Life from the perspective of a woman trying to keep many plates spinning.

Sunday, July 18, 2010

Weekly Challenge #2

The plan:

  • Breakfasts - Oatmeal and mixed berries
  • Lunch - Almond butter & honey sandwiches with apples, carrots, or grapes
  • Dinner - More meatless meals, only 2 dinners this week will have meat
  • Snacks - Grapes, apples, carrots, graham crackers
  • New stuff we are trying - Quinoa
Total this week $112.  I'm pretty sure the price went up because we added a lot more fresh vegetables into the meal plan, but we are still under budget so it's okay.
Successes last week:
  • Ginger Citrus Shrimp 
    • This was super easy and full of flavor
    • Reduce orange juice in a pot with freshly chopped ginger and minced garlic until it has a syrup consistency
    • Pour enough olive oil over the shrimp to coat, season with salt and pepper
    • In a hot pan, pour in the shrimp and orange juice ginger mixture and cook until the shrimp is pink (pay close attention, overcooked shrimp is like eating a bouncy ball)
    • I served this over spring greens
  • Almond Butter
    • Easy and much cheaper to make than buying it in the store
  • Strawberry Lime Bars
    • Who doesn't like an easy version of cheesecake with a graham cracker crust, strawberry and lime flavored filling?  No one in this house!

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