Meal Planning

Time for meal planning.  I currently have the following in the fridge:  a yellow bell pepper, a pound of whole white mushrooms, two zucchini, some baby spinach, half a package of corn tortillas, and some Greek yogurt.

Vegan Green Goddess Dressing with Grilled Veggie Kabobs and Cilantro-Lime Brown Basmati Rice and Tandoori Tofu
This will use up the yellow bell pepper and most of the mushrooms, as well as one of the zucchini.

Chilaquiles Casserole and Green Salad with Cucumber-Avocado Vinaigrette
This will use up most of the remaining corn tortillas and the remaining zucchini. 

Curried French Lentils and Brown Basmati Rice
I just discovered this website straightupfood.com last week when I tried the kichari recipe.  Sameer and I both thought it was good enough to make again (this is a higher compliment than it sounds like -- this was not my first kichari recipe), it was filling enough we didn't eat other snacks afterward (our biggest pitfall when eating "clean"), and it even had leafy greens in it. 

The curried lentils will use up the leftover cauliflower florets I tossed in the freezer after making vegetarian korma last week.  It will also use up some of that spinach in the fridge and -- it sounds like -- pretty much whatever else I want to toss in there.

Pineapple Stir-fry
I make stir-fry about every other week, and I'd like to try something new.  This should use up most of the remaining mushrooms, and I already have a can of unsweetened pineapple chunks in the pantry.  I'm considering getting brown rice noodles to go with this since I've served exclusively short-grain brown rice with stir-fry for months.

Vegan Shepherd's Pie
This recipe is a lot of work just because of the mashed potatoes, but it will use up a lot of random vegetables from my freezer, as well as any remaining mushroom slices.

Lentil & Rice Loaf and Creamy Mushroom Gravy and Mashed Potatoes
I've tried many a lentil loaf and never found one worth making a second time, but lentils are so healthy and cheap and I love things I can eat with mashed potatoes and gravy, so I keep trying.  I figure any mashed potatoes leftover after I make the shepherd's pies can go with this meal.

Cheese Pizza and Crudites with Homemade Ranch Dressing  I already have at least one more pizza dough in the freezer, and I just remember I have a crown of fresh broccoli too.