Meal Planning

Time for meal planning. We did leftovers last night but still have some more. Here is what I have that I need to use up: vegan cream of broccoli soup, steamed asparagus, two burger buns, one sandwich-worth of filling for a Five Guys veggie sandwich, one tomato, about a cup of orange juice, part of a can of pineapple chunks, about a cup and a half of coconut milk, a container of plain cashew yogurt, and about half a cup of diced green bell pepper. Here is what I'm making:

Vegetarian Reubens and Leftover Soup and Veggie Sides

Tonight. Because I'm going to need some kind of brown bread to make the Irish sausages later, and it'll feel less like a dinner full of leftovers if there is something else that's new. 

Vegan Irish Sausages and Colcannon (The No Meat Athlete Cookbook, pg. 164)

For St. Patrick's Day Friday night. Maybe I'll make some kind of green sorbet with spinach and fruit and try to pass it off as festive. 

Chilli-Garlic Noodles

Because there will be a lot of green cabbage leftover after the colcannon.

Vegetable Manchow Soup and Dumplings with Dipping Sauce

To finish off the last of the green cabbage. I'm just going to get the vegan dumplings from the produce section at the grocery store rather than make any. 

Spiced Spinach Tofu Stir-Fry and Brown Basmati Rice

This will make a dent in the cashew yogurt. There is garlic naan in the freezer, and I want to make mango Dole Whip for dessert from the coconut milk and pineapple in the fridge and a can of unsweetened Kesar mango.

Pav Bhaji  

To use up leftover veg and potatoes.

Creole Red Beans & Brown Rice

May or may not happen depending on what I've got to use up.

Sameer wants to hard boil some eggs for Sim, so I might end up making McDonald's style breakfast sandwiches one night. We already have American cheese from making Five Guys style veggie sandwiches, and I can make biscuits from the cashew yogurt.

Meal Planning

It's Monday, and I have some food left in the fridge to finish off. I plan to go grocery shopping either tomorrow or, more likely, Wednesday. Here is what I'm making:

Penne alla Vodka with Veggies and Vegan Pepperoni

This is tonight. It'll finish off the sliced red onion, green bell pepper, and zucchini in my fridge, as well as some carrots and some broccoli and peas from my freezer. The vegan pepperoni will be in place of buying Tofurky Italian sausage because I have a lot of vital wheat gluten. It's currently in the Instant Pot, where I set it to steam for 30 minutes with natural release. We'll see how that goes.

Night of a Thousand Leftovers

Tuesday night. We've got about one serving each of a whole bunch of different things.

DIY Sandwiches and Vegan Cream of Broccoli Soup

 

Vegan Breakfast Burritos and Fluffy Buttermilk Pancakes 

This will finish off some of the potatoes in the pantry. 

Black Bean Burgers and Chopped Salad and Leftover Soup

I already have the burgers ready to go in the freezer.

 

Five Guys-Style Veggie Sandwiches with Cheese and Cajun Air-Fryer Fries

To use up the burger buns needed for black bean burgers, as well as the rest of the potatoes in the pantry.

Meal Planning

Time for meal planning and grocery shopping. I haven't done anything yet with my bag of extra cauliflower florets leftover from the bourguinon. Other ingredients I have left to use up: half a green bell pepper, a red bell pepper, half a zucchini, carrots, celery, sour cream, some red and russet potatoes, and plain cashew yogurt. Here is what I'm planning to make:

Grilled Avocado Enchiladas and Red Cabbage Slaw

Because Sameer wants it.

 

DIY Taco Night with leftover Red Cabbage Slaw

 

Tofu Paneer in Butter Chicken Sauce (Vegan Richa's Instant Pot Cookbook, pg. 66) with Basmati Rice

I have vegan butter sauce in my freezer from making a big batch last week. This will use up that, plus some of the veggies I have on hand. I'm definitely including peas and green bell pepper. Maybe some cauliflower florets just to get rid of it. On second thought, Baked Gobi Manchurian might be a better use of the cauliflower. This could be a two dish night.

 

DIY Sandwiches and Vegan Potato Soup

Because I want sandwiches.

 

Beyond Burgers with Chopped Salad Mix and Leftover Soup

I've got a couple bags of chopped salads from the produce section at the store that I got on sale. This will use up one of them.

 

Penne alla Vodka with Veggies and Vegan Pepperoni

This will use up the zucchini, some of bell pepper carrots, and some of the cauliflower. I can also set aside some of the pepperoni to make Sim's lunch next Monday.