Set the Table 2017 | Week 48

Have you ever eaten sautéed mushrooms on toast!? It's wonderful. I enjoyed this lovely plateful on Saturday at The Kitchen for a very special 17 year anniversary lunch with my very "stuer" husband Chris (Thanks for the new handsomely rugged Dutch term Terri!).

Introducing Deliciously Ella today! I found this lovely mushroom toast recipe to inspire your home plate:

Creamy Garlic Thyme Mushrooms.

And here is the other Deliciously Ella recipe I'll be making this week for my family table. I still have some butternut squash from the Fall harvest so I may slice and roast those up instead - We'll see where the week takes me:) Taco Tuesday here we come!

Loaded Mexican Style Stuffed Sweet Potato Skins with Garlicky chipotle Black Beans + Guac.

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• Each #SettheTable2017 post begins with a featured recipe(s) + upcoming week's game plan followed by a picture diary of last week's chaos. I sign off every post with a handy reference list of my favorite foodie articles. 
• #CatchmyGrit on my Instagram throughout the week to capture the fun, the food and the family table reactions (good and bad). C'est la vie, I selfy-ishly light it UP in pics and videos to keep truckin! 
• New to this series? Here's the STORY behind my #SettheTable2017 food adventures with Pure Barre Kildeer.
• My go to's for meal planning inspiration: 1. Jamie's Ultimate Recipes App + 5 Ingredients - Quick & Easy Food 2. Sarah Britton's My New Roots Blog + Recipe App 3. Rachael Ray's Week in a Day Cookbook 4. Kimberly Snyder 5. The Pollan Family Table  6. Toss your Own Salad 7. Deliciously Ella

Week 48's Game Plan:

• Meatless Monday or Taco Tuesday? Loaded Mexican Style Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
• Jumbo Salmon Fish Fingers

Wrap it UP with last week's family table action:

We finished our day long Chicago Anniversary date at Blackbird. Here is what I had to say about our fantastic evening on my Instagram. No need to re-say it again!

A perfect ballin finish to our anniversary. Let's keep scoring together babe.

Set the Table.
It all starts at home plate.

To the Mullies we go... 

xoxoL

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My Top 11 #SettheTable2017 Topics:

1. Study: Eating Food with Fewer Pesticides Boosts Women's Chances to Conceive.
2. Will the Gut-Brain Connection Revolutionize Wellness?
3. Come to the table - Join Slow Food USA!
4. Stay on TOP of the Global Food Revolution Newsfeed.
5. Robyn O'Brien: Why Our Food Is Making Us Sick.
6. Kimbal Musk Wants to Reengineer the American Stomach | Why Food is the New Internet. 
7. Buy Antibiotic Free and Know the Source of Your Family's Meat.
8. The EWG "Clean Fifteen + Dirty Dozen produce guidelines helps you save money + reduce the pesticides and herbicides = Antibiotics harmful to our gut microbiome + mycobiome.
9. Avoid artificial colors and preservatives to keep your gut, your "second brain" happy + healthy.
10. Why, When and How to Eat Wheat.
11. Why do Some People do well as Vegans and Vegetarians (Clues from the Magical World of Genetics).