Breakfast: Jason and I had breakfast burritos and the girls had oatmeal. This isn't as cruel as it sounds. Cress gets up first to be out the door by 7:10-7:15. The other two get to sleep until at least 7, sometimes later. Cressida doesn't like breakfast burritos and we eat while she does - thus the other two never see us eating a food they really like.
Lunch: Cress had a peabnut butter and honey sandwich. Cress and Dai like honey rather than jelly right now and Phyllis wants no jelly or honey. Dai had leftover spaghetti and squash and Phyllis had leftover spaghetti. So glad I bought those hot lunch containers. They each had three produce. Phyllis doesn't like oranges so she had mostly veggies. Carrots, celery, oranges, dried mangoes were the primary options.
I used to buy mangoes that were dried with sugar. They are so good. But, I recently started buying unsweetened dried mangoes. The first day I gave it to Cress she brought it home to me and said, "I think these have gone bad, Mom." That was Tuesday, maybe? Yesterday she ate them, though. Knowledge is power and having your expectations met also works. I did mention it to her the first morning I packed them, but I think she didn't really understand.
Jason took burritos for lunch. I forgot to pack anything and was ravenous by the time I got home after 2 PM. I ate a burrito and the rest of the mushroom soup. Really, more than I needed. But I did finish the beans for tomorrow. I added corn and two fresh cut up tomatoes. I used to always do that to my gringa beans, but then I stopped somewhere along the way.
Snack: Toast with butter and a string cheese. I needed to use up the last bit of bread and heels are bet
Dinner: Nila had left stuff for gluten free macaroni and cheese - technically it is also vegan so not actual cheese. I doubled it so I added my own non-gluten free noodles. So, not really gluten free either. The sauce was made with boiled carrots, potatoes, onion and nuts. We thought it could use more zip but it was really interesting to boil nuts and then blend them. Had never done that before. We also had Brussels sprouts two ways - as Elise did them, roasted with balsamic vinaigrette, and steamed with butter added after. If I had let him, Jason and I might picked them to death before the casserole was done. Yummy! We also had the vanilla jello dessert I made the day before. Dai liked it initially but didn't finish. Phyllis didn't like it and was most dismayed to find she couldn't have one of her candies for dessert. When I make it, you eat it or nothing. Days I don't make dessert, then you can use your candy stash. That will be dessert again because a lot is left.
Lunch: Cress had a peabnut butter and honey sandwich. Cress and Dai like honey rather than jelly right now and Phyllis wants no jelly or honey. Dai had leftover spaghetti and squash and Phyllis had leftover spaghetti. So glad I bought those hot lunch containers. They each had three produce. Phyllis doesn't like oranges so she had mostly veggies. Carrots, celery, oranges, dried mangoes were the primary options.
I used to buy mangoes that were dried with sugar. They are so good. But, I recently started buying unsweetened dried mangoes. The first day I gave it to Cress she brought it home to me and said, "I think these have gone bad, Mom." That was Tuesday, maybe? Yesterday she ate them, though. Knowledge is power and having your expectations met also works. I did mention it to her the first morning I packed them, but I think she didn't really understand.
Jason took burritos for lunch. I forgot to pack anything and was ravenous by the time I got home after 2 PM. I ate a burrito and the rest of the mushroom soup. Really, more than I needed. But I did finish the beans for tomorrow. I added corn and two fresh cut up tomatoes. I used to always do that to my gringa beans, but then I stopped somewhere along the way.
Snack: Toast with butter and a string cheese. I needed to use up the last bit of bread and heels are bet
Dinner: Nila had left stuff for gluten free macaroni and cheese - technically it is also vegan so not actual cheese. I doubled it so I added my own non-gluten free noodles. So, not really gluten free either. The sauce was made with boiled carrots, potatoes, onion and nuts. We thought it could use more zip but it was really interesting to boil nuts and then blend them. Had never done that before. We also had Brussels sprouts two ways - as Elise did them, roasted with balsamic vinaigrette, and steamed with butter added after. If I had let him, Jason and I might picked them to death before the casserole was done. Yummy! We also had the vanilla jello dessert I made the day before. Dai liked it initially but didn't finish. Phyllis didn't like it and was most dismayed to find she couldn't have one of her candies for dessert. When I make it, you eat it or nothing. Days I don't make dessert, then you can use your candy stash. That will be dessert again because a lot is left.
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