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Week Twenty-Eight: soups and salads to eat

J – Tuesday: soup

• 1 large sweet potato

  

  Spinach and sweet potato soup

• Spinach
• Homemade veggies stock paste
• Garlic, onion
• Olive oil
• Ground pepper
• 500 mL water

Me – Thursday: taco salad

• Minced turkey sautéed in spices
• Barley simmered in veggies stock
• Lettuce
• Cheddar cheese
• Avocado 

Turkey taco salad

Week Twenty-Seven: Salad heaven

Me – Monday:

• Oven roast ham with homemade honey garlic glaze
• Mixed salad greens
• Chopped rock melon
• Carrots
• Jus drizzled over the top

J – Thursday:

• Lettuce leaves
• Carrots
• Cucumber
• Red capsicum
• Chicken with mayo and herbs

Week Twenty-Six: short week = less salad

J – Thursday:

• Chicken pieces cooked in garlic, green chilli and vegetable paste
• Sliced iceberg lettuce
• Baby Roma tomatoes
• Lebanese cucumber
• Fresh mint and coriander
• Homemade mayo with grapeseed oil

Looks so simple, but was so delicious

Week Twenty-Five: two yummy lunches and then Easter long weekend!

Me – Monday: under-the-weather with a cold

• Chicken and vegetable soup (store-bought)

J – Wednesday: 

• Sweet and Pontiac potatoes
• Steamed omelette with mushrooms, baby tomatoes, shallots, ham and cheese
• Sliced iceberg lettuce
• Cucmber
• Fresh green chilli, coriander, mint, parsley and sage
• Homemade mayo

Week Twenty-Four: salads and more

Me – Monday: homemade coleslaw

• Diced cabbage
• Celery
• Corn kernels
• Drizzle of Southwest Ranch dressing

Tuesday: I didn't work until the afternoon so we did our own lunch.

J – Wednesday: I can't remember (forgive me, I'm sick) and there's no picture.

Both - Thursday: 

• J's Granola Jar: homemade granola, Greek yogurt, fresh strawberries

Week Twenty-Three: yummy!

Me – Monday:

• Mixed salad leaves
• Cucumber
• Carrot
• Red capsicum
• Camembert cheese chunks
• Balsamic vinegar

J – Tuesday:

• Baked sweet potato
• Mixed lettuce leaves
• Sliced mushrooms
• Baby Roma tomatoes
• Carrot
• Cucumber
• Coconut flakes

Me – Wednesday:

• Bacon bits
• Sautéed (after the bacon) leaks, onions and eggplants
• Tinned corn kernels
• Grated cheddar cheese
• Balsamic vinegar and dukkah for flavour

J – Thursday:

• Mixed lettuce leaves
• Red capsicum
• Baby Roma tomatoes
• Carrot
• Cucumber 
• Snow peas
• Celery
• Fresh sage and parsley from the garden
• Homemade dressing with olive oil, tomato paste and chilli
• A bit of balsamic to serve