2 weeks down : )

[Guest guest]

2 weeks down as new veggie and I can honestly say there is no

going back : ). hubby has resigned himself to not trying to change

me and even helps try to scout out options if we go out to eat.

would anyone be interested in occasionally posting their daily menus

for some different ideas for some of us new people? I have a stack

of new recipes but it's hard to figure out what kinds of dishes are

best paired together.

 

our menu for tonight is soup and homemad bread. hubby wants tapioca

also but texture is too weird for me so I will probably do a baked

apple for myself.

 

Trieste-Style Beans and Sauerkraut Soup

 

1 1/2 c. dried beans (barlotti, cranberry, romano, or pinto), soaked

4 bay leaves

1 lb potatoes, peeled and diced

3 tbsp olive oil

1 1/2 c. diced yellow onions

5 cloves garlic, minced

3/4 lb saurkraut, rinsed and drained

1 tbsp sweet Hungarian paprika

1/2 tsp caraway seed

4 oz cremini or baby portobellas, finely chopped

2 tsp red wine vinegar

1/4 c. chopped fresh parsley

 

1. place soaked beans, bay leaves, potatoes, and 2 1/2 qts cold

water in soup pot over hi heat. bring to a boil, decrease heat to

low, and cook 30 min. remove bay leaves and discard. mash beans and

potatoes with potato masher.

2. meanwhile heat 1 tbsp olive oil in skillet over med heat. saute

onions 10 min. add garlic and saute 5 min. more--scrape into sop pot.

3. wipe out skillet, add 1 tbsp olive oil and heat over med heat.

add sauerkraut, paprika, and caraway seeds. stir till well combined

and cook till heated through, ~5 min. add to soup pot.

4. wipe out skillet. add rest olive oil and heat over med-hi heat.

add mushrooms and saute 5 min. add vinegar and parsley and stir to

combine. add to soup pot.

5. cook soup 15 min more over med-low heat and then thin to desired

consistency.

 

serves 8

 

Wheat Berry Batter Bread

 

1 1/2 c. flour

1 tbsp sugar

1/2 tsp salt

1 pkg yeast (~2 1/4 tsp)

1 c. warm water

1/2 c. cooked wheatberries

3/4 c. whole wheat flour

1 tbsp melted butter, opt

 

in bowl mix flour, sugar, and yeast. gradually beat in water, then

beat with electric mixer at medium speed till dough is elastic. add

wheat berries. slowly beat in ww flour. cover and let rise ~45

minutes. stir down dough. grease 4x8 " loaf pan and coat with

cornmeal, shaking out excess. spoon dough in evenly. bake at 375

degrees 1 hr or till toothpick comes out clean. brush top with

butter if desired.

 

16 slices

 

 

Anne

[Guest guest]

I would be happy to!

Funny you post this because I just started a menu planner because my daughter now has soccer on top of her gymnastics schedule and we only get one night out of the work week with no nighttime activity, and so I have to plan ahead so everything's is not as haphazard as it has been.

I am not cooking on the weekend, so that isn't on my menu, LOL.

If anything I post is not in the recipe files, tell me and I will put it in there.

 

Monday:

Cabbage Au Gratin, mashed potatoes and gravy ( I use serve a gravy in the envelope, the brown kind) and a side veggie like carrots or whatever we are in the mood for (usually sautéed in butter or oil or nuked and then buttered)

 

Tuesday:

Minestrone soup and Italian bread

 

Wednesday:

Pineapple stuffing, "chicken" nuggets, boxed au gratin potatoes, and a side veggie

 

Thursday:

Spinach Acini Di pepe ( sometimes I sub out the spinach for broccoli chopped fine, it will depend on what the store has on sale Saturday when I go) and any leftover soup from Tuesday and some Italian bread (my family loves Italian bread)

 

Friday:

boxed mac and cheese, stewed tomatoes and a side veggie.

 

after the month of November when soccer is done I will use less boxed things like the augratin potatoes and mac and cheese, but right now with the schedule I am happy for boxed stuff, LOL.

 

Blessings,

Chanda

 

 

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jandemommy

Friday, September 23, 2005 7:33 AM

2 weeks down : )

2 weeks down as new veggie and I can honestly say there is no going back : ). hubby has resigned himself to not trying to change me and even helps try to scout out options if we go out to eat. would anyone be interested in occasionally posting their daily menus for some different ideas for some of us new people? I have a stack of new recipes but it's hard to figure out what kinds of dishes are best paired together. our menu for tonight is soup and homemad bread. hubby wants tapioca also but texture is too weird for me so I will probably do a baked apple for myself. Trieste-Style Beans and Sauerkraut Soup1 1/2 c. dried beans (barlotti, cranberry, romano, or pinto), soaked4 bay leaves1 lb potatoes, peeled and diced3 tbsp olive oil1 1/2 c. diced yellow onions5 cloves garlic, minced3/4 lb saurkraut, rinsed and drained1 tbsp sweet Hungarian paprika1/2 tsp caraway seed4 oz cremini or baby portobellas, finely chopped2 tsp red wine vinegar1/4 c. chopped fresh parsley1. place soaked beans, bay leaves, potatoes, and 2 1/2 qts cold water in soup pot over hi heat. bring to a boil, decrease heat to low, and cook 30 min. remove bay leaves and discard. mash beans and potatoes with potato masher.2. meanwhile heat 1 tbsp olive oil in skillet over med heat. saute onions 10 min. add garlic and saute 5 min. more--scrape into sop pot.3. wipe out skillet, add 1 tbsp olive oil and heat over med heat. add sauerkraut, paprika, and caraway seeds. stir till well combined and cook till heated through, ~5 min. add to soup pot.4. wipe out skillet. add rest olive oil and heat over med-hi heat. add mushrooms and saute 5 min. add vinegar and parsley and stir to combine. add to soup pot.5. cook soup 15 min more over med-low heat and then thin to desired consistency. serves 8Wheat Berry Batter Bread1 1/2 c. flour1 tbsp sugar1/2 tsp salt1 pkg yeast (~2 1/4 tsp)1 c. warm water1/2 c. cooked wheatberries3/4 c. whole wheat flour1 tbsp melted butter, opt in bowl mix flour, sugar, and yeast. gradually beat in water, then beat with electric mixer at medium speed till dough is elastic. add wheat berries. slowly beat in ww flour. cover and let rise ~45 minutes. stir down dough. grease 4x8" loaf pan and coat with cornmeal, shaking out excess. spoon dough in evenly. bake at 375 degrees 1 hr or till toothpick comes out clean. brush top with butter if desired. 16 slices Anne

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Hi everyone,

 

Here is my menu for the week - not quite sure yet what we will be eating which day though. The only thing that seldom varies is the fact that every Friday night we have what we call our "bread and cheese" night. It sounds a bit boring but I can assure you that it isn't and it is actually our favourite meal of the week. We have a nice fresh loaf of crusty bread with various sorts of cheese and several types of chutneys and pickles (we bought over 50 jars on our recent trip to England as that sort of thing is not available in Holland). We also have a selection from the following - olives, dill pickles, dolmades and various other bits and pieces. Home made goodies that may typically be on our Friday table (NOT all on the same day LOL) are guacamole, hummous, baba ganoush, baked camembert with garlic, oven baked goat cheese and sundried tomatoes, cherry tomatoes stuffed with herb cream cheese, curried eggs etc.

Other dishes for the week are

 

carrot and cumin soup with bread and salad

Indian spiced potato and spinach with raita (we will probably have this on Monday as I bought fresh spinach yesterday and it doesn't keep very well)

mushroom and potato tortilla omelette with salad

leek risotto

 

I will be alone next weekend as Hans is going to a conference so I have no special meal plans for the weekend meals.

 

Cheers from Marie in Holland

 

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PuterWitch

Friday, September 23, 2005 2:42 PM

Re: 2 weeks down : )

 

I would be happy to!

Funny you post this because I just started a menu planner because my daughter now has soccer on top of her gymnastics schedule and we only get one night out of the work week with no nighttime activity, and so I have to plan ahead so everything's is not as haphazard as it has been.

I am not cooking on the weekend, so that isn't on my menu, LOL.

If anything I post is not in the recipe files, tell me and I will put it in there.