vegan peanut butter chocolate chip oatmeal cookies

they're in the oven as i type; we'll see how they turn out!

1/2 c applesauce
1/2 c peanut butter
1 flax egg (1 T ground flaxmeal and 4 T warm water)
1/4 c agave nectar
1/4 c evaporated cane juice
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 c whole wheat flour
1/2 c oats
1 T baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 to 3/4 c chocolate chips

makes about a dozen and a half.

mix togther applesauce and peanut butter. make flax egg in a separate bowl. let sit a few minutes and stir. add to the pb mixture along with sugars and vanilla. in a separate bowl, whisk together flour, oats, soda and salt. add to wet mixture. stir in chocolate chips. drop spoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet or silpat and bake for 10-12 minutes.

this week:

s  salmon burgs, fries
m  grilled chicken and pesto gnocci, salad
t  stuffed shells with ground turkey, salad
w  chicken sausage and cannellini beans with quinoa, veggies
th  chicken stir fry, rice
f  sweet potato tian
s  leftovers


last week:
s  turkey burgers
m  israeli cous cous with zucchini and lentils
t  spaghetti and turkey meatballs
w  leftover cous cous with garlic herb chicken sausage
th  ???
f  ???
s  leftovers

dinners, 8/15

m  turkey burgers, salad
t  jambalaya, salad
w  cod with red pepper salsa, quinoa, edamame
th  jamie's here! chicken peanut soba noodles
f  zucchini+lentil israeli cous cous, salad
s  leftovers
s  leftovers

dinners (and lunch) this week

meals from last week created a lot of leftovers, so we ended up not having the grilled chicken w/ the caprese salad or the salmon burgs. so they return this week! made mexican hot chocolate popsicles for our dessert last week. may make a peanut butter pie this week.

also, i'm pretty tired of turkey sandwiches for lunch, so i'm going to try to make a lunch menu, too, so i don't get burned out. also going to try to go veggie for lunches so as to not overdo it with meat.

dinners
m  garlic basil grilled chicken, pasta, salad
t  salmon burgers, fries or salad
w  two bean chili, cornbread
th  chicken teriyaki stir fry, rice
f  victoria!
s  pea and bacon risotto, salad
s  leftovers

lunches
m  turkey burger
t  lunch pita
w  veggie ragout
t  olive and jarlsberg sandwich
f  victoria
s  black bean wrap
s  quinoa salad bowl

it's been awhile

back to meal plans.

m  cannellini bean and italian sausage stew with rice
t  chicken enchiladas
w  lasagna, spinach salad
th  wes playing golf
f  garlic basil grilled chicken, pasta, salad
s  steak, roasted potatoes, green beans
s  salmon burgers, fries

dinners, last week + first week of june

went camping last week, so only 2 dinners were at home. here's what we had (lots of pasta):

m  arugula and parmesan ravioli, salad
t  veggie burger + fries
w  chicken noodle soup, homemade bread (at friend lara's house)
th  burgers + pasta salad (camping)
f  chicken pesto pasta (camping)
s  out to dinner at "south" in leavenworth. had sweet potato enchiladas. pretty tasty.
s  chicken pesto pasta (back home)

here's what's on this week (can't believe it'll be june already!):

m  leftovers from lunch
t  chicken tortilla soup (the hominy makes this taste so authentic. it's delish!)
w  spaghetti + turkey meatballs, salad
th  sweet potato black bean enchiladas (did i mention how i sub greek yog for the sour cream + it tastes fantastic?)
f  chicken quinoa broccoli
s  leftovers
s  leftovers

week of 5/15

wes's golf game was cancelled due to rain, so i didn't have a chance to make those lasagna rolls last week. therrrefore they reappear on this week's menu :) not sure what i'm going to fix myself that night--i'll tell you next week!

m  lasagna rolls, salad
t  chicken veggie stir fry, rice
w  golf night
th  tacos, rice + beans
f  israeli cous cous + lentils 
s  leftovers
s  leftovers

week of 5/9

today is the first week of wes's golf league which means i'll be on my own for dinner on wednesday nights. this week i'm planning on lasagna rolls and saving the leftovers for lunch. made turkey burgers instead of albondigas last week, so that's on the menu for this week.

m  orcchiette (instead of squash + leeks, i'm making it w/ zucchini + cannelini beans)
t  turkey albondigas
w  lasagna rolls or a variation of that recipe
th  chicken tortilla pie w/ tj's enchilada sauce instead of salsa + green chiles
f  pizza + salad
s  leftovers
s  leftovers

better late than...

forgot to post this week. this is what we had/are having:

m  wes was out of town for work. i had a salmon burger and salad and broccoli.
t  ate appetizers at the tesla event
w  pizza casserole, salad
th  anniversary/birthday night out at ztejas
f  turkey burgers, fries
s  greek chicken pasta
s  chicken/black bean nachos

note: the pizza casserole was pretty good. a little eggy for my liking, though. i'd rather have pizza!

More Simple, Repeat Dinners

Not in the mood this week, folks! Only involved dinner I'm doing is a lasagna. Made a healthy carrot cake today. Pretty tasty, but I don't feel confident giving it to anyone outside this house to try :)

m  leftover tamale pie
t  salmon burgs, fries, arugula salad
w  turkey lasagna w/ veggies, salad
th  chicken, cous cous, a green veggie
f  out to dinner w/ hubs
s  leftovers
s  leftovers

Dinners, week of 4/18

aside from dinner, i'm planning on making sausage cheddar biscuits to accompany eggs for breakfast one morning, just made some blueberry muffins, and will make scones from the brunch class i took. yikes, lots of baking--i need to go for a run! made peanut butter banana bomb muffins over the weekend, which were super tasty. even cooper liked 'em!

m  spag + turkey meatballs, salad (didn't have this last week)
t  spicy chicken peanut soba noodles
w  pizza (need to get creative as wes can't have yeast, but i wanted to make pizza. pita and flatbread at tj's had yeast. ideas?)
th  tamale pie
f  chicken enchiladas
s  leftovers
s  leftovers

Week of 4/11

I'm surprised I was able to pull this together with Coop being sick and all :( Wes is leaving Friday for Walla Walla so I'm going to make a few super simple meals for myself.

M  Fettuccine Alfredo with Veggies
T  Chicken, Rice, Edamame
W  Spaghetti + Turkey Meatballs, Salad
Th  Chicken Pot Pie
F  Salmon Burgers, Broccoli
S  Sweet Potato Tian
S  Leftovers

Food This Week

The last couple of weeks of dinners since Wes's diet began have been pretty simple/plain. His skin issues are resolving and his dandruff completely gone!

We were having lots of meat and veggies, then he added back in some whole wheat pasta, tortillas, rice and oatmeal.

This week I feel a little more inspired having taken a cooking class (brunch) put on by a blogger I follow. I'm hoping to test out the recipes one at a time over the next few weeks, then hopefully have someone over for brunch to pull the whole menu together.

So here's this week!

M  Chorizo, Red Pepper + Potato Galette
T  Chicken Linguine Alla "Vodka" from the Costco Connection ("vodka" b/c there isn't any vodka in it)
W  Turkey burgers, fries, broccoli
Th  Sweet Potato Black Bean Enchiladas
F  Chicken Tortilla Soup
S  Frittata with sun dried tomatoes, goat cheese and basil, roasted potatoes (recipes from Sunday's class)
S  leftovers

going yeast and (mostly) sugar free

well, wes is. and i kind of am since we eat dinner together. he has this rash on his hands (i have a mild case) and seborrhea on his face (which is supposed to get better with a yeast-free diet). let's cross our fingers it works! lots more veggies (and more of a variety of veggies than usual) on this plan, which we really need to eat more of anyway!

i'm hosting a st. patty's day play date on thurs and am planning on having some healthy treats for the kiddos and a maybe not so healthy treat for the moms ;) might make gingerbread stout cupcakes but with this frosting (sans pumpkin pie spice). thinking of icing it with the plain frosting first then putting some aside and mixing in some green food coloring so i can pipe a shamrock on top of each one! if i do this i will post pics!

m  whole wheat pasta w/ ground turkey and acorn squash (found out later that acorn squash is actually not on the OK list. oops!)
t  steak and cauliflower mash
w  chicken and mustard greens
th  salmon and arugula salad
f  turkey pesto (homemade) pasta + zucchini
s  chicken + asparagus
s  leftovers?

meals, schmeals

in a weird state--i feel in the mood to cook, but not feeling adventurous or creative with recipes or wanting to try new ones. lots of repeats in the last few weeks. probably b/c the household has been sick going on 3 weeks now. i just came down with something this weekend, but it seems pretty mild (knock on wood). i've started pre-making dinner during cooper's naps so that i don't have to try to cook and entertain him in the 5 or 6 o'clock hour. i was thinking it would work well, but the trade off is i don't get any down time. 

forgot to post last week. the only thing of note that we had were chicken and green chile enchiladas. super tasty as usual. they were carried over from the previous week as i didn't have time to make them then. i think we also had turkey burgers and some kind of pasta dish. same old, same old!

we'll see how the week goes...

m  chicken pot pie casserole

t  turkey meatballs and spaghetti, salad

w  lentil soup

th  chicken pesto pasta, salad

f  salmon burgers, fries, broccoli

s  leftovers

s  leftovers