Welcome to the Mindful Menus - A Menu Planning Blog Roll to inspire health through real food! 
 
It is my hope that this blog roll will inspire others to health through menu planning and to introduce you to the joys of menu planning.  Yes, there are joys!  If you are new to menu planning, I am more than happy to answer any questions you may have. 

Don't forget to keep checking back as menu plans are added. 

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If you haven't heard already our family is packing up and moving... to Maryland!!! Well, moving BACK to Maryland after MANY years in the Midwest.  We are so looking forward to seeing family and friends on a more regular basis and meeting new friends. 

The past few weeks have been CRAZY as we packed up our house and took care of all the moving details.  Please bear with me as I get back into the swing of things.  I anticipate lots more crazy as we get settled in.   

It is Super Bowl Sunday!!! Speaking of packing, we hope the Saints send the Baltimore Colts, I mean Indianapolis Colts, packing.  I am a Baltimore girl and old grudges run deep.  Hahaha!

So, here's the short "recycled" menu plan for the week... I need super easy:

Monday - Can you believe we didn't get to this last week or the week before? I have the ingredients on hand and I need to use what's in the pantry to limit our baggage... so it is Spinach Chickpea Curry - vegetarian.  This curry boasts fragrant spices like cardamom, cinnamon and ginger, chickpeas, canned tomatoes - which I am fine with this time of year, spinach, fresh cilantro and coconut milk - It makes the house smell soooooo yummy... brown basmati rice. 
 
Tuesday -  It is the Super Luscious Lasagna - vegetarian -  from last week that I made and froze the leftovers.  That pic was from 2009 when I made it last.  It has spinach, mushrooms, a béchamel sauce and a marinara sauce... simply divine.  The leftovers are so yum! Homemade Caesar salad on the side.

Wednesday - Crockpot Barbecue Chicken... garlic smashed potatoes... green beans, shallots, sundried tomatoes and feta. I will be making enough chicken to take on our trip Thursday.  We like to have real food on our road trips and try to limit eating out as much as possible.

Thursday -  O.T.R. - On the Road!  We are heading to our friends' house.  Depending on our arrival time, we will be eating on our own or with them.  I hope it's with them! 

Friday - It's Friday... you know what that means - POW (Pizza of the Week) Night!  Tonight it will be takeout for sure!!!     
    
Until next time... Eat REAL, Eat WELL- Cheers!  

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Menu Planners: Please join me by linking your healthy menu plan via Mr. Linky on Sunday evenings.  I usually have my menu plan up by 9pm...  If you're not ready until Monday evening... No worries, just please do it!

A few "rules" for joining in Mindful Menus...

*Please post only menu plans that are healthy and focused on REAL food.

*You must link back to the blog roll so that everyone can explore all the menu plans available.  This is such a great way to get new menu ideas, new recipes and meet other like-minded people.  To link back, please grab a Mindful Menus button (in the sidebar on the right) for your post. 

*If you link up and are on Twitter, please let me know by comment with your twitter name or tweet to me @chivetalker.  I would love to tweet a thanks to you for joining in and I want to add you to my Menu Planners List.

Thanks again... I LOVE having you!!!