Menu Monday: Nourishing Body and Soul

 

                Last week was fulllllllllll to the brim with services, work, appointments, and more. I wasn’t sure how cooking would go, but we managed to have an amazing week of recipes. Here was our lineup!

Monday: Pulled Pork (Freezer) + Leftover Tossed Salad + Homemade Croutons

What I Loved: I ended up being gone a lot longer than planned on Monday, so I pulled a serving of pulled pork out of the freezer and paired it with leftover salad and croutons for a fast dinner. Whenever I make pulled pork, I try to buy more than we need and freeze some servings for days just like this one.

Tuesday: Stuffed Pepper Soup

Thoughts: I have made this before and knew it was good, so I made it again. I confess I didn’t love it as much this time. I’m wondering if last time we used beef and this time we used ground turkey? I can’t think of anything else that would be different. Even so, I loved that it was fast to put together and provided several lunches throughout the week. (Here is a similar, free recipe.)

Wednesday: Low Carb Pizza Casserole

What I Changed: This called for spaghetti squash in place of pasta, and I have one I need to use, but I ended up not having enough time to cook the squash before the casserole, so I used palmini noodles instead. I think I may have liked it better this way, honestly. Easy to put together, and Ryan went back for seconds, so…

Thursday: Love Feast

What We Had: Love Feast is a light meal (not really an actual feast). We had ham slider sandwiches, turkey, cheese, crackers, and fruit. I didn’t get to eat much, since I was also speaking in the service, but it looked so good and was so pretty!

Friday: Leftover Love Feast Food

What I Loved: The deacons were kind enough to leave the remaining Love Feast food (there wasn’t too much left!) for the staff to snack on the rest of the weekend as we worked at the church. I enjoyed some meat, cheese, and fruit ahead of our Good Friday service, and that was a blessing.

Saturday: Breakfast for Dinner

What We Had: We scrambled some eggs, added spinach and cheese, and Ryan grabbed some turkey links at the store, and we had breakfast for dinner! Fast and delicious! This was helpful, as I spent a good chunk of Saturday prepping a couple of the items for Sunday.

Sunday: Easter Grazing Board + Fresh Milled Challah + Carrot Cake (This Frosting)

What I Loved: I saw the idea for the Easter Grazing Board and thought it would be beautiful AND fast to put together after church on Easter. I did not want to come home and have to prep a bunch of food after church. I was (sadly) unable to find figs or pomegranates at any of our stores, but I did find an amazing deal on grapes, and then I added cucumbers, carrots, hummus, mixed nuts, and a couple fancy cheeses – and Ryan grilled tilapia while I was arranging everything on the board.

I also made challah for the first time in my life (with freshly milled flour) and it was so much fun – and turned out really yummy.

I made carrot cake (with freshly milled flour) for dessert – and I thought it was so good too! The whole meal was amazing. I would love to do this every year on Easter.