Happy Mother’s Day to everyone! If you are missing your mom this weekend, I am holding space in my heart for you.  When a parent leaves us, it is a void that is impossible to fill. If you need to nudge your loved ones to make you something special, check out last week’s dinner planner for some lovely and healthy-ish brunch ideas. Also, don’t be afraid to tell your partner and/or children how you want to spend your day.  Not everyone can read minds, if you know what I mean.  For my monthly online cooking class students, your May class was uploaded last week.  It is a breakfast/brunch theme!  If you want to join my fabulous cooking class community, we’d love to have you and I would love to help you be a better and healthier cook!  

For my local LA friends, come join Catherine McCord and me on Monday, May 15th at Zibby’s Bookshop in Santa Monica at 6:00 pm!  Here’s your dinner planner for the week: 

 

Meatless Monday: one pot farro with cauliflower and golden raisins. I like this with shaved parmesan cheese and a simple green salad on the side.  But you can also add a fried egg on top.

Tuesday: Greek sheet pan chicken, roasted asparagus (400 degrees for 8-12 min depending on thickness of the asparagus)

Wednesday: Branzino with green olive and fennel tapenade, sauteed onions with cooked lentils (saute sliced onions in olive oil with salt and pepper until lightly golden. Add in pre-cooked lentils and warm through. Taste for seasoning.  Add a pinch of turmeric or garlic and chili flakes or plain.  It will be great with the fish and tapenade.)

Thursday: Mixed greens with green beans and cherry vinaigrette, grilled steak or chicken or poached chicken, or vegetarians can add cooked quinoa to the salad

Friday: edamame falafel sandwiches from the foodie physician, carrot salad

Saturday brunch: baked morning glory millet porridge 

Sunday: Chicken kabobs with chimichurri and garlic rice, pita, or grilled caesar-ish romaine salads 

 

Here’s what you can do ahead if it helps you: 

Sunday: 

Wash salad greens 

Cook the one pot farro and reheat the next day

Monday: 

Marinate chicken for sheet pan

Tuesday:

Make olive and fennel tapenade

Wednesday: 

Blanch green beans and cool in an ice water bath. Drain and pat dry before storing in fridge

Make cherry vinaigrette

Thursday: 

Make falafel mixture

Friday: 

Cook millet and assemble millet porridge

Make chimichurri

 

 

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