Day 40

M had an early release day from school so she had lunch at home.  D has a homemade pizzelle for snack.

Lunch is pb&j pocket sandwiches with grape tomatoes.

Day 39

I didn't get around to getting the girls' lunch and snacks together last night so in the mad scramble this morning there was not time for pictures.  M had some shepard's pie left overs and some fruit.  D had a trail mix that I threw together it was Kashi berry blossom cereal, vanilla gold fish and some raspberry fruit snacks.

This morning was bright and sunny.  I woke up just knowing today was going to be better than yesterday!  With the sun shining I was ready for some signs of spring.  I made the girls chicken club salad lettuce wraps with watermelon stars and grapes on some fun fruit picks.  It's not the most beautiful watermelon I have ever seen but the girls were happy!

Chicken Club Salad
1 boneless chicken breast, diced or shredded
2 T light mayo
3 strips of cooked bacon, diced
red onion...I had a softball sized onion and I used about an 1/8 of it.  I also put the red onion in ice water after I chop it for a minute...it takes some of the bite out of it.
1T chopped fresh parsley.

Mix it all together...it's yummy!

Day 38

Monday again!! The girls have strawberries, D's with applesauce and M's with orange segments.  For M's lunch she has edamame succotash, roasted broccoli and mac n cheese.

Today did not start out great for me.  I woke up to no electricity.  It was pouring buckets outside and the wind was howling.  Some how between getting out of bed and taking D to the bus stop I lost my wedding band.  I was ready for a little sunshine by lunch time!  So today D and A are having breakfast for lunch again, but it looks bright and sunny and makes me happy!  LOL  I sliced a red pepper crosswise into rings then scrambled some egg and filled the pepper rings in the frying pan.  I cooked them on low for a few minutes then finished them off in a 350 oven.  I put them on top of buttered toast then made a carrot and red pepper flower on top.

Day 37

Today M's class is going on a trip to see the play The Crucible then they are stopping for lunch.  D has homemade yogurt with blueberries and Kaniwa crunch.

Kaniwa is a grain similar to quinoa.  I used the same recipe to make this as I did the quinoa crunch.

Quinoa Crunch

1 C quinoa, rinsed
1/2 tbs honey
1/2 tbs agave syrup
1 tbs coconut oil

This is what it looks like close up...just a little bigger than a poppy seed. 

D requested breakfast for lunch today so I used mini pancakes and cut out some homemade turkey sausage patties to make breakfast "sliders" then I made some heart (strawberry) and flower (banana) salad. 

Day 36

Today D's class celebrated their 100th day of school, so she did not need to bring a snack.  M had a half day of school and had lunch at home.

I saw this idea over at Lunches Fit For A Kid.  I thought it was cute! So we have ham and chees rolled up and slid through a hard boild egg "ring", toast with a fruit leather girl.

The girls and I were alone for dinner tonight so I made a "clean out the fridge quiche" and had some fun making D's plate.

The quiche has onions, red peppers, spinach, shaved steak and cheddar cheese. I cut it into rounds and put it on top of a pan fried polenta round.  Green beans, carrots, american cheese and 2 raisins to decorate.

Day 35

M is having Beef Stew for lunch today so that is not pictured.  Here is D's snack granola bite with a sugar star and M has a clementine, garlic roll and some spicy pub snack mix.

D and A have beef stew, garlic roll and a red pepper/clementine flower.

Garlic Roll
1 batch of  pizza dough
2 Tbs butter
1 large clove garlic minced
1 egg
1 Tbs milk or water

In a small sauce pan melt butter and add garlic, heat for one minute.  Remove from heat and let sit while you prepare the dough.  Roll pizza dough into a rectangle about 1/8" thick.  Brush the pizza dough with butter/garlic mixture leaving a 1/4" border all the way around.  From the long side roll the dough like you would for cinnamon rolls, wetting the edges with a little water and pinching the ends to form a seal.  Slice into 1 to 1 1/2 inch thick slices and put into the buttered cups of a full size muffin tin.  Cover with a towel and let rise for one hour. Beat the egg and milk/water together and brush the tops of the rolls.  Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for 20-25 minutes.

Day 34

For lunch today M had Chicken Mozambique, well our version of chicken mozambique!  LOL  I have made it so many times and from memory so it probably bears very little resemblance to actual chicken mozambique.  Anyway I packed that hot into a thermos this morning so it is not pictured.  Here we have D's snack which is the pineapples with cherries, then M has some pineapples, a granola bite and in the reusable bag is a hamburger bun for her chicken.

Today I went to Whole Foods with out having eaten breakfast.  BAD IDEA!!  I actually didn't spend too much money but I did splurge on the salad bar so today we have a little bit of everything....a tasting menu if you will!  Both plates are the same so top plate, top L purple cup Soybean Succotash, top R cup Tofu with shoyu (sooo yummy, should have gotten more of that!), bottom L pink cup Turkey Club salad, bottom R quinoa salad with chicken, grapes and almonds.  With some Star Fruit on the side.  The girls loved everything but the quinoa salad and really I didn't love that either....tasted like they made it without rinsing the quinoa first.  Other than that it was all very yummy and we were all full and happy!