Quentin
Meatless
Monday Week 4
3/31/14
For this weeks meatless Monday I
tried a new recipe that I would have never really thought was appetizing or
something I would enjoy. I have started
to realize that I need to retry a lot of different foods that I may not even
have enjoyed a year or two ago, since my taste buds have blossomed into liking
more varieties, better, and healthier foods. This week my food breakdown went
as so.
Breakfast: Pancakes with butter and maple
syrup
Lunch: Minestrone soup
Snacks: Pita chips with a variety of
hummus types. These included cilantro
jalapeno hummus, garlic hummus, roasted red pepper hummus, and classic
hummus. Also ate some mandarin oranges
as usual.
Dinner: Roasted red pepper and spinach
calzones, which also had onion and garlic in it with extra virgin olive oil;
and a side of chunky corn chowder that I made again like I did in a previous
week.
This weeks meatless Monday was my
best yet. I had new variety and also
reused an old recipe from before. My
meals also affected someone else this week.
My girlfriend came up this week and we made the dinner together. She
made the roasted red pepper and spinach calzones and I made the chunky corn
chowder. We also went shopping together
and the worst thing that we bought for junk food was stuff to make cheesecake
for this week. But other than that we
bought nothing but healthy foods. It was
a little more expensive shopping this week but was also easier because two of
us were paying and not just one like it is when I am during usual weeks when
she is not here. Meatless Monday was a huge success this week and with only two
more to go I might actually accomplish going meatless every week for these six
weeks. After that it all might just go
up in smoke.
Hi Quentin,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading about your Meatless Monday and seeing all the different foods you ate. As well as the new recipes you tried this week, I'm with you on it being much easier to purchase groceries when you have someone to split the bill with. I think it makes it more exciting to try new recipes and cook more complicated meals too. I'm very intrigued by the variety of hummus you had and am going to go buy or make some new varieties I haven't tried yet or even seen in the store. Your dinner also sounded wonderful, the idea of making Calzones at home has never crossed my mind before but I'm definitely going to have to try those. The flavor in them must have been amazing! As well as the chunky corn chowder, I also haven't ventured into the world of home made soups although I'm sure they are much better than canned and a lot healthier. I'm going to have to use your creative meals as inspiration to get myself to reserve some time in my schedule and make a creative meal out of some of the recipes we have been given, whether it's a Monday or not. Also, a little Cheesecake every now and then never killed anyone! I'm glad I was able to read about your Meatless Monday and am looking forward to making some of the delicious foods you tried.
-Mazie
Really exciting choices of hummus Quentin! I agree that this was your best week! Looking forward to the coming weeks!
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