Week of August 26, 2011

Pesto stuffed shells
Smoked sausage and bean stew (crockpot)
Farfalle with beef ragu, ricott and mint
Meatloaf
Bean burritos

Spicy pickled carrots

Homemade ricotta cheese

I've started looking into making homemade cheese. We originally eliminated cheese and other dairy products from our diet due to my youngest's food allergy. Now, she is older and I am again craving the dairy.

We are also looking into trimming our food budget. We currently spend at least $25 a week on dairy products, excluding milk. I'd like to see if we can decrease that amount.

I started my experimentation with ricotta. It's a soft cheese that doesn't require enzymes, thus eliminating a need to purchase additional ingredients.

I doubled the Smitten Kitchen's recipe and this was the result:

IT WAS AMAZING!! More after the jump ...

Week of August 20, 2011

 Rotisserie chicken (crockpot)
Chicken pot pie 
Balsamic pulled pork sliders (crock pot)
Chipotle bean burritos
Pasta with stewed tomatoes
Homemade pizza with homemade sauce and cheese


Chicken stock
Greek yogurt (crockpot)

Week of August 14, 2011

Thai turkey burgers (leftover from last week)
Veggie quiche with greens fresh from the garden
Punjabi eggplant with potatoes (leftover from last week)
Chili
Homemade pizza with homemade sauce
Baked falafel with cucumber sauce

Homemade cheese
ricemilk
basil cookies

Week of August 6

Thai turkey burgers
Sloppy Joe's
Pho
Spinach and feta quiche
Punjabi eggplant with potatoes (crockpot)

Rice milk