As usual I've spent a big part of Sunday in the kitchen. It's kind of my thing. I like to get a lot of prep work done for the week, and I try to make stuff I can put in the freezer whether it's muffins, sauces, or soups. It really helps ease the stress during the week, and alhamdullah, I like having homemade foods available over needing to eat out or to buy packaged food.
Today I planned the main meals for the next few days, and I managed to get a huge pot of spaghetti sauce simmered and divided into two bags for the freezer. I plan to use some of that for a lasagne next week.
Using the Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day method, I've baked four loaves of whole wheat bread and frozen two (boy, we can eat through a whole loaf fast here at breakfast). I'm trying a new recipe using flaxseed with whole wheat, so I'm excited to see how it goes over. It's so much healthier than baking bread with plain white bread.
I also tried out a tomato basil soup that is the La Madeleine recipe. Yum. We'll have some of that leftover for the next day, maybe two. So.... the rough plan for the week:
Monday: Salad, Brussels sprouts, roasted leg of lamb, roasted fingerling potatoes
Tuesday: leftovers hopefully
Wednesday: Salad, lasagne, homemade bread
Thursday: leftovers
Friday: Shakrieh (rice, cooked yogurt with stewed beef cubes)
Lunches:
Tuna
Pasta
Homemade pizza
Fish Sticks
Have a great week everyone! We had a whole week off last week and enjoyed every minute of it, alhamdulillaah. Looking forward to getting back into the swing of things (well, sorta)!
From a recent trip to the Dallas Arboretum:
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