Friday
Short version: Tuna patties, fried chickpeas with feta, macaroni and cheese or leftover rice, asparagus or raw bell peppers
Long version: Poppy had been asking for tuna patties all through Lent on Fridays, and I still hadn't made them. No reason we can't still eat them now, though, even though Lent is over.
Because there were only four of us at home, I used just one 12-ounce can of tuna and made three patties (I didn't have one). That wouldn't have been quite enough, but I had a lot of chickpeas in the refrigerator too. I fried those in olive oil--which makes a HUGE mess because they pop all over out of the pan--and then when they were crispy, I put some feta cheese on them to melt.
The kids had the macaroni and cheese because I still have many, many boxes of it from excess commodities. They had the bell pepper, too. A. had the rice and the asparagus.
Saturday
Short version: Lamb stew, fried garlic bread, cheese
Long version: When we butcher sheep, I put the shanks and other bony pieces together to make stew. That's what I used for this, which also had pureed calabaza, tomato paste, potatoes, carrots, collard greens, and peas in it. I usually finish stews with cornstarch to thicken the broth a bit, and for lamb stew, I mix the cornstarch with yogurt before adding it to the stew.
Sunday
Short version: Very random casserole, asparagus, chocolate pudding with cream
Long version: I had taken ground beef out to thaw, with the thought that I would make burrito filling with it. But then I thought I hadn't made cheeseburger casserole in awhile, so I started peeling and slicing potatoes for that. I got through the rest of the bag of potatoes I had in the kitchen and went into A.'s office to get the new bag. Which is when I discovered that I didn't have a new bag. No more potatoes. Boooo.
So! Not cheeseburger casserole, then. Instead I made a kind of Mexican casserole with the potatoes, beef, pinto beans, corn, and spices, etc. The beans and corn helped to make up for the fact that there weren't enough potatoes.
Monday
Short version: Lamb steaks, rice, raw radishes
Long version: I did marinate the lamb steaks with olive oil and vinegar, but the rest of this meal was quite plain.
Short version: Leftover random casserole
Long version: Oof. This was a day. Youngest son had been sick since Friday. He thought he was better enough to go to school, but I got a call from the nurse at 9:30 that he was not, in fact, better enough and he wanted to come home.
Eldest had been sick since the day before.
Poppy woke up vomiting in the morning and spent the rest of the day in a feverish haze.
That left just three of us eating.
I heated up the casserole for the other two and had a salad myself in between providing liquids, various medicines, and comfort to the three sick ones.
Wednesday
Short version: Hamburger patties, lamb steaks, rice, green salad with ranch dressing
Long version: We had four out of the six of us actually eating, so at least there was a majority who could handle solid food. I had a couple of lamb steaks still in the marinade that I hadn't cooked on Monday, so I cooked them this day and A. had that, along with leftover rice.
The two children eating had the hamburger patties with rice instead of buns.
Thursday
Short version: Leftovers, clam chowder, eggs and rice, popsicles
Long version: I started to feel not well in the afternoon, though thankfully only in a getting-a-cold kind of way, not a digestive illness. Luckily, I had already been mostly planning on leftovers.
I made Snow's clam chowder for the two children who were still coughing and didn't have huge appetites. A. had leftover lamb steak and rice. One child had a leftover hamburger patty as a sandwich, plus some of the clam chowder. The fourth child was at a track meet.
Given my stuffed-up nose and general malaise, I didn't have a salad as I typically would. Instead I fried two eggs and ate those with rice.
The popsicles were some I had made with the extra of the fruit shake I had made for the sick children earlier in the day. It was frozen banana slices, frozen strawberries, canned peaches, and yogurt. To make the popsicles, I added some cream--to make it less icy when frozen--and strawberry jam before pouring it into the molds.
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What a rough week! Having the kids go down like dominoes with a stomach virus is such a trial, with trying to keep them hydrated and doing wash and wiping surfaces down. Hopefully everyone is recovering!
Fri- using up the big bag of fish sticks, hot dogs, chips, fruit.
Sat- bacon, grilled cheese, probably sonething else?
Sun- rotisserie chicken, mashed potatoes, string beans, broccoli, rolls.
Mon- weather warmed way up so menu reflects that. Grilled drumsticks and chicken breast, yummy rice ( made with butter and broth), leftover veg.
Tues- track meet! I had made plenty of drumsticks, so those were available, and also I grabbed some luncheon meat gor sandwiches. I had track boy and daughter with me. They ate sone snacks at the meet, and we had a sandwich at home. Picky eater grabbed fries and nuggets on the way hone from getting his brother.
Wed- track meet got canceled, but I had to bring daughter to her track practice. kept the same menu. Sandwiches, chips, fruit. Picky eater had hot dogs with the above.
Thurs- hamburgers, chicken strips, fries, fruit.
Weather hot today, and then it breaks back to early spring temps ( thank goodness!) I have a guest this weekend who came to see son in play, so I'll up my dinner game...maybe.
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