Meal Planning

This week I have the following to get rid of:  about half a shredded red cabbage, three bunches of various chards and kales, a couple chipotles in adobo, and half a red onion.  Here is what I plan to make:

Black Bean Cakes Supreme! (the recipe really uses an exclamation point)
This is an Esselstyn recipe for a sort of Tex-Mex meal that it sounds like we'll all like, including Simran.  It sounds like the black bean cakes are meant to be served over a sort of vegetables-only taco salad that features fresh spinach. 

Deviled Baby Potatoes and Chard with Walnut Sauce and some sort of prepared vegetarian meat from the freezer 
This will use up another of my veg fake meats from Whole Foods, either the veg fish or the veg crab cakes.  I'll probably throw together a tartar or dipping sauce of some nature for that.  The deviled baby potatoes include that hummus Simran loves so much, and I already have chard and walnut sauce that needs to be eaten.

Artichoke-Bean Pitas and Vegan Cream of Broccoli Soup
When I previously made artichoke-bean dip, I noticed that it had a texture that would probably make a good tuna salad substitute, so I'm trying that idea out this week.  I'll throw some chopped celery, green onions, lettuce, and tomato in the pita pockets too.  The broccoli soup is the same soup I made last week, but Simran really liked it this last time around and we ate all the leftovers rather than stashing some in the freezer for later. 

Pita Pizzas
This will use up the remaining pitas I need to buy to make the artichoke-bean pitas, as well as the spinach needed to go with the black bean cakes.

Tofu Scramble and Chard with Walnut Sauce
I really like this tofu scramble and how easy it is to make ahead of time and how easy it is to get Simran to eat it.  It will also use up another of my apple-sage smoked veg sausage. 

Creamy Avocado & White Bean Wraps and Kale with Walnut Sauce
These will use up the remaining shredded red cabbage, chipotles in adobo, and some of the chopped red onion that are in my fridge.  It's also easy to prep ahead of time, so it makes a good weekend meal.