This week we got an abundance of veggies in our CSA share, including the first tomatoes of the season. (Did I tell you we got strawberries last week?) Needless to say, the tomatoes are already gone. But the greens remain: kale, bok choy, swiss chard, spinach, dandelion.
Weekly Meal Plan
I enjoy a good challenge. Planning this week of nourishing recipes and meals provided one. Why? Because I wanted to experiment. I wanted to try to go completely without grains.
I’m also only cooking for my boys and I while my husband is out of town. That means smaller meals or lots of leftovers.
Weekly Meal Plan
It’s time for a little honesty. (When am I ever not honest with you guys?) Last week’s menu fell apart. It died a violent and tragic death. It lasted a day. I simply had too many other pressing things to do. Too many work deadlines converged at once. Too many outside pressures required my time. I put my husband in charge of pulling together most of the meals, and he gave it a heroic effort. But he’s no cook.
4 Meal Planning Tips For Busy People
Once upon a time, I began each week with a meal plan. It was an amazing little thing — a simple sheet of paper with hand written notes outlining the week’s meals. It also made doing traditional foods preparation a lot simpler. If I planned sandwiches for lunch on Tuesday, I would make a note to bake sandwich bread Monday night. I’d note when to make mayonnaise, ketchup, or dill pickle relish. I’d tell myself when to marinate meat or start the crock pot. When to sprout grains or legumes.