Day 1: Sesame noodles with bok choy
Day 2: Black bean soup, Corn muffins
Day 3: Homemade pizza, Carrot sticks
Day 4: Braised red cabbage with bacon and apples
Day 5: Tomato soup (from frozen supply), Grilled cheese sandwiches
Day 6: Lasagna (from frozen supply), Sauteed kale
Day 7: Cheeseburgers (hold the bun), Herb potato salad, Applesauce
Notes: This is another pantry week for us. That means most ingredients are staples in my cupboards like canned foods, noodles, beans, applesauce, cornmeal, peanut butter, flour, potatoes, and bread (I keep in the freezer and only take out what I need so it lasts longer). I also consider veggies that store well and frozen items to be from my “pantry”. This is my attempt to make healthy meals without an abundance of fresh produce. Admittedly, it’s a bit carb heavy, but eating in a pandemic calls for some allowances. Even with the carbs, cooking from scratch is going to get you a healthier meal than eating out just about every time. I am so looking forward to the opening of farmer’s markets and my CSA share! How about you? Last weekend we started vegetable seeds indoors and the first ones are already starting to sprout. It will be another month until we can transplant outside, but looking at those tiny specks of growth makes me smile! Try using arugula, frozen spinach, kale, fresh or frozen broccoli or any other veggie you have on hand instead of the bok choy in the sesame noodle recipe.
