I'm always amazed at how much more smoothly my week goes when I have a menu plan in place. Last week I tried to wing it, and I was a mess! Trying to come up with a meal three times a day, with the ingredients I have on hand... It's too much stress for me. When I have a menu plan in place I can coast through the week with grace. I take the plan with me grocery shopping so that I have all the ingredients I need, and I never have a last minute debate about what to make. (Of course, I do make last minute changes when life gets crazy, but one or two changes in the plan is pretty easily managed.)
I don't want to stress about my holiday week, so here is my plan.
Monday (vegan)
Breakfast: cream of buckwheat made with hemp milk
Lunch: turkey wraps
Dinner: mushroom stroganoff over pasta, peas
Tuesday (beef)
Breakfast: apple coffee cake (from *the best* allergy friendly cookbook), green smoothie
Lunch: hummus wraps
Dinner: beef burger on bun, roasted beets, garlicky spinach, sliced pears
Wednesday (fish)
Breakfast: buckwheat pancakes with berry reduction
Lunch: sunbutter and jelly
Dinner: fish sticks, rosemary shrimp, roasted cauliflower, applesauce
Thursday (pork) Christmas with the in-laws!
Breakfast: overnight cinnamon rolls
Lunch: sausage balls
Dinner: ham, potato salad, green beans, dinner rolls, veggie tray with hummus, cookies
Friday (lamb)
Breakfast: bacon and sautéed veggies
Lunch: leftovers
Dinner: lamb burgers, broccoli, grapes
Saturday (vegan)
Breakfast: sunbutter coffee cake
Lunch: potato leek soup
Dinner: pizza
Sunday (turkey) Christmas with my family!
Breakfast: parsnip muffins, green smoothie
Lunch: hahahaha!
Dinner: turkey with gravy, mashed sweet potatoes, veggie tray with hummus, apple pie with whipped coconut cream, whatever my family brings to share...
I hope your family has a fantastic Christmas! May it be merry, safe, and surrounded with love.
(As always, I try to link to the original recipe. It may not reflect the changes I make to adapt the recipe for our dietary restrictions.)
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