Veg*n meal planning thread! Post your plans here!

[rainyday]

I thought it would be nice to have a specific spot where we could post our meal plans for the week. I love looking through the what's for dinner thread for ideas, but I also like to see how other people's meals fit together over the course of the week. Seeing other people's plans has really helped me get better at planning!

I'll start:

Monday:
oat/walnut burgers (leftovers and not the greatest, but I want to use them up) on fresh homemade buns, salad, sweet potato oven fries

Tuesday:
split pea soup, homemade bread, salad, sauteed summer squash, roasted green beans

Wednesday:
grilled veggies (red peppers, zucchini, onions), apple-sage Field Roast sausages on homemade buns (baked on Monday with the rest of the bread for the week), and leftover split-pea soup

Thursday:
grilled veggie tacos (using leftover veggies from night before - we always grill extra) on homemade corn tortillas, refried black beans, and maybe cauliflower patties if I get ambitious

Friday:
homemade pizza night

Saturday:
clean-out-the-fridge night. This means pull out all the leftovers from the past several days, and eat them up. Served with a fresh salad.

Sunday:
potato-corn chowder, bread, winter squash, some other roasted vegetable (broccoli? green beans? artichokes?)

[ihugtrees]

Sunday was Caribbean Rice & Beans (recipe from a friend)

Monday was "Kara's Mexican Bowl" which is a creation of mine.

Tuesday: Tofu Mahkani (Vegandad blog) with Gurajati Green Beans (Post Punk Kitchen recipe)

Wednesday: 'Cheesy' creamy casserole (Vegandad blog) with Sunflower Seed Apple salad (vegweb.com)

Thursday: Carrot Cashew Coconut soup (Vegandad blog) with bread

Friday: Out to dinner for our anniversary

Saturday: Frittata (recipe from here...not sure who? Cooked lentils pureed with rice flour & soymilk, bake with all the leftover veggies of the week in the middle)

A great recipe I made this week to go with my lunches (frozen whole wheat potato/cheese periogies & cooked spinach) is an asparagus recipe from Vegweb.com...spray with olive oil and lemon juice, season with salt & pepper, pour on sesame seeds, and bake at 400 F for 15 minutes. I've also been snacking on avocados with roasted pumpkin seeds & s&p...the sunflower seed apple salad...sauteed tempeh...my own creation called Sesame Seed Tofu (tofu sauteed with Braggs Liquid Aminos, soy sauce, garlic, red wine vinegar, sesame seeds, & veggies)...whole wheat waffles with Toffuti cream cheese...soy yogurt.

[wholewheatchick]

Monday we went out for the worst Chinese food I have ever had!

Tuesday: olive bread from Joy of Vegan baking, scrambled tofu, canned veggies

Wed: "turkey" and dumplings; salad (homemade gluten turkey)

Thurs: quinoa spinach grape salad, "chik'n" nuggets (for DH)

Fri: split pea soup with homemade bread and salad

Sat: either out, or tofu, rice, and frozen veggies

Sun: "sausage" potato, and apple saute; steamed broccoli (more potatoes on the side for DH (he's a carb freak)

Mon: Mexican/Spanish rice (in the slow cooker or not, depending on whether I still have a job on Monday!), pinto beans, salad, tortillas (for DH)


Hm...that's more fake meat than we usually do, DH really likes the stuff and he's been losing weight (not good) so I thought I'd bump his calories up a bit there

[Keeta]

Subbing...nothing to share yet, but we just picked up our CSA share tonight, so I've got to get on the ball!

[Keeta]

Ok, back with a plan:

Wednesday: Pesto Pasta

Thursday: Potato Leek Soup, Bread, broiled green beans

Friday: English Muffin Pizzas, spinach salad with mandarin oranges

Saturday: OUT - guests

Sunday: Pinto Bean, Zucchini and Potato Enchiladas with fresh Tomatillo Sauce

Monday: Baked Tofu, Corn on the Cob, Broiled Green Beans

Tuesday: (autumn equinox!) French Onion Pie, roasted root veggies (carrots, parsnips, fingerlings), baked apples

Wednesday: Olive Oil and Garlic Pasta (with sauteed mushrooms, peppers, zucchini)

Thursday - Cabbage Soup (not sure about this, since we get a new CSA box on Weds night)

Friday - English Muffin Pizza (trying to make this a fun ritual for DS )

[ihugtrees]

This coming weeks meals:

Tuesday: Falafel with Cucumber Yogurt Dressing (Cooking light recipe) on whole wheat pitas with veggie sautee
Wednesday: Tanzanian Spinach Cashew Curry (Gluten Free Girl) with brown rice
Thursday: Rice and tempeh casserole (Whole Foods recipe) with spinach and broccoli
Friday: Whole wheat bread sandwich with grilled veggies, cashew nut cheese, & roasted garlic (Whole foods recipe)
Saturday: Leftovers

Lunches and snacks:
Baba ganouj w/ pitas (Googled it)
California quinoa plum salad (can't remember where)
Apple sunflower seed salad (veggieboards.com)
Edamame
Fake meat products
Homemade banana 'ice cream' with organic chocolate chips (Vitamix recipe)

We just got our new Vitamix in the mail so I'm exciting to test it out!!

[devon]

anyone have a link to the sunflower seed apple salad? sounds delish

[ihugtrees]

I don't feel like looking up the recipe lol! but it was on vegweb.com. Basically apples, honey or agave depending on if your vegetarian or vegan, and sunflower seeds. I usually put lemon juice in with the apples, and take it with me to work...I don't put the sunflower seeds in until right before I'm going to eat it or they aren't as crunchy

[nolansmummy]

Lets see:
Thursday- Veggie lasagna with garlic breadsticks
Friday- homemade pizza
Sat- chili w / cornbread
Sun- BBq black bean burritos

and that's all i have. Nothing too interesting or complicated

[AahRee]

We're still just transitioning to this way of eating, but tonight's dinner is roasted brussel sprouts, red potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, onion and garlic. I may serve a baby spinach salad alongside it, but since it's just DD and I tonight, I'm thinking I'm the only one who would eat it. Dessert will be these organic INCREDIBLE Honeycrisp apples. I had one as a snack today, and... wow! Soooo good. I may but a little cinnamon and nutmeg on them and roast them as well, but I may just serve them raw.

[Vegan Princess]

Just did this week's menu:

Mon: lentil tacos
tues: tofu ginger brocoli stirfry over brown rice
wed: chilli and cornbread
thurs: sweet potato fries, black beans, brussell sprouts
fri: szechuan vegetables (stir fry) over brown rice
sat: leftover lasagna

Cindy

[rainyday]

Today: spinach/rice casserole, acorn squash, split pea soup
Tuesday: leftover casserole, roasted broccoli, salad, baked apples
Wednesday: butternut squash soup, fresh bread, salad
Thursday: chili "pie" (basically chili with cornbread topping), some vegetables to be determined on the side
Friday: make-your-own pizza night
Saturday: eat up the leftovers!

[ihugtrees]

Tuesday: Cauliflower chowder w/ carrots
Wednesday: Mushroom cannelloni w/ green beans
Thursday: Veggie loaf with homemade mashed potatoes & carrots
Friday: Sweet potato kale 'quesa'dillas w/ rice
Saturday-Sunday: out of town, probably taking leftovers in the cooler and eating at Whole Foods deli's along the way

Snacks/Lunches:
Quinoa/yogurt/flax
Pumpkin chocolate chip muffins
Mini tofu quiches
Leftovers
Edamame
Homemade granola

[catnip]

I tend to plan a week's meals, but not assign them to a particular day.

This week, we had

Sunday: Rotelle Pomodoro, with salad and bread.
Monday: Lentil-nut loaf (leftovers in sandwiches for park-day today), potatoes, and "Carrot Pennies"
Tonight: "Cream" of tomato soup, open faced grilled cheese for K, who still eats some dairy, Vegan rarebit sauce on toast for D and I.

Still remaining in the week:

Sweet potato black bean enchiladas
Lentil-nut tacos with carmelized butternut squash
White beans with garlic and sage, polenta, and pesto, kale
Apple pancakes with homemade breakfast "sausages"

[rainyday]

Ooh, Catnip, tell me about the white beans, please! Do you serve them on the polenta or kale? Or by themselves? How do you make them?

[catnip]

I cook 2 cups of white (navy) beans in the slow cooker (or in the solar oven if it is hot), add a teaspoon of salt and the juice of 1 lemon, and pull out about 1 cup of cooked beans for our kid, because she likes them plain. I heat up some olive oil, add a bunch of chopped fresh sage leaves (about 12 leaves) and crushed garlic then add the beans. SOOO yummy.

The polenta we usually just make plain with water and salt. Some times we chill it and then grill it on the barbecue, usually we just throw it in a bowl alongside the beans with a little pesto. The kale is a seperate side dish, but it usually winds up all mixed together.

[rainyday]

Thanks! I think I'll have to try that in the next week or so. It sounds delicious! Did you start with two cups of precooked beans or two cups dry?

[catnip]

2 cups dry. Off to put them in the slow cooker now!

[Keeta]

Here's my plan! It's through next Wednesday, because that's when we pick up our new (and last ) CSA box.

Sunday: Corn, Mashed potatoes, honeybaked lentils

Mon – African Sweet Potato Peanut Stew, Fresh Bread

Tuesday - Chickpea Shephard’s Pie, collards

Weds (quick) – Pasta with Fresh Tomato Sauce, bread and protein dip

Thursday (quick)- Winter Squash Stuffed with Lentil-Pilaf (Whole Foods recipe), salad

Fri – Tempeh Burgers with Maple Balsamic Sauce, oven fries, broiled green beans

Sat – Homemade Tortillas + Beans + Mexican Brown Rice (Whole Foods recipe)

Sun – Ethiopian Cabbage dish (allrecipes), Ethiopian lentils (VLunchbox?)

Mon – Garlic and greens soup (Vegan Table; ADD white beans OR make dip) Fresh Bread and cheesy white bean dip

Tuesday – Skordalia, lentil-bulgar salad, pita bread

Weds – General Tsao’s Tofu, steamed broccoli, brown rice

[rainyday]

I want to eat at Keeta's house!