And Abraham Went Out . . .

This Week's Menu

Does anybody find these little posts helpful or interesting? I always like getting ideas from other people but maybe ya'll don't feel the same way.

Meal #1

We had a few sickos in the house, so I made chicken noodle soup. Best I've ever made! This homemade bone broth thing is changing my life. Love it. I simmered a whole chicken with some veggies, garlic, bay leaves, peppercorns, thyme, and a little apple cider vinegar (the vinegar helps to pull the minerals out of the bones) all day. Near dinnertime I strained the broth and pulled the meat off the chicken bones. Then I put the meat back in the broth with some chopped vegetables and cooked that for a while. Then I added some Amish-made noodles, more thyme, and lots of salt and pepper. I continued to simmer the soup until the noodles were done and at the very end I minced in several cloves of garlic. I let the garlic blend for just a minute. We do lots of garlic around here during cold and flu season. But the healing properties are best when raw or close to it.

Meal #2  Asian Chicken Salad

Meal #3 Six Hour Chili

Meal #4 Falafel with pita bread, lettuce, tomatoes and a sauce. An old recipe that I need to dig up out of my binder.

Meal #5 Spaghetti with regular noodles or spaghetti squash noodles (dad is on dinner this night)

Meal #6 Chicken Burrito Bowl from Iowa Girl's blog

Breakfast Ideas:  (lunch ideas are always waning, tips appreciated)

#1 Orange Pancakes with Berry Sauce: excited about this one!

#2  Pink Grapefruit Breakfast Smoothie: Made this Sunday and liked it. The fam wasn't as impressed.

#3 I made a batch of this super yummy granola yesterday. Nutmeg likes it with the kefir I bought at  Aldi this weekend.

Doug and I love this borsh inspired by Sheila Lukins "All Around the World Cookbook."