Here is my weekly meal plan. I included a favorite Christmas recipe at the bottom with a way to incorporate herbs. This week’s meal plan is a little more elaborate because of Christmas. Hope you enjoy! Merry Christmas!
Monday-Eggplant Parmesan and salad
Tuesday- Skillet Steak over salad with baked sweet potato
Wednesday- Potato Cheese Soup with spinach salad
Thursday- Christmas Eve- In my husband’s Italian tradition, we eat fish on Christmas Eve- Grilled Salmon, rice pilaf, garden salad, lobster bisque, grilled asparagus
Friday- Christmas is at our house this year, so in an attempt to satisfy all family, I am cooking a strange mix of foods: Ham, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, tossed salad, Sicilian Spaghetti and meatballs, Garlic Bread. Also making Wassail, another family tradition (see recipe below). I will also make a sausage, egg, cheese and mushroom breakfast casserole for brunch.
Saturday- leftovers
Sunday- Ham Bone Soup with carrots, celery, beans, broccoli, spinach, and herbs.
How to Make Herbal Wassail
Wassail is a traditional German drink that my family has made each Christmas for as long as I can remember. This year, I found a way to incorporate herbs into the recipe for some added health benefits.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 gallon apple cider
- 1 quart freshly brewed tea made with Red Raspberry leaf (3 parts), Alfalfa (2 parts), Nettle (1 part), and Dandelion (1 part)
- 2 cups pineapple juice
- 2 cups cranberry juice
- 8 cinnamon sticks
- 3 organic oranges, cloved
To Make:
- Peel oranges, section, and put 1 clove in the middle of each section.
- Mix juices and tea in large pot. (Or reduce quantities and put in crock pot)
- Put cinnamon sticks and oranges in the mixture.
- Simmer in large pot for one hour and serve. Can also be kept in crock pot all day.
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