Sunday, June 29, 2025

Meal Planning

Avocado Grilled Enchiladas with Red Chile Pesto and Black Beans


Potato/Cucumber/Tomato Sandwiches and Bagged Salad


Pasta Salad 


Ready Made Indian Dishes from Patel Bros






Sunday, June 22, 2025

Meal Planning

It's going to be in the 90s for most of the week, so I'm avoiding the oven as much as possible. Here is what I'm making:


Veggie Summer Rolls


Fresh Veggie Tacos and Red Cabbage Slaw 


Avocado Grilled Enchiladas with Red Chile Pesto and Black Beans


Idli-Sambar


Potato Salad and Corn on the Cob and Baked Beans and Shaved Brussels Sprouts with Whole Grain Mustard Sauce 


Garden Pretzel Sandwiches

Sunday, June 15, 2025

Meal Planning

My MIL will be returning tomorrow. Here is what we're eating this week, through Wednesday:


Pasta Salad 


Zucchini Noodles with Haloumi and Pesto and Greek Salad


Indian Potato/Tomato/Cucumber Sandwiches with Cilantro Chutney


Creamy Sun Dried Tomato Pasta with Garlic Soy Curls  

Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Meal Planning

It's Simran's last week of school and our last week of cool weather for awhile. It's already Tuesday and Sim has voice, so we'll do broccoli soup and DIY sandwiches with our leftover pretzel rolls tonight. Sameer and I will probably go to Totopos Taqueria tomorrow while Sim goes to an end of school sleepover with friends. The other meals should get us through Saturday. 

New box of Rancho Gordo beans is out for delivery today, so I'm trying to use up as much as I can, hence making the easy bean salad again this week. I finished off one bag of white beans today making the soup. I've got a bunch of bags with about half a cup of dried beans (about a can's worth cooked) left in each.



Vegan Cream of Broccoli Soup and DIY Sandwiches and Arugula Salad


Vegetarian Chili and Cornbread 


Veg Sloppy Joe's and Greek Salad and Easy Bean Salad


Fresh Veggie Tacos and leftover salads

Monday, May 19, 2025

Meal Planning

It's cool weather again, so I'm making hot foods again, mostly because I won't be making them in summer.


Vegetarian Chili and Cornbread and Greek Salad

Monday night because Sim has voice until 5:30, and this can be ready to eat when we get home.


Vegan Lentil Quinoa Loaf and Whipped Sweet Potatoes and Shaved Brussels Sprouts with Whole Grain Mustard Sauce

Tuesday night because I really need to use the shaved brussels sprouts in my fridge.


Veg Sloppy Joe's and leftover sides


Vegan Cream of Broccoli Soup and DIY Sandwiches 

Thursday night because we have Sim's NJHS induction ceremony and this will be easy to have ready to go.


Pizza and Bagged Salad
Friday night. Because there is dough taking up space in the freezer, and I don't like heating up the oven to 500 degrees for pizza when it's warm outside.

Monday, May 12, 2025

Meal Planning

Things I need to use up: buttermilk, eggs, creme fraiche, about a cup of homemade marinara, butter lettuce, an heirloom tomato, about a pint of grape tomatoes. It's going to be warm outside this week, so I'm aiming to minimize oven use. Here is what I'm making:


Sausage/Egg/Cheese Biscuits

To finish off the buttermilk. It'll also finish off some if not all of the eggs. I already have Beyond vegetarian breakfast sausage patties in the freezer.


Brie & Arugula Sandwich and Green Salad 

This will use up the heirloom tomato. It's also a nice no-cook meal. I'll make the green salad out of any remaining arugula, the butter lettuce, some of the grape tomatoes, and lemon vinaigrette.


Pasta Primavera with Tomato Cream Sauce and Soy Curls

I'm going to make the sauce from the leftover marinara and creme fraiche. I can also put the last of the grape tomatoes into this dish.


Fresh Veggie Tacos and Black Beans


Easy Bean Salad and Greek Salad