Vegetable Lo-Mein, Kale and Radish Salad

Vegetable Lo-Mein, Kale and Radish Salad, a photo by Woobabys on Flickr.

Vegetable Lo-Mein (The 30 Minute Vegan's Taste of the East, 122)
Kale
Chinese Quick Pickled Radish Salad with Garlic (Food.com)

Meal Plan: May 13 - May 19

Since we planning our menus around our CSA portions, the new meal plans with start on Fridays!

FRIDAY & MONDAY

Leftovers

SATURDAY

Nearly Instant Thai Coconut Corn Soup (Vegan Express, 26)

Radish and Cucumber Salad (Allrecipes.com)

SUNDAY

Vegetable Lo-Mein (The 30 Minute Vegan's Taste of the East, 122)

Chinese Quick Pickled Radish Salad with Garlic (Food.com)

Kale

TUESDAY

Chili and Rice

Salad

WEDNESDAY

Pizza & salad

THURSDAY

My Kinda of Meatloaf (1,000 Vegan Recipes, 294)

Dijon Mustard Brussels Sprouts (La Dolce Vegan, 185)

Oven roasted carrots

CSA: 2nd week

CSA: 2nd week, a photo by Woobabys on Flickr.

Kale and Sweet Potatoes

Kale and Sweet Potatoes, a photo by Woobabys on Flickr.

Kale and Sweet Potatoes (1,000 Vegan Recipes, 370) with a few changes over leftover brown rice and oven roasted corn on the side.

Hubby added chickpeas and his 3C spices (Curry, Coriander and Cumin). There was so much broth left over, he decided to strain out the veggies and beans, and use a little cornstarch to make a sauce with it!

It was so yummy!

Meal Plan: May 6 - May 12

Since we planning our menus around our CSA portions, the new meal plans with start on Fridays!

FRIDAY & MONDAY

Leftovers

SATURDAY

Kale and Sweet Potatoes (1,000 Vegan Recipes, 370)

Brown rice
Oven Roasted Corn On the Cob

SUNDAY

Creamy Potato-leek Soup
Salad Mix
Garlic Bread

TUESDAY

Black Bean Oatmeal Burgers
Brooklyn Deli Macaroni Salad (Veganomicon, 91-92)
Roasted Leek

WEDNESDAY

Pizza & salad

THURSDAY

Asian-style Panko Crusted Baked Tofu
White Rice
Sugar Snap Peas

CSA: 1st week

CSA: 1st week, a photo by Woobabys on Flickr.

Our first week of the CSA!

This week our portion is leeks, kale and dill (not pictured). Since it is the first week, the portion is small, but we were told that it will increase as the season progresses. Our pick-up day is Thursday and we are extremely excited! It will be a fun challenge to create meal plans each week that revolve around our CSA portions!

Our local CSA is Green Branch Farm. (The only negative is that are a full featured farm with dairy and meat portions as well. However, since we don't have vegan-only CSA locally, I will have to ignore that part...)

What to do with Nacho Taco Leftovers!

What to do with Nacho Taco Leftovers!, a photo by Woobabys on Flickr.

Nacho Taco Salad

Nacho Taco Salad, a photo by Woobabys on Flickr.

From Vegan on the Cheap, 94

This is one of our favorite meals! True it's a guilty pleasure, but it's fast and cheap. Perfect way to end a bad day! LOL!

Hot and Sour Soup

Hot and Sour Soup, a photo by Woobabys on Flickr.

Lazy Yabbit Hot and Sour Soup

This is Hubby's favorite soup! It quick, tasty and filling.

Quinoa Salad with Roasted Asparagus and roasted carrots

Quinoa Salad with Roasted Asparagus and roasted carrots, a photo by Woobabys on Flickr.

Quinoa Salad with Roasted Asparagus (Quick-Fix Vegetarian, 68)
and roasted carrots

Pizza Night

Pizza Night 1, a photo by Woobabys on Flickr.

After over a year as a vegan, I finally got to try vegan cheese! Hubby ordered some Daiya vegan cheese (and other goodies) from Pangea Vegan Store and it arrived just in time for pizza night!

It was really yummy too! The cheese was creamy and melty, just the right amount to make it perfect! While we can't afford to buy it regularly, I'm glad I finally got to try it! (Now only if Giant Foods would carry it!)

Hubby makes his own Easy, Yummy and Quick Pizza Crust and sauce from scratch.

Sweet-and-sour Cabbage and Bread Stew

Sweet-and-sour Cabbage and Bread Stew, a photo by Woobabys on Flickr.

Recipe by Nava Atlas

My husband and I love this stew! It's cheap, easy to make and a great way to use up stale bread.

Zucchini boats, bean salad and kale

Zucchini boats, bean salad and kale, a photo by Woobabys on Flickr.

Zucchini boats: Cooking With Peta, 141

Meal Plan: April 18-24

MONDAY & FRIDAY
Leftovers

TUESDAY

Sweet and Sour Cabbage and Bread stew

WEDNESDAY

Pizza Night

THURSDAY

My Kinda Meatloaf (1000 Vegan Recipes, 294)

baked sweet potatoes

and kale

SATURDAY

Quinoa Salad with Roasted Asparagus (Quick-Fix Vegetarian, 68)

roasted carrots

and salad

SUNDAY

Almost Irish Stew (Fresh from the Vegetarian Slow Cooker, 73)

and toasted bread

Black Bean and Rice Salad with Roasted Red Pepper and Corn with grilled squash

Black Bean and Rice Salad with Roasted Red Pepper and Corn with grilled squash, a photo by Woobabys on Flickr.

The recipe for Black Bean and Rice Salad with Roasted Red Pepper and Corn is in Quick-Fix Vegetarian, page 63.

I would definitely recommend this rice salad. (Though I didn't like the salsa Hubby put on his!) I love the combination of beans and rice together, it's so basic and yet satisfying. We used tons of cilantro (it's like catnip to me) and fresh corn cut from the cob! Yummy! It was also great the next day for leftovers.

Quick-Fix Vegetarian looks to be a great cookbook. This is the first recipe that I've tried, but I have quite a few recipes that I notated to make later. I'm always on the lookout for quick and easy recipes. Hubby and I don't have a lot of time on work nights to make dinner and since we avoid most processed foods, it can be quite a challenge for us!

Mac & Shews

Mac & Shews, a photo by Woobabys on Flickr.

Recipe from Post Punk Kitchen

A great Vegan Mac and Cheese recipes is like the mecca of all Vegandom! I already have a favorite but this new one from Isa Chandra Moskowitz is getting a lot of postive buzz so I had to try it this week!

Mac & shrews is now in my top 5 best faux mac and cheese list. It uses sauerkraut to give the sauce a tang that is missing in many faux cheese sauces and comes out super creamy. (Even with my crappy old blender that's on it's last leg!)

I will be playing around with this one some more!

Burger Night

Burger Night, a photo by Woobabys on Flickr.

My current favorite recipe for veggie burgers can be found at angry chicken (adapted from March Yoga Journal).

Theses are super simple to make! Just toss everything in a food processor, scoop out and flatten on a baking sheet then put them into the oven! The black bean burgers are firm, yet moist and hold together well.

Meal Plan: April 11-17

MONDAY & FRIDAY
Leftovers

TUESDAY
Mac & Shrews with steammed broccoli
Kale

WEDNESDAY
Pizza Night!

THURSDAY
Black Bean Oatmeal Burgers
Oven roasted corn on the cob
Smiley faces

SATURDAY
Black Bean and Rice Salad with Roasted Red Pepper and Corn (Quick-Fix Vegetarian, 63)
Grilled squash and zuchini & onions

SUNDAY
Roller Derby Night!