Daylight Savings Veggie Menu Planning Monday

Yesterday I was the most productive I may have ever been. Got my weeklies cooked and 2 entrees! I think I love daylight savings time, at least in the fall when we get that ‘extra’ hour.
I’m obviously obsessed with orange veggies – especially pumpkin. Yum!
Muffin of the week: Fat Free Pumpkin Raisin Biscuits
Sweet of the [...]

Happy Halloween Menu Planning Monday

I love Halloween! It’s my favorite holiday. I always have a fancy Gothic dinner party – you can read more about this year’s here.  On the dinnerware blog there’s also tons about decorating and drink ideas for Halloween.
Muffin of the week: Pumpkin Muffins
Cookie of the week: Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Lunch Soup of the week: Cauliflower [...]

I Love Fall Veggie Menu Monday

I love fall. I have the windows open to the fresh air, and have major cravings for swiss chard, kale, apples, soups and pumpkin in everything!
This is my second week of making a batch of muffins for my morning sweet fix. I’ve been sneaking in flax and oat bran for good measure.
I also decided I [...]

Tail Between My Legs Veggie Menu Monday

Sorry for disappearing. Let’s just say too much money was spent and there was an eating out frenzy that’s made my budget look like the dog chewed it.
So here I go with the basics – menu planning. Over and over again it proves itself to be invaluable!
Fall is the perfect time to pull out the [...]

Mostly Veggie Menu Planning Monday

Ok, this week is not entirely veggie. My Dr. told me to eat fish for awhile and I’m going to do what she says. It should raise my good cholesterol. Wish me luck!
Monday: Wild Turbot Fillet over veggies with an arugula salad

Tuesday: Burgers and Tots

Wednesday: Veggie Pot Pie or Panini

Thursday: Grilled Pizza and salad
Friday: [...]

Getting Healthier Vegan Menu Monday

I survived my second 6am spinning class! Of course my behind is pretty sore and my quads (and legs) are still wiggly, but it’s worth it to meet my goals. I’m trying to take off a few pounds and get in shape. It can be a slow process, but I’m really working on keeping a [...]

Pesto Anyone?

I have 3 kinds of basil this year Italian, lemon, and Thai all growing in my garden. Some are in the veggie bed and I have others in containers. If you have no space you can even grow some inside on a sunny window sill.
If you don’t have a garden you should be able to [...]

Vegan Watermelon Gazpacho

Nothing says summer has arrived like a chilled soup. When it’s so hot you’re sweating and the a/c is working as hard as it can, a chilled soup can make your whole day. Gazpacho is like a cool, liquid salad. It goes down easy, you don’t have to heat up the house to make it, [...]

Rainy Monday Veggie Menu

Menu planning really is the way to go. I ate so much better last week and it didn’t take that much time to cook things up after work. I prefer to crock pot and hope to be back on that road by the end of the month. We also got a gas grill at a [...]

Blueberry Pecan Muffins with Stevia

My first try using stevia and it turned out pretty good. The muffins didn’t rise as much as I hoped, but they are really tasty!
Blueberry Pecan Muffins with Stevia
1 cup Rolled Oats
2 Tb. Flax Seed Meal (ground flax)
1 cup Whole Wheat Pastry Flour
1/2 tsp. Salt
1 tsp. stevia (taste the batter and add more if needed [...]