I can't believe it's the last week of the year already! The older I get the faster the years go, and having a kid sped up time significantly, I swear! (Unless she's sick, and then time drags on interminably. Go ahead. Aske me about my weekend!)
Anway, as I indicated over at my other site this morning, we're going vegetarian for a month starting on Friday. So. The beginning of this week is fairly meat heavy, and then we're quitting cold turkey (no pun intended).
Monday: Cheeseburgers, fries, beet and carrot slaw
This has been my number one craving for the past few weeks, so I figure I better indulge before I give up meat for a month. Otherwise, it would be one very long, difficult, meat-free month.
Tuesday: Chicken Tortilla Soup
We have a lot of leftover chicken from our chicken dinner last week, and I'm determined to use it. So, tortilla soup it is! I haven't made this in ages. It's been so long, in fact, that I can't remember what recipe I used to use. This one from Cassie's site looks great though, and we're planning on topping it with avocado and cheese. Yum!
Wednesday: Stirfried Turkey in Lettuce Wraps, leftover beet and carrot slaw
Recipe to be shared if we like it. I'm actually quite looking forward to this!
Thursday: TBD NYE Spread.
Probably nachos and margaritas. Definitely a bottle of our favorite sparking wine!
Friday: Football watching spread!
Veggies and Dip, Crispix mix, Pico & Guacamole, and something more main-dish-ish, but also vegetarian.
Saturday: Curried Chickpeas, some kind of salad with tomatoes or broccoli, basmati rice, homemade naan
Recipes also to be shared (probably next week).
Sunday: Pizza, Spinach Salad
I plan to make the dough and sauce from scratch. For the spinach salad, I prefer spinach, walnuts, red onions, and feta, but since I seem to have developed a walnut allergy in recent years, it will be with slivered almonds instead. I usually top it off with a balsamic vinaigrette.
And I swear, I'm going to post that meatball recipe this week!
I honestly don't know if I could go vegetarian for a month, so I definitely respect you for giving it a shot! I mean, I probably could, but I think Joe would die without his meat. I do try to cook vegetarian once a week, though, so I can't wait to see what you make so I can get some new recipes for my arsenal.
ReplyDeleteI don't know if you get Cooking Light or not, but their new issue has a recipe for porcini mushroom risotto with mascarpone. If you used vegetable stock that would fit the bill. I'm dying to try it!
Oh, and by the way: I think you will REALLY like that soup.
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