This week’s menu:

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Sunday:

Sally Fallon’s Red Meat Chile (we love this recipe!)

Homemade Salsa

Salad

 

Monday:

Leftovers from Sunday

Tortilla chips and homemade salsa

Salad and homemade ranch dressing

 

Tuesday (my “going to be gone all day” day):

Crockpot chicken

Coconut rice (I will put the chicken in the crockpot and the rice in the rice cooker before I leave)

Homemade Sauerkraut (already made)

Salad (Sierra will make this and the dressing while I am gone)

~ So I should come home to dinner all done! 

 

Wednesday:

Navy bean soup made with leftover ham bone

Whole grain crackers

Salad & hm sauerkraut

 

Thursday:

Chicken noodle soup made with my chicken stock

Tortilla chips and homemade salsa

Salad

 

Friday:

Lasagna

Salad

French bread (one of the bread recipes I hope to mess around with this week)

 

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Question Answered..

 

I received a question on my last blog post about sauerkraut and how I serve it..

 

Well once I started making it and had the desire to serve lacto fermented food to my family on a regular basis it was easy to see where to add it (almost anywhere )..

 

Sometimes I just serve it as a side dish.. but usually we put a scoop on top of whatever meat I am serving.. You don’t need a lot of it daily (Sally Fallon says ¼ cup is fine). I even add a scoop to the top of soups.. it tastes delicious as a topping on navy bean soup.  I also use it in sandwiches too. Most meals I can fit it in.. sometimes I don’t and then the family usually is eating my salsa.. so one way or the other they are daily consuming lacto fermented foods (as to why I want to add this to my family’s diet.. you can read past blog posts.. I have been discussing this for a couple months now).. 

Comments

  1. AnonymousMarch 16, 2009 at 2:46 AM

    I just wanted to share a site with you that I have found very helpful for healthy recipes, in particular soaked-bread recipes. It's passionatehomemaking.com. She has some wonderful, very nutritious recipes that my husband and I love. Hope this helps!

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  2. AnonymousMarch 16, 2009 at 9:48 AM

    Crystal,

    This menu sounds wonderfully yummy!! Hugs, Bobbi Jo

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  3. AnonymousMarch 17, 2009 at 3:17 AM

    Just wanted to drop a comment and thank you for sharing all that you do. You have been a blessing to me, and I so appreciate it.

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