Supper/Dinner Time! What's on the menu ?

Yesterday I turned my hearty vegan stew into a hearty vegan soup: added more water, plus carrots, beans, and some whole grains (the stew already had leafy greens, onions, potatoes, herbs, corn kernels, green peas, pine nuts, peppers, and green beans). A nutritional powerhouse, very filling and tasty (I have plenty of leftovers- and soups are very easy to store in freezer for a quick dinner anytime). On the side, I had my ‘super-easy’, home-made, ‘spiced’ oat flatbreads.

For dessert: a very juicy mango (mangos are always great!), plus a mashed banana in a bowl mixed with nuts, dates and dried fruits, topped with tahini and almond butter. A delish
 
I was invited for lunch yesterday, and during that lunch the host kindly offered extra servings of white rice and dishes with oil (all vegan- including eggplants, onions, beetroots, etc.), which I was happy to accept :).

Normally, at home (particularly when I have time to cook and prepare my meals) I try to avoid or minimize oily dishes and white rice (I prefer brown rice, quinoa, buckwheat , farro, etc. instead). Therefore, given the lunch I had, I decided, later in the day, to have a relatively light dinner: a ‘very green’ salad, with kale, Swiss chard, coriander, arugula, spinach, lettuce, broccoli, dill, basil, mint and cherry tomatoes. The dressing: a simple mix of balsamic vinegar, mustard and blended lemon.

The salad, with that dressing, was much nicer than I expected and a reminder of how good it is to go for the ‘basics’ every now and then: a. simple raw salad, as a main dish, can be great -not only for one’s health, but for one’s taste buds too.

For dessert I had my staple ‘mashed banana mix’ - i.e. I mashed a banana in a small bowl and mixed it with dates, nuts and dried fruits, and topped it with coconut shaves, tahini and almond butter. It was very good!
 
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I think I will brown sausages and onions then put it in the crockpot with sauerkraut for dinner.

Done in the crockpot. I browned onions and the sausages (gardein brats) in my cast iron then put it in the crockpot with sauerkraut.
 
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with the pinto beans I made earlier in the week I made a huge veggie bean soup - carrot, parsnip, zucchini, mushrooms, sweet potato, onion, garlic, celery, tons of kale, lots of spices and put a few croutons in the bottom when served and had a whole grain/seed baguette with it - so delicious and lots leftover... I just wish I had made more pinto beans as we used a fair amount in the burritos

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My last two dinners have continued to be ‘large salad dinners’. The day before yesterday, I added ‘kabuli’ chickpeas (i.e. the ‘standard’ type - yellow in colour) to the salad, and for the dressing I used a mix of mustard, tahini, nutritional yeast and blended lemon. For dessert: I just had a large mango. Both were very nice.

Yesterday, I added some whole grains to the salad (quinoa and farro), ‘desi’ chickpeas (the brown type) and used a home-made basil and mint dressing. Then I made a special dessert- super easy and fast: dairy free, chocolate ice-cream, with no added sugar (using frozen bananas as base, and dates and raisins to add sweetness). I can share the full recipe of the ice cream, if anyone is interested:). Photos of both dishes are below (the home-made basil and mint dressing is in the background- shown in the top left corner of the photo; the ice cream, on the second photo, was sprinkled with a few dried cranberries). They were both very nice. IMG_0460.jpegIMG_0461.jpeg
 
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