Meal Plan #108: Heritage Meal Plan

The meal plan in this episode is inspired by family recipes that I grew up cooking and eating. English Prawn Cocktail makes for a nostalgic British meal and Perfectly Cooked Pork Chops with Creamy Mushroom Gravy is a childhood favorite from my Ukrainian heritage.

A graphic with the pictures of recipes for the week. The list of recipes with links is given fully in text below.

The links to the recipes in this week’s meal plan are below. To listen to me walk you through this meal plan, listen to the end of Jump to Recipe: E108 – Farm-to-Table Venezuelan Food with Mercedes Golip by clicking the play button below, or search for Jump to Recipe wherever you get your podcasts. In this episode I talk with food creative Mercedes Golip about how the pandemic led her to pivot from hosting pop-up dinners in NYC. She is now gardening and cooking at her new farmhouse in the western Catskills as she develops a future Venezuelan farm-to-table experience for guests there.

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Meal Plan #108 Links And Instructions:

Day and Meal Names	Links and Instructions
Day #1 15-Minute Borscht	• 15-Minute Borscht Soup with a can of drained legumes added for protein and sour cream or fresh cream stirred in. Serve with bread and butter.
Day #2 One-Pan Kielbasa and Chickpea Bake with Rice	• One-Pan Kielbasa and Chickpea Bake served with rice cooked according to package directions. Make twice as much rice as you need to use on Day #4.
Day #3 English Prawn Cocktail	• English Prawn Cocktail with Marie Rose Sauce served in avocado halves. • Served with buttered whole wheat bread.
Day #4 Stuffed Poblano Peppers	• Stuffed Poblano Peppers made with the leftover rice from Day #2.
Day #5 Pork Chops with Mushroom Gravy and Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes	• Perfectly Cooked Pork Chops served with Mushroom Gravy • Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes • Frozen Peas heated up in the microwave
*Extra* Resource:	*Here is the printable and form-fillable meal planning worksheet that goes with this meal plan :-)* The recipe titles in the left-hand column are hyperlinked so you just need need to click on them to see the recipes.