Meal Planning

Time for weekly meal planning.  Based on what I want to make this week, I think Simran and I will need to make a trip to the Whole Foods for obscure and organic ingredients.  I currently have LOTS in the fridge that needs to be used up:  2 bunches of black kale, a handful of fresh basil, one chopped zucchini, about half of a chopped yellow squash, maybe a cup in total of chopped red and green bell pepper, most of a pound of arugula, 2 Roma tomatoes, and a couple of chopped carrots.  Here is what I'm planning to make:

Arugula/Chive/Tomato Sandwich and Vegetable Barley Soup
I planned this meal for last week, but we got Indo-Chinese takeout last night instead, so I'm carrying it over to this week.  It will use up the yellow squash, zucchini, and carrots, as well as the remaining celery in the fridge.

Thai Green Curry
I will keep making this regularly as long as I know everyone (mostly Simran) will eat it.  It will use up the basil and bell peppers.

Tofu Scramble, Summer Vegetable Crepes, and Baby Greens Salad (?)
I'm sick of tofu scramble, but it's easy to throw together and a safe way to try out this crepe recipe from EatingWell.com without having to rely on Simran liking it enough to eat an entire meal of it.  I'm also experimenting with giving her cold green salads this week.  I'd like to find a decent vinaigrette recipe or two for these.

NY-Style Cheese & Veggie Pizza and Kale with Walnut Sauce

Pav Bhaji with Homemade Rolls and Kale with Walnut Sauce
I've been wanting Indian food, and pav bhaji seems like something Simran can at least try to eat without pureeing it.  She likes most curries she has tried, so maybe she'll like this okay.  Sameer usually makes the pav bhaji while taking instruction from his mother over the phone, so instead this time I'm using the recipe in the link as a base and altering the vegetables to be the ones we like and usually use (potatoes, peas, red bell pepper, tomato, onion -- I don't think we use any others).

Coconut Crusted Tofu with Peach Lemongrass Salsa and Cilantro Lime Basmati Rice and Arugula Salad
I found this recipe on EatingWell.com and it sounded good, particularly for warm weather.  It also sounds much better with a cold salad than hot kale, so I'll see what Simran thinks of that.  I've seen her feed herself arugula and actually eat it, so maybe she'll like it.  If not, I should have some leftovers from other nights that she can eat.

Spaghetti Marinara and Kale with Walnut Sauce
An easy standby that Simran loves.  We can eat the remaining homemade rolls with this if there are any left over.