It's been a crazy few weeks with family visiting and other fun events. Now back to meal planning!
Lots of green onions in the CSA box this week so I'll make some Green Onion Soup on Sunday. I'll make a double batch and freeze some for the future. I'll also make some cilantro pesto for use in the future- very convenient on busy nights!
Sunday: Green Onion Soup
Monday: Vegetable Stir fry with brown rice (broccoli, carrots, onions, greens, garlic)
Tuesday: Green Onion Pancakes (Add chopped green onions to Trader Joes Pancake Mix)- serve with mixed greens salad
Wednesday: Veggie burgers and Carrot fries (cut carrots thin and coat in olive oil- bake in oven)
Thursday: Pasta with sauteed green garlic in olive oil
Friday: Homemade pizza with leftover veges
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Dinner Meal Plan for May 22- May May 28th
What to bring to a friend's bbq when we have all these wonderful greens that I'd love to use...hmmm...
How about Pasta with Dandelion greens? Scroll down that webpage to find the pasta recipe. It's easy and colorful, but hopefully someone will not be afraid to try it out. I'll just tell them it's spinach! : )
Here's the mealplan for the rest of the week. A little different because my little sis is coming to town on Thurs night...
Sunday: Thanks, Victoria, for this recipe. I can't wait to eat it... smells great so far!! Farmer's Market Vegetable Soup FYI, I omitted the pasta and potato in the recipe, and added extra protein of cannellini beans.
Monday: Vegetable stir fry (broccoli, onion, carrots, greens) and rice
Tuesday: Taco Night (using vege burgers) and the fixins
Wednesday: Shrimp With Arugula Couscous
Thursday: Omlets using garlic, greens, onions, etc
Friday: BBQ with family and friends! My contribution will be a salad (of course), and probably pasta with greens (broccoli rape).
How about Pasta with Dandelion greens? Scroll down that webpage to find the pasta recipe. It's easy and colorful, but hopefully someone will not be afraid to try it out. I'll just tell them it's spinach! : )
Here's the mealplan for the rest of the week. A little different because my little sis is coming to town on Thurs night...
Sunday: Thanks, Victoria, for this recipe. I can't wait to eat it... smells great so far!! Farmer's Market Vegetable Soup FYI, I omitted the pasta and potato in the recipe, and added extra protein of cannellini beans.
Monday: Vegetable stir fry (broccoli, onion, carrots, greens) and rice
Tuesday: Taco Night (using vege burgers) and the fixins
Wednesday: Shrimp With Arugula Couscous
Thursday: Omlets using garlic, greens, onions, etc
Friday: BBQ with family and friends! My contribution will be a salad (of course), and probably pasta with greens (broccoli rape).
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Dinner Meal Plan May 16- May 21
What do you do with beets? Ok, I am not a HUGE beet fan, but my husband really hates them... so I can't seem to find anything to do with them, except give them away... so I figured I'd try making beet chips. I hand cut them as thin as I could get them and coated them in olive oil, and seasoned with salt and pepper. I roasted them at 400 for about 15 minutes, and just kept checking on them to make sure not to burn them. Yum- not too bad!
A quick meal plan:
Sunday: Pasta with marinara sauce and salad
Monday: Stir fry with tofu, rice
Tuesday: Vegetarian Reubens with cannellini beans
Wenesday: Vege tacos (using Boca burgers and spices, tomatoe, lettuce, avocado, etc)
Thursday: Salmon with greens (sauteed in olive oil and garlic)
Friday: Pizza Night (Homemade pizzas)!
A quick meal plan:
Sunday: Pasta with marinara sauce and salad
Monday: Stir fry with tofu, rice
Tuesday: Vegetarian Reubens with cannellini beans
Wenesday: Vege tacos (using Boca burgers and spices, tomatoe, lettuce, avocado, etc)
Thursday: Salmon with greens (sauteed in olive oil and garlic)
Friday: Pizza Night (Homemade pizzas)!
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Dinner Meal Plan May 8th- May 13th
So what do you do with 5 ripe avocados? Make some quacamole of course! We are so lucky to live in Southern California, where the avocados are fresh and never frozen because they are so local!
This afternoon I made a batch using ingredients from the farm, including lots of chopped green onion, chopped cilantro, 1 small jalepeno pepper (chopped), Tbsp lime juice (fresh is best), and then sprinkle with chili powder and salt to taste (I'd also add tomatoe if I had one on hand).
For lunch I served a big scoopful with some cannelini beans (we always have a cooked batch of beans in the fridge to use in salads and meals during the week), and tortilla chips. That's my idea of a healthy lunch!
A quick meal plan this week, nothing crazy since after all, it's Mother's Day Weekend! : )
Sunday: Pasta with Broccoli rape. First boil the broccoli rape for about 25 min, scoop out then saute in approx 1/3 cup olive oil and 4 garlic cloves, with about 1/2 cup tomatoe sauce. Serve over pasta.
Monday: Vegetable stir fry
Tuesday: Vegetarian Reubens with Russian Dressing
with cannelli beans (one of our favorite meals since eating vegetarian)
Wednesday: Salmon and cous cous with sauteed greens
Thursday: Vege burgers and salad
Friday: Pizza night! (Homemade pizza with leftover veges)
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Dinner Meal Plan May 2- May 7
A good Sunday to you! The kids had a great day on Saturday at the annual CSA Members BBQ. They were very excited to feed the chickens- such fun! I must say that the vege option at the BBQ (vege pizza made with whole wheat dough), from Pizza Fusion, was delicious! We also picked up our plant starts and were able to get our new organic garden on its way. The grapes are also coming along. We're very excited!
Sunday: Rosemary White Bean Soup
Monday: Vegetable Stir Fry with brown rice
Tuesday: Vegetarian Reubens! Yes, we repeat this recipe almost every week, but it's a great way to use fresh spinach- and easy to make! Last week we added canned cannelli beans for extra protein.
Wednesday: Baked Wild Alaska Halibut and cous cous with sauteed onions and greens.
Thursday: Pesto pasta- my favorite pesto recipe (substitute cilantro for basil in the recipe). A good way to use up lots of cilantro.
Friday: Pizza Night! Homemade pizza (dough from Fresh and Easy), topped with leftover veges from the farm.
Sunday: Rosemary White Bean Soup
Monday: Vegetable Stir Fry with brown rice
Tuesday: Vegetarian Reubens! Yes, we repeat this recipe almost every week, but it's a great way to use fresh spinach- and easy to make! Last week we added canned cannelli beans for extra protein.
Wednesday: Baked Wild Alaska Halibut and cous cous with sauteed onions and greens.
Thursday: Pesto pasta- my favorite pesto recipe (substitute cilantro for basil in the recipe). A good way to use up lots of cilantro.
Friday: Pizza Night! Homemade pizza (dough from Fresh and Easy), topped with leftover veges from the farm.
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Dinner Meal Plan April 25th - April 30th
I am excited to try out a new salad dressing today... inspired by a Sunset Magazine (surprise) recipe and a friend... while we were discussing salad dressings, and how we get sick of them so quickly...
Here is the recipe that I'll test out on my lunch salads this week. This would also make a great topping on tortilla sandwiches.
Creamy Cucumber-Avocado Salad Dressing
Have a great week, friends!
Sunday: Broccoli rape sauteed with garlic and olive oil, over linguine. Sprinkle with parm cheese to serve
Monday: Vegetable Stir fry with brown rice
Tuesday: Vegetarian Reubens with Russian Dressing
For added protein, throw a can of cannellini beans into the spinach mixture.
Wenesday: Giada's Lentil Soup
Thursday: Leftover soup and salad
Friday: Pizza night!
Here is the recipe that I'll test out on my lunch salads this week. This would also make a great topping on tortilla sandwiches.
Creamy Cucumber-Avocado Salad Dressing
Have a great week, friends!
Sunday: Broccoli rape sauteed with garlic and olive oil, over linguine. Sprinkle with parm cheese to serve
Monday: Vegetable Stir fry with brown rice
Tuesday: Vegetarian Reubens with Russian Dressing
For added protein, throw a can of cannellini beans into the spinach mixture.
Wenesday: Giada's Lentil Soup
Thursday: Leftover soup and salad
Friday: Pizza night!
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Meal Plan April 18th- April 23rd
Sunday: Today will be a great day to make smoothies for the kids' afternoon snack. I've tried so many smoothie recipes and as long as there is a banana and some fresh squeezed orange juice, it's great. Delicious organic strawberries from the farm will add the perfect sweetness today. And, I always put a few tablespoons of flax seed meal, as well as a handful of any type of raw greens, to add some extra fiber. The kids gladly help putting these things into the blender, and surprisingly have no objections! That's amazing for my kids!
This dinner recipe that I'm trying out tonight was sent to me from a good friend, Deirdre. Thanks so much, I love this collaboration!! This recipe looks great! I am going to add potatoes to the recipe, since we received a batch from the farm this week. (I also added cooked spaghetti to the soup- it was delicious!)
Thai Coconut Soup
Monday: Mixed greens salad with cannellini beans, gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches
Tuesday: Vegetarian Reubens with Russian Dressing
with sweet potatoe fries (on baking sheet slice sweet potatoes, coat with olive oil drizzed on top, add sea salt and pepper, bake for at 400, for about 30-40 min)
Wednesday: BBQ with friends from out of town: Pasta with Cilantro Pesto, Grilled sausage and bbq chicken, Salad
Thursday: leftovers
Friday: Pizza night! (Homemade pizza with leftover veges)
This dinner recipe that I'm trying out tonight was sent to me from a good friend, Deirdre. Thanks so much, I love this collaboration!! This recipe looks great! I am going to add potatoes to the recipe, since we received a batch from the farm this week. (I also added cooked spaghetti to the soup- it was delicious!)
Thai Coconut Soup
Monday: Mixed greens salad with cannellini beans, gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches
Tuesday: Vegetarian Reubens with Russian Dressing
with sweet potatoe fries (on baking sheet slice sweet potatoes, coat with olive oil drizzed on top, add sea salt and pepper, bake for at 400, for about 30-40 min)
Wednesday: BBQ with friends from out of town: Pasta with Cilantro Pesto, Grilled sausage and bbq chicken, Salad
Thursday: leftovers
Friday: Pizza night! (Homemade pizza with leftover veges)
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