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Weekly Menu and Shopping featuring The Homegrown Paleo Cookbook by Diana Rogers

I am way jealous of Diana Rogers.  Not only is she back in my homeland of New England she gets to have goats and chickens… something unfeasible in our urban England setting at the moment… but she basically has a life I dream of.  Her newest cookbook: The Homegrown Paleo Cookbook  is not only beautiful but also contains a wealth of information for those who need some help cooking by scratch, understanding where food comes from and how it should be raised, and how to eat seasonally.  The first section of the book details how to ethically raise animals on a homestead and provides more than ample material for this country girl to day dream about (I am already picking out names for my two goats I will someday have).  The recipes are amazing and provide information for substitutions if you are like me and the only place to forage is the supermarket produce section.  The last sections of the book detail how to make basics like stocks but also new adventures I hope to take on like kombucha and kefir.  This weeks menu planning will not have all of the recipes as I really encourage you to purchase this beautiful book.  If you fall in love with Diana and covert her lifestyle you can also listen to her on the Modern Farm Girls Podcast.  So here you go… and of course your printable shopping list:

Breakfast and Lunches	Breakfast SausageGiant Vegetable Rosti Eggs Chicken Breast Salad (lettuce, tomato, cucumber etc)
Monday	From The Homegrown Paleo Cookbook:Roasted Asparagus Soup with Trumpet Mushrooms and Sorrell
Tuesday	Roasted ChickenBacon Mashed Parsnips- Team Nutrition Genius Roasted Carrots and Sprouts with smoked paprika
Wednesday	From The Homegrown Paleo Cookbook:Spring Egg Drop Soup with Lemon Ginger Meatballs
Thursday	From Save with Jamie:Mothership Sunday Lamb Roast with Bacon Savoy Cabbage (sub tapioca) Tony’s Roasties
Friday	From The Homegrown Paleo Cookbook:Warm Asparagus Salad with Jerusalem Artichokes over wilted spinach, fresh rocket and topped with steak
Saturday	Left Overs
Sunday	From The Homegrown Paleo Cookbook:Pan Seared Pork Chops with Rhubarb Ginger Sauce Wilted dandelion greens with balsamic onions Mashed Sweet potatoes with Chives

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-Taken from TED.com

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