This week, I’m going to begin by talking about our suppers. Last week I did some serious brainstorming about supper. I have a really hard time coming up with supper ideas because supper is typically our lighter meal of the day. Here’s what I came up with: four generalized types of suppers that can rotate from day to day. See below:

• Fruit-based supper. Into this category, I would put a meal like muffins and smoothies; fruit crisp; fruit cobbler; baked apples, etc.
• Sandwich-based supper. Lots of flexibility here! I can do Sloppy Joe’s, subs, mock tuna melts, etc.
• Soup-based supper. Potato soup, tomato soup, lentil soup… you get the idea. I have tons of soup options. I also came up with several things to enjoy with the soup: crackers, grilled cheese sandwiches, breadsticks, cornbread, etc.
• Pizza or calzone based supper—I think this is pretty self-explanatory. I’ve an assortment of pizza options that I’d like to try here.

I think this system will work well for our family.

Here’s my menu plan for this week:

Breakfast:

• Whole wheat pancakes with fruit sauce and scrambled tofu
• Leftovers
• Baked apples and oats
• Breakfast casserole (made of tofu, textured vegetable protein, and potatoes)
• Waffles
• Hot fruit sauce on toast
• Cereal

Lunch:

• Rice with Un-chicken Broccoli sauce; served with salad
• Leftovers
• Penne pasta and vegan cheese (I’d put it down as Mac and Cheese, but they don’t have regular Mac here. The macaroni here is really long, like spaghetti. Not sure how they use it. If anyone knows how to use it, let me know. I figure penne will stand in as a decent substitute.)
• Unsausage patties with gravy, served with a side of mini-butternut squash. Such cute lil’ fellas!
• Shepherd’s pie (vegetarian, of course)
• Red beans on rice

I’m only scheduling six lunches because twice a week, my hubby eats at the hospital where he works, and I have been eating leftovers. I’m not sure if I will actually use all of these menu plans, but it is better to be safe than sorry when it comes to having a plan in mind!

I am working on getting more of my recipes up here so that I can link to them. Bear with me in the meantime!

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