I’m late getting this out but I’m sure everyone understands that life is…different…these days. Interesting times we are living in, right? But in spite of the chaos around us meals still need to be prepared. In fact, it’s those very routines that are comforting in times of uncertainty. So let’s try to carry on, shall we? I’m going to continue doing What’s For Dinner posts in the hopes they might give you some ideas for feeding your own family.
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Curry is a great way to use up veggies. This one contained onions, carrots, potatoes, zucchini, yellow squash, bell peppers and broccoli. I served it over brown rice, topped with a bit of mango chutney and naan bread on the side. It is one of those dishes that is even better the next day.
I hadn’t made Taco Frito Salad in quite awhile and we all wondered aloud why not. It’s easy to prepare and such a nice change of pace as winter draws to a close.
This was my favorite meal of the week. I brined the chicken breasts for about an hour before dinner and that really does make a difference, especially in the texture. The white wine cream sauce was flavored by the thinly sliced onions and halved red grapes. I served it with baked cauliflower, asparagus and biscuits.
Instead of soup, I made vegetarian chili this past Saturday. It was packed full of vegetables along with beans and SO good! We all loved it and like the curry, it was even better the next day. Which was a good thing since I made a lot of it. We topped our bowls with grated cheese, sour cream and the rest of the Fritos from the Taco Frito Salad earlier in the week.
I had to reorganize my pantry to make room for the extra items I stocked up on. And that was a good thing since I found two packages of spinach ravioli that needed to be used. I added the cooked pasta to a jar of sauce and served this with the leftover cauliflower from a couple of days ago, a tossed green salad and crunchy Italian bread hot from the oven.
What’s for dinner at YOUR house these days?
If you are stressed to the max and need some super easy meals, here are some ideas:
25 Simple Meals You Can Make When Your Life Is In Shambles
I agree: routines and home comforts are needed right now wherever possible.
I ended up doing an unplanned cooking experiment. I was planning to replicate a dish involving cabbage, apples, and wine, but using vinegar and maple syrup in place of the wine. Except I knocked the bottle of liquid smoke out of the cupboard when I went to get the vinegar, and the way it fell broke its lid (and the neck of the bottle, so I couldn’t even use some other method of stoppering it). Some of the contents were lost to spillage, but there was a decent amount left, only I couldn’t reseal the bottle because of how the fall damaged it. I didn’t want to waste it (I hate food waste normally, and these days it would be even worse to waste something, I think) so decided to try an experiment, which involved using the liquid smoke in place of the vinegar. It actually turned out really good. It was basically just red cabbage, served with some apple that was baked in a liquid smoke and maple syrup mixture. I had a baked potato with it, and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Other meals have included:
*A vegan omlet (tofu, vegan cheese, nutritional yeast, tomato, mushrooms, and spring onions) with chips/fries.
*garlic asparagus, green beans, and potatoes.
*Scrambled tofu, garlic mushrooms, and chips/fries.
*Cauliflower wings and “cheesy” tater tots.