Seafood Chili

Okay, I know what you are thinking… seafood chili?? What?! Yes – don’t hate it until you try it. When I was throwing this together, I was seriously thinking “What on earth are you doing?! This is going to be awful!” but I still kept throwing things in the stockpot. Here’s what happened.. It was a cold, snowy Monday. My husband wanted chili – but I don’t eat beef. My turkey and chicken were frozen and it was “meatless Monday”. I had some tilapia and shrimp.. and some other stuff. I threw it together and surprisingly it worked! The paprika and chili powder give it a smoky flavor but the corn and edamame give it a little sweetness. Honestly, it is best served with some tortilla chips crumbled on top. It’s like a weird, tasty cross between a fish taco and chili. You just have to try it!

Seafood Chili

Mini Polenta Pizzas

These little pizzas are a favorite at our house. They are fun for the kids and really quick and easy to make. In addition, it is gluten-free and low-fat. Polenta is a perfect alternative for carb filled pizza crust. You can use homemade polenta or cheat a little and use pre-made. Either way this is an easy, filling and delicious recipe!

1 roll of polenta (or homemade cut into small slices)

¼ cup balsamic vinaigrette

½ cup mushrooms, diced

1 cup fresh spinach

1 tbsp olive oil

¼ tsp minced garlic

¼ tsp sea salt

¼ tsp black pepper

2 small tomatoes, sliced thin

Shredded cheese

• In a large skillet, sauté mushrooms, spinach and garlic in olive oil until slightly tender. 
• On a large greased cookie sheet, place thin slices of polenta (about ¼ in thick). 
• Using a pastry brush, spread on balsamic vinaigrette over polenta slices. 
• Top each slice with a little of the mushroom/spinach mixture. Then top each slice with a tomato slice and sprinkle with cheese. 
• Bake at 375°F for about 15 minutes or until cheese is melted. I got one roll of polenta to make about 15 pizza slices. 

Meal Plan Monday - week of 12/15/13-12/21/13

Happy Monday All!

Just over a week until Christmas!!! Are you ready?! We are slowly getting there! This week we will be starting our holiday goodie baking and prep! We've finished the grocery shopping we could so we'd be able to avoid some crowds (hopefully!). Now we just have to make everything! We are in full swing of our 12 Days of Giving. It's proven to be a lot of work but worth it! We will be going to the homeless shelter, library, fire dept, etc to deliver our goodies! Here is this week's menu plan. Be sure to check out www.orgjunkie.com for some organizing tips! Here's a link to all the other menu plan's hosted on their site.

Potato Hash and Eggs

Have a great week!

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SUNDAY	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY	SATURDAY
Breakfast	Breakfast	Breakfast	Breakfast	Breakfast	Breakfast	Breakfast
french	egg	maple	PB/banana	potato hash	poached egg	currant
toast	toast	oatmeall	toast	toast	toast	scones
fruit	banana	apple	egg	egg	apple	fruit
tea	tea	tea	tea	tea	tea	tea
Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
bean sprout	salad w/	lettuce wraps	salad w/	lettuce wraps	PB&J	veggies
& cucumber	beets	hummus	beans	quacamole	sandwich	stew
sandwich	crackers	carrots	fruit	crackers	carrots	hot rolls
water	water	water	water	water	water	water
Dinner	Dinner	Dinner	Dinner	Dinner	Dinner	Dinner
turkey	shrimp	turkey	leftovers	baked	KIDS	chicken
meatballs	stirfry	chili	chili/rice	chicken	CHOICE	parmesan
mac & cheese	rice	cornbread	salad	potatoes	tacos	salad
water	water	water	water	water	water	water
Snack	Snack	Snack	Snack	Snack	Snack	Snack
smoothie	fruit	smoothie	cheese	trailmix	nuts	cheese
veggies	nuts	trailmix	veggies	fruit	veggies	almonds
cupcakes	milk shake	fruit nachos	cookies	frozen yogurt	smores	brownies

Meal Plan Week of 11/25/13-12/1/13

Good Monday Morning All!

I know I usually post my menus on Saturday’s but I found a really great website that hosts a “Menu Planning Monday”. Find this week's menu plans here!  It has so many great bloggers posting their menus for the week. The best part is they are all located in one place so you have plenty of choices when looking for some menu planning ideas. Anyway – this is my first post that will be found with the other Menu Planning Monday posts so check it out! The host site, orgjunkie.com has tons of good organizing ideas for your busy lives. I really like the menus and tips I’ve found here and hope you will too!

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SUNDAY	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY	SATURDAY
Breakfast	Breakfast	Breakfast	Breakfast	Breakfast	Breakfast	Breakfast
egg white	oatmeal	egg	scrambled	banana	scrm egg	french
sandwich	almond milk	toast	eggs	mocha	apple/milk	toast
fruit	banana	berries	banana	smoothie	smoothie	banana
tea	tea	tea	tea	tea	tea	tea
Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
veggie	avocado	cucumber	beet salad	turkey!	turkey	veggie
chili	orange	radish	celery/carrots	sides!	noodle	mac &
cornbread	chicken wrap	salad	hummus	dessert!	soup	cheese
water	water	water	water	water	water	water
Dinner	Dinner	Dinner	Dinner	Dinner	Dinner	Dinner
stuffed	eggplant	chicken	leftovers	more turkey!	veggie	turkey
acorn squash	lasagna	asparagus	squash	more sides!	spring rolls	pot pie
salad	salad	sw potato	salad	more dessert!	rice	salad
water	water	water	water	water	water	water
Snack	Snack	Snack	Snack	Snack	Snack	Snack
yogurt	trailmix	cheese	trailmix	no	PB celery	veggies
almonds	carrots	grapes	peaches	more	trailmix	trailmix
pears	ice cream	popcorn	PB celery	food! :)	pie	GF granola

Easy Breakfast Sandwich

Here’s our post wedding breakfast – and one of my son’s favorite! This is quick and easy enough for a weekday breakfast. You can also make these ahead of time and either freeze or refrigerate them. Much healthier than the store bought sandwiches or fast food! Makes 1 sandwich

1 breakfast roll (English muffin, biscuit or roll – I used a GF Against the Grain artisan roll)

1 egg
1 slice of cheese
1 thin slice of turkey or ham

• Cut the breakfast roll in half and lightly toast each side. In a skillet, cook egg, breaking the yolk halfway through cooking.
• Flip egg and cook the other side. You can also use a circular egg cooker (to make a perfect circle egg for your sandwich).
• Warm the turkey or ham slices in the skillet also.
• On one half of the toasted roll, place cheese slice, egg and meat slice. Top with other half of roll and serve.

Meal Plan Week of 10/13/13-10/19/13

Another Saturday already?! Wow - time really flies! Anyway - I hope you had a great week and that you have an even better weekend! We will busy very busy today so today's post is early!

 

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SUNDAY	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY	SATURDAY
Breakfast	Breakfast	Breakfast	Breakfast	Breakfast	Breakfast	Breakfast
poached egg	cereal	scrambled egg	egg	scrambled egg	oatmeal	pumpkin
hashbrown	berries	toast	cin. toast	w/ veggies	berries	french toast
apple	egg	banana	apple	banana sandwich	almond milk	banana
tea	tea	tea	tea	tea	tea	tea
Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
"lunchables"	chicken salad	hummus	salad	turkey	salad	veggie
to go	lettuce wrap	carrots	w/ veggies	lettuce wraps	hummus	pizza
trailmix	fruit	crackers	fruit	fruit	celery	wraps
water	water	water	water	water	water	water
Dinner	Dinner	Dinner	Dinner	Dinner	Dinner	Dinner
tomato soup	chicken	turkey	leftover	spaghetti squash	KIDS	beef broccoli
hot rolls	parmesan	stroganoff	turkey or	mac & cheese	CHOICE	rice
salad	salad	salad	chicken	salad	(quesadillas)	salad
water	water	water	water	water	water	water
Snack	Snack	Snack	Snack	Snack	Snack	Snack
smoothie	pear	smoothie	trailmix	celery	smoothie	orange
cheese stick	trailmix	fruit/nuts	cheese	apple	carrots	smoothie
cookies	pudding	apple nachos	ice cream	banana parfait	frozen yogurt	cupcake