20 Healthy snacks

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Menu 4/25-4/29

 Monday: dinner with friends at Torero's

Tuesday: Jerk Mushrooms
We substituted vegetable broth for oil. We baked the mushrooms at 350 for 30 minutes and served over rice. 

Wednesday: leftovers

Thursday: Black Forest Soup

Friday:  White Bean Alfredo with cherry tomatoes and green onions

Easter Meal 2022

My older boys smoked a brisket for the meat. We made the leek and mushroom risotto, sweet potato salad, and a green bean casserole. 

Leek and Mushroom Risotto

Sweet Potato Salad  

Green bean casserole
ingredients
1 pound fresh green beans, cut and steamed in the instant pot for 1 minute, drained and placed in a casserole dish.
1 1/2 cups of cannalini beans, cooked, rinsed and drained
1 TBS onion soup mix
1 onion, sauteed
2 garlic cloves, sauteed
2 TBS tapioca  starch
2 cups vegetable broth
1 can fried onions

Directions:
add all ingredients but the green beans to a blender. Add the blended mix toa fry pan to thicken.
When thickened pour over green beans
bake at 350 for 20 minutes
add fried onions and bake another 10 minutes

 

4/18-4/22 Menu

 Monday: Grilled Veggie sandwiches 
We substituted guacamole for the feta cheese. We served the sandwiches with leftover sweet potato salad. We also added a balsamic glaze to the veggies prior to grilling them.

Tuesday: Jambalaya Soup FoK spring 22, p.64  

Cajun Seasonings using 1/2 the cayenne and smoked paprika instead of sweet paprika

Wednesday: leftovers
 

Thursday: Tomato Pie and pasta primavera (no oil)
We made hempe bacon and vegan cheddar cheese using a gluten free crust.

Friday: Sweet Potato Planks with grilled salsa FoK spring 22 p. 57 with sauteed squash
ingredients:
1 yellow squash sliced
1 zucchini, slices
1 onion
4 garlic cloves
1 tsp Italian seasoning
salt and pepper to taste
vegetable broth for sauteing 

Menu 4/11-4/15

 Monday: dinner with friends at Torero's

Tuesday: Thai Spring Rolls
We used chopped snow peas instead of edamame. We used sunflower butter instead of peanut butter. 

Wednesday: Pizza or leftovers

Thursday: Jerk Black Bean Soup with a Mango salsa from FoK spring  2022, p 74 

Friday: Mushroom and Leek Risotto 
We omitted the oil and sautéed in vegetable broth. We used vegan parmesan cheese.

Menu 4/4-4/8

 Monday: dinner with friends

Tuesday: spicy lentil quinoa wraps with tahini with sweet potato salad 

We used the water from our olives to replace the olive oil and salt.

Wednesday: leftovers or pizza

Thursday: Burgers and Artichoke Pasta Salad and baked beans

Friday: Sweet Potato Burrito Bowl
We substituted sweet potatoes for Yukon gold potatoes. We added canned tomatoes and taco seasoning to the rice. The varieties of lettuce are our garden. We added fresh tomatoes, red peppers, and red onions to the salad bowl. We also added aquafaba cheddar omitting the coconut oil

Menu 3/28-4/1

 Monday: Hempe Chic'k Cacciatore
we didn't use any oil. we added peppers and garlic. we substituted vegetable broth for chicken broth. We used the hempe chik'n instead of the chicken thighs.

Tuesday: Mushroom Millet Soup 

Wednesday: leftovers or pizza

Thursday: Pepper Ridge Sandwiches or a salad with Alfredo

Friday: Mexican Hash