Meal Planning

Time for weekly meal planning.  Here is what I need to use up:  about 1.5 lbs of tiny Yukon Gold potatoes, some hearts of romaine, a handful of grape tomatoes, 3 tomatoes, celery, and a whole mess of corn tortillas.  Here is what I'm planning to make:

Beef-less Stew
This turned out to be really good.  I did add about a quarter to half a teaspoon of salt because I'm not on a salt-free diet and it makes a huge difference in how palatable the otherwise healthy dish is to me.  This will use up my remaining potatoes, most of the celery, and some of the carrots in my fridge.  I ate two huge bowls of it last week.

Seitan & Veggie Stir-fry and Brown Rice
I didn't end up making this last week.

Vegan Nachos
I'm not sure how this will turn out, but it uses corn tortillas, some or all of the tempeh in my fridge, the remaining grape tomatoes, and some my romaine, so I'm game. 

Crispy Breaded Tofu Strips and Collard Greens with Almonds and Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Vegan Pad Thai

Veggie Pizza and Green Salad

Meal Planning

Time for weekly meal planning.  Here is what I need to use up:  five whole wheat hamburger buns, the better part of a pound of fresh baby spinach, three tomatoes, and TONS of corn tortillas (I skipped making enchiladas last week).  I'm also working on clearing out my freezer again, as well as the pantry.  I have so many dry goods in the pantry that I really don't have room to keep anything else in there.

Beef-less Stew
I miss beef stew.  It's one of the meat dishes I haven't been able to replicate the general flavor of since giving up meat, though I don't see why it should be hard since beef is only a small component of it.  I also have a quart of mushroom broth that goes bad in about a month, so I think I might use in place of 4 cups of the water.

Veggie Fajitas

Veggie Pizza and Green Salad    

Veg Chik'n Sandwiches and Crudites and Vegan Cream of Broccoli Soup 
The sandwiches will just be Boca veg chicken patties, American cheese, mayo, and lettuce.  Easy way to use up some hamburger buns.

Seitan & Veggie Stir-fry and Brown Rice

Vegan Pasta Primavera

Meal Planning

I have one carry over meal from last week.  Here's what I have to use up:  one red bell pepper, two ripe avocados, a couple small russet potatoes, and a whole mess of corn tortillas.  Here is what I'm making:

Thai Red Curry with Tofu & Mushrooms and Brown Rice

Black Bean Burgers with Chipotle Mayo and Garlic Broccoli

Veggie Pizza and Green Salad  

Avocado Grilled Enchiladas with Red Chile Pesto and Slow Cooker Black Beans and Mexican Potato Salad 
The enchiladas will use up the vegetarian chicken strips in the fridge as well as the remaining avocado.  The potato salad will use up the potatoes in the pantry.

Seitan & Vegetable Stir-fry

Red Chile Enchiladas and Mexican Rice

 
  

Meal Planning

Time for weekly meal planning.  I currently have on hand:  2 ripe avocados, 1 yellow bell pepper, 1 zucchini, 8 oz of white mushrooms, about 4 oz of finely shredded gruyere, quite a few corn tortillas, some russet potatoes, and quite a bit of homemade vegan cheese sauce.  Here is what I'm making:

Truffled Seitan and Loaded Baked Potatoes and Broccoli with Vegan Cheese Sauce
The batch of truffled seitan I made a couple weeks ago made three meals worth of food, so I froze nearly two thirds of it in small casserole dishes.  I didn't love the duxelles, so this time I'm just searing the thinly sliced seitan and serving it with sauce thickened from the marinade in which it's currently frozen.

Nachos
I'll be on a clear liquid diet on Tuesday, so I'm making nachos Monday night because I want to eat something so disgustingly gluttonous that I can pretend I actually want to spend Tuesday doing a detox.  Also, nachos don't keep, so there won't be delicious leftovers taunting me the next day like there are for most meals and all takeout.  I think we'll end the night with s'mores just to make sure I'm on the verge of making myself ill.  I have a Godiva milk chocolate bar leftover from the 4th of July, as well as the better part of a box of graham crackers and at least half a bag of giant marshmallows.

Thai Red Curry with Tofu & Mushrooms and Brown Rice

Vegan Baked Spaghetti and Tuscan Kale Salad
This should use up the rest of the vegan cheese sauce.  It will also utilize my flourishing basil plant.  I also like that it will use up most of what remains of the open bottle of red wine taking up space in my fridge.

Tandoori Tofu and Veggie Kabobs and Brown Basmati Rice Pilaf

Meal Planning

I'm keeping things simple this week.  We have the 4th of July this weekend, and I'm just mostly making stuff I like and want to eat.  Sim has been asking for pizza, so that's on there.  I think I need to make more dough, but I think I have all the ingredients already on hand.  I already have black bean burgers and chipotle mayo ready to go, plus a leftover avocado ripe in the fruit bowl.  Veggie hotdogs and kabobs are obviously for the (or the 3rd maybe -- that's when the fireworks are).  Pav bhaji will use up the potatoes in my pantry and the buns from the burgers.  

Veggie Pizza and Green Salad     

Black Bean Burgers with Chipotle Mayo and Garlic Broccoli

Veggie Hotdogs and Veggie Kabobs with Green Goddess Dressing

Pav Bhaji

Crispy Breaded Tofu Strips and Collard Greens with Almonds and Stuffed Baked Potatoes 

Vegetable Biryani and Dal Makhani