With a glut of late tomatoes in the stores and at the Farmer's Market, I have been concentrating on using as much of those as possible in the past few weeks. It is rare these days to get a tomato that really tastes like a tomato so the delicious ones get eaten raw while the less flavorful get roasted to intensify whatever hint of taste they actually have.
Breakfast is a struggle for us so sometimes all I can do is sneak a few nutritious extras into items like an innocent looking fruit smoothie and hope that it will do as brain food until lunchtime.
Monday
Breakfast
Oatmeal with Cream, Chopped Dates and Toasted Nuts
Lunchbox
Club Sandwich on Whole Wheat
Celery Sticks with Caraway Cream Cheese
Dinner [New Recipe]
Braised Bok Choi
Tuesday
Breakfast
Lunchbox
Pesto Turkey Pita
Grated Carrot Salad with Crumbled Feta
Dinner [Pasta]
Caesar Salad
Wednesday
Breakfast
(with dough from the freezer)
Papaya with Lime
Lunchbox
Asian Pork Meatballs
(made with Monday dinner leftovers)
Fried Rice
(made with Monday dinner leftovers)
Quick Pickled Cabbage
Dinner [Ethnic]
Paprika Dusted Roasted Organic Chicken
Creamed Jalapeno Spinach
Crispy Potatoes
(Flexibility is the key to everything and since we had "Chinese-ish" food on Monday so I am honoring a request for roast chicken rather than sticking to my template of "ethnic" food on Wednesday).
Thursday
Breakfast
Frozen Berry Smoothie with a Hidden Oat Bran Punch
Lunchbox
Chicken Salad Sandwich
(made with Wednesday dinner leftovers)
Asparagus Spears, Miso Mayonnaise
Dinner [Soup and Bread]
Tomato Salad
Crab Chowder from the Freezer
Scallion Biscuits
Friday
Breakfast
Homemade Granola, Sliced Banana
Lunchbox
Jalapeno-Spinach Soup
(made with Wednesday dinner leftovers)
Biscuits with Tomato, Cream Cheese and Basil
(made with both Tuesday and Thursday dinner leftovers)
Dinner [Vegetarian]
Zucchini Fries
Saturday Brunch
Crispy Potatoes Topped with Kale and a Poached Egg
Sausage Patties (made with Wednesday dinner leftovers)
Dinner ["Picnic" Dinner]
Vegetable Bruschetta Salad of Mixed Greens, Warm Camembert Dressing
Sunday
Breakfast
Croissant French Toast
Citrus Fruit Salad with Basil
Lunch
Bits and Bobs from the Fridge
Dinner [Daddy's Choice]
Dinner out - woohoo!