Meal Planning

Time for meal planning again. Sameer and Simran are going out of town starting next Sunday, so I'm planning until then. It's hot this week, so I'm avoiding the stove as much as possible. Here is what I have to use up: fresh green beans, nonfat plain yogurt, a tomato, a few red potatoes, most of one red onion, and some leftover homemade ranch dressing and about half the buffalo sauce from when I made buffalo cauliflower. Here is what I'm making:

Veggie Summer Rolls

This meal might be Tuesday, so I can prep it before Sim goes to voice and we can eat as soon as we get home.

California Wrap

This meal is just handy for using up the julienned vegetables from the spring rolls, and it's quick and easy to make. The cucumber dill sauce will use up some of the yogurt.

Fresh Veggie Tacos with Fresh Guacamole

Broccoli Salad and Air Fryer Buffalo Cauliflower with Ranch Dip and Seared French Beans with Caper Bagna Cauda

I'll make this early in the week, maybe tonight, because it requires the stove and will also probably yield a decent amount of leftovers. The green beans I'm only making because I have the better part of a bagful leftover from a meal last week. 

Breakfast Burrito and Pancakes

This will use up the potatoes. I've also been wanting pancakes with strawberry compote, so I'll make some more of that from a bag of frozen strawberries. If I make a new batch of pancakes, that will use up the last of the nonfat yogurt.

Meal Planning

Time for meal planning. It's July and hot outside, but we're supposed to get a couple cooler days this week. Here is what I have to use up: some little red potatoes, veggie hot dogs, four eggs, a head of cauliflower, and some sliced bell peppers. Here is what I'm making: 

Nicoise Salad 

This will use up the red potatoes and eggs.

Tofu Salad Sandwiches

If I can get fresh sourdough bread and microgreens from the farmer's marker Tuesday, this would be a good Tuesday night dinner.

Garden Pretzel Sandwiches

Air Fryer Buffalo Cauliflower

Veggie Dogs

Zucchini Noodles with Haloumi and Pesto

Red Beans & Rice 

To use up the bell pepper in my fridge and freezer.

Meal Planning

We've basically finished last week's meal plan, but we've got lots of random leftovers, so I think it's going to be leftover night for dinner. Last week's meal plan did use up a lot of random ingredients though. Here is what I'm planning to cook this week:

Red Curry Tempeh Summer Rolls with Manchurian Sauce

July 3rd/4th: Hot dogs, deviled eggs, Easy Bean Salad, Patatas con Alioli, Shaved Brussels Sprouts with Whole Grain Mustard Sauce 

This is too many dishes for three people in one day, but maybe we'll do some on the 3rd (when our town is having their Independence Day Extravaganza and fireworks) and their leftovers plus the rest on the 4th (actual holiday), maybe with homemade black bean burgers or Beyond burgers on the non-hot dog day.

Tofu Salad Sandwiches

I haven't found baked tofu in the "savory" flavor I normally use, but I did find a truffle and sea salt variety, so I'm going to try it here and see how it turns out.

Zucchini Noodles with Haloumi and Pesto

I bought haloumi on a whim after we were served it so often in London, so I need to actually make it into something. Plus, I haven't used my vegetable spiralizer in a while.

Vegan Pasta Salad

I might not make this dish this week, but I'm putting it here so it stays on my radar.