The fam and I are in Montecito visiting friends for the weekend.  I absolutely love it here and if Hubs said, “let’s retire in Montecito,” I’d say, “I’ll start packing!”  My friend Chrissy is a great plant-based cook and we always have fun in the kitchen together.  We decided it would be fun to do an IG live together on Saturday at 5:00 pm PT!  We should be able to pull this off after a Pickleball match with the guys!   Here’s your dinner planner for the week:

Meatless Monday: Baked falafel  with your favorite accompaniments like avocado slices, quinoa, pickled onions, tahini sauce, lettuce wraps or pita.  You can also pan-saute the falafel if you want to cook them faster.  It might sound odd, but creamy cabbage and avocado slaw goes great with falafel!

Tuesday: spiced halibut and lime skewers, farro with golden beets, cucumber, feta and mint vinaigrette

Wednesday: Creamy, dairy-free asparagus soup, Swiss chard frittata

Thursday: sheet pan chicken with artichokes, zucchini and cherry tomatoes, brown rice with chopped herbs (I’ll probably do dill and parsley)

Friday: Pasta with vegan eggplant bolognese p. 181 from QTQ

Saturday brunch: cucumber-hummus turkey roll ups

Sunday: Zesty lemon quinoa, whole roasted branzino (so easy, try it!), grilled or steamed whole artichokes (using the dipping sauce in the recipe or just make a balsamic vinaigrette)

 

Here’s what you can do in advance if it helps you:

Sunday:

Cook farro

Roast beets

Make mint vinaigrette

Make tahini sauce, if using

Make spice mixture for halibut

Tuesday:

Wash and cut asparagus

Cook veggies for frittata

Wednesday:

Cook brown rice

Thursday:

Wipe mushrooms clean

Friday:

Make hummus, if making from scratch

 

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