❄️Your December Menu! ❄️

10-days of breakfast, lunch, and dinner planned for you

Hello my friends,

Did you make it through Thanksgiving alright? Often, the marathon of cooking during the holidays renders one a bit tired as we continue to labor and celebrate through the many parties and festivities of the holiday season.

It is a blessed and rich time, no doubt.

But it’s also fatiguing (anyone else?) - especially if you’ve been putting effort into making sure that the foods that land on your table are nourishing and festive! Though it can easily feel like a bit of a burden, the home cook gets the advantage of many, many opportunities each month to create a voice for themselves in the kitchen. We also have ample oppurtunities for practice. And, well, you know what they say about that…

So while you’re focusing on sourcing good ingredients, tailoring foods to your family’s tastes, and cultivating a nourished table, allow me to take on the work for you of planning what’s for dinner (and breakfast… and lunch…). Even if all the meals planned on my menu aren’t a perfect fit for you, there’s 30 to choose from in each menu, so pick and use what works for you in real life.

It’s a busy season - take menu planning off your list! Here’s 10-days of breakfast, lunch, and dinner to inspire your table in the coming weeks. Enjoy.

As a quick reminder, we offer our paid newsletter supporters two menus each month.

Each printable menu will cover 10-days worth of seasonal meals and will include notes on when to mix sourdough, soak beans, etc. Recipes are linked to newsletters, blog posts, or YouTube videos, as applicable.

Also worth noting, every Cooking Community member also gets access to our menus over on our app. So whether you support The Elliot Homestead here or there, we’ve got you covered. Over in our Cooking Community, we offer 5 new recipes each month, along with instructional cooking videos for each one and an exclusive, private online social community of home-cooks.

Here’s a peek at what we’re cooking in our community this month!

Cinnamon Christmas Cakes with Buttercream

Browned Butter & Parmesan Mashed Potatoes

Brussel Sprout and Orange Winter Salad with Walnuts & Shallots

Soft Honey-Butter & Rosemary Rolls

Fire-Grilled Peppered Flank Steak

Look good? Join in!

Here’s the first installment of this month’s menu. I hope you enjoy!

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