Making meals here on the urban homestead is all about using what’s growing in the garden, preserved (canned) in the pantry along with a few basic staples that we have to purchase.
Over the last decade we’ve been able to whittle down our shopping list to a handful of a few basic “necessities.” Of course, we could do better on a few things – make our own, etc but we are able to eat well on a few dollars a day.
SATURDAY
Breakfast – homemade acorn flour pancakes made with homeraised eggs
Dinner -homemade flour tortillas, homemade spanish rice (homegrown green onions, marinated peppers) with organic black beans, organic cheese and homegrown cilantro
SUNDAY
Breakfast – homemade stove top granola made with homegrown honey
Lunch – leftovers from Saturday
Dinner – leftovers from Saturday
MONDAY
Breakfast – homemade stove top granola made with homegrown honey
Lunch – homemade homegrown vegetable soup
Dinner -leftover soup
TUESDAY
Breakfast – homemade stove top granola made with homegrown honey
Dinner – homemade lentil loaf with homegrown herbs and homegrown salad
Lunch – homemade lentil loaf with homegrown herbs, homegrown salad and baked homegrown tromboncino squash
WEDNESDAY
Breakfast – homemade stove top granola made with homegrown honey
Lunch – homemade organic potato, homegrown greens (celery, kale) soup
Dinner – leftover soup
THURSDAY
Breakfast – homemade stove top granola made with homegrown honey
Lunch – homemade organic potato, homegrown greens (celery, kale) soup
Dinner -homegrown salad greens, homemade herb pizza crust topped with homegrown tomatoes and canned marinated homegrown peppers with homegrown salad
FRIDAY
Breakfast – homemade stove top granola made with homegrown honey
Lunch – homepreserved, homegrown squash pickles, homegrown lettuce, raw cheese sandwiches
Dinner – homemade no knead bread, homegrown, preserved tomato sauce with organic whole wheat pasta, organic Parmesan cheese, and homegrown salad
Comments(2)
Gina says:
March 10, 2009 at 10:30 amIt all sounds delicious.
You mention acorn flour pancakes quite often. Would you mind sharing the recipe? Do you purchase acorn flour or forage for wild acorns and then grind the flour yourself? I would love to be able to come up with a use for all of the acorns which fall from the oak tree in our front yard.
Judy says:
March 10, 2009 at 2:56 pmYour meals look so delicious! Wow, even your own homemade flour tortillas…. can you share the recipe for lentil loaf?