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The day, that is. Yesterday we had:

• banana peanut butter pancakes topped with butter and raw honey for breakfast


• egg drop soup for lunch


• leftover roast & veggies for supper

I added salt, cardamom, and cinnamon to the pancakes. Since I had 6 frozen bananas, I made 6 batches and we'll have the rest for breakfasts later in the week.

Today we ate:

• leftover oatmeal with blueberries, hempseed, and coconut oil for breakfast


• egg drop soup for lunch


• meatloaf, mashed potatoes, and steamed green beans for supper

I used Grandma's recipe for the meatloaf except: I ground oat groats coarsely since I didn't have rolled oats; I used tomato paste instead of sauce; and I added applesauce and some spices. It was blander than I expected. Maybe I need to add some vinegar or something to add a little zing?

I made an extra meatloaf and put it in the freezer. I also tried a new recipe...I prepped up to the point where it's supposed to be broiled and put it in the fridge. We'll see how it turns out Monday. :)

And the good news is...the laundry room is "sale ready". Yippee!!!! Now it's just tedious cleaning ahead of me, no more sorting/tossing. We should have the house listed by the end of next week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

what day is it again?

Wow - Wednesday pretty much disappeared without so much as a "hello"! We ate:

• leftover coconut flour pancakes and chicken broth for breakfast
• tuna with celery sticks for lunch
• leftover chicken & veggies for supper

I added some of the salsa brine from our LF salsa to the tuna. It was yummy. :)

Today, we're having:

• soaked oatmeal for breakfast
• easy egg drop soup for lunch
• leftover something (probably roast)

Last night, I ran 3 cups of oat groats through my Fidibus grinder on a coarse setting, added about 1/4 cup kefir whey and lots of water and let it soak all night. This morning, I cooked it, added butter, hempseed, chia seeds, blueberries, a tiny bit of stevia, and some astragalus powder. I packed away more than half for future breakfasts. The kids ate their breakfast in one gulp, I think. :) We had some coconut milk to hold us until the oatmeal was cooked, too.

I'd like to make a DIY video for my egg-drop soup - maybe I'll get one done and uploaded somewhere soon.

The Hubster will be at a meeting tonight, so we should have plenty of leftovers for the three of us.

not-so-tasty Tuesday

Today, we're having:

• coconut flour pancakes for breakfast
• leftover taco stuff with fermented broccoli stems for lunch
• slow-cooked sticky chicken & vegetables for supper

The pancakes were, well, not stellar. DD sucked them down immediately - I think she really liked the raspberry jam/ginger spread I made for them - but DS and I choked them down. I can't imagine how such individually delicious ingredients can combine to form such a culinary atrocity.

Yes, atrocity.

Next time, we will enjoy our coconut milk, eggs, and butter without marring them by adding coconut flour. *shudder*

Lunch was ho-hum.

Supper will be good, though. I always make a huge batch of this Sticky Chicken spice mix so I can just dump it on whenever I want. DElish. I'll save the white meat for the Bourbon Chicken in KerryAnn's TF MenuMailer and then make lots of yummy stock for later in the week. I'm also making bread today for sandwiches next week...hope it's done by the time we need to leave for ballet!!

my monday

We hit the books today - bye-bye, vacation! I ended up needed to see my chiropractor today, so we did easy for each meal:

• leftover peach custards with fresh beef broth for breakfast
• leftover stuffed squash for lunch
• leftover taco stuff with lacto-fermented salsa for supper

We've used up all the LF salsa now. I was surprised at how good it turned out - not quite as good as fresh, but way better than any store-bought stuff! I won't make any more until tomatoes are in season next year, but I'll make several more quarts than I did this year.

We've got our first ballet lesson tomorrow, so I'll do a crock meal for supper. I think I'll try the coconut pancake recipe posted at MDC recently for breakfast so we can have something quick again Wednesday...