Weekly Meal Plan- Jan 22-26 (Gluten Free and/or Paleo)

As much as we try to eat supper as a family, there are some days we are all going different directions. Crock pot to the rescue! 


Prep for Monday:  Defrost 2lbs ground beef

Monday:
Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes - I will substitute coconut sugar for the brown sugar
Serve with gluten free buns, sweet potato chips and Siete Cassava chips-Lime flavored
Green beans
Fruit Tray

Prep:  Defrost stew meat

Tuesday:
Salmon Patties from Practical Paleo or find a similar recipe here
Paleo Beef Stroganoff (double batch)- serve sauce over Cappello's Fettuccine noodles- these noodles are so good!
Sauteed veggies
Mixed berries

Prep:  Defrost short ribs, make bbq sauce for Thursday

Wednesday:
Balsamic Braised Beef Short Ribs from Practical Paleo or grab the recipe here.  Double recipe.
Maple Cinnamon Roasted Butternut Squash
Steamed broccoli with grass fed butter

Prep:  Defrost chicken, defrost steaks for Friday, chop lettuce

Thursday:
Barbecue Chicken Salad from Meals Made Simple (I plan to use Primal Kitchen Ranch Dressing as a shortcut)
Amy's Kitchen Vegetable soup- 3 cans
Fruit tray

Prep:  Make marinade and pour over steaks

Friday:
Steak with Best Steak Marinade
Roasted Baby Potatoes with Herbs
Sauteed mixed vegetables
Paleo Chocolate Cake times 2 with German Chocolate Cake Frosting (I use organic heavy whipping cream instead of coconut milk and add 1 Tbsp of coconut sugar) 

It's a Great Day to Bake Cookies

When it's snowing and sub zero temperatures it's a great day to bake some cookies!  I fully enjoyed my oven's warmth as I made 3 batches.  Two were wonderful and 1 was not. 

Let's start with the ones pictured on the right that we didn't like, so we can end on a good note.  This was supposed to be a simple 1 cup of peanut butter, 1 cup of sugar, 1 egg & 1.5 cups of chocolate chips.  I think it was a misprint and should have been 1/2 cup of chocolate chips.  Anyway, they turned out hard and there was no possible way to stir that many chips in.  Oh well, that's part of trying something new!

Next are the Double Chocolate Mocha cookies at the bottom. I used this recipe with a few alterations to the ingredients.  The bake time was perfect at 8 minutes & made exactly 24 small cookies.  Here's the ingredients I used:
2 1/4 cup blanched almond flour
1/4 cup cacao powder
2 Tbsp organic coffee beans, ground fine
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp pink Himalayan salt
1 stick butter, salted
1/4 cup coconut sugar
2 Tbsp honey
1 Tbsp vanilla
3/4 cup chocolate chips (I used Lily's brand)

The bars on the left of the plate are a Paleo Chewy Granola Bar.  They are so yummy and make a great after school snack or even a grab and go breakfast.

Let me know if there is ever a recipe you'd like for me to test or alter for dietary needs.