hey everyone! this has been kind of a light week here on ghtr. i’ve been getting over a cold, so i appreciate you hanging in there with me as i start to feel better! this week’s meals were punched full of flavor, a welcome addition after loosing my taste for over a week. simple soups, crunchy biscuits and really yummy main courses filled us up and nourished us this week.

monday: vegan pesto pizzas served with a spinach salad
tuesday: white bean and vegetable stew topped with field roast’s apple sage sausage
wednesday: simple tomato soup served with ‘cheddar’ chive biscuits
thursday: went out to dinner!
friday: mutter paneer

what was on your plate this week? any favorite recipes you’d like to share?

we follow a whole foods, plant based diet. the dinner ideas posts are a way for me to log our dinners, how we make eating this way easy, and hopefully inspire you to try some new things as well. they are always meat free, dairy free and often gluten free. you can follow the posts here, and i encourage you to share your favorite recipes with us as well!

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this week i’ve gotta a couple of ‘meaty’ plant based meals for you. i’m particularly intrigued (and still in unbelief) of these chick’n scallopini’s from gardein. they’re amazing! other than that, this weeks meals were pretty simple since i’ve been feeling under the weather (and not really able to smell or taste much). i’m hoping next week i’ll be back to normal and able to cook a lot more!

monday: chickenless pine nut chicken, with lobsterless lobster mushroom buerre blanc sauce
tuesday: grilled eggplant involtini
wednesday: shredded sauteed cabbage with homemade cornbread
thursday: GF vegan homemade bread with loaded baked potatoes (comfort food!)
friday: spaghetti & NO meatballs

what was on your plate this week? any favorite recipes you’d like to share?

we follow a whole foods, plant based diet. the dinner ideas posts are a way for me to log our dinners, how we make eating this way easy, and hopefully inspire you to try some new things as well. they are always meat free, dairy free and often gluten free. you can follow the posts here, and i encourage you to share your favorite recipes with us as well!

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this week, mr. roost came down with a bad case of bronchitis and unfortunately, i believe i’m starting to get it as well (boo). so at the beginning of the week, i made a big batch of no chicken noodle soup and just made small dishes to go along with it each night. this nutritious broth based soup really does work wonders!

monday: no chicken noodle soup
tuesday: tomato basil polenta stacks
wednesday: polenta pizza
thursday: quick asparagus pasta
friday: vegan tuna salad wraps

what was on your plate this week? any favorite recipes you’d like to share?

we follow a whole foods, plant based diet. the dinner ideas posts are a way for me to log our dinners, how we make eating this way easy, and hopefully inspire you to try some new things as well. they are always meat free, dairy free and often gluten free. you can follow the posts here, and i encourage you to share your favorite recipes with us as well!

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after being out of town for a week, i was happy to get back in the kitchen cooking. it’s therapeutic for me, and i love thinking of and putting together meals. this week’s recipes were amazing, full of flavor and really satisfying. i hope you’ll try a few!

monday: polenta cakes with veggie ragout
tuesday: vegan grilled cheese with smoky tomato soup (yup, you heard me!!)
wednesday: veggie casserole with tofu topping
thursday: broccoli pesto with roasted red pepper pasta
friday: yummy yoga pot

what was on your plate this week? any favorite recipes you’d like to share?

we follow a whole foods, plant based diet. the dinner ideas posts are a way for me to log our dinners, how we make eating this way easy, and hopefully inspire you to try some new things as well. they are always meat free, dairy free and often gluten free. you can follow the posts here, and i encourage you to share your favorite recipes with us as well!

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since there’s not a whole lot in season right now, carrots, potatoes and bok choy seem to be the star in most of our meals. nicely paired with soups and stir fries, we’ve really been enjoying their rooty tones and having lots of dark green salads to go with them.

monday: yam and carrot coconut milk soup
tuesday: spaghetti with cauliflower, green olives and almonds (sans the cheese)
wednesday: creamy potato leek soup (i used vegan butter & sour cream)
thursday: bok choy skillet
friday: spciy scramble with roasted red peppers

what was on your plate this week? any favorite recipes you’d like to share?

we follow a whole foods, plant based diet. the dinner ideas posts are a way for me to log our dinners, how we make eating this way easy, and hopefully inspire you to try some new things as well. they are always meat free, dairy free and often gluten free. you can follow the posts here, and i encourage you to share your favorite recipes with us as well!

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as i’m still winding down from the holidays, i won’t be starting our weekly dinner ideas again until next week. in the meantime, i wanted to share with you my absolute favorite new recipe (like, i’ve made it 3 times in the last week). spicy tofu scramble with roasted red peppers from nancy, the talented vegan cook over at wolf and willow!

it’s the most perfect scramble i’ve ever made, and i’ve been looking for a good recipe for a very long time. seasoned to perfection and paired with roasted red peppers, tomatoes and greens it’s like my dream come true in a bowl. slightly crunchy with a ‘cheesy’ flavor (from the nutritional yeast) it’s delightful, surprising and healthy to boot- what more could you ask for?! head on over to wolf and willow for the recipe!

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happy friday, friends! i discovered a new recipe haven this week, 101 cookbooks. i can’t get enough of heidi swanson’s recipes! i’ve tried 4 so far and none of them disappoint. these will be added to my regular favorites and i will no doubt start cooking my way through her blog.

monday: i tried my hand at making this artisan rye bread and simple tomato soup- both of which were phenomenal. the bread calls for cocoa, caraway, carrots, coffee and maple syrup (among other delicious components) and the end result was rich and layered with flavor after flavor.

this simple tomato soup was indeed simple, but incredibly complex in flavor. i put a scoop of wild rice in each bowl and topped mine off with a dollop of vegan sour cream. with coconut milk, curry, coriander and cumin each bite is bursting with flavor!

tuesday: we had leftover soup and rye bread (it was even better the second day!) to which i added this heirloom apple salad. i used my food processor to thinly slice the apples and celery which made this dish simple and quick to throw together. the dressing was by far the best part- it calls for rosemary, garlic, white wine vinegar and sour cream (i used tofutti’s vegan version). it was amazing!

wednesday was cold. it was so cold and all i could think about eating was chili by the fire. so that’s what we did! i made my favorite sweet potato chili recipe and we bundled up by the fire and ate till our bellies were full and our bones were warm.

thursday i returned to a recipe that had piqued my interest earlier this week on 101 cookbooks. this miso sesame winter squash recipe was another home run, full of flavor. i topped it with fresh arugula, basil and toasted almonds and served it a wild rice and quinoa blend. delicious.

friday i plan to make this pan fried tofu, kale, and stir-fried noodles dish but instead of regular noodles, i plan to try out these new (to me) organic black bean noodles.

what was on your plate this week? any favorite recipes you’d like to share?

we follow a whole foods, plant based diet. the dinner ideas posts are a way for me to log our dinners, how we make eating this way easy, and hopefully inspire you to try some new things as well. they are always meat free, dairy free and often gluten free. you can follow the posts here, and i encourage you to share your favorite recipes with us as well!

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with chilly nights in full swing, we’ve been craving warm dishes that soothe the soul. that means most of our meals this week were served in a bowl!

monday: healing cabbage, potato, carrot, & tomato curry stew
tuesday: we had rising moon organics frozen butternut squash ravioli this night, it was so yummy! (photo credit)
wednesday: no chicken noodle soup
thursday: butternut squash and walnut pasta (i used brown rice pasta this time)
friday: vegan mutter panner

what was on your plate this week? any favorite recipes you’d like to share?

we follow a whole foods, plant based diet. the dinner ideas posts are a way for me to log our dinners, how we make eating this way easy, and hopefully inspire you to try some new things as well. they are always meat free, dairy free and often gluten free. you can follow the posts here, and i encourage you to share your favorite recipes with us as well!

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