#sunday prep

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Bought green onions on sale.

Ones in ziplock bags are to keep in freezer, mainly to be used in soups and broths.

Fresh ones with roots still attached is for stir fry cooking.

And root stems in cups for re-growing.

Making them last at least double the use time.

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Sunday prep for a smooth week - Frozen meals

Sunday prep for a smooth week – Frozen meals

I our earlier blog, we discussed how to prep up on a Sunday to smoothen out your weekly meal planning. One small point in that was about freezing grated coconut for future use. The fact is, you can use this method for many items required on a regular basis. Frozen meals are a norm in Martha Stewart households in the the West. And it is taking root nowadays in India as well.

The thought of frozen…

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Buffalo chicken stuffed sweet potato lunches are done. Brown butter roasted rutabaga is in the oven now.

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Writing my grocery list is one of the highlights of my weekend now #sundayprep # fitblr weirdness #listijustlovethem #cleaneating

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Sunday’s prep: Beef Chuck Roast

Yesterday I cooked up a beef chuck roast for this week’s food. I followed this recipe mostly for time purposes

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/14621/beef-pot-roast/

I seared both side for 3 minutes. Then I used my pastry brush to lather it in the olive oil, fresh minced garlic, salt, pepper and dash of cayenne mixture I put together. Baked in the oven for 30 min at 325, then 1 hour and 30 min at 300. Turned out very delicious. I got a pasture raised chuck roast so the meat is tougher because the cows are more muscular. Still very good, just be careful chewing. 

I then prepped some salads with blueberries, cucumbers, and pine nuts tossed with olive oil and white balsamic. 

Yesterday I served the roast with some sautéed peppers and onions spiced with chipotle spices. 

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Sunday Checklist

Some things didn’t get done, but ultimately, the last week has been incredibly eventful.  Conversion, four Thanksgivings (including one that I hosted), errand-running, etc.  I’m ready to get  back in a routine!

✗ Monday lunch packed (I’ll just pick up a salad tomorrow)

✓ Oatmeal prepped for the week

✓ Yoga clothes clean

✓ Gym bag packed with work clothes, towel, blow dryer, straightener & makeup

✓ Water bottle clean, full, and in fridge

✓ Registered for workouts

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Sunday Clean Eating Prep

Because I'm so busy during the week, and when I get busy I get tempted to take the easy way out and eat stuff that isn't good for me, I spend some time on Sunday making food for the week. I thought you guys might want to see an example of what that entails.

Today so far I:

Roasted two pounds of baby carrots (toss with olive oil and chili powder, roast in 400 degree oven until nicely caramelized)

Baked a spaghetti squash (microwave until the skin is soft enough to pierce with a knife--mine usually crack open from the pressure and that's when I take them out--cut in half, scoop out seeds, bake facedown in a pan at 375 degrees for 45 minutes or until done)

Browned a pound of ground pork to use as "sausage" (brown in pan with fat--I used coconut oil--and seasonings of your choice. I used sage, marjoram, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes)

Roasted two pounds of mushrooms (cut into quarters or sixths if it's a big mushroom, toss with olive oil and acid of choice such as red or white wine or lemon juice, season with salt, pepper, herbs of choice. Because these are going to be used with the spaghetti I went with red wine and thyme and oregano)

Baked two giant sweet potatoes for my nightly carb ration

Made mini crab quiche (mix can of crab meat--I used Trader Joe's--with a little Dijon, a little horseradish, salt and pepper and thyme, drop by spoonfuls into greased muffin tin--I make nine because I like a lot of crab but you could stretch it to twelve--and then beat 5 eggs and pour over crab. If making twelve up the eggs obviously. My rule is I use one less egg for the number of quiche I'm making, so 12 quiche would be 11 eggs. Bake at 350 for ~15 minutes. They will puff up high and then collapse when you take them out. These are great with any ingredients, like pre-cooked bacon or sausage, leftover sauteed veggies, or cheese. They warm up nicely and are also good cold. Make sure you grease the pan, even if it is non-stick!)

And just to balance that all out, I whipped some cream to frost the tres leches cake I made yesterday (my mom's request for today) and I licked the beater and the bowl. :)