Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - The amazing disappearing blogger |
Well, that is what I feel like these days. Time is scarce and I have trouble finding enough spare moments to be able to:
- come up with something to blog about
- put my thoughts together
- compose and publish a post.
[I figured that putting the above in bullet format would help me feel more organized. It didn't really work.]
One of the things I've been working on over the past several weeks is coming up with a frugal, healthy, home-cooked, tasty and vegetarian 6-week menu with as few repeats as possible. Do you think it might be difficult to come up with 42 main meals that fit within those guidelines? Ha. You try it! 
Well, here is what I've come up with. We've been eating from these menus as I put them together and so far everything seems to be working out alright.
Week one
Veggie burgers with homemade rolls
Baked lentils with cheese, brown rice
Homemade pizza
Italian beans and pasta or brown rice
Simple split pea soup and homemade bread
Refried beans and homemade wholewheat tortillas
Lentil tacos
Week two
Veggie calzones
Roasted pumpkin and kidney bean soup and homemade bread
Taco lentils and rice with homemade wholewheat tortillas
Vegetable quiche
Spanish pie
Veggie lasagna
Monterey beans and cheese over brown rice
Week three
Bean nachos over homemade tortilla chips
Cheddar spoonbread and salad
Veggie "meat"loaf
Chickpea hummus and homemade pita bread
Lentil stew
Lentil burgers and homemade bread rolls
Pasta with tomatoes, chili peppers and borlotti beans
Week four
Homemade pizza
Veggie spaghetti sauce and wholewheat spaghetti or homemade noodles
Lasagna roll-ups
Hearty pasta and chickpea chowder and homemade bread
Spiced rice with lentils
Veggie chili and cornbread
TVP and bean burritos
Week five
Corn and cumin frittata
Italian vegetable and whitebean soup and homemade bread
Curried walnut grain burgers and homemade rolls
Baked macaroni and cheese
Red beans and rice
Santa Fe fusilli
Tofu manicotti
Week six
Lentil chili and cornbread
Lentil rissoles
Crusty mexican bean bake
Caribbean rice and beans
Walnut and mushroom loaf
Tuscan pasta and beans
Spicy split pea soup and homemade bread
Something to note with these menus is that I have a bread machine. If I did not, don't think for a minute I'd be attempting to make all that homemade bread. If I had to knead it all by hand, we'd definitely be eating less of it. Also, these are not full meals -- I haven't specified all of the side dishes/vegetables/accompaniments because I like to keep that open to my whims and whatever food I happen to have on hand at the time.
So, whatcha think? |
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - Untitled Comment |
 Posted by Mammam |
| I think your menu plan is outstanding. Since I have had the pleasure of sampling some of your homemade vegetarian meals and your wonderful bread, I can heartily recommend them! Will you be posting recipes? Please? XOXOXO |
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - Untitled Comment |
 Posted by naughtydebbers |
Erm, well, yeah I could, eventually...any in particular?
To be honest a lot of the recipes are already online at hillbillyhousewife.com, so start there 'cause it might take me a while to get around to it. :-) |
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - Yumm! |
| Posted by lambechops |
Deb, my mouth is watering! I love your menu.
Love your new blog design too by the way! |
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - Untitled Comment |
| Posted by naughtydebbers |
Thanks!!! :-D I am craving some veggie burgers right now, Karen! Will be making curried walnut and grain burgers tomorrow for sure!
BTW have you tried making rolls and stuff using the dough setting on your bread machine? They are awesome and homemade burger rolls make veggie burgers taste even better! |
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - Awesome Deb!!! |
 Posted by MrsM |
| That is one of the projects that I've been working on that seems to have dragged on forever without much accomplished at the end -- it takes time to try out all the recipes, then some things you just don't like and then you have to find another replacement recipe. So, I'm....er....gonna steal yours. Except for the tofu manicotti. Do you have links for the recipes that aren't on Hillbilly? Cuz I already got all hers. You are truly awesome, thanks heaps. |
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - Untitled Comment |
| Posted by naughtydebbers |
I haven't tried the tofu manicotti yet, so it may not be a keeper. We'll see. I'm trying to find ways of cooking tofu that don't make me wanna hork!!
Many of the other recipes come from the More with Less Cookbook (Longacre), which I believe you have. I have a couple that I've collected mysteriously over the past year or two, some from a few obscure cookbooks on my shelf, and some from Miserly Meals (McCoy).
I have a file of recipes that I just typed up to give to a friend (whom I have converted to vegetarianism - MUAHAHAHA) so I'll email it to you (and anyone else who wants it). It doesn't have all the recipes, but many of them. |
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Wednesday, May 28, 2008 - Untitled Comment |
| Posted by Anonymous |
Wow Debs, I am impressed, especially considering how many different veg meals you have had to come up with! I plan meals by the week and can't even imagine being that organised....
Love you, Han |
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