Dinner:
Veggie mac'n'cheese
Cook two boxes of whole grain mac'n'cheese with a box of frozen spinach and a half a bag frozen broccoli. Mix in a few extra tablespoons of half and half and parmesan cheese with the butter and milk called for on the box, and top with seasoned breadcrumbs and 1/4 cup grated parmesan and bake until lightly browned.
Pizza and salad
Make pizza crust with 2 packets yeast dissolved in 1 1/4 cups warm water. Add in 2 cups white flour, 2 cups wheat flour, 1 TB honey, 3 TB oil and 2 tsp salt. Knead the dough for 10 minutes and put in an oiled bowl, cover, and let rise for 30 minutes. Roll out into a large jelly pan and top with marinara- one can crushed tomatoes simmered 30 minutes with a bay leaf, oregano, garlic, salt and pepper, and with 1 TB honey mixed in. Add 2 1/2 cups of mozzarella cheese on top and bake 15 minutes at 475 degrees. Chop up a head of iceberg and serve with homemade vinaigrette.
Veggie basil calzones
Same dough recipe from the pizza. It's easy to make double the first day and then let the extra rise in the fridge until you need it. Divide into 6 equal parts and roll into 9 inch circles. Fill with a mixture of half a bag frozen broccoli, half a bag frozen corn, half a zucchini chopped, one cup mozzarella cheese, a small container of ricotta cheese, salt, pepper, garlic and about 1/4 cup fresh basil. Brush with oil and bake 15 minutes at 475 degrees.
Zucchini fettuccine alfredo
Cook a box of whole grain fettuccine according to package and when there are 2 minutes left of cook time, add 1 1/2 zucchini, sliced into half-moons. Make the alfredo sauce by melting 1/4 cup butter, then adding 1 cup half and half, a teaspoon garlic, and 1 1/2 cups parmesan cheese. Simmer for 5 minutes then take it off the heat and add a few tablespoons fresh chopped parsley. Toss the pasta and zucchini with the sauce.
Lunch:
All the dinner recipes make twice the amount we would eat, so Chris, Lenny, and I all get leftovers for the next day's lunch. We also have peanut butter and jelly, frozen peas and corn, steamed zucchini, strawberries, and salad. Carolina will eat whatever we eat.
Evidence of Lenny's lunch.
He would happily eat all the strawberries and nothing else if I let him.
Breakfast:
Toast with butter and jelly or cereal with bananas. Adults get coffee (yay coffee!) and Lenny gets milk. Carolina will eat a whole banana by herself. This girl just started eating so much out of nowhere!
Grocery List:
Produce-
3 zucchini $1.53
Strawberries $1.50
6 bananas $1.08
Iceberg lettuce $0.99
Refrigerated-
Grated parmesan $2.97
2 bags shredded mozzarella $3.76
2 sticks butter $1.68
Ricotta $1.97
Half and half $1.08
Half gallon milk $1.88
Dry goods-
2 boxes mac'n'cheese $1.24
Fettuccine $1.08
Flour $0.87
Yeast $0.85
Crushed tomatoes $0.69
Bread $1.88
Peanut Butter $2.00
Corn flakes $1.68
Frozen-
Broccoli $1.09
Corn $0.96
Spinach $0.75
Peas $0.96
Total:
$32.49
Grocery List:
Produce-
3 zucchini $1.53
Strawberries $1.50
6 bananas $1.08
Iceberg lettuce $0.99
Refrigerated-
Grated parmesan $2.97
2 bags shredded mozzarella $3.76
2 sticks butter $1.68
Ricotta $1.97
Half and half $1.08
Half gallon milk $1.88
Dry goods-
2 boxes mac'n'cheese $1.24
Fettuccine $1.08
Flour $0.87
Yeast $0.85
Crushed tomatoes $0.69
Bread $1.88
Peanut Butter $2.00
Corn flakes $1.68
Frozen-
Broccoli $1.09
Corn $0.96
Spinach $0.75
Peas $0.96
Total:
$32.49
So there ya go!
