I somehow forgot to plan food for this weekend. Opps!
Since grocery shopping was happening this Sunday I had to come up with a few meals with what I had on hand in the house, which wasn't much.
Luckily, there were a few treasures in the freezer. Last week I bought a package of frozen arancini rice balls from Traders Joe's. It was an impulse purchase that I'm glad I made. I used the rice balls (rice, bread crumbs, basil, fontina) to make the side salad we'd had all week a bit heartier and that served as lunch on Saturday.
On Sunday before heading to the store I made the same salad again and served it with a cup of chili that I made a few weeks ago. Thank goodness for making chili in bulk!
I wish I had taken a picture of it but if you've seen one bowl of chili you've pretty much seen them all. Mine might be a little different because I started using beef stock for my chili base instead of tomato juice. I made chili a lot in the winter and changing the base was a way to switch things up so we didn't get bored.
And, we did try a few different juices this weekend.
Carrot Apple Ginger
The carrot and apple make this a sweet juice but the ginger makes it amazing. The more ginger the better!
Watermelon Kale Mint
I think this juice tastes like Spring. It tastes fresh without any of the individual ingredients overpowering the blend. I did juice the watermelon rind but cut off the outer skin because it wasn't organic. The Carnivore felt the rind taste was overpowering but I didn't notice it after the first sip. He claims I have weird taste buds.
I think it's going to replace our normal spinach salad for the next few weeks! Yum!
