Meal Plan for Sep. Week 1 Healthy Home Cooked Meals
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We’re just days away from the end of August.
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The scorching heat and heavy rains
that have been making life difficult for us
are gradually starting to ease.
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A cool breeze is beginning to blow,
almost as if it’s telling us
to get ready for the arrival of autumn.
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In some parts of Korea,
crop damage caused by extreme heat and drought
and cases of heat-related illness
are still a concern.
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Meanwhile, in other areas,
people are still working to restore
the land and buildings damaged by heavy rains.
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It’s strange to see
such completely different natural disasters
happening within such a small area.
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And when you see
such extreme situations unfolding
within the same borders,
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it makes you realize
how our country can feel both small and vast,
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so large in some ways,
yet somehow small and confined at the same time.
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When you come across these kinds of situations every day,
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you can’t help but feel grateful
for simply making it through another peaceful day
with nothing going wrong.
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Sometimes,
being able to go to bed feeling safe and at ease,
without any major worries,
is enough to gently comfort yourself.
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September feels like
“the beginning of autumn,”
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but it also feels as though
the end of the year
has suddenly come a little closer.
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Take another look at the plans and goals
you made at the beginning of the year,
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and think about how you want
to make the most of the months ahead.
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If there’s something
you still haven’t started,
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just start today,
even if it means cramming it all in at the last minute.
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You don’t have to do everything at once.
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Just take that first step. 🙂
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Once you’ve started,
you’re already halfway there..!
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▶︎ Seasonal Ingredients
- Sweet Potatoes, Mushrooms, Kabocha Squash & Figs
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Meal Plan for Sep. W1
| Category | Breakfast | Dinner / Main | Side Dish 1 | Side Dish 2 |
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| 8/31 (Mon) | Tomato & Carrot Stew | Oyster Mushroom & Burdock Gimbap | Fish Cake Soup | Fig & Nut Salad |
| 9/1 (Tue) | Korean Soy Sauce Egg Rice | Chicken Fricassee (Creamy Chicken Stew) | Whole Roasted Sweet Potato | Garlic Butter Bread |
| 9/2 (Wed) | Kabocha Squash & Nut Salad | Pan-Fried Tofu & Egg | Fish Cake & Carrot Salad with Perilla Seeds | Enoki Mushroom Doenjang Soup |
| 9/3 (Thu) | Shiitake Mushroom & Daikon Rice | Beef Tagliata (Sliced Steak) | Creamy Spicy Shrimp Pasta | French Carrot Salad |
| 9/4 (Fri) | Fig, Granola & Yogurt | Seaweed Soup with Perilla Seeds | Stir-Fried Shimeji Mushrooms | Bacon & Egg Roll |
| 9/5 (Sat) | Chicken Thigh Rice in a Pot | Creamy Mushroom Gnocchi | Cherry Tomato & Arugula Salad | Lemon Butter Grilled Shrimp |
| 9/6 (Sun) | Kabocha Squash & Sweet Potato Mash Sandwich | Mixed Mushroom Fried Rice | Egg Soup with Green Onions | Oven-Baked Meatballs |
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Daily Meal Plan & Ingredients
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8/31 (Mon)
| Meal | Dish | Ingredients |
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| Breakfast | Tomato & Carrot Stew | Tomatoes, carrots, onion |
| Dinner | Oyster Mushroom & Burdock Gimbap | Oyster mushrooms, burdock root, dried seaweed sheets |
| Side Dish 1 | Fish Cake Soup | Fish cakes, daikon |
| Side Dish 2 | Fig & Nut Salad | Figs, mixed nuts |
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9/1 (Tue)
| Meal | Dish | Ingredients |
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| Breakfast | Korean Soy Sauce Egg Rice | Eggs |
| Dinner | Chicken Fricassee (Creamy Chicken Stew) | Chicken thighs, onion, button mushrooms, garlic |
| Side Dish 1 | Whole Roasted Sweet Potato | Sweet potatoes |
| Side Dish 2 | Garlic Butter Bread | Minced garlic, butter, bread |
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9/2 (Wed)
| Meal | Dish | Ingredients |
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| Breakfast | Kabocha Squash & Nut Salad | Kabocha squash, mixed nuts |
| Dinner | Pan-Fried Tofu & Egg | Eggs, tofu |
| Side Dish 1 | Fish Cake & Carrot Salad with Perilla Seeds | Fish cakes, carrots, perilla seeds |
| Side Dish 2 | Enoki Mushroom Doenjang Soup | Enoki mushrooms, doenjang |
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9/3 (Thu)
| Meal | Dish | Ingredients |
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| Breakfast | Shiitake Mushroom & Daikon Rice | Shiitake mushrooms, daikon |
| Dinner | Beef Tagliata (Sliced Steak) | Beef steak, arugula, lemon juice, Grana Padano |
| Side Dish 1 | Creamy Spicy Shrimp Pasta | Heavy cream, peperoncino, pasta, onion |
| Side Dish 2 | French Carrot Salad | Carrots, honey, whole-grain mustard, lemon juice |
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9/4 (Fri)
| Meal | Dish | Ingredients |
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| Breakfast | Fig, Granola & Yogurt | Figs, granola, yogurt |
| Dinner | Seaweed Soup with Perilla Seeds | Perilla seeds, dried seaweed |
| Side Dish 1 | Stir-Fried Shimeji Mushrooms | Shimeji mushrooms |
| Side Dish 2 | Bacon & Egg Roll | Bacon, eggs |
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9/5 (Sat)
| Meal | Dish | Ingredients |
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| Breakfast | Chicken Thigh Rice in a Pot | Chicken thighs, onion |
| Dinner | Creamy Mushroom Gnocchi | Button mushrooms, onion, potatoes, flour |
| Side Dish 1 | Cherry Tomato & Arugula Salad | Cherry tomatoes, arugula |
| Side Dish 2 | Lemon Butter Grilled Shrimp | Lemon juice, butter, shrimp |
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9/6 (Sun)
| Meal | Dish | Ingredients |
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| Breakfast | Kabocha Squash & Sweet Potato Mash Sandwich | Kabocha squash, sweet potatoes, sliced bread |
| Dinner | Mixed Mushroom Fried Rice | Oyster mushrooms, button mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, etc. |
| Side Dish 1 | Egg Soup with Green Onions | Green onions, eggs |
| Side Dish 2 | Oven-Baked Meatballs | Meatballs (ground beef) |
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A choice for a Better Today than yesterday,