Meal Planning

Red Beans & Rice 

Tonight (Sunday). I think last time I combined all the ingredients in the main Instant Pot insert and just cooked it on the rice setting, and everyone thought it was the best it had ever turned out. I think I also used white rice, which I'm out of, so I guess I'll use brown and just cook it longer.

Tostada Pizza

Monday because it'll be one of the cooler days.

Falafel (plus Red Sauce and Hummus) and Greek Salad

Tuesday. I want to try to find some frozen pita bread at the grocery store for optimal freshness without my having to make them entirely myself. Whole Foods allegedly sells good ones.

Instant Pot Mexican Quinoa and Black Beans 

Wednesday.

Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup

Thursday night for a cozy post-trick-or-treat dinner for Simran.

Tuscan Kale Salad

This is my attempt at recreating the Tuscan kale salad from True Food Kitchen. The one at True Food Kitchen has breadcrumbs in it, which I don't include, but I think that's the primary difference. It's one of my favorite things to eat for lunch.

Ingredients

1/2 bunch Tuscan kale (also called lacinato or dinosaur kale)

Lemon Vinaigrette

1-2 tbs shaved Parmesan (I like Violife's vegan Parm.)

Directions

1) Remove woody kale stems and rip up the kale leaves. Rinse.

2) Pour boiling water over the kale; then drain and rinse with cold water immediately. (I doubt they cook the kale even this small amount at True Food Kitchen, but it makes it easy to digest and reduces the amount of dressing required to soften it up.) Let the leaves drain for a few minutes.

3) Dress with lemon vinaigrette and Parmesan. Serve immediately.

Lemon Vinaigrette

 Ingredients

1/4 cup fresh lemon juice

1-3 garlic cloves

1-2 tsp Dijon mustard

1/4 tsp sea salt

freshly ground black pepper

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

Directions

1) Put garlic cloves in a food processor and run until minced. 

2) Put all remaining ingredients in food processor and blend until smooth.

3) Keeps for up to a week in the fridge.

Meal Planning

Time for meal planning. Our neighbor gave us a few ripe red tomatoes and unripe green tomatoes from her garden, so I'm making plans for them.


Fried Green Tomatoes and Zucchini Noodles with Haloumi and Pesto

Taco Tuesday with Vegan Mexican Corn Salad with Black Beans

Dal Bhaat Shaak Rotli with Dal Lasooni and Green Bean Shaak

Garlicky Vegan Korean Mac 'n Cheese 

Instant Pot Mexican Quinoa and Black Beans

Meal Planning

Air Fryer Tofu with Rice

Thai Green Curry

Pav Bhaji

Garlicky Vegan Korean Mac 'n Cheese 

Idli-Sambar

Chilaquiles Casserole

Meal Planning

Chilaquiles Casserole

Chilli-Garlic Noodles

Tofu Pot Pie

Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup

Vegetable Lasagna