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Happy Friday Everyone!!
So this Friday’s suggestions actually come from a reader that sent in a request for “Meatless Menus” for the next 5 Fridays in observance of Lent. Now if you know me at all, then you know I’m not a seafood eater, so typically when we go in the seafood direction I’m heading to Bear Flag Fish Company for fish tacos because they are AMAZING! Or to Gulfstream for their grilled Ono, YUM! Neither of these have any “fishy” taste to me and I HIGHLY recommend! But we really don’t cook THAT much seafood at home, unless it’s shellfish, because it’s unfortunately not my thing.
But here are a few of my suggestions for “meatless dinners”, and then I turned to my brilliant middle sister, who is a vegetarian and much more in the know with family friendly meatless meals! I’ll post more later this weekend or next week. Hope these help whether you are observing Lent or not. A meatless dinner is always good for variety!
Menu #1
Gumbo with Cornbread. Use the shrimp only, omit the chicken and sausage. And the cornbread can be made earlier in the day, just serve at room temperature with honey and butter (or honey butter!!! YUM!) This is always a crowd pleaser in our house!
Menu #2
Pioneer Woman’s Mac & Cheese with Crunchy Romain Toss Salad – You really can’t go wrong with Mac & Cheese!
Menu #3
Make your own pizzas, just don’t use meat. Margarita Pizza anyone?
Menu #4
Veggie Lasagna (omit the meat and use a meatless marina sauce, Classico’s Sweet Pepper is good!), Strawberry Salad (spinach, sliced strawberries, red onion, and Girrard’s Champagne dressing), Garlic Bread (butter & garlic powder)
Menu #5
Tomato Soup (I love Trader Joes’s boxed Tomato Soup, and Wolfgang Pucks canned Classic Tomato is awesome!) with Grilled Cheese Fingers (just cut the grilled cheese into little strips for dipping! Try using different cheeses together – cheddar, swiss, havarti??)
I don’t think anyone will miss the meat in any of the above dinners!! Stay tuned for a few more suggestions!
I had planned on giving you next week’s menu, but tonight was Addie’s 3rd night in a big girl bed and it took no less than 2 hours for her to fall asleep. (I’ve been out of my chir so often I feel like I was doing squats at the gym!) Addie loves the bed, just also loves being able to get out of it! So needless to say, no menu yet. Look for it this weekend! Happy Friday eveyone!
my favorite meatless meal is from Everyday Food Magazine – Tortilla Black Bean Pie – it’s delicious! Here’s the link:
http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/favorite-tortilla-and-black-bean-pie
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Thanks for the tip! This looks like a great and easy recipe to try!
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Bear Flag is the best! Have you tried the swordfish sandwich? They use the baguettes from C’est ci bon and it is to die for. Also, I have come across a new veggie meat brand that they sell at Ralphs and Mothers Market that is great. It’s called Gardein. I’ve tried the veggie beef tips with stir fry, the ckick’n scallopini and the marinara stuffed chick’n breast. They were all pretty amazing for not being the real deal.
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What kind of cheese is right for the Pioneer Mac?
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Ha!! Thanks for catching that! It is Cheddar. You can honestly use any cheese for Mac & Cheese, so dont be afraid to mix it up, but Cheddar is what’s called for in this recipe.
Thx!
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All of these are great recipes. I try to do the same thing and add a meatless meal to the menu during the week just for some variety. Pastas and pizzas are always a favorite! Plus, it’s a little less work for me in the kitchen too, which is always good.
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We are making our own pizzas with the dough from scratch. It is a good way for the girls and I to have family time together. Besides they love making their own pizzas. try Vegetarian lasagne or pasta tossed with veggies and butter. My kids love that.
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Thanks for the great choices.. Lately we love to go with a veg Japanese udon or flat rice noodle with the little baby corns, carrots, and great mushrooms some peauts on top.. yummy. Then endame with a little salt… the kids eat it up.
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