Here's what's on the menu for this week (assume a green salad added in with each dinner):
1. Hamburgers and corn
2. Tamales with sour cream and salsa (need to make salsa)
3. Enchilada casserole (need to make enchilada sauce)
Note: we will likely end up with a hybrid between this recipe and this one. I like the beans in the first one, as well as the casserole technique, but would prefer to leave out the beef/chicken.
4. Spicy peanut
5. Spicy peanut again
6. Cream of tomato soup + grilled cheese
7. Cauliflower soup (what can I say--it's delicious, nutritious, and in season!)
Neither of us is feeling overly ambitious today, so we're hoping just to squeeze in the shopping and maybe a little meal prep (making salsa and enchilada sauce for later in the week). As you may have noticed, our shopping philosophy and strategies are constantly shifting and evolving and changing; at this point, our MO is to buy canned and pantry-type goods (including cat litter, dry goods, etc) at Trader Joe's, where they're usually eco-friendly and cheap; buy most produce at Whole Foods (where we've found it's consistently the highest quality around); and buy our milk, eggs, and dairy from local farms. We're also hoping to get involved with a local natural foods cooperative buying program that would replace a lot of our Trader Joe's shopping with equal but slightly less-expensive options by buying in bulk. We still spend a little more each week than I'd like to, but we're constantly striving not to be pennywise and pound-foolish with our health by eating lower-quality foods and having it come back to bite us later.
1. Hamburgers and corn
2. Tamales with sour cream and salsa (need to make salsa)
3. Enchilada casserole (need to make enchilada sauce)
Note: we will likely end up with a hybrid between this recipe and this one. I like the beans in the first one, as well as the casserole technique, but would prefer to leave out the beef/chicken.
4. Spicy peanut
5. Spicy peanut again
6. Cream of tomato soup + grilled cheese
7. Cauliflower soup (what can I say--it's delicious, nutritious, and in season!)
Neither of us is feeling overly ambitious today, so we're hoping just to squeeze in the shopping and maybe a little meal prep (making salsa and enchilada sauce for later in the week). As you may have noticed, our shopping philosophy and strategies are constantly shifting and evolving and changing; at this point, our MO is to buy canned and pantry-type goods (including cat litter, dry goods, etc) at Trader Joe's, where they're usually eco-friendly and cheap; buy most produce at Whole Foods (where we've found it's consistently the highest quality around); and buy our milk, eggs, and dairy from local farms. We're also hoping to get involved with a local natural foods cooperative buying program that would replace a lot of our Trader Joe's shopping with equal but slightly less-expensive options by buying in bulk. We still spend a little more each week than I'd like to, but we're constantly striving not to be pennywise and pound-foolish with our health by eating lower-quality foods and having it come back to bite us later.
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