Meal Plan (50)

It is the first week of Ramadan, wishing you a blessed and happy Ramadan if you are observing this holy month. Do not forget me and my family in your prayers.

Starting this week and for the upcoming 4 weeks of this month I will share with you a full course menu so you have more varieties to choose from.

Also I have a lot of Suhoor ideas, the traditional suhoor in Egypt it Ful medammes but there are many ideas there be sure to check them out.

Enjoy a free, 5-day meal plan of delicious meals for you and your family. Meal plan is a great way to ease your days, relax, save time while making sure your family is getting hot home-cooked meals every night.

A collage of this week's meal plan recipes.

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I've been sharing 5-day meal plans with my email subscribers for many years now, started sharing some of those on Instagram and I love the feedback I get from those who love the meal plans and use them regularly.

If you’re new to my meal plans, they normally include 5 dinner recipes and one or two desserts to satisfy your sweet tooth. I'm trying my best to be thoughtful and add a variety of recipes with plenty of wiggle room for you to add or subtract food and I always suggest you make a day per week for leftovers or use them for lunch the next day.

📅 Food Holidays

This week we are having some interesting and fun days to celebrate. These days are a good opportunity to raise awareness, shed some light, or inspire you to create more recipes in your kitchen. So let's check them out:

April 8th is National Empanada Day and they are SO easy to make. Try this ground beef empanadas and you'll see.

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Asparagus, avocado, beets, broccoli, cabbage, leek, lemon, lime, oranges, pear, persimmon, and much more.

April 4

Samosas on a white plate with one cut in halves to show the ground beef filling. All placed on a white marble table with a small bowl of tomato dip.

Sambosa

Sambosa is an iconic appetizer this time of the year. Similar to samosa but made easier and usually stuffed with flavorful ground beef mixture.

Tomato basil soup

A delicious, easy and full of flavor tomato basil soup. One of my favorite easy soups.

Qamaredeen

This is a Ramadan classic drink, qamaredeen or apricot juice. Made from Apricot paste and sweetened to your liking.

A whole duck placed on a serving platter over a bed or rice garnished with roasted nuts.

Duck roast

Duck roast are among the classics that shows up on the first days of Ramadan. It is festive, delicious and you basically season it and leave the rest of the work to your oven.

A serving plate with stuffed zucchini and bell peppers with tomato sauce.

Mahshi

One of the first recipes that is a must during Ramadan is this rice stuffed veggies AKA mahshi.

April 5

Fatayer on a brown bag with some in the background.

Cheese fatayer

Easy with a pillowy dough, these cheese fatayer are the best.

Red lentil soup in a grey bowl with green onions and crackers on the back.

Egyptian red lentil soup

This Egyptian red lentil soup is full of veggies and so easy to make.

Tamarind Juice

A perfect, tangy and sweet tamarind drink to start your meal right.

Macarona bechamel

The Egyptian baked pasta version is very satisfying. Layers of pasta, ground beef mixture and bechamel so good.

Turkey breast

Tender turkey breast made in the air fryer, if you do not have an air fryer pop it in an oven bag the bake until done then brown the skin under the broiler.

April 6

A bowl of harira with a spoon in the bowl and a lemon wedge on the back.

Moroccan Harira

A meal by itself, Harira is a very filling soup of lamb, chickpeas, lentils and much more. Feel free to skip the meat as we will have it in the okra stew below.

Ayran

Is the Turkish yogurt drink perfect when paired with a hot heavy meal.

Bamya

Bamya is the traditional okra stew made with lamb cubes. Feel free to skip the hot pepper to avoid heartburn during Ramadan.

Lebanese rice

Also known as vermicelli rice is a wonderful rice recipe made super easy too.

April 7

Barley soup

Instant pot Beef and barley soup is rich and flavorful and is full of the earthy flavors that I love. Make it meatless by leaving off the beef.

Garlic bread

Last Ramadan I made these almost daily! when I did not have sambosa to go with our soup, I made these homemade air fryer garlic bread in literally minutes. A win-win indeed.

A plate of food with chicken and vegetables

Crockpot cornish hens

Tender, flavorful cornish hens recipe made easy in your slow cooker.

Molokhia

The Egyptian green soup, one of the most kid friendly green vegetable that most of the kids like.

Basmati rice

This recipe is a life saver, instant pot basmati rice done in less than 10 minutes, cool right?

April 8

A spoon scooping some of thr dried fruits of a khoshaf cup

Dried fruit compote

Known as Khoshaf in the Middle East. A sweet mix of dried fruits with varying colors with a delicious nut crunch.

A hand holding a spoon with an artichoke stuffed with ground meat.

Stuffed artichokes

One of my, and my husband's favorite artichoke recipes. I add zucchini and sometimes potatoes to the casserole for the kids too so everyone will find something to enjoy. Serve with Lebanses rice.