Happy Thursday! You know what I love about Thursdays? It's only one day away from Friday! We are almost a week into the Daniel Fast and we've cut almost everything out of our diets. I started to feel it last night when I made a ham sandwich for my 5-year-old. I've never wanted a ham sandwich so bad in my life! Well, at least not since the fast last year, anyway. Today we give up all dairy at 6pm and tomorrow it's bye-bye sugar, refined flour, white rice and any other unnatural additives. I just have to keep a loop in my head that I am doing it for Jesus...that's the only thing that keeps me going! I hope you all know that I'm only complaining in jest...you know, clothing myself in sackcloth and ashes and all.
This week menu has been pretty satisfying as far as vegan meals go. Monday night we had vegetable soup, the original recipe can be found here but of course I added my own little bits and pieces like fresh Brussels sprouts. Oh my it was delicious and it really hit the spot as a winter meal. Tuesday we had Kung Pao that was based off of this recipe . Of course I didn't add the chicken, swapped the chicken broth for veggie and I left out the peanuts because I'm not a huge fan of them, but I did add a bag of stir-fry vegetables, a couple broccoli crowns, half a head of Napa cabbage and I threw in some extra firm tofu for protein. These meals were plenty for leftovers and our kids even ate them. As a matter if fact, the Kung Pao was the baby's favorite! He loves "noonles". I did leave out the chili paste in the Kung Pao since the kids were going to eat it too, but my husband and I added some to our own bowls.
I know some of you have been on the fast for the 40 day portion... What are some of the ways you have changed things up to keep meals interesting?this recipe
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