Thursday, August 14, 2025

Menu 8/18-8/22

 Monday: Dinner with friends

Tuesday: Beet Bean Burgers with roasted potatoes

Wednesday: Sundried Tomato Gnocchi Bowl
We used oat milk instead of cream

Thursday: Taco Bowl

Friday: potato bar for BIble study tonight

Thursday, August 7, 2025

Menu 8/11-8/15

 Monday: Dinner with Friends

Tuesday: Tacos with Melon Salsa

Wednesday: Egyptian Fava Bean

Thursday: Tuscan-white-bean-pasta

Friday: Chik'n Tortilla Soup

Chik'n Tortilla Soup

  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 jalapeno pepper , seeded and diced
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • Hempe Chik'n Strips
  • 20 oz crushed tomatoes
  • 32 oz chicken broth 
  • 14 oz black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 2 cups frozen corn
  • 1/2 cup cilantro, chopped, divided (reserve 1/4 of it for garnish)
  • 1 lime, juiced
  • 1 tsp salt, or to taste

    1. Preheat a pot with oil over medium-high heat. Add chopped onion, garlic and chopped jalapeño and sauté until veggies soften.

    2. Add hempe chik'n strips, corn, beans, chilli powder, cumin, crushed tomatoes, salt, ¼ cup of cilantro and chicken broth. Bring to a boil and let simmer for at least 25 minutes.

    3. Add lime juice.

    4. Serve the soup with some tortilla strips, pieces of avocado, fresh cilantro and lime wedges.

Friday, August 1, 2025

Menu 8/4-8/8

 Monday: Dinner with friends

Tuesday: Mediterranean Pizza
We used sundried tomatoes, roasted peppers, artichoke, red onion, and pesto

Wednesday: Falafels and roasted veggies

Thursday: leftovers if enough. If not, then a Tuscan white bean salad (we used vegan cheese and butter)

Friday: Bible study night, I'll be making veggie chili.

Thursday, July 17, 2025

Menu 7/21-25

 Monday: Dinner with friends

Tuesday: Roasted Honeynut Squash Gnocchi
We used a chickpea ricotta

  • 1 (15 oz) cans of chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  • 1/3 cup soaked pinenuts
  • 1/4cup nutritional yeast
  • 2 TBS lemon (juice)
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
place all the ingredients in a high speed blender. Add water if needed to obtain the consistency desired.

Wednesday: We had so many leftovers we didn't make Falafel with roasted potatoes with fennel leaves, adding roasted veggies and a tahini sauce from FoK

Thursday: Vegan Buffalo Wings with garden veggies

Friday: Bible study and fellowship - pizza night. We made Gluten free, vegan, veggie pizza using GF sourdough crust

Friday, July 11, 2025

Menu 7/14-7/18

 Monday: Vegan Chili Mac and cheese

Tuesday: leftovers

Wednesday:  Falafel with roasted potatoes with fennel leaves

Thursday: Costco July Connection's p.30-31 Pineapple Boats. We used tofu instead of chicken and didn't use the Bourbon.

Friday: Curried Lentil Soup

Saturday, July 5, 2025

Menu July 7-11

Monday: dinner with friends

Tuesday: Garlic Butter Mushroom Bits with Cheezy Pasta
We used mushrooms, earth balance soy-free butter, good planet olive oil cheddar cheese, oatly cream cheese and oatly milk

Wednesday: Summer Vegetable Pasta Salad
we used summer squash, long beans, tomatoes, peppers, onions and garlic with Greek Dressing

Thursday: Sweet Potato Chili

Friday: The bible study group is a sandwich bar. We will be making Chickpea Salad