Sunday thread: What are you making for dinner this week?

sunnybear · **Posted:** Sun Mar 20, 2011 8:38 pm

Is it weird that I look forward to planning my menu and making my shopping list for the week??! Here's my week, all from AFR, yum:

Monday: Chipotle lentil burgers with onion rings
Tuesday: Up-side down lentil shephards pie
Wednesday: Eggplant chickpea curry with cranberry cashew biryani
Thursday: Veggie pot pie stew with sweet potato drop biscuits
Friday: Probably eating out at Spiral Diner if I'm lucky (mmmm Mitch sandwich, chocolate and salted caramel ice cream - my usual)

kdub · **Posted:** Sun Mar 20, 2011 8:43 pm

week 11 of the cookbook challenge... so excited for brunch!

Monday- going out
Tuesday- red flannel hash
Wednesday- peanut butter waffles
Thursday- tempeh something (haven't decided what)
Friday- beer battered tofu (i have high hopes for this!)

gaia13 · **Joined:** Fri Oct 22, 2010 6:02 pm **Posts:** 1710

sunnybear wrote:

Is it weird that I look forward to planning my menu and making my shopping list for the week??!

Not at all, I'm the same way. I actually like grocery shopping as well, wandering through the produce section grabbing whatever catches my eye, plus all the stuff on my list to begin with. Most people I know hate grocery shopping, and my sister-in-law once offered to pay me to do her shopping for her since she hates it so much but took back her offer when I told her I wouldn't buy the crepe on her list.

M: Sloppy joes, sweet potato fries, kale
T:Beans and rice, steamed broccoli, chard
W: Quinoa chili
T: Pasta with spinach, artichoke hearts, sun-dried tomatoes, olives, and a creamy red lentil sauce, and roasted cauliflower.
F: Leftovers

schauermom · **Joined:** Wed Oct 20, 2010 2:58 pm **Posts:** 119

I love planning menus and grocery shopping, too! I do have to control myself though or I spend way too much money. Here is our menu for the week:

Monday - pot pie stew with sweet potato biscuits (AFR)

Tuesday - buffalo tempeh (AFR), mashed potatoes, 40 clove chickpeas and broccoli (AFR)

Wednesday - mango bbq beans (AFR), cornbread

I go food shopping on Thursdays so only have these 3 days planned so far. Just as an aside, I only post what I am eating because the rest of the family is omni. This week, though, everyone is eating the veg meal on Monday and Wednesday!!!! I have convinced hubby that, in order to save money and pay off our debt so he can retire early, we need to eat more veg meals and he said ok! They already love chickpea piccata and upside down lentil shepherd's pie so I hope they like the pot pie stew and the mango beans.

Rhizopus Oligosporus · **Joined:** Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:39 pm **Posts:** 4666

Yesterday was tacos.
Today will be Indain: lemon rasam, some sort of sambar, maybe a cucumber salad or cooked spinach dish, and of course rice.

Aubade · **Posted:** Mon Mar 21, 2011 6:58 pm

Lunches: AFR trattoria pasta salad
Dinner 1: southwest sunshine burgers, baked potato with uncheese cookbook gee whiz spread & dill steamed baby carrots
Dinner 2: AFR red wine & kalamata tempeh + broccoli polenta

(that's dinner for 4 nights since each meal makes 4 servings but i'm cooking for 2)

seitanicverses · **Joined:** Wed Oct 20, 2010 1:57 pm **Posts:** 3970

I'm going to my friends for the afternoon and evening tomorrow so I've done my Sunday cooking Friday and Saturday night this week. I made:

Arroz con seitan and Salvadoran marinated slaw to go with that.
Seitan potato chipotle tacos to eat through the week.

I also have some lentil quinoa stew I made last Thursday in the freezer in case I run out of stuff before I have time to cook again. I was planning on making a split pea and veg soup to freeze for more quick meals but I'm not sure I'll have time before tomorrow is out.

I also have Buttery alfajores (my favorite cookies) I made a batch of those last night. They get a bit messy but they do freeze well and I don't care if the caramel runs a bit, I lick it all up, I love those cookies so much.

pannkakan · **Posted:** Sun Mar 27, 2011 6:29 am

sushi salad
pasta w lentil sauce
sping rolls and rice
fried rice
chickpea burgers and potatoes
roasted root veggies and chickpea stew.

Not the most exciting one, but one that combined all the ingredients in my house since I'm moving away from Iceland this week.

equus · **Posted:** Sun Mar 27, 2011 10:51 am

I love this thread! I'm such a meal-planning dork. Probably because our local grocery store has online shopping w/ free pickup, so I can be a complete lazy asparagus and still get all my grocery shopping done.

Sunday: buffalo tempeh (AFR) wraps with broccoli slaw
Monday: black bean cornbread pie with guac
Tuesday: takeout night (husband teaches late); sesame tofu and spring rolls from nearby Chinese place
Wednesday: fettuccine & asparagus in lemon cream sauce (from The Vegan Girl's Guide to Life)
Thursday: Hawaiian tofu pizza
Friday: Philly seitan sliders (Vegan Diner)

Desserts this week: mocha java cake (Vegan Diner) and mexican hot chocolate pudding (random NYT recipe)

zhenni · **Posted:** Sun Mar 27, 2011 11:09 am

Tonight: miso soup with vegetables and stir-fried lotus root from _Asian Vegan Kitchen_ and easy stir-fried leafy greens from Vcon
Monday: Callalloo soup and Caribbean-style black beans from _Tropical Vegan Kitchen_
Tuesday: scrambled tofu with shiitake mushrooms, quinoa polenta, and roasted asparagus
Wednesday: Malaysian hot & sour noodles with tofu & bok choy from _Tropical Vegan Kitchen_
Thursday: Vietnamese noodle soup from _Tropical Vegan Kitchen_ & Asian marinated tofu from Vcon
Friday: scattered sushi from _Vegan Lunch Box Around the World_ and red and white miso soup from _Kansha_

spaceage · **Posted:** Sun Mar 27, 2011 2:35 pm

I was inspired by current CookBook Challenge but I was too lazy to participate. However I decided too cook each week from different cookbook that I have. And for this week I choose "Vegetarian Basic" by Cornelia Schinharl. It's Germna vegetarian cookbook and diary is present in almost every recipe. I choose ginger and lime risotto (easy to veganize, I will omit parmesan and change butter for olive oil) and home made pizza wit artichokes and roasted zucchini but instead of ricotta I'm going to use mixed tofu with cashews (simplified tofu ricotta from VwaV). Also I'm planning to make hot red lentil spread and eggplant spread with olives, capers and sun dried tomatoes.

Larisa · **Posted:** Sun Mar 27, 2011 2:40 pm

I haven't totally figured it out yet, but I'm making butternut rice, blackened tofu, and jerk asparagus from AfR for tonight, and I'll have leftovers of that tomorrow and probably Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday, I'm thinking something Indian. Friday, maybe burritos?

molly · **Posted:** Sun Mar 27, 2011 7:21 pm

tonight: Seitan-Potato Enchiladas with Tomatillo Sauce & pine nut crema
Monday: Peruvian Purple Potato Soup (AFR)
Tuesday: out for Ethiopian with my book club
Wednesday: Smoky Tempeh from V'Con + kale with tahini sauce
Thursday: Pineapple-Quinoa-Cashew Stirfry (V'con)

Plaid Princess · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2010 4:16 pm **Posts:** 264

Tonight: Quickie black bean "chili" with brown rice.
Monday: Making my own veggie broth and having a quick stir-fry with Unfried Fried Rice from AFR.
Tuesday: Lentil soup w veg, probably loosely following the AFR Lotsa Veggie Lentil Soup recipe.
Wednesday: Leftover lentil soup, which I'm hoping will thicken so that...
Thursday: Lentil Shepherd's pie from AFR (can you tell I'm inspired by this book?)
Friday: Depending on the success or failure of Thursday's dish, probably leftovers or breakfast for dinner with a first attempt at tofu scramble with garlic, onions and spinach!

Rhizopus Oligosporus · **Joined:** Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:39 pm **Posts:** 4666

Tonight: roastingly hot and spicy Asian noodles (partner's request) and miso soup. Tofu will go in one of them.
Other meals for later in the week: Ethiopian, mac and 'shews, v'con tomato rice and navy been soup with roasted garlic, probably something from VV.

schauermom · **Joined:** Wed Oct 20, 2010 2:58 pm **Posts:** 119

Monday: pasta with either red sauce or the mushroom sauce from AFR, green beans and garlic bread (I have leftover red sauce from the freezer and will make the mushroom sauce and offer a choice - there are some mushroom haters in the house)

Tuesday: black bean tacos and Mexican rice

Wednesday: chickpea and broccoli casserole from VWAV, roasted carrots, homemade rolls

Thursday: buffalo "chik'n", mashed potatoes, cole slaw

Friday: possibly leftovers or sandwiches of some type

mollyjade · **Posted:** Mon Mar 28, 2011 10:13 am

Last night: BBQ soy curl and cole slaw sandwiches
Monday: eggplant lasagna
Tuesday: stir-fry
Wednesday: eat out (trivia night)
Thursday: tofu-fish tacos
Friday: fronch toast and fruit

bcakes · **Posted:** Mon Mar 28, 2011 11:27 am

Menu for this week:

Caldo Verde with Tempeh (AFR)
Mango Beans (AFR), cornbread and salad
Bengun Bharta, Tofu with Spinach (Indian Home Cooking) and basmati rice
"Beef" and Brocolli (Complete Guide to Vegan Food Subs) with brown rice

We had the Caldo Verde last night and it was delicious.

allularpunk · **Posted:** Mon Mar 28, 2011 1:25 pm

i only have one night available for cooking this week (sadness!), but tuesday night i'm going to make polenta rancheros from VB with some roasted turnips and beets. yum!

oh wait, i just remembered i have saturday night off. yay! i have no idea what to make!

kdub · **Posted:** Sun Apr 03, 2011 9:40 am

From AFR: Baked Falafel & Pad Thai Salad with Peanut Lime Dragon Dressing
From AVK: Loaded Baked Potato Soup
From Melomeals: (for lunch) Curried Wheatberry Salad

seitanicverses · **Joined:** Wed Oct 20, 2010 1:57 pm **Posts:** 3970

I'm making a pea soup recipe from La Dolce Vegan.
Tofu Dill Sammiches from VwaV
Black eyed pea and potato soup from YRR
Homestyle potato rolls from VCON.

All should feed me through the week.

sunnybear · **Posted:** Sun Apr 03, 2011 11:03 am

All from AFR:

-Braised cabbage and seitan with baked potaoes
-Mango BBQ beans with cornbread, greens, rice
-Gardein hot wings with cool slaw
-Summer lovin curried corn and veggie chowder
-Spaghetti with lentil bolognese

For some reason, I know it's going to be a good week :)

Plaid Princess · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2010 4:16 pm **Posts:** 264

Last week was a bust. Didn't make a single thing on my list.

I'm just shooting for the Vegetarian Times Saag Paneer Tofu (I don't know why they couldn't just call it Saag Tofu since there is no cheese in it!). Maybe I'll try that homemade veggie broth.

greenknittinggal · **Posted:** Sun Apr 03, 2011 12:40 pm

Monday Oatbran, Banana, Cinna-Raisin PB
Hummus, Pitta etc.
Out for Dinner

Tuesday Nature's Path Cereal, Banana, Raisins, Soy Milk
Exquisite Rice Salad [Using Giant Couscous](HIAV)
Mashed Rosemary White Beans, Roasted Veg (Courgette, Red Onion, Pepper, Aubergine), Rosti Potatoes

Wednesday Blackberry Cinnamon Roll
Giant Couscous Salad
Yellow Split Pea Daal (VT), 5-minute Naan, Spinach

Thursday Coconut Waffle w/Banana + Agave
Giant Couscous Salad
Creamy Cashew Pasta (VT), Green Beans, Carrot Sticks

Friday 2x Applesauce Oatbran Muffins
BBQ Beans, Toast, Crudites
Hoppin’ John (VT)

Saturday Oatbran, Banana, Cinna-Raisin PB
BBQ Beans, Toast, Crudites
Chickpea Cutlets w/Mustard Sauce (Vcon), Low + Slow Sweet Potato Rounds, Green Beans

Desserts Leftover Birthday Cake (Chocolate w/ Mocha Frosting)
Plain Soy yog + Fruit
Big Fat Rice Krispy Squares (VCIYCJ)

Ah how I love my weekly meal planning!

molly · **Posted:** Sun Apr 03, 2011 12:41 pm

- yellow rice, venezuelan black beans, and shredded seitan (all from Viva Vegan)
- spinach lasagna with tofu ricotta and AFR's edamame pesto
- italian tofu, roasted asparagus, mashed potatoes
- dill-basmati rice with chard & chickpeas (V'con)
- chili cornmeal crusted tofu with broccoli and cool slaw
- cold udon noodles with peanut sauce and seitan (from VWAV) (except I'm using soba because the store was out of udon)

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