The Daily Grind, Chop and Fry

I’m starting the first week off with relatively “normal” food, things non-vegetarians will find familiar. These are also things I’ve made a number of times. If you are trying out a vegetarian diet, or maybe cooking for a reluctant non-vegetarian family member, this is a great introduction to how well you can eat without meat.

Ideally, when I properly format and finish posts, the shopping lists for the entire menu are included after the jump. Eventually nutritional information will be included with each recipe, as well. We’re still working out the kinks in this new platform.

Day 1
Pasta Verde

Day 2 – Vegan with egg substitute in burgers
Fast Nut Burgers
Baked Potato “Fries”
Steamed Green Beans

Day 3
Fresh Vegetable Sauté with Basic Stir Fry Sauce and Bulgar Wheat

Day 4 – Vegan
French Lentil Soup With Tarragon and Thyme
Breadsticks or Bread from bakery

Day 5 – Vegan with no butter on squash
Beer Glazed Black Beans
Roasted Acorn Squash
Steamed Brown Rice

Shopping List
Note: Hamburger buns should be included in the Word doc, but it has not been updated yet. Please make a note of it.

Click here to download this list as a Word file.

Produce
3 large onions
Enough assorted seasonal vegetables for about 1/2 cup per person, cooked
garlic
2 ribs celery
1 large carrot
5 plum tomatoes
1 tablespoon fresh basil (1 teaspoon dried)
parsley
1 lemon
5 large baking potatoes (about 2 ½ pounds)
Acorn squash, about ¼ squash per person
3/4 lb. green beans

Pantry
olive oil
Tamari or soy sauce
small can sliced olives
4 Quarts Vegetable Stock
1 to 1 1/2 pounds pasta
3 cups cooked or canned black beans
2 cups french lentils
Brown rice
1 cup bulgar wheat
cornstarch
1 package instant or rapid-rise yeast
4 C (about 2 lbs.) all-purpose or bread flour
Brown sugar
2 tsp coarse kosher or sea salt, plus extra for sprinkling
1 cup rolled oats
2 tbs ketchup, miso, tomato paste, nut butter or tahini
honey or malt syrup
1 c. nuts, preferably raw
1 tsp chili powder or any spice mix you like
chili powder
1 nutmeg seed
2 tsp dried tarragon
1 tsp dried thyme
1 tsp paprika (smoked, if you can find it)
2 bay leaves

Dairy
2 eggs
1 cup ricotta cheese
freshly grated parmesan

Misc
1 cup beer, stout or dark beer is best
sherry or dry sake
Hamburger buns
Crusty bread if not making bread sticks – buy on Day 4