Lunch

Snack, Meals, and Treats

August 23, 2012 by Lena {JOYfilledfamily} Filed Under: Dessert, Dinner, Lunch, Recipes

simple homemade chicken soup – my staple meal these days

gluten free blueberry muffins – in celebration of the Assumption of BVM

gifted homemade bread made from unadulterated wheat & homemade jam– this bread was delish and enjoyed by all in a small quantity. interestingly enough, it did not have any adverse effects on us.

egg salad avocado boats

my late night craving and dragonfly’s breakfast

Snack, Meals, and Treats

August 22, 2012 by JOYfilledWELLNESS Filed Under: Dessert, Dinner, Lunch, Recipes Leave a Comment

simple homemade chicken soup – my staple meal these days

gluten free blueberry muffins – in celebration of the Assumption of BVM

gifted homemade bread made from unadulterated wheat & homemade jam– this bread was delish and enjoyed by all in a small quantity. interestingly enough, it did not have any adverse effects on us.

egg salad avocado boats

my late night craving and dragonfly’s breakfast

Dad’s Cafe

April 11, 2012 by JOYfilledWELLNESS Filed Under: Beef, Dessert, Dinner, Lunch, Recipes Leave a Comment

Dad’s been cooking it up. He even has a waitress, Sparkles, who waits and serves everyone. Today he pulled out the cook book, Everyday Paleo.

For lunch I had two BLT wraps. They were similar to the B.A.T. shown below, sans avocado and mayo.

Dad fixed Everyday Paleo Beanless Chili for dinner. YUMMY! I wish he made more for leftovers.

He even made up a healthy treat, Paleo Apple Muffins. It’s amazing how quickly our taste buds have changed. Butter on the warm sugar-free muffin, hit the spot.

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Quick & Easy

January 26, 2012 by JOYfilledWELLNESS Filed Under: Lunch, Semi-Homemade, Soup Leave a Comment

Here are two options that have helped me in a pinch—when no one in the home is up to cooking.

This is actually two meals. My family’s version of fast food is a Rotisserie Chicken from Costco. I make soup with the left overs, bones and all. Nothing goes to waste!

Here is another fast-food alternative, pre-made meatballs. These meatballs are not completely clean. They have some undesirable additives but they beat the alternative grain filled meals that I once served. Dragonfly still refuses to eat “human” food but I continue to place every meal in front of him in hopes that he will warm up to putting something new to his lips. In return, he gives me a smile and politely declines the offer.

What do you eat?

January 13, 2012 by JOYfilledWELLNESS Filed Under: Clean Eating, Dinner, Lunch 5 Comments

It’s a question that I get a lot when others find out about my family’s lifestyle change. Here are a few pics of some of our latest dishes. They’re tasty, easy meals—nothing fancy.

rose made this dish on her dinner night. we loved it! savory and sweet.

i love soups during all times of the year. they’re perfect for meatless fridays. this is so yummy that papi, my 4 year old, eats it hot or cold.

here’s another friday meal, egg salad wraps. sometimes we use cucumbers to dip in the egg salad.

simple and cheap dinner that we usually have once a week. we generally make enough for left overs, lunch or snack. here we served it up with baked sweet potato and a simple salad with home made dressing. (this was the kid’s plate. dad and I serve ourselves more meat and greens.)

I used to make this salad with packaged seasoning and crunchy noodles. this version is a healthier option. we enjoy this for lunch, dinner, or snack. the kids miss the crunchy noodles but are happy to have the crunch of the slivered almonds.

taco night doesn’t look the same these days and we’re loving it. seasoned ground beef with diced peppers and avocado, served up with organic salsa. i prefer the lettuce shell but rose likes to turn it into taco salad.

dad needed a dish to take to a work party. i wanted to be sure that he had a hearty option. rose and i prepared this dish for dad in the mid-afternoon. we slow cooked it in our wanna-be dutch oven. it was ready six hours later, just in time for dad’s shift.

it was a hit and has become one of dad’s favorite. papi ate the leftovers for lunch the next day. it’s a bit spicy for me.

(next time i’ll remember to take an after picture.)

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i’ve marked these meals in my new recipe book on pinterest and i’m sharing this post at the following parties.
pinning it down
pinterest to real life
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***update***

here are the links to the recipes that i used or that inspired my dishes.

Apple Pork Chops

Sweet Potato Soup

Tacos

Spicy Shredded Pork (sans Dr. Pepper)

Deviled Eggs/Egg Salad

(I’ll post my dressing for the Oriental Salad when I take measurements, the next time I make it.)