Meal Plan

Caramalized Broth Brisket with beef jam and green beans (cooked with garlic and chicken broth).  I actually made this tonight and it was soooo delicious. 

Roasted Whole Chicken with salad and roasted asparagus

Pork Chops with mashed garlic cauliflower and cabbage

Salmon Cakes with broccoli and roasted sweet potatos and onions

Spaghetti Squash with sauce and meatballs.  I'm going to do this in the crockpot like they do here but use my own recipes for meatballs and sauce.

Butternut Squash soup with crumbled bacon on top

Last week I also made Creamy Tomato Soup and it turned out great.

Meal Plan

Butternut Squash Soup topped with bacon

Cincinnati Chilli and Spaghetti Squash

Stuffed Pizza Peppers and salad

Stuffed dumpling squash (going to stuff with pork sausage and apples)

Salmon Cakes (one batch made with avocado's and one batch made with eggs)  with veggies (whatever is on sale)

We have a 6 year old!

On September 8th our little girl turned 6 years old!  Un-be-liev-able!  It was the day after a huge yard sale we had so it was very low key.  She had a couple of friends over to play, open gifts and have cake and ice cream.  I didn't take pictures because my phone was messed up but a friend sent me a couple that she took. 

Goodbye Summer

Summer vacation ended early for the girls. Ruby started Kindergarten on August 1st!  So far she loves it and her teacher.  Then only downside is that she is exhausted.  We are hoping she will adjust soon.  Today she presented her Me box in class.  She got to stand up in front of all the kids and show 5 things that she put in her box that were special or significant to her.  She was super excited and very proud of herself!

This girl is growing up so fast.  She started her second year of preschool and didn't miss a beat.  She is so laid back and social that she was really excited and happy to get to school.  She has only been three days so far but is loving every minute of it.

Meal Plan

Salmon cakes with salad (lettuce, heirloom tomatos, sunflower seeds, peppers, and shrimp on top)
I make two different salmon cakes (one with egg and one without)

 Italian Stuffed peppers in the crockpot

 BBQ Chicken Legs in the crockpot with mashed butternut squash and apples

 Grilled Hamburgers and brats with grilled kale salad and grilled onions 

Ground Turkey Fajitas with Cauliflower rice

New Recipes

We have had a busy and fun summer which means little blogging.  Here are some things that I have been cooking.

Sweet and Tart Rhubarb and Berry Dessert Sauce
Brian and I ate this atop plain whole milk yogurt with a bit of honey.

Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble
It calls for a total of two cups of honey (or maple syrup) but I used a total of about 1/2 cup because I ran out.  I also subbed half the strawberries for blueberries.  This page has a lot of other rhubarb recipes so you will have to scroll down to find the crumble. 

Stuffed Pizza Peppers/Mushrooms
I got this idea from some friends who made them for us one night.  I stuffed red, green, orange and yellow peppers along with a few portabellos with ground Italian sausage and ground beef mixed with tomato paste, tomato sauce and some Italian spices.  I topped some of them with cheese and left some of them plain.  They were delish!

Homemade Coconut Milk
This was really easy to make and tasted good.  I felt very domestic while I was making it until I broke my blender.

Primal Stuffed Eggplant
Brian asked me to put some variety in the veggies that I make so I bought some eggplants.  This was actually a tasty meal but will probably not be a staple around our house because eggplant is not a favorite.

Chili Sweet Potato Fries
YUM!  This was such a great meal.  You should go make it this week.

I've also been making egg less salmon patties weekly.  I just mix canned salmon with either a mashed sweet potato or mashed avocado and fry in coconut oil.  They turn out great and the whole family loves them.

Spring has Sprung