The 2021 week 47 menu plan is complete. As we head into the Thanksgiving holiday I am relying on several family favorites for ease of preparation. We will be traveling on Thursday and Friday and planning a football “game day” on Saturday.
Several months ago I purchased the newest Trim Healthy Mama cookbook, Trim Healthy Future.
I scanned it briefly and put it on the bookshelf. Recently I read comments on facebook about how successful many of the recipes have become with loyal followers. I pulled the book out and am determined use it. All of the new recipes planned for the week are found in the cookbook.
Breakfast
I have another berry pancake in the freezer which will be enjoyed early in the week. I plan to make a batch of sausage muffins for a quick on the run breakfast before our flight on Thursday. The rest will go into the freezer. The breakfast pudding is the one new recipe that sounds promising. I hope to make the Aunty Pearl muffins for snacking.
Breakfast Bread Pudding (page 113 Trim Healthy Future)
Aunty Pearl’s Muffins (page 275 Trim Healthy Future)
Lunch
The new soup recipes will provide great cook once/eat again options. Now that winter weather has set in soups sound even more intriguing than ever and I have the ingredients on hand.
Flexible Fajita Soup (page 181 Trim Healthy Future)
Greek Chicken Soup (page 179 Trim Healthy Future)
Dinner
Mixed colored peppers were on sale this week and I now have enough to make our favorite fajitas and sausage and peppers. The one new recipe for Shepherds Pie looks to be a cook once/eat several meals. The white chicken chile is a true favorite and perfect for a football Saturday food fest.
Shepherd’s Pie Skillet (page 132 Trim Healthy Future)
Roasted Sausage, Peppers, and Onions
Hits and Misses
We seldom go all out for a truly high carb meal, but an occasional (special occasional) splurge which is truly enjoyed is Carbonara and the very best recipe I have ever found is this one. In fact the ‘Ole Buckeye says it beats any restaurant version he has ever tried.
This was a great recipe to prepare for a quick breakfast prior to checking out of our time share. Filling and delicious.
Recap
We had such a great week in St Thomas. We enjoyed meals both in the time share and on the island. Once again I have splurged as far as diet is concerned. Now that I have returned home I hope to return to a more structured eating plan. That is part of the reason I have gone back to the basics of the THM plan. There will be a hiccup on Thursday…but Thanksgiving happens to be my favorite “eating” holiday. The quest for healthy eating continues. Bon Appetit!
