Cleaning Out the Fridge

Yesterday I got bored and made a couple things to use up leftovers in the fridge/freezer.  Clearing out leftovers is the goal that brings me joy between Thanksgiving and Christmas.  Yesterday I made:

 

Cherry Pie Wontons

 

I made these from leftover wonton wrappers, about 1.5 cups frozen tart cherries (which I only ever buy because it's hard to find a bag of all sweet cherries anymore), some sugar and a tiny bit of corn starch. I basically just made a scaled down amount of cherry pie filling, put it in the wontons, sealed them with a mixture of equal parts water and flour, and fried them in a shallow amount of oil.

 

Cream Cheese and Green Onion Wontons 

 

I didn't have enough cherries to use up all the wonton wrappers on cherry pie wontons, so I used package of cream cheese, a little garlic powder, and a couple extra green onions I had on hand for making one pot peanut sauce noodles next week. Successfully finished off the wonton wrappers.

Meal Planning

Avocado Grilled Enchiladas and Red Cabbage Slaw

 

Classic Vegan Fish Tacos with Pico de Gallo

 

Beyond Burgers and Crudites with Ranch Dip  

 

Spaghetti & Plant-Based Meatballs from Delish Loves Disney

 

Thanksgiving

 

Tofu Pot Pie  

 

French Onion Skillet Lasagna 

 

One Pot Peanut Sauce Noodles

 

Thanksgiving 2021

 

This was Sim's plate, so there is no vegan gravy on it at her request. Clockwise from top: Seared French Beans with Bagna Cauda (added to the menu because it's Sim's favorite vegetable side and I saw some really nice looking green beans on sale at the store Wednesday), whipped sweet potatoes, boxed mashed potatoes, Shaved Brussels Sprouts with Whole Grain Mustard Sauce, Green Bean Casserole, with a Gardein vegetarian turkey cutlet in the middle.  I didn't snap a pic of the candied pears. And I just bought a pumpkin pie from the store because I didn't care enough to make it myself this year and no on in my house but me cares at all.  We also ate most of the cream cheese wontons and cherry pie wontons shown in another post.  Drink of the night was a spiced sparkling cider I found at the store.  Again, no pics.

Crudites and Pumpernickel Bread with Homemade Ranch Dressing
For lunch and noshing on till dinner time.

Gardein Turkey Cutlets (I already secured some from Jewel-Osco after weeks of looking.)

 

Boxed Mashed Potatoes

 

Green Bean Casserole

 

Seared French Beans with Bagna Cauda

 

Whipped Sweet Potatoes

Shaved Brussels Sprouts with Whole Grain Mustard Sauce

 

Candied Pears

 

Pumpkin Pie

 

 

 

Meal Planning

Time for weekly meal planning and grocery shopping today.  Here is what we're making:

Dal Makhani

Fried Stuff Night featuring Pizza Spring Rolls and Dahi Vada with Tamarind Chutney and Cream Cheese/Green Onion Wontons 

Red Beans & Rice

Curried Tofu Pot Pie

Grilled Cheese Sandwiches and Tomato Soup