Menu Plan - 8/2/11

The menu plan for the week is a little bit short because I'll be going out of town to visit my dad. I typically bring at least one dish there, but it's sometimes challenging to make amazing food when I'm not in my own kitchen. I'm contemplating prepping a bunch of things tomorrow morning and bringing them with me to make some new foods while I'm there without having to stock an entirely separate kitchen... I'll let you know how it goes. If you've got suggestions on eating yummy foods when not in your own kitchen, I'd love to hear them!

• Lunch
• Chickpea Salad
• Baked Pasta Shells and Broccoli

• Dinner
• Tempeh Asado w/ Brazilian Kale, Cilantro-Lime Rice, and Fried Plantains
• Apple Glazed Veggie Stir-fry

Menu Plan

Because I cook for one, planning meals can be tricky. Creating a balance between eating a variety of foods (in terms of flavors) and not wasting food is a challenge. When it's easy (because I can do only the most basic math), I halve recipes. Leftovers almost always make my lunches, and sometimes I eat leftovers for dinner a second night in a row. Learning how to freeze and later thaw things has helped tremendously, but still, my meal plans are a little abnormal. Instead of the typical "Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, etc" meal plan, I just plan by meal types. Sometimes my plans don't cover an entire week, so I do a "menu plan" as opposed to a weekly plan.

Here's this week's agenda!

Breakfast

• Oatmeal w/ fresh berries & ground flax meal
• Banana chocolate chip muffins w/ fresh fruit

Lunch/Dinner

• Black bean burgers w/ potatoes and kale
• Pasta w/ garden veggies
• Spicy PB pasta w/ kale