Meal Planning

I have a bunch of shredded purple cabbage in my fridge leftover from the slaw last week (which wasn't great, nor was the Sloppy Jacks recipe, though Sameer managed to finish it off and even claimed to like it), so I need to use that up.  I also have a giant mason jar full of homemade broth from the recipe in The How Not to Die Cookbook in my fridge.  It'll only last a couple more days, so I need to make a recipe that calls for several cups of the broth.

Black Bean Burgers (How Not to Die Cookbook, pg. 88) and Purple Cabbage Saute (How Not to Die Cookbook, pg. 173)

Miso Soup with Spinach & Dulse (HNTD, pg. 51) and Veggie Sushi
I already have most or all of the ingredients to make this soup, I love miso, and it should use up most of the homemade broth in my fridge.  Veggie sushi is just something to go with it.  I think I'm the only person in the house who likes veggie sushi.  Or any sushi.

Vegan Mac 'n Cheese and Vegan Cream of Broccoli Soup
This is easy and filling and I like it.  It's an easy meal to have pretty much ready to serve after Sim's afternoon activities.

Leftover Soup and DIY Sandwiches
The sandwiches will be a good opportunity to use up the veggie turkey slices in the fridge on club sandwiches or maybe the tempeh bacon on a vegan BLT.

Homemade Pizza and Chopped Vegetable Salad (HNTD, pg. 79)
This will be a nice Saturday night dinner.  I was going to say Friday, but Sameer and Simran have tickets to a Daddy-Daughter dance Friday where dinner will be served.  I'll eat whatever I want at home, and that will under no circumstances involve cooking.  The chopped vegetable salad won't be dramatically different from my usual green salad, but it calls for the vegan ranch dressing I already have made in the fridge, so I figured why not make a salad by the entire recipe.

Something else I from The How Not to Die Cookbook that I want to try making is the Smoky Roasted Chickpeas on page 44.  If they're good, they'll make a good travel snack to have on hand.  It's often hard to find good vegetarian, protein-rich foods on the go.