What We Ate Wednesday: Every Wednesday I write a blog post with all of the vegetarian dinners we ate this week.
Our CSA has started for the summer! I love having local, fresh vegetables delivered every week, and it give me a little direction when planning our meals.
Wednesday: Bean and Cheese Tacos
Super simple: tortillas, canned refried beans, shredded jack, and a little fresh guacamole.
Thursday: Rice Bowl
I decided to make this recipe again, but with the white rice the recipe calls for (instead of brown rice or quinoa). It was REALLY good with white rice! And it is super healthy, so I may just overlook the white rice. I haven’t tried it with brown rice though so maybe I should at least give that a try? (vegan)
Friday: Leftovers
Just cleaning out the fridge.
Saturday: Date Night
We went to Fuego in Clarendon! The food was pretty good (though definitely didn’t top my favorite Mexican restaurant) but the drinks were super delicious! And we got a great seat on the upstairs balcony on a beautiful night.
Sunday: Collard Greens, Baked Beans, Grilled Sweet Potatoes
I wasn’t sure what to do with the collards, so I decided to cook them like I did on New Years and pair them with these baked beans I have been wanting to try and grilled sweet potatoes. I made the baked beans with a bag of 15 beans just because I thought the variety would be tasty and healthy. Ben made the grilled sweet potatoes and they were delicious. He par-boiled them and then peeled and cut them. He seasoned them with olive oil, cumin, cayenne, brown sugar, salt, and pepper. (vegan)
Monday: Corn and Avocado Salad with Quesadillas
The problem with a CSA is that they give you a list of what they *expect* to have and then on Thursday, they give you your vegetables, which may or may not be identical to the list they gave you on Tuesday. I totally get why they can’t predict with 100% accuracy what will be available, and I know that’s part of participating in a CSA. But when you planned to make a radish corn salad because you thought you were going to have radishes in your CSA delivery, it is a little annoying when you go to make dinner and realize you didn’t get any radishes! But actually, dinner turned out fine. I threw in some red onion scallions instead of the radishes and added avocado. It was delicious! And for the quesadillas, I just melted jack cheese in buttered corn tortillas in the oven.
Tuesday: Spicy Cauliflower Stir Fry with Rice Noodles
I got this recipe from my friend Alison. It was SO good!! I threw in some slivered almonds to make it a little more filling and served it with rice noodles! (vegan)