Meal Planning

Time for weekly meal planning.  Here is what I need to use up:  one ripe avocado, four whole wheat hamburger buns, five eggs, and two tomatoes.  Here is what I'm making:

Spinach Lasagna and Minestrone
I made some variations on this minestrone recipe, and it turned out really great and healthier than the original (vegan, no oil, whole grain pasta).  I'll have to post my version soon.  I think I just need to buy some frozen spinach to make the lasagna because I already have whole wheat lasagna noodles, cottage cheese, mozzarella, parmesan and romano, and seitans on hand.

Black Bean Burgers and Crudites with Homemade Ranch Dressing
This will use up the buns, tomatoes, and avocado, as well as some of the ranch dressing I made the other day.  I also have more burgers already in the freezer.

Seitan & Veggie Stir-fry and Brown Rice

Crispy Breaded Tofu Strips and Collard Greens with Almonds and Mashed Potatoes
I wasn't sure what starchy side to make with this meal, so I'm going with a healthy vegan mashed potato since I need some potatoes anyway for the oven fries.  I might fry up the leftover mashed potatoes into pancakes and eat them with my remaining eggs (fried).

 Veggie Pizza and Green Salad with Homemade Ranch Dressing

Truffled Seitans and Oven Fries and Arugula Salad with Champagne Vinaigrette
I have two containers of marinated truffled seitans in my freezer, and this will get rid of one.  I'm taking a new stab at this and treating it like bistro-style flank steak this time.  I'll pan fry it and serve it with sauce made from the marinade. 

I'm also going to make some no-sugar granola to go with the unsweetened soy yogurt I made last night.  I also have some fresh berries from the farmer's market too, so I'm going to try out soy yogurt parfaits for breakfast.