Tag Archives: Cooking

Monday
Breakfast – Smoothies
Lunch – Leftovers
Dinner – Garbanzos A La King (Newstart, pg. 106)

Tuesday
Breakfast – Cereal; raspberry muffins
Lunch – Tofu Cutlets (Newstart, pg. 117)
Dinner – Spaghetti; garlic bread; salad

Wednesday
Breakfast – Smoothies
Lunch – Toasted Avocado Sandwiches
Dinner – Macaroni and cheese (Newstart)

Thursday
Breakfast – Company Oatmeal (Newstart, pg. 20)
Lunch – Homemade Ramen
Dinner – Eating out with brother and family for our anniversary/hubby’s birthday

Friday
Breakfast – Potato Pancakes (Newstart, pg. 31)
Lunch – Easy Vegan Pad Thai
Dinner – Spaghetti; garlic bread; salad

Sabbath
Breakfast – Smoothies
Lunch – Unsure; brother will be eating with us
Dinner – Homemade pizzas

Last week’s successes:
Pumpkin pancakes
Macaroni and “cheese”

I’m excited to do some real cooking this week but I’ve been feeling run down the last two days. Frustrating! My brain is active but my body is tired. We’ll see what I can accomplish.

Sunday
Breakfast – Waffles with homemade Strawberry spread
Lunch – Quesadillas
Dinner – Mac & cheese (Newstart, pg. 107)
*Make pumpkin pie! (Newstart, pg. 57)*

Monday
Breakfast – Smoothies – banana/strawberry
Lunch – Subs
Dinner – Better Burgers (Newstart, pg. 114); mashed potatoes; brown gravy (pg. 86)

Tuesday
Breakfast – Cereal and raspberry muffins
Lunch – Grilled avocado sandwiches
Dinner – Pasta with the yummy, yummy sauce; garlic bread; vegetable or salad

Wednesday
Breakfast – Smoothies – banana/raspberry
Lunch – Subs
*Make beans for dinner, pg. 118*
Dinner – Haystacks (Newstart, pg. 119)

Thursday
Breakfast – Cereal; toast; apple or orange
Lunch – Leftovers
Dinner – Pasta with the yummy, yummy sauce; garlic bread; vegetable or salad

Friday
Breakfast – Smoothies – banana/strawberry
Lunch – Subs
Dinner – Homemade ramen
*make Zucchini Spinach Lasagna for Sabbath, (Newstart, pg. 128)*

Sabbath
Breakfast – Smoothies
Lunch – Zucchini Spinach Lasagna
Dinner – Pizza!

Last week’s successes:

Yummy Pad Thai

Hubby – “You said put the salsa and chips on the salad, right?”

Sexi Mexi Salad
My Sunday bummer:
Pumpkin pie
It looked really good. It smelled good while baking. But it tasted nasty. The entire thing was tossed out. It was a new recipe, one that used dates to sweeten the pie instead of brown sugar. It also had different spices than I’m used to (cardamom?). It was just an big failure.

Oh well! I still have these beauties to cook up.

We unexpectedly spent all day yesterday shampooing our carpets, shifting things around, and waiting for everything to dry. I didn’t have time to make my planned dinner so the menu has already been changed! Instead of pierogies, we had burritos from Chipotle. I couldn’t face the kitchen after all that work on the carpeting. Not that I mind a spontaneous Chipotle dinner…

Sunday
Breakfast – Smoothies
Lunch – Quesadillas
Dinner – Homemade Potato, Onion, and Cheeze Pierogies
*soak garbanzo beans overnight for burgers*

Monday
Breakfast – Cereal and fruit
Lunch – Stir fry with garlic sauce, Newstart cookbook pg. 182
Dinner – King Burgers, Newstart cookbook pg. 115

Tuesday
Breakfast – Smoothies
Lunch – Sexi Mexi Salad
Dinner – Pasta with yummy, yummy sauce; garlic bread; vegetable or salad

Wednesday
Breakfast – Cereal and fruit
Lunch – Toasted Avocado Sandwich, Newstart cookbook pg. 150
Dinner – Easy Vegan Pad Thai

Thursday
Breakfast – Smoothies
Lunch – Subs
Dinner – Pasta with yummy, yummy sauce; garlic bread; vegetable or salad

Friday
Breakfast – Cereal and fruit
Lunch – Subs
Dinner – Quick Hawaiian Dinner, Newstart cookbook pg. 135
*Make lasagna for Sabbath*

Sabbath
Breakfast – Smoothies
Lunch – Zucchini Spinach Lasagna, Newstart cookbook pg. 128; salad
Dinner – Pizza!

Last week’s biggest success in the kitchen:

Stewed Strawberries cooking

Stewed Strawberries on Waffles Perfect
(Newstart cookbook)
The strawberries were awesome! So easy to make and really tasty. It was our biggest success from the new recipes we tried last week. As I was editing the photos for this post, I had a sudden curiosity about the possibility of adding strawberries to my waffles. That would make an even more perfect breakfast!

First it’s being out of town and then it’s a three day weekend. I have to become better at keeping to a schedule!

This week we’re again eating mostly out of our pantry. I’m surprised at how short the shopping list was, mostly produce. That’s a nice change!

Monday
Breakfast – Smoothies
Lunch – Leftovers
Dinner – Breakfast Burritos

Tuesday
Breakfast – Smoothies
Lunch – Avocado sandwiches
Dinner – Homemade macaroni bake with spinach and mushrooms

Wednesday
Breakfast – Smoothies and toast
Lunch – Pitas
Dinner – Stir fry with garlic sauce, pg. 182

Thursday
Breakfast – French toast, pg. 27
Lunch – Leftovers
Dinner – Tacos

Friday
Breakfast – Smoothies and muffins
Lunch – Breakfast burritos
Dinner – Curry with potatoes, carrots, tofu, and onions

Sabbath
Breakfast – Pancakes
Lunch – Not sure…
Dinner – Pizza with onions, mushrooms, and fresh basil

Sunday
Breakfast – Smoothies
Lunch – Quesadillas
Dinner – Pasta with the yummy, yummy sauce

I am back from all of my running around. Sierra Vista, San Diego, and family staying in my home. Whew! I need a vacation from my vacation… I’ve slept for 11 hours each the past few nights. I am definitely worn out! I can’t wait to get back into the housekeeping routine.

And that started with this week’s menu. I completed the menu on Sunday morning but for some reason didn’t get it typed up until this afternoon. Because I’ve been cooking out of a cookbook, I’ve been buying a lot of ingredients and my cupboards are getting rather full. This week, I planned meals around what I already had on hand instead of buying a bunch of groceries. By next week, our cupboards will be pretty bare and we’ll have to do massive grocery shopping again.

Monday

Breakfast – Smoothie and banana bread

Lunch – Chow Mein

Dinner – Japanese: gyoza, udon, sushi

Tuesday

Breakfast – Banana French toast

Lunch – Pitas, chips, and salsa

Dinner – Homemade macaroni bake with spinach and zucchini

Wednesday

Breakfast – Smoothies and toast

Lunch – Stir fry with garlic sauce, pg. 182

Dinner – Breakfast burritos

Thursday

Breakfast – Smoothies, cranberry orange muffins

Lunch – Subs

Dinner – Tacos

Friday

Breakfast – Waffles

Lunch – Toasted avocado sandwiches, pg. 150

Dinner – Riblets, mashed potatoes with brown gravy

Sabbath

Breakfast – not sure yet

Lunch – Hiking! Picnic lunch

Dinner – Pizza with onions, mushrooms, and fresh basil

I am still working my way through the Newstart cookbook. We’ve had some successful meals and a couple we’ve thrown away. But I’m glad we decided to cook our way through the recipes.

Three Bean Salad

Sunday

Breakfast – Smoothies

Lunch – Quesadillas

Dinner – Stuffed Green Peppers, pg. 109; salad; French bread

Monday

Breakfast – Meal-In-One Breakfast, pg. 22

Lunch – Leftovers

Dinner – Spaghetti; garlic bread; green beans

Tuesday

Breakfast – Smoothies

Lunch – Mini French Pizzas, pg. 125

Dinner – Tacos

Wednesday

Breakfast – Scrambled tofu with onion & mushrooms; Peach Breakfast Cake, pg. 26

Lunch – Subs

Dinner – Lentil Links, pg. 111

Thursday

Breakfast – Smoothies

Lunch – Pitas with hummus, spinach, tomatoes

Dinner – Tofu Oat Burgers, pg. 116

Friday

Breakfast – French Toast, pg. 27

Lunch – Subs

Dinner – Almond Rice Loaf, pg. 112

Sabbath

Breakfast – Smoothies

Lunch – Leftover Almond Rice Loaf

Dinner – Pizza – mushroom, onion, fresh basil, garlic

New recipes scheduled for this week – 8

Total Newstart recipes cooked – 25/269

*Linked up at Menu Plan Monday

Cooking through the Newstart cookbook is still going really well. Last week I didn’t make everything on the menu and this week I picked out an even greater number of new recipes to make! We’ll see how many of them I will actually cook. I do my best to stick to the menu but occasionally I run out of cooking time or my produce goes bad faster than expected.

I make my menus/shopping lists on Thursdays each week and complete most of my grocery shopping on Fridays. That’s why they are Sunday-Sabbath, not Monday-Sunday.

Sunday
Breakfast – Smoothies (banana/peach)
Lunch – Quesadillas
Dinner – Pasta with yummy yummy sauce and garlic bread

Monday
Breakfast – Oat Waffles, pg. 30
Lunch – Stir Fry
Dinner – Pasta Italiana, pg. 127; Onion Rolls, pg. 7
*Extra – Make Tofu Mayonnaise, refrigerate overnight, pg. 158
*Extra – Make Three-Bean Salad, refrigerate overnight, pg. 141

Tuesday
Breakfast – Smoothies (banana/peach)
Lunch – Subs with Tofu Mayonnaise, pg. 158; Three-Bean Salad, pg. 141 (didn’t make last week)
Dinner – Tacos

Wednesday
Breakfast – Breakfast Bar Muesli, pg. 24
Lunch – Subs; Potato Salad, pg. 143
Dinner – Mushroom Stroganoff, pg. 139

Thursday
Breakfast – Smoothies (banana/strawberry)
Lunch – Pitas with Cucumber Raita, pg. 151
Dinner – Tofu Walnut Loaf, pg. 113

Friday
Breakfast – French Toast, pg. 27 (didn’t make last week)
Lunch – Leftover Tofu Walnut Loaf
Dinner – Better Burgers, pg. 114

Sabbath
Breakfast – Smoothies (banana/strawberry)
Lunch – Chow Mein
Dinner – Pizza (mushroom, onion, fresh basil)

New recipes scheduled for this week – 12
Total Newstart recipes cooked – 18/269

*Linked up at Menu Plan Monday