IBelieveInFae
05-10-2003, 06:32 PM
I just sat down and went through what all is still on the board here and wrote up almost eight weeks of lunch and dinners. I have already planned six weeks worth of breakfasts, so I combined the two. I sat down and went through two of my cookbooks - Super Baby Food and How to Cook Everything by Mark Bittman. How to Cook Everything is not a veggie book, but it's great. It really does cook everything from Pad Thai to meatloaf. I don't think I could cook without it.
So page numbers as listed in this menu plan are for How to Cook Everything.
Thank you all for posting to all the "what should I eat tonight" posts here. I hope this helps us all : D
I hope at some point to analyze this from a nutrition point of view! I should be posting the other seven plans as each week goes on.
WEEK ONE
*Sunday
1) Oatmeal - Put oatmeal in the crockpot the night before. You have to use 3-4 parts liquid, I'm going to try rice milk. And it is especially yummy if you throw in dried fruits like apricots...fresh bananas make it sweet and good too.
2) Black Bean Tacos (black beans simmered in salsa verde, put in soft corn tortillas w/ shredded lettuce, diced onions and avocados, w/ hot sauce
3) Twice baked potatoes, broccoli and salad
Twice baked Potatoes - Easy and good. Feel free to add any ingredients or spice that you like. I like to make extras, freeze wrapped in foil and add the cheeses later when potatoes are thawed and reheated.
4 large baking potatoes
3 green onions, sliced thin
1/4 cup_milk or light cream
salt
2 tablespoons_butter
1 cup_shredded_cheddar cheese
1/2 cup_grated_parmesan cheese
1 dash_paprika, on top for color_(optional)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Clean and scrub baking potatoes.
Pierce skin with a fork once or twice.
Bake at 350 F 1 hour or until tender.
Let potatoes cool slightly.
Cut baked potatoes in half and scoop out within 1/4 inch of edge.
Mash with milk, green onions, s&p, and butter.
Stuff shells with mashed potato.
Sprinkle tops with cheeses (and bacon if used).
Place on a baking sheet and bake at 350 for 15 minutes or until cheese is melted.
Serve w/ sour cream.
*Monday -
1) Whole Grain Crockpot Breakfast
2 cups whole grains
2 peeled and chopped apples
1/2 C chopped dried fruit
5 C water
1/4 t cinnamon
cook low overnight and serve with some honey
2) Brown rice topped with zuchinni, carrots, onions and green peppers, all cooked in the same skillet.
3) Green salad with lettuce, arugula, roasted beets, and walnuts, dressed with walnut oil, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper, steamed brown rice with butter, salt, pepper, leftover corn
*Tuesday -
1) Boiled eggs with rice and seaweed
2) White garlic pizza (P259 How to cook everything) with spinach and broccoli, with chi-chi salad as a side. (Garbanzo beans, shredded carrots, broccoli sprouts and bean sprouts, dressed with Annie's Naturals Goddess Dressing)
3) Winter squash soup (p 60 HTCE) with homemade rolls
*Wednesday -
1) Souffle (P 742 HTCE)
2) Sweet Potato Burritos serves 8
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
2/3 onion, chopped
2-3/4 cloves garlic, minced
4 cups canned kidney beans, drained
1-1/3 cups water
2 tablespoons chili powder
1-1/4 teaspoons ground cumin
2-3/4 teaspoons prepared mustard
2/3 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
2-2/3 cups cooked and mashed sweet potatoes
8 (10 inch) flour tortillas, warmed
5 ounces shredded Cheddar cheese
_Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Heat oil in a medium skillet, and saute onion and garlic in until soft. Stir in beans, and mash. Gradually stir in water, and heat until warm. Remove from heat, and stir in the chili powder, cumin, mustard, cayenne pepper.
Divide bean mixture and mashed sweet potatoes evenly between the warm flour tortillas. Top with cheese. Fold up tortillas burrito style.
Bake for 12 minutes in the preheated oven, and serve.
3) Corn, Collard greens P 562, Biscuits, mashed potatoes, and garden burgers and mushroom gravy
*Thursday -
1) Muffins
2) Tabouleh p112 salad w/ hummus, carrot sticks, and celery sticks
3) Spaghetti with sauce, green beans, sliced oranges and homemade bread
*Friday -
1) Fried Polenta
2) Veggie chili p520 and corn bread
3) Veggie fried rice p212
*Saturday
1) Waffles
2) Alphabet vegetable soup with fresh bread and steamed broccoli
3) Curried veggies (kale, carrots, cauliflour, sweet potatoes, ginger, and garlic simmered in coconut milk, add curry powder and garam masala, top w/ cashews... served over brown rice)
So page numbers as listed in this menu plan are for How to Cook Everything.
Thank you all for posting to all the "what should I eat tonight" posts here. I hope this helps us all : D
I hope at some point to analyze this from a nutrition point of view! I should be posting the other seven plans as each week goes on.
WEEK ONE
*Sunday
1) Oatmeal - Put oatmeal in the crockpot the night before. You have to use 3-4 parts liquid, I'm going to try rice milk. And it is especially yummy if you throw in dried fruits like apricots...fresh bananas make it sweet and good too.
2) Black Bean Tacos (black beans simmered in salsa verde, put in soft corn tortillas w/ shredded lettuce, diced onions and avocados, w/ hot sauce
3) Twice baked potatoes, broccoli and salad
Twice baked Potatoes - Easy and good. Feel free to add any ingredients or spice that you like. I like to make extras, freeze wrapped in foil and add the cheeses later when potatoes are thawed and reheated.
4 large baking potatoes
3 green onions, sliced thin
1/4 cup_milk or light cream
salt
2 tablespoons_butter
1 cup_shredded_cheddar cheese
1/2 cup_grated_parmesan cheese
1 dash_paprika, on top for color_(optional)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Clean and scrub baking potatoes.
Pierce skin with a fork once or twice.
Bake at 350 F 1 hour or until tender.
Let potatoes cool slightly.
Cut baked potatoes in half and scoop out within 1/4 inch of edge.
Mash with milk, green onions, s&p, and butter.
Stuff shells with mashed potato.
Sprinkle tops with cheeses (and bacon if used).
Place on a baking sheet and bake at 350 for 15 minutes or until cheese is melted.
Serve w/ sour cream.
*Monday -
1) Whole Grain Crockpot Breakfast
2 cups whole grains
2 peeled and chopped apples
1/2 C chopped dried fruit
5 C water
1/4 t cinnamon
cook low overnight and serve with some honey
2) Brown rice topped with zuchinni, carrots, onions and green peppers, all cooked in the same skillet.
3) Green salad with lettuce, arugula, roasted beets, and walnuts, dressed with walnut oil, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper, steamed brown rice with butter, salt, pepper, leftover corn
*Tuesday -
1) Boiled eggs with rice and seaweed
2) White garlic pizza (P259 How to cook everything) with spinach and broccoli, with chi-chi salad as a side. (Garbanzo beans, shredded carrots, broccoli sprouts and bean sprouts, dressed with Annie's Naturals Goddess Dressing)
3) Winter squash soup (p 60 HTCE) with homemade rolls
*Wednesday -
1) Souffle (P 742 HTCE)
2) Sweet Potato Burritos serves 8
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
2/3 onion, chopped
2-3/4 cloves garlic, minced
4 cups canned kidney beans, drained
1-1/3 cups water
2 tablespoons chili powder
1-1/4 teaspoons ground cumin
2-3/4 teaspoons prepared mustard
2/3 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
2-2/3 cups cooked and mashed sweet potatoes
8 (10 inch) flour tortillas, warmed
5 ounces shredded Cheddar cheese
_Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Heat oil in a medium skillet, and saute onion and garlic in until soft. Stir in beans, and mash. Gradually stir in water, and heat until warm. Remove from heat, and stir in the chili powder, cumin, mustard, cayenne pepper.
Divide bean mixture and mashed sweet potatoes evenly between the warm flour tortillas. Top with cheese. Fold up tortillas burrito style.
Bake for 12 minutes in the preheated oven, and serve.
3) Corn, Collard greens P 562, Biscuits, mashed potatoes, and garden burgers and mushroom gravy
*Thursday -
1) Muffins
2) Tabouleh p112 salad w/ hummus, carrot sticks, and celery sticks
3) Spaghetti with sauce, green beans, sliced oranges and homemade bread
*Friday -
1) Fried Polenta
2) Veggie chili p520 and corn bread
3) Veggie fried rice p212
*Saturday
1) Waffles
2) Alphabet vegetable soup with fresh bread and steamed broccoli
3) Curried veggies (kale, carrots, cauliflour, sweet potatoes, ginger, and garlic simmered in coconut milk, add curry powder and garam masala, top w/ cashews... served over brown rice)