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Cabbage Rolls, Cupcakes, and Other New Year's Treats

Cabbage Rolls, Cupcakes, and Other New Year's Treats

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(On sale this week marked down from $10 to $5 - so your total cost for this week's meals will be even cheaper than stated below!)

Do you often find yourself well past mealtime with no real food in the house, or no idea what to make? Even those of us who cook regularly can fall into not-so-healthy ruts. For everyone who wants to save money on groceries, expand their repertoire, or is simply too busy to plan meals ahead, I create weekly Menu Planning Kits with meal plans, exciting recipes, fun activities or stories, and grocery lists organized by aisle.

This week features New Year's dishes from around the world! Of course, we all celebrate New Year's at different times - which means you can enjoy this menu over and over throughout the year, right?

The groceries you will need for this kit cost about $20-$30, depending on your area and season and whether you buy organic - which makes your total food cost for a week's worth of meals (for one person) $30-$40.

Along with your grocery list organized by aisle, and fun activity or story, this kit contains the following recipes:

Fatt Goh (China - 7 breakfasts)

Moist, fluffy little cupcakes traditionally made with rice flour. If they puff up while steaming, you will puff up yourself with good luck and prosperity during the coming year! And hey, if not, you still have delicious cake to eat. For breakfast!

Hungarian Cabbage Rolls (Hungary - 4 meals)

So many of the dishes that different cultures use to celebrate their new year are aimed at bringing in the bucks. In this case, the cabbage leaves symbolize money, and the meaty, colorful filling symbolizes all the prosperity and abundance we want on other levels too.

Boxty (Ireland - 6 meals)

"Boxty on the griddle,
Boxty in the pan,
If you can't make boxty,
You'll never get a man."
Whether or not that's a goal of yours, boxty is a delicious, hearty way to ring in the New Year. Besides, potatoes stave off scurvy. You don't want scurvy, do you?

Hoppin' John (American South - 4 meals)

The black-eyed peas symbolize coins, and the dark leafy greens simmered alongside them represent riches and good luck. A little bacon or other pork product tossed in for flavor symbolizes prosperity. Oh yeah - and it all tastes great too! I especially love how creamy the black-eyed peas get; it makes such a good contrast with the slight crunch of those greens.

Thanks to Uberculture, Jetalone, and SheKay on Flickr for their beautiful cabbage and cabbage roll pictures!

Added on Sep 24, 2009