Lord willing I will get back to more regular posting soon but anyway, here is the menu for this week:
Maus Family Menu -
2/14/2011
Monday:
Breakfast-Cream of wheat
Lunch -Fried rice (shredded carrots, celery, onions, sweet peppers, liquid aminos, honey, garlic, salt and pepper, scrambled eggs)
Dinner -Baked chicken, Potatoes, Spinach
Tuesday:
Breakfast-Sourdough Apple Bread
Lunch- Tuna Sandwiches, Oranges
Dinner -Chicken pot pie, muffins
Wednesday:
Breakfast -Oatmeal
Lunch -Bean and Ham Soup
Dinner -Cod, Green beans, Rice
Thursday:
Breakfast -Sourdough Coffee Cake
Lunch -Tortillas, Black beans, Eggs, Salsa
Dinner -Spaghetti, Italian Bread, Corn
Friday: -
Breakfast -Muffins (cranberry)
Lunch -Peanut butter honey sandwiches, popcorn
Dinner -Grilled Pizza
Saturday:
Breakfast -Pancakes
Lunch -Macaroni and cheese
Dinner -Teriyaki, scones
Sunday:
Breakfast -Peanut butter granola
Lunch/Dinner -Meatball Stew, Cornbread, Pudding
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Sunday, February 6, 2011
This Week's Menu
I have had some folks ask for a copy of our weekly menu. I plan the week's menu on Sunday afternoons and post it on the wall so the kids can see what is coming up and we can all start thinking about what will need to be done for each meal ahead of time. I hope to post each week's menu from now on, Lord willing...
So, here you go:
Maus Family Menu -
2/7/2011
Monday:
Breakfast-Cream of wheat
Lunch -Fried rice (shredded carrots, celery, onions, sweet peppers, liquid aminos, honey, garlic, salt and pepper, scrambled eggs)
Dinner -Sausage Potato casserole, spinach
Tuesday:
Breakfast-Muffins (blackberry, almond)
Lunch- Tuna Sandwiches, Popcorn, Fruit
Dinner -Enchiladas, Ice cream and cookies (Raven's Birthday Dinner)
Wednesday:
Breakfast -Pumpkin bread
Lunch -Bean and Chorizo Soup
Dinner -Mahi Mahi, Delicata Squash, Broccoli
Thursday:
Breakfast -Oatmeal
Lunch -Tortillas, Refried beans, Cheese, Salsa
Dinner -Sweet potato soup, Pumpernickel bread
Friday: -
Breakfast -Muffins (cranberry)
Lunch -Peanut butter honey sandwiches, cookies
Dinner -Pizza
Saturday:
Breakfast -Pancakes
Lunch -Macaroni and cheese
Dinner -Barbecue Pork, Sauerkraut, Corn
Sunday:
Breakfast -Peanut butter granola
Lunch/Dinner -Church Potluck
So, here you go:
Maus Family Menu -
2/7/2011
Monday:
Breakfast-Cream of wheat
Lunch -Fried rice (shredded carrots, celery, onions, sweet peppers, liquid aminos, honey, garlic, salt and pepper, scrambled eggs)
Dinner -Sausage Potato casserole, spinach
Tuesday:
Breakfast-Muffins (blackberry, almond)
Lunch- Tuna Sandwiches, Popcorn, Fruit
Dinner -Enchiladas, Ice cream and cookies (Raven's Birthday Dinner)
Wednesday:
Breakfast -Pumpkin bread
Lunch -Bean and Chorizo Soup
Dinner -Mahi Mahi, Delicata Squash, Broccoli
Thursday:
Breakfast -Oatmeal
Lunch -Tortillas, Refried beans, Cheese, Salsa
Dinner -Sweet potato soup, Pumpernickel bread
Friday: -
Breakfast -Muffins (cranberry)
Lunch -Peanut butter honey sandwiches, cookies
Dinner -Pizza
Saturday:
Breakfast -Pancakes
Lunch -Macaroni and cheese
Dinner -Barbecue Pork, Sauerkraut, Corn
Sunday:
Breakfast -Peanut butter granola
Lunch/Dinner -Church Potluck
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
January is planning month....
Here is my month to month plan for this year:
January - Planning
February - Clean, Organize, Sell off surplus (house)
March - Make summer clothing
April - Clean, Organize, Sell off surplus (outside)
May - Garden/Farm
June - Garden/Farm
July - Garden/Farm
August - Make winter clothes, Winter gear, blankets, Gather/purchase wood
September - Canning, Drying, Freezing
October - Canning, Drying, Freezing
November - Holidays
December - Holidays
During January we have made the yearly farm plan, outlined the garden plan, figured out what craft items I want to work on, what house projects we want to finish, etc... then we post these month by month schedules on the wall so we can be reminded daily of what our goals are.
More organization tips coming up...
January - Planning
February - Clean, Organize, Sell off surplus (house)
March - Make summer clothing
April - Clean, Organize, Sell off surplus (outside)
May - Garden/Farm
June - Garden/Farm
July - Garden/Farm
August - Make winter clothes, Winter gear, blankets, Gather/purchase wood
September - Canning, Drying, Freezing
October - Canning, Drying, Freezing
November - Holidays
December - Holidays
During January we have made the yearly farm plan, outlined the garden plan, figured out what craft items I want to work on, what house projects we want to finish, etc... then we post these month by month schedules on the wall so we can be reminded daily of what our goals are.
More organization tips coming up...
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Lila Tueller designs
http://lilatuellerdesigns.blogspot.com/2011/01/its-giveaway-time-again.html
Check out this fabric giveaway!!
Check out this fabric giveaway!!
Monday, January 24, 2011
Master Grocery List
God has given me a gift for being pretty organized. I do my grocery shopping once per month, mostly from a whole food supplier. I thought some might benefit from this master list - I make sure to order what I need from this list each month so we have a steady supply of ingredients on hand.
Here you go:
Master Grocery List:
Frozen fruit: strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, cranberries, peaches
Frozen veggies: spinach, broccoli, corn, green beans, mixed veggies, hot peppers, sweet peppers, zucchini
Grains: Oats, Soft white wheat, Hard white wheat, Hard Red Wheat, Rye, Spelt, Rice, Kamut, Barley, Durum Wheat
Flours: White wheat, White Spelt, Cornmeal, Masa
Canned goods: Tomato paste, Tomato sauce, Tomatoes, Tuna, Pumpkin
Spices: as needed
Baking supplies: Baking powder, Baking soda, salt, yeast, cocoa, chocolate chips, Dough Enhancer, Lemon Juice, Cream of Tartar, Corn starch
Flavor extracts: Vanilla, others as needed
Oils: Coconut, Palm Oil Shortening, Olive, Safflower
Condiments: Vinegar, Liquid Aminos
Sweeteners: Rapadura, Honey, Stevia
Nuts: Hazelnuts, Walnuts, Cashews, Pecans, Brazil Nuts, Peanuts, Peanut butter, Pistachios
Dried Fruit: Apples, Coconut, Raisins, Cherries
Drinks: Tea, Coffee, Chai
Cleaning Supplies: Bac Out, All Purpose cleaner, Soy Lube, Soy degreaser, Laundry Detergent, Non Chlorine Bleach, Bathtub Scrub, Toilet Bowl cleaner, White Vinegar, Dishwashing Soap
Paper goods: Toilet paper, Tissue, Diapers, Training Pants, Feminine Products, Trash bags, Storage bags, napkins, baby wipes
Produce: Whats in season
Toiletry items: Shampoo, Conditioner, Progesterone Cream, Deodorant, Hair spray, Air Freshener, Bubble bath, tooth cleaner
Supplements: Thytrophin, Symplex M and F, Blue Ice Royal
Beans: Kidney, Great Northern, Black, Pinto
Seeds: Sprouts
Essential Oils: As needed
Medicines: Echinacea Herbal, Throat Coat, Herba Tussin
Dairy: Butter, cheese
Farm: Alfalfa, Milk filters, Sea 90, Kelp, DE, Seeds, plants, fish fertilizer
Household items: Band aids, lightbulbs, matches, firestarters, tape, glue, pencils, pens, paper, envelopes, wood chips
Meat: Fish, chicken, beef (ground and roast), lamb, pork sausage, pork large cuts, turkey, turkey bacon, bison
Dogs: Chicken, pork bones
Here you go:
Master Grocery List:
Frozen fruit: strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, cranberries, peaches
Frozen veggies: spinach, broccoli, corn, green beans, mixed veggies, hot peppers, sweet peppers, zucchini
Grains: Oats, Soft white wheat, Hard white wheat, Hard Red Wheat, Rye, Spelt, Rice, Kamut, Barley, Durum Wheat
Flours: White wheat, White Spelt, Cornmeal, Masa
Canned goods: Tomato paste, Tomato sauce, Tomatoes, Tuna, Pumpkin
Spices: as needed
Baking supplies: Baking powder, Baking soda, salt, yeast, cocoa, chocolate chips, Dough Enhancer, Lemon Juice, Cream of Tartar, Corn starch
Flavor extracts: Vanilla, others as needed
Oils: Coconut, Palm Oil Shortening, Olive, Safflower
Condiments: Vinegar, Liquid Aminos
Sweeteners: Rapadura, Honey, Stevia
Nuts: Hazelnuts, Walnuts, Cashews, Pecans, Brazil Nuts, Peanuts, Peanut butter, Pistachios
Dried Fruit: Apples, Coconut, Raisins, Cherries
Drinks: Tea, Coffee, Chai
Cleaning Supplies: Bac Out, All Purpose cleaner, Soy Lube, Soy degreaser, Laundry Detergent, Non Chlorine Bleach, Bathtub Scrub, Toilet Bowl cleaner, White Vinegar, Dishwashing Soap
Paper goods: Toilet paper, Tissue, Diapers, Training Pants, Feminine Products, Trash bags, Storage bags, napkins, baby wipes
Produce: Whats in season
Toiletry items: Shampoo, Conditioner, Progesterone Cream, Deodorant, Hair spray, Air Freshener, Bubble bath, tooth cleaner
Supplements: Thytrophin, Symplex M and F, Blue Ice Royal
Beans: Kidney, Great Northern, Black, Pinto
Seeds: Sprouts
Essential Oils: As needed
Medicines: Echinacea Herbal, Throat Coat, Herba Tussin
Dairy: Butter, cheese
Farm: Alfalfa, Milk filters, Sea 90, Kelp, DE, Seeds, plants, fish fertilizer
Household items: Band aids, lightbulbs, matches, firestarters, tape, glue, pencils, pens, paper, envelopes, wood chips
Meat: Fish, chicken, beef (ground and roast), lamb, pork sausage, pork large cuts, turkey, turkey bacon, bison
Dogs: Chicken, pork bones
Healing Illness
Recently, our two littlest ones, ages 2 and almost 4 became sick - fever, lethargy, vomiting, etc... Now that we are over the illness, I told Steve that I thought I should post my thoughts on dealing with illness, both in ourselves and our children.
As a parent, its extremely hard to watch your child be sick, in pain or uncomfortable. In our allopathic society, at the first hint of discomfort, we tend to start popping medicine. However, God designed our bodies with the amazing ability to fight off illness, if we are generally healthy in body, soul and spirit.
When a virus or bacteria attacks us, our bodies will usually:
1. Heat up (fever). Our bodies heat up to kill the offending virus or bacteria.
2. We tend to stop eating/become lethargic/tired. This is because our bodies are concentrating their efforts on destroying the enemy, not on digestion and our normal work routine.
3. We have diarrhea, vomiting, runny noses, etc... - this is because our bodies are trying to purge the offenders.
Once our bodies have gone through this process, an amazing thing happens - immunity against that particular virus or bacteria.
If we take medicines to halt the healing efforts of the body, all of this is negated. Now, obviously there are circumstances that allopathic medicines are justified and necessary (such as when my first born son became septic at 11 months and ran a fever of 105 degrees) but I am referring here to the everyday cold, flu, allergy attack, etc...
As an aside, when a child becomes ill, I do use immune boosting herbs to help their bodies be extra strong in fighting the illness. I have to become better at not wanting to give them comfort foods that are sweet (since sugar weakens the immune system) but rather nourishing foods (broths, honeyed tea, etc...) - that is a post for another time.
Anyway, those are just my thoughts on illness...
As a parent, its extremely hard to watch your child be sick, in pain or uncomfortable. In our allopathic society, at the first hint of discomfort, we tend to start popping medicine. However, God designed our bodies with the amazing ability to fight off illness, if we are generally healthy in body, soul and spirit.
When a virus or bacteria attacks us, our bodies will usually:
1. Heat up (fever). Our bodies heat up to kill the offending virus or bacteria.
2. We tend to stop eating/become lethargic/tired. This is because our bodies are concentrating their efforts on destroying the enemy, not on digestion and our normal work routine.
3. We have diarrhea, vomiting, runny noses, etc... - this is because our bodies are trying to purge the offenders.
Once our bodies have gone through this process, an amazing thing happens - immunity against that particular virus or bacteria.
If we take medicines to halt the healing efforts of the body, all of this is negated. Now, obviously there are circumstances that allopathic medicines are justified and necessary (such as when my first born son became septic at 11 months and ran a fever of 105 degrees) but I am referring here to the everyday cold, flu, allergy attack, etc...
As an aside, when a child becomes ill, I do use immune boosting herbs to help their bodies be extra strong in fighting the illness. I have to become better at not wanting to give them comfort foods that are sweet (since sugar weakens the immune system) but rather nourishing foods (broths, honeyed tea, etc...) - that is a post for another time.
Anyway, those are just my thoughts on illness...
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Beer Braised Beef and Onion Soup
Beer Braised Beef and Onion Soup (serves 16)
1. Brine 2 chuck roasts for two days in 2 1/2 gallons of water and 1 1/4 cups of salt
2. The night before soup is to be served, generously sprinkle both sides of meat with salt and pepper. Sear both sides in several tablespoons of coconut oil and then place in roaster.
3. Add to roaster:
a. 2 large onions, thickly sliced
b. 6 cloves of garlic
c. 2 teaspoons of rosemary
d. 1 tablespoon of thyme
e. 3 cans of beer
4. Simmer overnight at 250 degrees. The next day, a few hours before serving, remove meat and add water as needed for proper amount of soup. Shred meat and return to roaster.
5. One half hour before serving, add:
a. 6 T. Sugar
b. 1/2 teaspoon of pepper
c. 2 cups of cream blended with 1/2 cup of flour
We made this recipe for Epiphany and it was quite good. My family loved it!!
1. Brine 2 chuck roasts for two days in 2 1/2 gallons of water and 1 1/4 cups of salt
2. The night before soup is to be served, generously sprinkle both sides of meat with salt and pepper. Sear both sides in several tablespoons of coconut oil and then place in roaster.
3. Add to roaster:
a. 2 large onions, thickly sliced
b. 6 cloves of garlic
c. 2 teaspoons of rosemary
d. 1 tablespoon of thyme
e. 3 cans of beer
4. Simmer overnight at 250 degrees. The next day, a few hours before serving, remove meat and add water as needed for proper amount of soup. Shred meat and return to roaster.
5. One half hour before serving, add:
a. 6 T. Sugar
b. 1/2 teaspoon of pepper
c. 2 cups of cream blended with 1/2 cup of flour
We made this recipe for Epiphany and it was quite good. My family loved it!!
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