Menu Planning
(see below for recipes)
Monday: Fish Salmon, tilapia, orange roughy, scallops
Tuesday: Chicken Asian, chicken and dumplings, turkey burgers
Wednesday:
Thursday: Pasta Spaghetti, lasagna, macaroni and cheese
Friday: Ethnic Tacos, taco salad, Mexican stack up, chili, stir fry
Sat./Sun.: Fruit Apple, banana, cantaloupe, mango, pineapple, strawberry,
watermelon, mixed fruit
Salads Caesar, spinach, tossed
Veggies Blackeyed peas, broccoli, brussels sprouts, carrots, corn, green beans, limas, okra, potatoes (Irish, oven fries, sweet), spinach, squash (yellow, zucchini)
Misc. Brisket, company stew, hodge podge
Soup/salad/leftovers
Winners of Packaged Cheese (from Real Simple magazine)
Best American: Kraft Deli Deluxe ($4.30 for 12 oz.)
Best Cheddar: Les Petites Fermieres Sharp ($5 for 6 oz.)
Best Monterey Jack: Sargento Natural ($3.60 for 8 oz.)
Best Pepper Jack: Sargento Natural ($3.60 for 7.5 oz.)
Best Swiss: Andrew & Everett ($4 for 7 oz.)
Best Provolone: Organic Valley ($4.80 for 6 oz.)
Best Muenster: Finlandia ($4.30 for 7 oz.)
Best Havarti: Applegate Farms ($6 for 8 oz.)
Which Oil is Best? SP = Smoke Point
Extra Virgin Olive Oil first pressed, strong flavor Salad dressings, condiments, cooking with high heat (LSP)
Pure (regular) Olive Oil subsequent olive pressings, mild Low-to-medium-heat cooking
Sauteing, in dressings (HSP)
Canola Oil mild flavor, omega-3-rich Cooking, frying, baking
Least amount of saturated fat Good all-purpose oil (HSP)
Corn Oil germ of corn kernels, tasteless Frying, sauteing (HSP)
Flaxseed Oil highest in omega-3 fatty acids Salad dressings, topping
Nutty flavor veggies, do not heat
Walnut Oil (cost most) Omega-3’s, vitamin E, Salad dressings, veggies
Strong walnut flavor Refrigerate to extend life
Recommended Kitchen Products
Corn stripper: OXO
Strawberry huller: StemGem at...