Day 25, Thursday, Oct 12 ~Mexican Madness~

Mexican Madness
Threw some things together: quinoa, red peppers, black beans, corn, salsa.
Done.
Warm, filling, homemade.

Day 24, Wed, Oct 11th ~Zucchini Curry~

Zucchini Curry
Got a huge zucchini from Blochs. Even after yesterday's giant plate of 'fried' zucchini, still had half of it left.
Did you know that curry doesn't necessarily have curry spice in it? Apparently it just designates a spicy dish from India (generic).

https://simpleindianrecipes.com/zucchinicurry.aspx

Day 23, Tuesday, Oct. 10th ~Baked Zucchini~

Baked Zucchini
Replacement for fried zucchini, https://www.thespruce.com/oven-fried-zucchini-recipe-2098669

Had this and baked potato. Pretty good.

Day 8: Mon, Sept. 25 ~Aloo Gobi~

Aloo Gobi, or Potato and Cauliflower Curry
From PCRM 21 Day Kickstart.
http://www.pcrm.org/kickstartHome/mealplan/recipes/aloo-gobi

I love their recipes. Usually simple, straightforward, and the meal plans are nice because they take ingredients into account (making shopping easier).

Jesse said I could just make this every night - so guess it's a winner.

Day 7: Sun, Sept. 24 ~Chop Suey

Chop Suey

Jesse was so super nice to make dinner. Lovely Chop Suey. He added tofu, and a bit of green curry paste. I personally prefer the traditional, but it was an interesting change.

Day3: Tuesday, September 19 ~Bangin' Bowls ~

~Bangin' Bowls ~

Another Happy Herbivore meal. Every once in a while, I would sign up for her meal plan service at www.getmealplans.com. Her regular site: https://happyherbivore.com/

So, anyway - now I have a bunch of plans just sitting in my email, and I'm working from them this week. I don't want to post anything she hasn't already put out there for free - so I'll just give you an overview...

Brown rice

 - added quinoa in with it because I swear I have a giant bag of rice but haven't found it. Could it be that we've eaten through 20 pounds of brown rice in a year? Or was it 50?

Kale

-softened/steamed/whatever

Bang Bang sauce (her recipe), called that for its addition of chili paste. 

Jesse says it tastes like onion ring sauce.

Roasted chickpeas

-put chickpeas on parchment paper, 375, about 15 minutes. I love them! I had to make myself stop eating them so we could have some with dinner. I think they're better if they aren't too dried out (then it's just overly hard/crunchy)....but to each their own. 

Optional Avocado - and why not?

Throw it all together. Yum! 

Day 2: Monday, September 18 ~ Thai Peanut Sweet Potatoes ~

~ Thai Peanut Sweet Potatoes ~

Wanted something that was barely cooking, and apart from gathering the sauce ingredients, this fit the bill. :) 

Got this from Happy Herbivore. OMG - this sauce is AMAZING! So good, I could just drink it....

Can't post the exact recipe here, but a very similar sauce: https://happyherbivore.com/recipe/thai-peanut-dressing/

Essentially, on that page she recommends using coconut milk, which the recipe I used calls for in the amount of a cup instead of the tablespoon listed on her site. And....we don't have milk of any kind in the house for some reason, but we do have coconut milk yogurt. So, being the adventurer I am, used 1/2 cup this and 1/2 cup water. Think it evened out pretty well. 

Just microwaved the potatoes and frozen broccoli, zooted the sauce, and done. Bam.

Oh yeah, put Sriracha on top just for myself, and cause it's pretty. Of course, you can tell that I am the one that took this photograph (instead of Jesse), because unless you read all of these words...you probably can't tell what this is from the picture. ;0