oatmeal
    Cold cereal with cow’s milk

    Lunch/Dinner:
    Burritos and/or quesadillas with home made refried beans on home made flour tortillas
    Veggie lasagna (Easter leftovers!)
    Avocado, cheese, spinach, and tomato sandwiches
    Peanut butter, honey, and banana sandwiches
    Pasta with marinara and/or Alfredo sauce
    Grilled cheese sandwiches with black bean soup
    Veggie burgers with mashed potatoes and corn
    Potato soup, salad, and bread

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  • 04 Apr

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    Jillian Frank


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    Easter

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    The past few weeks have been really busy for all of us. Josh and Jude were really sick for two weeks and one week, respectively. I was sick for a few days. Jude got a bike last week and has all but mastered riding it. We’ve visited with some family members we don’t normally get to see, and we saw Alice in Wonderland (yes, Jude too!). So yes, busy is how I would describe our lives as of late.

    As an Easter treat for my family and for our neighbor-friends, last night, I started making cinnamon buns. Early this morning, after letting them rise overnight in the refrigerator, I popped them in the oven. As soon and Jude and I got word that our friends were awake, we gathered up the buns and a took a pot of coffee to each of them! It was a lot of fun. The friends we’ve made in our building are so very fantastic. It really makes my heart happy to be able to share a special treat with them on Easter–that is, on Zombie Jesus Day.

    This afternoon, we’re heading upstairs to celebrate our neighbor’s son Baptism and to have dinner and celebrate Easter. I’m making veggie lasagna and a couple loaves of bread. I’m excited about the lasagna for the simple fact that I got all the necessary prep work for it done yesterday. All I need to do this afternoon is throw it together and pop it in the oven for a bit.

    I hope you all have a great day; that you get to spend time with loved ones and eat a lot of good food.

    Cheers!

  • 07 Mar

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    Menu for March 7-13, 2010

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    Hello, friends. I have to take a minute here to brag, if that’s okay with you. Normally, even if I don’t get around to posting it here, I menu plan each week. Most of the time, even though I have a plan in place, I stray from that plan, and it’s never for the better. When that happens, we spend money we don’t need to and end up eating less nutritious and less tasty food than we would have if I had just stuck to the plan. This past week was different. We ate exactly what I had planned and left little to go to waste in our fridge. Our meals, for the most part, were healthy and well-rounded. They tasted great. I feel really good about all of this, so I hope you’ll excuse me giving myself a virtual pat on the back here.

    Now, onto the upcoming week. Here’s what I have in mind:

    Lunch/Dinner
    (Leftover) Veggie chili with homemade bread
    Dal over rice (inspired by my friend Aimee’s comment on this old post)
    Rice and bean burritos on homemade flour tortillas
    Curried channa, potatoes, and tomatoes over basmati rice
    Lentil soup with homemade bread
    Homemade pizza
    Breakfast for dinner: Scrambled eggs and cheese with a bagel and a side of fruit
    ALTs

    Snacks
    Green smoothies!
    Ginormous salads-yum!

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  • 02 Mar

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    Menu for February 28-March 6, 2010

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    It’s another crazy week here in the Frank household. Josh is working a ton this week, so Jude and I will be roughing it on our own quite a bit. If you feel like hanging out, give us a call!

    Here’s what’s cookin’ (or being reheated) this week:

    Breakfast
    Oatmeal with ground flaxseed and frozen fruit

    Lunch/Dinner
    Refried bean burritos
    Veggie burgers with sweet potato fries and broccoli
    Penne pasta with sun-dried tomato and pumpkin seed pesto and green beans
    Curried channa and potatoes withe basmati rice
    Veggie Chili
    Breakfast sandwiches
    Homemade pizza
    ALTs
    PB&H w/red peppers and hummus
    Grilled cheese and tomato w/baby carrots and broccoli dipped in hummus

    Snacks
    Green smoothies
    Ginormous salads

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  • 23 Feb

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    Menu for February 21-27, 2010

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    There are a few reasons why I haven’t been writing very often as of late:

    1. These days, I’m often times sans laptop. My battery won’t hold a charge, and my power cord died, so unless Josh is home to loan his charger to me, I’m SOL.

    2. I’ve been reading a lot. I recently finished the first two books of the Septimus Heap series and Jane Eyre, and I started the third Septimus Heap book tonight. Once I finish that series, I have the complete works of Jane Austen to get through. I *heart* reading.

    3. I’m tired. By the time Josh gets home and I have access to my laptop, I don’t want to do much other than veg out and watch Gilmore Girls.

    Likewise, there are a few reasons why I haven’t been posting my menu much as of late:

    1. I’m lazy. For the past few weeks (since I hurt my back, really), I’ve been throwing lunches and dinners together kind of piecemeal. I don’t like it, but it’s true.

    2. See numbers 1 and 3 from the previous list.

    3. See number 1 from the current list.

    All that said, I *do* have a menu ready to go for this week. (It helps that Sunday was a Food Swap day!) And since I know you’re all on the edge of your seating wondering what I’m putting in my belly this week, I’ll get right to the point.

    Breakfast
    Oatmeal with ground flaxseeds and frozen fruit
    Coffee. Lots of coffee.

    Lunch/Dinner
    ALTs
    Curried channa
    Veggie chili
    Home made mac & cheese
    Chiles rellenos
    Minestrone soup

    Snacks
    Green smoothies
    Salads
    Fruit

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  • 25 Jan

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    Menu for January 24-30, 2010

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    This week’s menu is almost completely made up of meals we have stored in our freezer. Though I’m doing much better than I was this time last week, I still can’t be on my feet for any real length of time without ending up in a world of pain. In addition to these meals, the “Casserole Calvary” from the church where Josh works is likely to supply us with a meal or two. Last week they brought us stuffed shells and veggie risotto to help us through.

    Breakfast
    Oatmeal with Ground Flax Seed, Honey, Frozen Fruit and Cinnamon

    Corn Coconut Curry Chowder
    West African Peanut Stew
    Not-Tuna Pate Sandwiches (this is a simple recipe from the raw foods cookbook Josh got me for Christmas)
    Homemade Pizza
    Eggs and Bagels
    ALTs

    I’d like to say that green smoothies were on the menu this week, but my brand new blender broke a few days ago, and we have yet to replace it. *sigh*

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  • 12 Jan

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    Menu for January 10-16, 2010

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    Thank God for food swap week. Between having dinner at a friend’s house on Sunday and stocking our fridge and freezer with food from the swap, we’re set for at least the entire week. The only reason pizza is on the menu is because my sweet boy requested it. Here’s what I’m re-heating this week!

    Breakfast
    Oatmeal with Ground Flax Seed, Honey, Frozen Fruit and Cinnamon

    Lunch/Dinner
    Vegetarian Cabbage Rolls from Mary Jo
    Tamales from Anita
    West African Peanut Stew from Sarah and Marc
    Corn Coconut Curry from Corrin
    Butternut Squash Curry Soup from Sarah and Kirk
    Curried Chana (did I get that right, Sarah?)
    Homemade Pizza

    (I contributed chili to this week’s swap but didn’t have enough for my own family. No problem though… we had some last week!)

    Snacks
    Green Smoothies
    Super Yummy Salads (a mix of salad greens, bleu cheese, almond slices, sunflower seeds, dried cranberries, a clove or two of fresh minced garlic, brewer’s yeast, and dressing)

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  • 06 Jan

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    Menu for January 2-9, 2010

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    I swear I’m going to get back on the meal planning (and posting!) menu soon. Here’s my attempt for this week:

    Breakfast
    Oatmeal with Ground Flax Seed, Honey, Frozen Fruit and Cinnamon

    Lunch/Dinner
    Garden Gumbo
    Chili (I use a variation of this recipe.)
    Eggs and Bagels
    Homemade Pizza
    Smoky Brazilian Black Bean Soup (I’ll be trying this recipe for the first time today! Wish me luck!!!)
    Costa Rican Beans and Rice
    Lentil Soup (This is one of Jude’s favorite soups. Lucky for me, I like it too!)

    Snacks
    Green Smoothies
    Salads (My favorite salad contains a mix of salad greens, bleu cheese, almond slices, sunflower seeds, dried cranberries, a clove or two of fresh minced garlic, brewer’s yeast, and dressing. Yum!)
    Assorted veggies

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  • 29 Dec

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    Menu for December 28th-January 2, 2010

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    Though I haven’t posted my family’s weekly menus in a while, I’ve still been menu planning. I just haven’t had much time to sit down and post lately. But! Today I’m victorious not only in menu planning, but also in menu posting. Here’s what’s cooking this week:

    Breakfast
    Oatmeal with Ground Flax Seed, Frozen Fruit, and Honey
    Green Smoothies (I got a new blender for Christmas! Woo hoo!)

    Lunch/Dinner
    Costa Rican Beans and Rice
    ALTs with Chips, Salsa, and Guacamole
    Eggs and Bagels
    Homemade Pizza
    Quinoa Corn Chowder and Homemade Bread
    Chili and Homemade Bread

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