I sat down on Saturday morning to write my meal plan for the week. I always start my looking at what’s in my fridge and my pantry that I might be able to use. Armed with that knowledge, I headed over to my old pinterst page to look at some of the recipes I’ve made before and some I’ve marked as “recipes I need to make.” Here’s what I’m thinking for this week:
Roasted Cauliflower and Black Bean Tacos – Gimme Some Oven
I had some cauliflower in the fridge and some leftover tortillas, so I was searching for a cauliflower taco recipe. I came across this recipe and it looks delicious. Plus, one of my favorite energy bites recipe is from this same site. This will be a new recipe for me, so I’ll come back and update with my thoughts after I make it.
I am NOT a chef, and barely enjoy cooking. So, I’m not typically a fan of recipes that have recipes within them. For instance, this recipe has you make the refried beans from scratch (which, from a taste and health perspective I prefer) BUT, it also has you make the “crema” from scratch, too. Look, recipe, I’m not Julia Child; the fewer dishes I have to make dirty to create my dinner, the better. So, let’s just see how this goes. I have a habit of altering recipes to my taste preferences and the time I have available to cook/clean up.
Update: This was so good! I used a bag of SOMOS refried beans I had gotten from FREE from HEB and fro the crema I took sour cream and added lime zest and thinned it out with water.
Breakfast for Dinner: Eggs, Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Sweet Potatoes, and Breakfast “Sausage”
Alright, guys. If you watch my YouTube videos, you know I just scored some Morning Star Farms “sausage” for like $.12 after the clearance sale and the matching ibotta rebate. So, I wanted to try it out and see if it’s any good. One night this week we’ll have eggs and sausage. I also have some brussels sprouts that didn’t get used last week, so I’m going to roast those up with some sweet potatoes as a side dish.
Zucchini & Hummus Pita Sandwiches
Since I have a small family, I still have some pita bread leftover from last week. I LOVE sandwiches or anything like sandwiches. I found this recipe and it sounds delicious. I also have some zucchini leftover, because the zucchini I received from my Weee! delivery is one of the biggest I’ve ever seen. I’ve been using this delivery service for a while now and it’s so convenient. I’ll be doing a price comparison of their products to my local grocery store soon.
Update: I’m in love. These were so delicious.
I found this recipe years ago and found it saved in my Pinterest. I try to cook meat dishes at least once a week, and I remember this one being pretty good. I will likely serve it with rice and some vegetables, I just haven’t decided yet. A lot of nights I’ll also have some sort of fruit on the table for dessert.
This is another recipe I haven’t made in years that I remember being rather delicious. How can you go wrong with teriyaki sauce and veggies?! Since it’s been so long since I’ve made this one, I promise to come back and add a few more notes once I make it again!
Love the recipes! Always looking for new ideas. Made the cauliflower tacos tonight – my husband and I both loved them!! My teenage boys ate parts of them too – love expanding their “ideas” of what food should be.
I’m so glad to hear that! Thanks for taking the time to comment. My son really enjoyed the flavor of the cauliflower!