Meal planning (Shabbat, Pesach, etc.)

Last night's dinner for $VegetarianCoupleWithNewBaby:

• savory bread pudding with spicy olive bread and roasted green peppers and onions
  
• green salad: red-leaf lettuce, green-leaf lettuce, baby spinach, cucumber, pecans, balsamic vinaigrette
  
• sweet potatoes

Shabbat dinner with an old friend; all the produce is from one farm share or another, except the nuts.

• rolls, golden grape juice
  
• hummus with roasted garlic
  
• tofu baked with cashew butter and Szechuan spicy sauce
  
• polenta topped with sauteed onions, dandelion greens, and feta, with a touch of pepper and nutmeg
  
• green salad with red-leaf lettuce, green-leaf lettuce, baby spinach, pink grapefruit, pickled red onions, and macadamias
  
• roasted onions, tomatoes, summer squash, and zucchini
  
• mashed sweet potatoes (from the Red Fire farm share)
  
• strawberries macerated with sugar (picked last summer)
  
• apples baked with maple syrup, Lyle's golden syrup, flaxseed meal, and cinnamon

And I'm hosting at least four meals on Pesach (three lunches and Shabbat dinner). Some ideas for dishes: ( Read more... )

Thunderstorm!

Lightning and everything.