I've been just sort of throwing meals together for the last week. Things continue to be so busy all day-chaos right up until I try and log off (then hold my cell phone for texts.) Last Tuesday the college kid and I went shopping filling in things form my stock-up shop the week and 1/2 before. She's developed a lot of preferences or rather food she doesn't eat much of any more, so it was helpful having her with. She's not vegan or vegetarian, but really is not a fan of a lot of meat based meals. She'd rather load up with lot's of veggies and rice. We've had a lot of rice since she has been home! Here's a few things I've whipped up. I took no pictures, but found them in old posts for a little less boring post.
Last week:
Vegan Curry: I made a big batch of vegan curry-coconut milk instead of yogurt. Chickpeas for the added protein. Naan bread bought at Trader Joe's as it is vegan and the Aldi version is not.
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Vegan Crock pot pasta prima vera: Loads of veg, layered between sauce and rotini noodles-no cheese at all this time.
This week:
Roasted vegetables and couscous: Mushrooms, tomatoes, peppers and sweet potatoes, roasted with olive oil, garlic, and onion, served with a garlic and herb couscous. it was boxed form Aldi, but pretty tasty.
Flat bread crust pizza with various vegetable son one-spinach, peppers, mushroom's, artichoke, and tomatoes. The other had no artichokes but had ham and pepperoni added.
Chicken cheese and broccoli pasta: Chicken cooked a while back an din the freezer, combined with soup, milk, more garlic and onion, and the broccoli. It was made in my Dutch oven stove top, but then covered with bread crumbs and baked to crisp and bubbly. So good!
Basically, I've just thrown meal together at abut 6-6;15, hoping we'd eat by 7:00. We over indulged in food out of the house over the weekend, so I am happy to eat food we have in the house. My daughter has been a good influence on our eating habits-more variety. She needs to do more of the cooking and prep though! That's a quick peek into my pantry and kitchen .
These all look and sound lovely. Trader Joe' is too far from me so no vegan naan, but vegetarian works for me. I make chicken and rice casserole, but with pasta instead would be a good change for me. Celie
ReplyDeleteIF my older daughter wasn't joining us I wouldn't have thought about the naan. The pasta was a change since we had rice so frequently.
DeleteGreat Sam and sounds like a nice healthy week too! :)
ReplyDeleteWell, the vegetables were healthy at least.
DeleteI have had chicken/broccoli/cheese on my mind and have a huge head of broccoli in the refrigerator ready to go! I think adding someone into the household always expands foods prepared.
ReplyDeleteShe doesn't eat much at meals-more a small and frequent eater.
DeleteI'm leaning more and more towards (almost) vegetarianism also as soon as my son is out of my house (another 2 months to go). Not that I mind him living here and he LOVES vegetables and salads, but at least when I'm on my own again I can leave the meat out for the most part. I genuinely think vegetarianism if good (for me at least) as I have so much more energy when I don't eat meat. What with that and the summer coming it should be easier - although you wouldn't think summer is on it's way here at the moment! Also it's cheaper so win/win. Your daughter is a smart cookie!
ReplyDeleteDH is a meat liker, but he does fine with sides being all vegetable, so I should move towards more side portions of meat for him, but plan the main as vegetarian. If it was me alone, I'd liv eon salads and steamed vegetables over rice. But of course with chis and dips and chocolate.
DeleteI'm sorry, sam - I'm way behind with my commenting (although I've been reading!)
ReplyDeleteThose dishes look delicious, if foreign travel was legal I'd be over with yours with a fork and a bottle of wine! x
Well I'm behind on both reading, commenting, and blogging. You would certainly be welcome at my table if you ever find yourself in this part of the United States.
DeleteYour meals look really delicious!
ReplyDeleteI'm not even thinking meal planning lately, but eventually we start asking ourselves what's for dinner.
DeleteHello Sam, I was wondering what is in the Aldi naan that is not vegan? It seems a pretty simple product. I also love vegetarian curry (as well as the vegetarian versions of most foods). I find that sweet vegetables like carrots and sweet potatoes are very good in it, as well as Asian ingredients such as konnyaku noodles--the thin ones.
ReplyDelete--Jim
There are milk products in the Aldi naan. I actually have a recipe for naan, tried it once with good flavor, but it was more work than I wanted, that had Greek yogurt and flour. My husband is a meat and potatoes guy, but since he doesn't cook much he eats what I make, but I try and indulge him as well.
DeleteThat pizza looks so good.
ReplyDeleteHomemade pizza is definitely different than restaurant versions-almost a different meal, but we love having control over what we put on it.
Deletethis is a marvelous way to cook, indeed.
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