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09-25-18

5-23-18

  • Homemade tomato bisque with whole wheat noodles
  • Leftover homemade pizza
  • Apples & oranges

3-22-18

  • Leftover Veggie Corn Chowder (from #100dayscookbook )
  • Brown rice cake with peanut butter and raisins
  • Apple and cheddar cubes / raspberries
  • A piece of dark chocolate

11-15-17

  • Homemade (defrosted) potato soup with cheese to go on top (#100dayscookbook)
  • BLT (probably the last batch of local tomatoes)
  • Apples

11-1-17

  • White Chicken Chili with grated cheese to go on top (from Fast & Fabulous)
  • Corn muffin
  • Apple slices
  • Green beans

9-18-17

  • Slow Cooker Potato Soup (from #100dayscookbook), cheese (to go on top)
  • Spinach Caesar Salad
  • Whole-Wheat Biscuit
  • Grapes

3-29-17

  • Split Pea Soup with chunks of ham to go on top
  • Cheese and Homemade Refried Bean Quesadillas (served cold)
  • Apples

1-4-17

12-8-16

  • Homemade tomato bisque with whole-wheat noodles
  • Banana nut muffin (older daughter got two)
  • Apple / PB sandwich
  • Cheese cubes
  • Snickerdoodle cookie

11-16-16

  • Homemade Tomato Bisque (made previously and defrosted) with whole-grain noodles
  • A few mini muffins (corn and pumpkin – also defrosted)
  • Leftover enchilada filling (sweet potato, black bean, corn, and cheese over salad greens)

10-19-16

  • Carrot / potato soup (leftover from dinner)
  • Whole-grain biscuits (also leftover)
  • Sliced apples
  • Frozen peas

10-4-16

  • Slow cooker steak chili with toppings (in my new “Fast and Fabulous” cookbook!)
  • Homemade cornbread (made previously and defrosted)
  • Simple spinach salad

9-20-16

  • Juice pouch
  • Slow cooker steak chili with sour cream and cheese
  • Homemade cornbread muffin
  • Grapes

9-7-16

  • Leftover minestrone with whole-wheat orzo (served warm in the insulated jar/thermos)
  • A homemade pumpkin muffin
  • Sliced pear
  • Trail mix

1-8-16

  • Leftover Pot Roast (served warm over whole-wheat noodles)
  • Green Beans (served cold)
  • Orange Slices

5-11-16

  • Slow Cooker Black Bean Soup (that I made overnight while we were sleeping)
  • Sour Cream
  • Grated Cheese
  • Guacamole
  • Bell Peppers
  • Blue Tortilla Chips (a treat since they are deep-fried)

8-27-15

6-3-15

  • Black Bean Soup
  • Brown Rice + Sour Cream to go on top
  • Cheese Quesadilla (served cold)
  • Apples

 

5-20-15

  • Homemade baked beans (defrosted from freezer and served warm)
  • Apple sandwich
  • Whole-wheat blueberry scone
  • Cheese round

5-13-15

  • Leftover white chicken spaghetti bake (with spinach)
  • Apple sandwich
  • (A treat!) Cinnamon graham crackers (that are partially whole-grain, but not all)

2-6-15

  • Leftover lentil / sausage stew (with kale)
  • Apple sandwich
  • Defrosted whole-wheat rolls

9-24-14

  • Homemade tomato bisque (defrosted from freezer) with whole-wheat noodles in it
  • Apple sandwich
  • Cold grilled cheese (that’s grated Parmesan that you see on the bread)
  • As always, water to drink

9-11-14

  • Slow cooker refried beans (served warm in thermos)
  • Cheese quesadilla triangles (served cold)
  • Sour cream to go on top
  • Diced watermelon

9-3-14

  • Slow cooker potato soup – with grated cheese and organic bacon to go on top (in cookbook)
  • Homemade whole-wheat cinnamon raisin bread (in cookbook) and cream cheese sandwiches
  • Grapes

12-13-13

  • Leftover spaghetti sauce mixed with some noodles and steamed broccoli
  • Carrots
  • Organic dried apples
  • Leftover whole-wheat garlic toast

12-3-13

  • Lasagna (made with whole-wheat noodles, grass-fed beef, pastured pork sausage, organic tomato sauce, and cheese of course!)
  • Salad (lettuce, toasted sunflower seeds, parmesan cheese, olive oil)
  • Mini carrot applesauce muffins

10-23-13

  • Potato soup (in cookbook)
  • Organic cheese and sour cream (soup toppings)
  • Apple / peanut butter sandwich
  • Whole-wheat blueberry muffin (also defrosted from the freezer)
  • Water in the cup

5-15-13

  • Homemade tomato bisque (defrosted from freezer and served warm in thermos)
  • Whole-wheat raspberry muffin
  • Honey dew melon
  • Local strawberries
  • An organic cheese stick

5-8-13

  • Homemade tomato bisque (served warm with whole-wheat noodles in it)
  • Apple / sunflower seed butter sandwich
  • Leftover (cold) broccoli topped with parmesan cheese
  • Water

4-17-13

3-19-13

  • Warm refried beans topped with cheese and sour cream on the side
  • A banana with an almond butter packet
  • Frozen peas

3-5-13

  • Leftover homemade potato soup (warm in thermos)
  • An apple / sunflower seed butter sandwich

2-20-13

  • Chili (previously made and frozen)
  • A whole-grain cornbread muffin (also previously made and frozen)
  • Diced mango
  • A carrot
  • A dollop of sour cream (to go on top of the chili)
  • Water to drink

2-6-13

  • Whole-wheat noodles and homemade meatballs in the thermos
  • An apple / peanut butter sandwich