I have more of a Type A personality. I need things to be planned and in order. This means that I plan out our dinner menu for the week and base our grocery shopping off of it. It is not always perfect, and it does not always work out, but it helps us be more prepared and stills my anxiety levels.
And, because now between our 3 kids, we have activities EVERY night, Monday through Friday, we eat around 4-4:30pm. So, I have planned out meals for the next month, which simplifies my weekly grocery list and wraps my head around what is going on, with constant reminders of where to be and when so that we are hopefully on time at the correct location!
So, let me introduce you to our menu this week, and note that everything is dairy free (DF) or will have a DF version to coordinate for Jonah's food allergies. He is also allergic to cashews, so we avoid those type of tree nuts from entering our house completely. Dairy is more difficult with 2 other children and I love having a glass of milk with my dinner. Also, I do not like the taste of vegan cheese, so I will use dairy cheese for the rest of the family.
Saturday: Spaghetti - we use Kroger spaghetti and Barilla sauce. I mix the sauce with browned ground beef and we add a few spices/seasonings. We have Texas Toast, so for Jonah we toast plain bread, add vegan butter and sprinkle with garlic powder or salt. And, we have found a DF grated Parmesan "cheese" that we sprinkle on his.
Sunday: Tortilla Chip & Pepper Jack Crusted Chicken - I will separate and cook in separate dishes, 1 DF and 1 regular. I will use Daiya cheese for the DF dish. I will also make my own DF buttermilk. And, I have a 'recipe' for ranch packets so that it will be completely safe.
The yellow plate is the DF, the blue is Dairy.
Monday: French Toast Casserole - This one is just making sure to find a bread loaf that is DF and not produced on the same line as milk or tree nuts
Tuesday: Copy Cat Recipe of P.F. Changs Lettuce Wraps
Wednesday: Disappearing Chicken Casserole - Same thing as Sunday, separate the DF cheese dish from the dairy cheese dish
Small white dish is DF, other dish is dairy, but I did use DF sour cream, cream cheese, and mayo
Thursday: Sausage, Egg, and Cheese Breakfast Rollups - Jonah's will have Daiya DF cheddar slices and I will cook them on a separate baking tray.
Friday: Red 7 Pizza - They can make a vegan cheese, non-cross contamination pizza for Jonah!
I will try to remember to add pictures after I make the dishes this week.
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