Hello, lovelies! I had a great week back teaching classes again. But even better is the quick weekend getaway happening right now in Park City. My son has a long weekend from school, so my daughters decided to meet up with us here. Nothing better for me. I don’t even care that it’s too cold and I have drank more hot chocolate (really it’s cacao-collagen-maca) in the last 24 hours than I usually do in a month. Yippee! Here’s your dinner planner for the week:
Monday: Middle Eastern Vegetable Soup with Freekeh from my cookbook – this is plenty for my family but if you need something more, you could serve it with avocado toast or a green salad
Tuesday: Ginger Salmon from Kale and Chocolate served with roasted sweet potatoes and carrots
Wednesday: Chicken Piccata (i have no image, so I’m repeating the lemon-thyme chicken image), served with polenta and sauteed spinach.
Thursday: Sweet Potato and Black Bean Tacos and green salad with radish, avocado and Homemade Ranch Dressing
Friday: Asian Noodle Salad with seared tofu and stir-fried bok choy from my cookbook
Saturday lunch: egg salad with grain-free seed crackers.
Superbowl Sunday: Here are some of my favorite options:
- Turkey and Black Bean Chili, Vegetable Chili, slow cooker sweet potato and black bean chili, Cornbread, Baked Potatoes and topping bar, Mexican Chopped Salad
- Meatball subs, homemade pizzas, Vegetarian Antipasto Chopped Salad, Mini Lasagne Cupcakes, Italian 7-layer dip
- Taco bar (Ground Beef , barbacoa, slow cooker chicken, and Fish), Refried beans, Cilantro-Lime Slaw, Arroz Verde
I generally make Guacamole and Baked Tortilla Chips, plus jicama cut into thin “chips,” “Vegan Queso” with chips and baked sweet potato rounds, crudités with Hummus.
I have also done sliders/mini burgers, Mini Chicken Tostadas, Roasted Baby Potatoes with Broccoli and Cheese, spinach and artichoke dip
Here’s what you can do ahead if it helps you:
Sunday:
Make all sauces, marinades and dressings
Make all stocks/broths. Freeze anything that won’t get used within 4 days.
Wash salad greens
Cook dried beans unless using canned.
Make rice, if using
Saturday:
Make vegan queso
Make hummus
Prep any veggies (i.e. chop veggies for chopped salad)
Prep any ingredients or recipes for the taco bar
Make any of the chilis
Here’s a linkto my previous dinner planners.
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