See my beautiful tomatoes and peppers? I’m so delighted to have such an abundance of gorgeous veggies, and I can’t believe they’re still doing so well in late September.
I’ve also just posted the last DB challenges-Vols-au-Vent, which are fancy puff pastry cups.
This week, I chose vegetarian meals as the theme. I don’t eat vegan every day, quite frankly because I don’t feel as well or have as much energy after a day or so. But I do think it’s important for us to cut back. DH and I have discussed adding more veg meals into our diet, and we’ve discussed it before, but it just hasn’t (yet) happened on a regular basis. We have a few quinoa and bean dishes that we have. We love the quinoa ones, but I haven’t totally sold DH on them yet (with the exception of a chocolate raspberry pie made with navy beans–I will post this later this week).
Here are a few of our favorites
- Quinoa and black bean
- Hearty African Inspired Almond Collard Stew
- Quinoa Italiana
- Lemony Mint Quinoa
I can’t wait to see your vegetarian favorites!
Monday:
Celery and turkey in chestnut sauce
Tues:
(vegan)Lemony Mint Quinoa
Weds:
(vegan)Red lentil curry with cauliflower and papads
Thursday:
(Vegan) Malasian curry (from the spice and herb bible)
Friday:
Pesto-ed mahi
Baked goods:
I surely don’t know. My baking has been pretty impulsive lately. Last week, I made an apple crumble (like this but less arrowroot and a mix of apples and cranberries), cinnamon bread and ginger cookies.
From my garden:
- tomatoes
- peppers
- lemongrass
- basil, parsley, thyme, rosemary, etc
- carrots
From the market:
- apples: gobs of them!
- kale
- onions
and everyone else?
Kim of Gluten free is life includes some of her favorite vegetarian dishes, including a Cocoa-coconut chili recipe from ED&BV. Need I say more? I think my menu for this week is changing now! And she even gives a heads up on a pumpkin shortage. Who knew!
Elizabeth of A Modern Gal joins us with a low carb menu. She’s got a lot of interesting dishes on the menu, such as Aztec vegetables, quick black bean soup, and more!
Sea of Book of yum was a shoo in for this one, as she’s always a gluten free vegetarian! She shares a fabulous looking recipe for Arugula Herb Gnocchi, which is dairy free, too, so that baby Sea is a happy camper.
Heather of Celiac Family has a hectic week planned, but she still has some Cilantro Lime shrimp on the menu that sound awesome, and I love the idea of breakfast for dinner.
Trish of Gluten Free in SLC shares a squash primer, and she has many locally grown foods on her menu, which I think is awesome. I wish we had more co-ops here.
Deb of Green V-neck has a great line up, and I love the idea of sweet potato chili–reminds me of butternut squash chili that I should start making again! Her asian noodle salad sounds great, too. Thanks for joining us, Deb.
Thanks for the vegetarian inspirations!
Stumble It!
Such gorgeous produce! I got FOUR tomatoes from two plants this year. . . not sure what I did wrong (or whether the crappy weather was at fault). Menu sounds great!
Cheryl, I definitely need to serve quinoa more often!. My menu is up, a number of vegetarian dishes, and dishes that can easily be made vegetarian by omitting the chicken or adding tofu:
Menu for wk of Sep 27
Hmmm… vegetarian meals. I don’t know Cheryl, this will be a bit of a strain! Kidding, of course. I really got into your theme… (hehe)
http://www.bookofyum.com/blog/dairy-free-gluten-free-arugula-herb-gnocchi-salad-recipe-4170.html
Your garden sounds great! I’m so jealous!
-Sea
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Thanks for hosting this week! Love the looks of your Quino and Black Bean Salad. My menu is up: http://celiacfamily.com/menu-plan-sept-28/
What beautiful garden harvest! There’s nothing like food that’s really fresh! Thanks for hosting. My menu is here:
http://glutenfreeinslc.blogspot.com/2009/09/gluten-free-menu-plan-september-28-2009.html
What a perfect menu swap for me this week–everything I cook is vegan as well as being gluten-free! Can’t wait to go check out what everyone else is eating this week.
http://greenvneck.blogspot.com/2009/09/menu-plan-monday_28.html
Ricki–
the tomato gods/goddesses smiled down this year for sure! I think it’s ’cause I sing to them
Sea:
I knew you’d come up with something great!
Heather:
hang in there! looks like a busy week.
Trish,
It’s such a joy to have a garden, I feel so lucky.
Deb:
1st time I’ve seen your website, what fun!
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All those meals sound delightfully flavorful. I am especially curious about the chestnut sauce recipe…That sounds incredible!
Cinn,
I will try to post a recipe soon. I do like it because it’s so easy, but I don’t usually measure, which makes posting difficult! But since so many of the posts lately are cakes and desserts, I’m due for “food” food.
Thanks for including me! I am excited to try out the sweet potato chili. I love chili but nobody else in the family does, so hopefully if I call it something else this one will work out.
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Such a great menu! The collard stew sounds like a great way to use those yummy greens I’ve got. Thanks!
My post is up: http://angelaskitchen.wordpress.com/2009/10/05/menu-plan-monday-october-5-2009/
thank you for hosting!
Oops! I realized that I linked to the wrong week. Sorry!