2025 Week 7 Menu Plan
The 2025 week 7 menu plan is here! After a considerable absence due to travel and the replacement of my computer, I am once again resuming menu planning and exploring healthy habits.
Breakfast 2025 Week 7
During 2025 week 7, I am reverting to recipes from the past that have been enjoyed, rotated and since left by the wayside. The biscuits and cookies are extremely helpful for a quick breakfast on the run or a mid morning snack, easily removed from the freezer and quickly reheated. I hope to incorporate one smoothie each week that can be used for nearly any meal or as a midday snack. Since I fast in the mornings and seldom eat breakfast, I try to supply the ‘Ole Buckeye with meals he enjoys with minimal preparation.
White Cheddar Sausage Biscuits
Lunch 2025 Week 7
This time of year is perfect for hearty soups and since I am fighting a respiratory infection hot soup is especially welcome. I have 2 new additions as well as 2 favorites. I cannot post the Cheapskate Soup recipe…but it is delicious and definitely fits the description…very inexpensive to make, flavorful and generous. The black bean lentil soup is a repeat of a favorite.
Chickpea Stew *New Recipe. Vegan
Cheapskate Soup (Trim Healthy Mama Cookbook page 88). Vegan
Vegetable Farro Soup *New Recipe. Vegan
Black Bean and Lentil Soup. Vegan
Dinner 2025 Week 7
I have planned to go all-out for our dinner plans this week which may be a little over ambitious, especially with so many new recipes. The link to my tried and true recipe for the Italian sausage and peppers no longer works so I have decided to try something new, yet similar. As a special treat, I plan to prepare filet mignon in a new way for Valentine’s Day using the air fryer. The rest of the menu consists of both old and new offerings.
Creamy Garlic Mushroom Pasta *New Recipe
Oven Roasted Italian Sausage and Peppers * New Recipe
Air Fryer Filet Mignon *New Recipe
Beef Brisket *New Recipe
Food for Thought
FYI–In my quest to prepare healthy meals I adjust recipes as needed. In order to do that I attempt to follow the recipe “as written” the first time and if it successful I make a more healthy adjustment at the next appearance. The only exceptions…I substitute whole grain, lentil or chickpea pasta in the pasta dishes and I substitute better choices for sugar.
It’s a Wrap…But not Plastic
As I continue the journey to healthy eating, I am also on a quest to make additional lifestyle changes in the kitchen. I am in the process of replacing plastic with glass, silicone, and/or stainless steel for storage. In the process, I have come to a keen realization about the realm of plastic in the food industry. In fact…plastic in life in general. It is extremely difficult to remove it from our current environment, but it is an important goal, Our journey to better health continues. Bon Appetit!
