The week ahead (and the end of this week we are finishing) holds many great things, and I am so excited about them! Tomorrow is my first worship practice since joining our church worship team! So many other things are also on the horizon, and I cannot wait to see them come together!
As I said in my last post, I plan our meals from Thursday - Wednesday now, since we do the bulk of our grocery shopping at the Farmers Market, on Wednesdays, and we do not always know what is going to be there. Our meat order does not change very often, but who has what vegetables and fruits changes routinely. And, of course, how you cook a certain type of meat can change drastically based on what you have to put with it.
Here is some of what we have been finding lately at our farmers market!
Spaghetti Squash - We have recently discovered this gluten-free wonder. Our "experiment" with gluten free is over and this is what we have learned: I do fine with gluten, but have lost almost 20 lbs doing low(er) carb eating. Jeff, however, definitely has a problem tolerating gluten. On the one hand this is great news: we now know how to keep Jeff healthy and have seen from other real food bloggers that it might be possible to reverse this over a lengthy period of time. On the other hand, though, it is a big adjustment. Quinoa pasta is great, but it is expensive, too. Thankfully, a friend of ours at the market has had an abundance of spaghetti squash. The added bonus is that Joshua LOVES it. He eats spaghetti squash with both hands!
Fried Okra - There has definitely been a surplus of this at the market, as well. We have found a good gf flour mix that we like, and we do half gf flour, half organic corn meal, with plenty of seasonings. Fried in pastured lard, this is almost guilt-free (it is not entirely low-carb, of course).
Sweet Potatoes - Of course, we cannot get enough of these, anyway. We are a sweet potato loving family! We will mash them, bake them, fry them, oven-fry them (with Food Renegade's recipe!), and then some.
Eggplant - I never knew I liked eggplant before! Cooked up in a little bit of rendered bacon fat with Italian seasoning, this stuff is pretty incredible!
Squash (summer) - we already like squash, nothing really too new here. We cook it like the eggplant, or we skewer it for grilling with a nice marinade.
Green beans (of varying kinds) - nothing too foreign for either of us, here, either.
Melons - One booth in particular has a vast assortment of melons, and I must confess we do not know the names of everything we have brought home. One thing is sure, though, Joshua LOVES melons of all kinds.
Pears - While we all enjoy pears, Joshua has enjoyed more of these than we have, since I am always looking for foods that he can snack on and we are trying to keep things relatively low-grain for him.
OK, so that is the basic assortment of what we have been eating lately, now onto the meal plan!
Thursday (yesterday) - Fried Okra, organic Grits, and a hamsteak.
Friday - Blackbeans and Rice, Beef (stew beef, technically) sauteed with onions and garlic, organic blue corn chips, homemade guacamole with fresh peppers from the market.
Saturday - Beef Kebabs for lunch with the fam (painting day), Pork Chops, Sweet Potato, and Green/Purple beans for dinner
Sunday - Breakfast for Dinner - bacon, eggs, and homemade gf waffles
Monday - Spaghetti Squash and meatballs (Gluten Free meatballs, using oat flour instead of bread crumbs), Eggplant sauteed with onions and garlic
Tuesday - Leftover Buffet
Wednesday - Chuck Roast in the Crock Pot (with carrots, celery, and onion), and rice.
So that is our week! I am looking forward to it, both for the menu and all the great things we have going on!
As I said in my last post, I plan our meals from Thursday - Wednesday now, since we do the bulk of our grocery shopping at the Farmers Market, on Wednesdays, and we do not always know what is going to be there. Our meat order does not change very often, but who has what vegetables and fruits changes routinely. And, of course, how you cook a certain type of meat can change drastically based on what you have to put with it.
Here is some of what we have been finding lately at our farmers market!
Spaghetti Squash - We have recently discovered this gluten-free wonder. Our "experiment" with gluten free is over and this is what we have learned: I do fine with gluten, but have lost almost 20 lbs doing low(er) carb eating. Jeff, however, definitely has a problem tolerating gluten. On the one hand this is great news: we now know how to keep Jeff healthy and have seen from other real food bloggers that it might be possible to reverse this over a lengthy period of time. On the other hand, though, it is a big adjustment. Quinoa pasta is great, but it is expensive, too. Thankfully, a friend of ours at the market has had an abundance of spaghetti squash. The added bonus is that Joshua LOVES it. He eats spaghetti squash with both hands!
Fried Okra - There has definitely been a surplus of this at the market, as well. We have found a good gf flour mix that we like, and we do half gf flour, half organic corn meal, with plenty of seasonings. Fried in pastured lard, this is almost guilt-free (it is not entirely low-carb, of course).
Sweet Potatoes - Of course, we cannot get enough of these, anyway. We are a sweet potato loving family! We will mash them, bake them, fry them, oven-fry them (with Food Renegade's recipe!), and then some.
Eggplant - I never knew I liked eggplant before! Cooked up in a little bit of rendered bacon fat with Italian seasoning, this stuff is pretty incredible!
Squash (summer) - we already like squash, nothing really too new here. We cook it like the eggplant, or we skewer it for grilling with a nice marinade.
Green beans (of varying kinds) - nothing too foreign for either of us, here, either.
Melons - One booth in particular has a vast assortment of melons, and I must confess we do not know the names of everything we have brought home. One thing is sure, though, Joshua LOVES melons of all kinds.
Pears - While we all enjoy pears, Joshua has enjoyed more of these than we have, since I am always looking for foods that he can snack on and we are trying to keep things relatively low-grain for him.
OK, so that is the basic assortment of what we have been eating lately, now onto the meal plan!
Thursday (yesterday) - Fried Okra, organic Grits, and a hamsteak.
Friday - Blackbeans and Rice, Beef (stew beef, technically) sauteed with onions and garlic, organic blue corn chips, homemade guacamole with fresh peppers from the market.
Saturday - Beef Kebabs for lunch with the fam (painting day), Pork Chops, Sweet Potato, and Green/Purple beans for dinner
Sunday - Breakfast for Dinner - bacon, eggs, and homemade gf waffles
Monday - Spaghetti Squash and meatballs (Gluten Free meatballs, using oat flour instead of bread crumbs), Eggplant sauteed with onions and garlic
Tuesday - Leftover Buffet
Wednesday - Chuck Roast in the Crock Pot (with carrots, celery, and onion), and rice.
So that is our week! I am looking forward to it, both for the menu and all the great things we have going on!
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