Day 5 & 6 - House of Zen Updates

The final day of the challenge is here!

A Few lessons learned:

• breakfast really is the most important meal of the day ... fuel up the engine for the entire day
• open mind + creativity + any food = fun
• good eating is possible ... with any food
• creative food can mean less expensive grocery bill
• it's really helpful to have a few pantry items or fridge items always on hand to jazz up a meal

Food items most thankful for this week:

• eggs (from Food Hamper)
• blueberries (pantry item)
• pancake/muffin mix (from Food Hamper)
• potatoes (from Good Food Box)
• fresh greens (pantry item)
• fresh fruit (all 8 pieces from Good Food Box)

Food items most looking forward to next week:

• cereal (with fibre!)
• lots and lots of fruit
• yogurt

On the menu ...

Supper Day 5  a la chef Ken

• Twisted buckwheat pasta with tomato sauce
• Cook pasta according to pasta directions
• Sauce: 1/2 can diced tomatoes (with herbs) + 1/2 can tomato sauce
• Chocolate pudding
• 2 cups milk + pudding mix = something that may resemble pudding/jello/solid mass

Breakfast Day 6 &7

• Blueberries + apple + milk + scoop peanut butter

Lunch Day 6 (Wednesday)

• Brendine: 1/2 container V8 Corn Soup with Chipolte + milk + spinach
• Ken: can of beans in tomato sauce + rice crackers

Supper Day 6 (a la chef Ken)

• Ham, broccoli & spinach frittata
• Scramble 5 eggs in a medium sized bowl
• 1/2 cup each: chopped ham, broccoli, spinach
• Heat skillet over medium heat. Add scrambled eggs. Cook 2-3 minutes until just set. Add vegetables and ham. Continue cooking 4-5 minutes until eggs are mostly set. Place in oven under broiler for 2-3 minutes until top is lightly browned.
• Potato chips (homemade!)
• Thinly slice potatoes (into potato-chip thins)
• Place on baking sheet, drizzle with oil. Bake at 400F for 15-20 minutes, until crispy.
• Dessert (a la Brendine) - cookies!!
• In a small bowl: mix 1/3 cup sugar + 1/2 to 3/4 cup peanut butter + 1 egg
• Add: 1 cup pancake/muffin mix. Mix well. If mixture is crumbly, add some milk (just 1-2 tbsp at a time)
• Bake at 350F for 10-12 minutes.

Mmmm cookies ... they end up turning into something like a big pancake (translation = cookie dough all smooshes together) when cooked. But they still taste yummy!