Real Food Menu for Week of 3.16.2020

March 16, 2020Foodblt breakfast bake, bowl of doom, chicken and green bean stir fry, covid-19, fiesta honey and lime kale salad, green curry of broccoli soup, hearty stuffed bell pepper soup, maple cream cheese spread, social distancing, stupidly easy banana bread, superhero muffinarthurized Leave a comment

With our cupboards looking a little Mother Hubbardy, we went to Kroger on Saturday for our weekly rations. While I wouldn’t say that social distancing was in full effect, shoppers seemed focused on the task at hand and the mood was a little somber.

Large sections of the store were wiped out, with signs all around stating limits on key items. Despite the signs, a man in the checkout line in front of us took the opportunity to berate the cashier telling him he couldn’t buy that cart full of toilet paper (I don’t understand this obsession!). He swore he didn’t see those enormous signs posted everywhere.

At Fresh Market, the manager thanked me for not being angry when she checked their stock and reported they were out of tuna. When she followed instructions from corporate to limit the number of people touching the coffee dispensers by pulling the free sample size cups, customers yelled at her.

With friends and loved ones who are in the high-risk categories, I certainly understand the fear of this pandemic. But I think with a little extra patience, kindness and common sense, we’ll get through this COVID-19 mess just fine.

Now onto this week’s menu:

Breakfast:
BLT Breakfast Bake – Mr. Arthur is happy to welcome bacon back to the breakfast table.

Lunch:
Hearty Stuffed Bell Pepper Soup – A year after finding this recipe, we still love it. We double the recipe to make enough for our lunches and a little extra for Pa Kettle’s freezer.

Dinner:

Bowl of Doom – We haven’t had this favorite in awhile. I’m lightening it up a little with ground turkey.

Green Curry of Broccoli Soup – She’s not gonna win a beauty contest any time soon, but this little number is creamy and delicious! Top with finely shredded parmesan and toasted pepitas.

Fiesta Honey and Lime Kale Salad – New Recipe! We prepped this one in the morning to give the dressing time to soften the kale. This is a nice salad for meal prep as it keeps for a few days in the fridge.

Chicken and Green Bean Stir Fry – New Recipe! This was our first time trying coconut aminos, we normally substitute gluten-free tamari in Asian inspired dishes. For extra flavor when serving, sprinkle a little over top. Mr. Arthurized Home wants you to reduce the cayenne by half, while I think this recipe has just the right amount of heat. You be the judge!

Snack:
Superhero Muffins – If you haven’t tried these yet, I highly recommend them! They really are a meal in a muffin. Because they freeze beautifully, we’re making a double batch and filling the freezer.

Treat:
Stupidly Easy Banana Bread With only six ingredients and no processed sugar, this lightly sweet loaf is great for breakfast as well as a treat.

If you need a lil’ sweetness on your banana bread, try this maple cream cheese spread. So good, it’s dangerous! I decrease the recipe by half and add a teaspoon of cinnamon and a pinch of nutmeg.

For dairy-free, whip some chilled coconut cream. If the mixture is too thick to spread easily, add in a tablespoon or two of milk or coconut milk.

Are you ready to take on the week? Go, be your awesome self, especially to grocery workers!

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Real Food Menu for Week of 12.8.2019

December 9, 2019meal prepblueberry coconut chia pudding, convert kale salad, hearty stuffed bell pepper soup, maple vanilla baked pears, one pan balsamic chicken and veggies, simple pumpkin soup, sukuma wiki, turkey herbed stuffing-style riced cauliflowerarthurized Leave a comment

Oh, y’all. We are in the throes of it now. Christmas decorating, shopping, gift wrapping and cooking has begun in earnest. And I love all of it!

On Friday evening, we attended my company Christmas dinner at the historic Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center. The hotel absolutely sparkled from top to bottom with all the Christmas trees decorated by community groups. We’ll go back and stroll through one evening when it’s not as crowded. It’s a fun, local tradition and definitely worthwhile!

Here’s what’s cookin’ this week:

Breakfast:
Blueberry Coconut Chia Pudding –
https://kirbiecravings.com/blueberry-coconut-chia-pudding/

Lunch:
Hearty Stuffed Bell Pepper Soup – Hello, old friend! We’re subbing ground turkey for the beef in this recipe. The brown rice and ground meat make this a filling lunch.
https://cleanfoodcrush.com/clean-eating-stuffed-bell-pepper-soup/

Dinner:

One Pan Balsamic Chicken and Veggies – Take some help from the store and use baby carrots. Ain’t no shame in that game!
https://cleanfoodcrush.com/one-pan-balsamic-chicken-veggies/

Sukuma Wiki: A wintertime favorite dish. Again, lightening it up a little by subbing ground turkey for ground beef.
https://thedomesticman.com/2013/07/02/sukuma-wiki-kenyan-braised-collard-greens-and-ground-beef/

Simple Pumpkin Soup

Servings: 4 servings
Time: 15-20 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Print

Gluten-free, dairy-free and delicious, comfort food

Ingredients

½ c. onion, diced
2 T. olive oil
1 (15 oz.) can pumpkin puree
1 tsp. salt
1 T. maple syrup
¼ tsp. nutmeg
pinch of cayenne (or to taste)
¼ tsp. ground pepper
2.5 cups chicken broth (or vegetable broth for vegetarian)
1 (13.5 oz.) can coconut milk
Garnish with pepitas, if desired

Directions

Dice the onions and gently brown with olive oil in a large saute pan.
Add pumpkin puree, salt, maple syrup, nutmeg cayenne and ground pepper.
Slowly add chicken broth and coconut milk. Heat through, but do not bring to a boil. Garnish as desired and serve.

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Turkey Herbed Stuffing-Style Riced Cauliflower – Here’s a nice, light dinner or serve as a side dish with a piece of grilled chicken. For extra flavor, I like to add a tablespoon of poultry seasoning in addition to the other herbs.
https://cleanfoodcrush.com/cauliflower-stuffing/

Convert Kale Salad – We’re definitely getting our greens this week. It’s called ‘convert’ because people who think they don’t like kale, try it and convert. I usually sub in pecans for the pine nuts. Don’t skip the step of massaging the kale! Make this a day ahead, so the kale softens in the dressing. This is a good salad for meal prep as it keeps well in the fridge for a few days.
http://belated-bloomer.blogspot.com/2016/01/a-little-wrap-up-of-these-finals-days.html

Snacks:
Bananas, Mangoes, Avocados, Cukes, Celery and Almond Butter, Popcorn
Same ol’, same ol’.

Treat:
Maple Vanilla Baked Pears – This year’s crop of pears have been so sweet they haven’t needed jazzing up. If your pears could use a little something extra, try this recipe. So good!
https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/simple-maple-vanilla-baked-pears/

Have a fantastic week!

Real Food Menu for Week of 10.27.2019

October 28, 2019meal prepautumn pear and goat cheese chicken salad, avocado chicken chopped salad, hearty stuffed bell pepper soup, huevos rancheros, maple vanilla baked pears, marinated salmon, mediterranean cauliflower rice quiche, mustard glazed baked chicken thighs, toasted pumpkin seedsarthurized Leave a comment

Mr. Arthurized Home has lost about ten pounds, and and I’ve lost seventeen so far this year. Last weekend we went through our fall and winter clothes, tried everything on, and made a huge donation pile for charity. After doing that, we looked around and realized that we have very little left to wear this winter! Yikes. Because nudity is frowned upon at the office, I did some winter wardrobe shopping Friday night.

Except for some rain Sunday morning, the weather was beautiful this weekend. We buttoned up the herb garden for the winter with a few final tasks, a thorough weeding and a nice layer of mulch around the perennials. I’m so sad that the growing season is over; the herb garden has been my happy place this year.

Breakfast:
Mediterranean Cauliflower Rice Quiche – New Recipe! – We left the feta out and sprinkled black olives on half of the quiche. And seriously, how cute is this plate our nephew painted when he was four?!
https://cleanfoodcrush.com/mediterranean-cauliflower-rice-quiche/

Lunch:
Hearty Stuffed Pepper Soup – Tried and true! I attempted a picture of the steam rising from the pot of hot soup, but it just made the tomatoes look pink! Oh, well. If you like stuffed peppers, you’ll love this soup.
https://cleanfoodcrush.com/clean-eating-stuffed-bell-pepper-soup/

Dinner:

Mustard Glazed Baked Chicken Thighs with Green Beans – So simple, but flavorful!
https://unsophisticook.com/baked-chicken-thighs/

Avocado Chicken Chopped Salad – New Recipe!
https://cleanfoodcrush.com/clean-eating-avocado-chicken-chopped-salad/

Marinated Salmon – We made this last week, and it was so fantastic that we’re bringing it back again!
https://www.dinneratthezoo.com/marinated-salmon/

Huevos Rancheros – We still love breakfast for dinner and this dish is easy to whip up, especially with prepped refried black beans waiting in the refrigerator.
https://deliciouslyorganic.net/?s=Huevos+Rancheros

Autumn Pear and Goat Cheese Chicken Salad – Yum. I subbed Parmesan for goat cheese.
https://cleanfoodcrush.com/autumn-pear-goat-cheese-chicken-salad/

Snack:
Toasted Pumpkin Seeds – New Recipe!
https://www.finecooking.com/recipe/crunchy-roasted-pepitas

Treat:
Maple Vanilla Baked Pears – New Recipe! If this isn’t autumn on a plate, I don’t know what is. Assemble in 5 minutes, pop into the oven and enjoy this for dessert tonight. I added nutmeg before baking, and put a dollop of Greek yogurt, and a sprinkle of pumpkin seed granola on top to serve. Delicious.
https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/simple-maple-vanilla-baked-pears/

Have a great week!

Meal Prep for the week of 3.17.19

March 18, 2019meal prepcarrot cake breakfast cookies, chocolate coconut granola, Creamy Coconut Lentil Curry, hearty stuffed bell pepper soup, hormel natural pepperoni, kathys southwest sausage and egg breakfast casserole, pizza baked chicken, sheet pan steak fajitas, strawberries and cream overnight oats, weeknight taco souparthurized Leave a comment

With St. Pat and his truckload of potatoes in the rear-view mirror, it’s time for a fresh week of clean eating. We’re trying some new recipes and eating a few meals from the freezer, which is the beauty of double batching during meal prep. The taco and bell pepper soups are ready to heat and eat. Here’s what’s on the menu this week:

Baking Chocolate and Coconut Granola. Your kitchen will smell amazing while this is in the oven!

Breakfast:
Berries and Cream Overnight Oats. If it ain’t broke, why fix it? We make this recipe as is and add a handful of blueberries. https://cleanfoodcrush.com/clean-mornings-strawberries-cream-overnight-oats/

Lunch:
We’re trying a couple of new recipes this week.
Sheet Pan Steak Fajitas https://kirbiecravings.com/sheet-pan-steak-fajitas/
and
Creamy Coconut Lentil Curry https://www.theendlessmeal.com/creamy-coconut-lentil-curry/

Sheet Pan Steak Fajitas – The flavor is amazing and the spice mixture is spot on. The next time we make them we’ll try grilling the steaks and sauteing the onions and peppers separately.

Dinner:
Southwest Sausage and Egg Breakfast Casserole. My sister-in-law, Kathy gave me this recipe, so I don’t have a link but I’ve shared it below.
Taco Soup https://cleanfoodcrush.com/clean-eating-weeknight-taco-soup/
Pizza Baked Chicken https://cleanfoodcrush.com/clean-eating-pizza-baked-chicken/
Bell Pepper Soup https://cleanfoodcrush.com/?s=bell%20pepper%20soup
Grass Fed Beef Burgers with Steak Fries

A note about pepperoni:
We try to eat 90/10. 90% foods made in nature, and less than 10% foods made in a factory. This is part of the 10%. Try to find uncured pepperoni without added nitrates.
We eat pepperoni sparingly, as a condiment.

Snacks:
Bananas, Apples, Oranges, Cantaloupe, Grapes
Cucumbers, Bell Peppers, Cherry Tomatoes
Chocolate Coconut Granola with Greek Yogurt – I left out the brown sugar and added some honey. I also reduced the baking time to about 12 minutes, each round. Watch this carefully so that it doesn’t burn. I sprinkled some Lily’s chocolate chips on while the granola was still warm and let them melt into it. The next time, I will sprinkle some extra coconut along with the chocolate. https://www.momables.com/chocolate-coconut-granola-recipe/

Treat: Carrot Cake Breakfast Cookies https://kristineskitchenblog.com/carrot-cake-breakfast-cookies/

Kathy’s Southwest Sausage and Egg Breakfast Casserole – Great for guests and brunch potlucks. Bake it the night before and warm gently before serving.
Recipe:
1 lb. Sausage – I use Jimmy Dean’s Natural
1 medium onion, minced
1 4oz. can green chilies, drained
1 t. garlic powder
Cook all of the above together and spread evenly in the bottom of a 9 x 13 pan.
10 eggs, beaten
1 T. crushed red pepper flakes (or to your taste)
4 oz. sharp cheddar cheese, grated
Mix the eggs with the crushed red pepper flakes and pour over sausage mixture. Sprinkle the cheese on top and bake for 45 minutes at 350°.

If you try these recipes, let me know in the comments. Have a great week!

This is not a sponsored post. I am not in partnership with, nor do I own any of these websites or the recipes linked here.

Meal Prep for the week of 3.10.2019

March 11, 2019meal prepbalsamic beef roast, cheesy cauliflower muffin, chocolate chip chickpea blondies, hearty stuffed bell pepper soup, PBJ overnight oats, rainbow cobb salad, St. Patrick's, steak tagliata with sweet potato wedges and warm tomatoes in vinaigrette, teriyaki salmon with broccoli and carrotsarthurized Leave a comment

We’re sticking to a mostly Irish/St. Paddy’s theme with our menu planning this week. I’m also trying something new. I’m posting the recipe link in the menu so that you don’t wear out your scrolling finger! Here’s the menu:

Breakfast:
PBJ Overnight Oats – we tried these for the first time a few weeks back and they were a hit! https://cleanfoodcrush.com/clean-eating-pb-j-overnight-oats/

Lunch:
Stuffed Bell Pepper Soup https://cleanfoodcrush.com/clean-eating-stuffed-bell-pepper-soup/
Cheesy Cauliflower Muffins https://kirbiecravings.com/cheesy-cauliflower-muffins/

Dinner:
Teriyaki Salmon with Broccoli and Carrots – I use gluten free tamari instead of the soy sauce. https://cleanfoodcrush.com/homemade-teriyaki-salmon-meal-prep/

Balsamic Beef Roast – I’m making enough of this roast to use the beef in Shepherd’s Pie the following day. https://www.5dollardinners.com/balsamic-beef-roast/

Gluten Free Shepherd’s Pie – https://www.noshtastic.com/easy-shepherds-pie/
Take a little help from the grocery store if you don’t want to make mashed potatoes. Bob Evans All Natural Homestyle Classic Mashed Potatoes are made with the same ingredients you would use at home.
https://www.bobevansgrocery.com/products/bob-evans-natural-homestyle-classic-mashed-potatoes/

Shepherd’s Pie won’t win any beauty contests, but it’s so tasty!

Clean convenience food. This is the package you are looking for.
Make sure that it says All Natural, not Original.
Made with: Potatoes, Milk, Butter and Salt.

Sliced Steak Tagliata with Sweet Potato Wedges and Warm Tomatoes in Vinaigrette – This dish sounds fancier than it is and comes together very quickly.
https://www.hellofresh.com/recipes/sliced-steak-tagliata-5a4e74c4c2880042c2002211

Rainbow Cobb Salad: This one is more assembly than a recipe. Layer your favorite lettuce in the bottom of a large serving dish and then working in rows, place your other ingredients in rainbow order like the photo below. We served this salad when we had family visiting and it is great for parties because your guests can pick and choose what they want.

Lettuce layer: Use any lettuce that you enjoy. We like romaine and baby spinach.
Red (and pink): Do you like how I’ve added pink to the rainbow?
Beets, Cubed Ham, Bacon crumbles, Tomatoes, Sweet Bell Peppers
Orange: Carrots, Sweet Bell Peppers
Yellow: Sweet Bell Peppers, Quartered Hard Boiled Eggs, Corn
Green: Cucumbers, Broccoli, Bell Peppers
Blue: Hmm. There aren’t too many blue veggies out there, so let’s skip right to purple. We layered in pepper jack cheese. Use any cheese you like.
Purple: Red Onions, Purple Broccoli (if you can find it), Shredded Red Cabbage
Serve with your favorite dressing.

Snacks:
Apples and peanut butter, Veggies and homemade dill dip, Bananas, Oranges, Pineapple and Cantaloupe

Treat:
Chocolate Chip Chickpea Blondies https://cleanfoodcrush.com/chocolate-chickpea-blondies/

Let me know if you try these recipes. I hope your week is filled with St. Paddy’s fun and shenanigans!

Meal Prep for the week of 2.24.19

March 7, 2019meal prepcheesy cauliflower muffin, easy balsamic beef pot roast, hearty stuffed bell pepper soup, PBJ overnight oats, sheet pan hawaiian pineapple chicken, strawberry lemonade muffinsarthurized Leave a comment

Last week I learned not to prep a meal for every night of the week. We had two unexpected dinner invitations and ended up with two meals too many. Oops!

This week’s menu plan:

Breakfast: PBJ overnight oats
https://cleanfoodcrush.com/clean-eating-pb-j-overnight-oats/

Lunch: Stuffed Bell Pepper Soup
https://cleanfoodcrush.com/clean-eating-stuffed-bell-peppe…/
and
Cheesy Cauliflower Muffins
https://kirbiecravings.com/cheesy-cauliflower-muffins/

Dinner: Red Lentil Pasta with Sausage, Marinara and Spinach

Balsamic Beef Roast with Carrots and Potatoes
https://www.ibreatheimhungry.com/easy-balsamic-beef-pot-ro…/ (I don’t use the xanthan gum, I leave it soupy)

Sheet Pan Hawaiian Pineapple Chicken
https://cleanfoodcrush.com/sheet-pan-hawaiian-chicken-clea…/

Veggies and fruit prepped for Hawaiian Pineapple Chicken. The white on the top left is minced garlic in a tiny container.

Grass Fed Burgers (no bun) and Homemade Sweet Potato Fries

Breakfast for Dinner: Eggs, Bacon and Potatoes

Snacks: bananas, grapes, pineapple, apples and oranges,
bell pepper strips, cucumber slices and carrot sticks

Treat: Blueberry Lemonade Muffins
https://deliciouslyorganic.net/strawberry-lemonade-muffins/
(I’m substituting blueberries for strawberries. They’re equally delicious.)

Meal prep for the week of 2.17.19

March 7, 2019meal prepgarlic butter steak bites with zoodles, hearty stuffed bell pepper soup, one pan balsamic chicken and veggies, Paleo Egg Roll in a Bowl, smoky sausage and roasted sweet potatoes, strawberry and blueberry overnight oats, superhero muffins, weeknight taco souparthurized Leave a comment

I just spent eleventy-million hours food prepping for the week. We have a high tolerance for eating the same thing over and over, so breakfast and lunch are the same Monday – Friday.

Breakfast: Strawberry and blueberry overnight oats

Lunch: Taco soup and a superhero muffin

Dinner:
Stuffed Pepper Soup
Big Salad with grilled chicken
Balsamic chicken and veggies
Smoky sausage and roasted sweet potatoes
Garlic butter steak bites with zoodles
Paleo egg roll in a bowl
Breakfast for dinner, eggs, nitrate-free bacon and stewed apples