Menus!

Hello my friends,
 I am menu planning and trying to indulge in a few winter dishes before spring comes! But spring break is coming so I can't forget bikini season approaches!!

 As usual I will write these in no particular order. I try to have the basics to make all of them and then shop once a week for the perishables. As always I substitute meat and cheese for vegan/vegetarian options. So cheese is a soy cheese and meats are all meat alternative choices.

1. Sloppy Jo (half morningstar meat crumble and half black beans) sweet potatoe fries, sauteed zuccini, onions, peppers. Roasted Garlic Mushrooms. Rice crispie treat with WOW butter.

2.Butternut Squash Soap, Banana Bread, Apple salad with raisins in vegan mayo sauce

3.Lasagna, Big salad, bread, red wine, cooked chocolate pudding over marshmellow

4. tofu, broccoli stirfry with brown rice in a Wow butter sauce. Fortune cookie and dried apricot

5.Rueben Sandwiches (tofurkey, saurkraut and vegan provolone on dark rye)pickles and baked french fries, black bean brownies

6.Spinach cakes with sauce, pureed garlic and cheese cauliflower, Balsamic glazed carrots and grren beans, melon for dessert

7.Pineapple glazed chicken, cheesy jalapeno grits, roasted brocoli and red peppers

8.Bean Soup, grilled tofurkey sausage strips and cornbread. Cooked apples with cinnamon

9.Tofu fried rice and egg roll

10. Morningstar crumble meatloaf sub with american cheese and spicy ketchup. Green salad heavy with veggies(radish, cabbage, carrot, pepper, cucumber,green onion, mushroom)

11.Sauteed onion, mushroom, peper white corn soft tacos with seasoned black beans, mexican salad with pico de gallo, Santa Fe rice with carrots, peppers and peas and Sangria

12.tomato soup and grilled cheese with Tofurkey lunch meat, pickles and tomato. pepperocinis. sugar cookies

13.mini meatball, zucchini, garlic, mushroom stuffed green peppers, lemon orzo salad. Pumpkin pie cream cheese dip and graham crackers

14.Spinach/ artichoke sip in crispy wonton cups. Crispy glazed tofu, sundried tomato, spinach, cheese stuffed mushrooms. Pineapple for dessert

15. Pumpkin Ravioli in sage butter sauce, green salad with lots of romaine and red onion. White wine. frozen bananas with Wow butter and mini non dairy choc chips

16.Pimento cheese and Bacon Biscuit Sandwiches with pickled jalapeno. Carrots and grape tomatoes. Chickpea salad with cumin and cilantro. Fresh strawberries for dessert

17. Fettucine with zucchini, sundried tomatoes, tofurkey sausage, garlic and cheese with olive oil and bread crumbs. Banana Pudding with vanilla wafers

18.Tofu frittata loaded with veggies and spinach. Home fried potatoes

19.layered pizza dip with baguette slices, veggie trey with ranch dip. Strawberry smoothies

20.chickpea tuna substitute lettuce wraps. Beet and parsnip chips. Oatmeal raisin cookies and banana, pineapple and strawberry mini kabobs

21.Broccoli cheese soup. Beer bread. Chicken cutlet with grape tomatoes, mushrooms, garlic and onion saute and a green salad. Pumpkin choc chip cookies

22.Crispy baked zucchini strips. green bean stir fry with sausage and mushrooms in balsamic glaze. Fruit salsa with cinnamon tortilla chips

Friday Family Movie Nights- pizzas, salad and appetizers.  Corndog muffins, grilled marinated mushroom kabobs, jalapeno popper dip, veggie dippers, peanut butter/raisin apple sandwiches. Desserts: healthy(ier) oreo blizzards, home made peppermint patties, snickerdoodle cookies

So I have a plan, sometimes things go right according to plan, sometimes the plan gets 86'd and we eat Taco Bell. That is life. This coming week especially is very busy, multiple activities every night and appointments during the day. I tried to plan some easy dinners and some fast ones but in all honesty I know there may very well be a Taco Bell or a pb&j dinner this week. Oh well, that is life!