MomOfOneFunOne Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 (edited) i just wonder if other ppl would think this stuff sounds good. They're pretty simple, plain meals and vegetarian at that. So, if you read a meal and think, sounds okay but I hate feta, well, substitute for a cheese you do like b/c we all love feta. But if, over all, you just think it's kind of a lame meal, say so. kwim? These are just examples. Greenbeans with potatoes-in-the-jacket, smoked tempeh. butter, s/p served at the table. So, if you don't know what smoked tempeh is, just think, smoked ham or something. baked potatoes with broccoli, cheese, bacon sprinkles, butter and sliced tomatoes on the side. shepherd's pie minestrone served with homemade ww bread, feta, and olives. lasagna and salad beans and cornbread. bean and veggie toss w/cheese, salad or sliced tomatoes crackers or hm bread. (usually something like broccoli, canolini beans sauted in butter w/ s/p. shredded parm or something on top and put in to broil till melty. it could be some other combination though) so, for plain fare, not a special day like Thanksgiving or Christmas but just a plain old Wednesday, would you think these are yummy? too plain? gross? looks okay but not to your taste? Just curious. Edited November 17, 2009 by MomOfOneFunOne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherry in OH Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 They look good to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 My family would eat (and does eat) almost all of these meals. The only one that my family (but not me) would balk at would be the tempeh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK_Mom4 Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 I would happily come and eat at your table! And I'm an avowed Carnivore! It all sounds very delicious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraGB Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Sounds pretty good to me! Although, I love tempeh, just not the smoked stuff. But otherwise, it kinda looks like a week at my house! Why do you ask? Do you think they sound good or gross? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Sounds fine to me. We don't like fake bacon sprinkles though so we'd skip that. I can't imagine you'd be using real ones since you mentioned vegetarian. I don't know what Tempeh is but I'm game. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 I love beans but you will NOT want me around after I eat them! Dh will only eat pinto beans and my youngest is the only child who will eat beans. Dawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secular_mom Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Sounds delicious. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 I think they look like normal, everyday family meals. Nothing yucky about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriedClams Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Look a lot like what we eat around here! Baked potato and salad night tonight. Tomorrow is taco soup (just like your minestrone - with fresh bread, etc.). :) Looks good to me!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sputterduck Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Sounds okay in general, but I don't like beans and I'm not supposed to eat potatoes, so they would not work for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonshineLearner Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Yum except the Sheperd's pie! Carrie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomOfOneFunOne Posted November 17, 2009 Author Share Posted November 17, 2009 Oh wait, these are all vegetarian? How do you make vegetarian Shepard's pie? I generally make shepherd's with left-over lentils and mashed potatoes. So, say we have lentil stew on Tuesday and potatoes on Wednesday, I'll put the lentil stew (w/o the broth, sometimes thickened, sometimes not) into individual corningwear bowls. I mix mashed potatoes with cheese (sometimes cheddar, sometimes something else) and top the lentils. Bake till hot through and potatoes are just starting to brown on top. It might not be lentil stew, though. Sometimes we have a lentil dish that I make by carmelizing onions, then adding lentils and water or broth and letting it cook till the lentis are done and broth is mostly gone. I stir in diced tomatoes at the end. So, that might go into the shepherd's pie instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomOfOneFunOne Posted November 17, 2009 Author Share Posted November 17, 2009 I love beans but you will NOT want me around after I eat them! Dawn Ahem . . . er, might I suggest . . . http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=14657.0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomOfOneFunOne Posted November 17, 2009 Author Share Posted November 17, 2009 Beans don't agree with my DH. He will stink up the joint for days after any meal I serve with beans. So I dunno, it isn't tempting for me to serve beans. :lol: Do you think you could get him to drink this http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=14657.0 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 i just wonder if other ppl would think this stuff sounds good. They're pretty simple, plain meals and vegetarian at that. So, if you read a meal and think, sounds okay but I hate feta, well, substitute for a cheese you do like b/c we all love feta. But if, over all, you just think it's kind of a lame meal, say so. kwim? These are just examples. Greenbeans with potatoes-in-the-jacket, smoked tempeh. butter, s/p served at the table. So, if you don't know what smoked tempeh is, just think, smoked ham or something. baked potatoes with broccoli, cheese, bacon sprinkles, butter and sliced tomatoes on the side. shepherd's pie minestrone served with homemade ww bread, feta, and olives. lasagna and salad beans and cornbread. bean and veggie toss w/cheese, salad or sliced tomatoes crackers or hm bread. (usually something like broccoli, canolini beans sauted in butter w/ s/p. shredded parm or something on top and put in to broil till melty. it could be some other combination though) so, for plain fare, not a special day like Thanksgiving or Christmas but just a plain old Wednesday, would you think these are yummy? too plain? gross? looks okay but not to your taste? Just curious. I have to laugh at myself. Because I love Tempeh, And feta cheese, and beans, and olives, and broccoli, and minestrone soup, corn-bread, green-beans, lasagna, and salad. These are all "normal" around here. The foods that are least a part of our diet are the ones I'm sure most folks would find the most normal. We rarely eat potatoes. Or bacon. And butter is used in small quantities, and almost never as a topper or a spread. But it all sounds good to me :001_smile: Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rookie Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 sound good but the tempeh might be a challenge for someone not used to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomOfOneFunOne Posted November 17, 2009 Author Share Posted November 17, 2009 Sounds pretty good to me! Although, I love tempeh, just not the smoked stuff. But otherwise, it kinda looks like a week at my house! Why do you ask? Do you think they sound good or gross? I think it's good, very good. These are some of my favorites. But, I don't know . . . I don't really think they're very exciting. I actually try hard to make sure that each meal has a nice, pleasing variety of colors, textures, and tastes. I try to make every meal at least fairly nutritious, as well. So, I like the food and we have the variety and nutrition but . . . I don't know . . . maybe I'm feeling boring. My daughter informed me the other day that her dozen dozen children will live off of boughten white bread, sugar, and t.v. dinners and not have to eat homemade food all the time. She was joking but, you know, much truth is spoken in jest. It kind of hurt my feelers. So, i've been thinking about the food I serve. A man behind me at the check-out at the grocery actually commented on the color and "freshness" of my groceries the other day. The ck out girl actually said, "yeah, her groceries always look that good." I do try hard. Still, that comment from my girl still bummed me out a bit. I guess that's all it is. silly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 (edited) I think it's good, very good. These are some of my favorites. But, I don't know . . . I don't really think they're very exciting. I actually try hard to make sure that each meal has a nice, pleasing variety of colors, textures, and tastes. I try to make every meal at least fairly nutritious, as well. So, I like the food and we have the variety and nutrition but . . . I don't know . . . maybe I'm feeling boring. My daughter informed me the other day that her dozen dozen children will live off of boughten white bread, sugar, and t.v. dinners and not have to eat homemade food all the time. She was joking but, you know, much truth is spoken in jest. It kind of hurt my feelers. So, i've been thinking about the food I serve. A man behind me at the check-out at the grocery actually commented on the color and "freshness" of my groceries the other day. The ck out girl actually said, "yeah, her groceries always look that good." I do try hard. Still, that comment from my girl still bummed me out a bit. I guess that's all it is. silly. You should feel very proud of yourself for feeding your family nutritious, delicious, visually appealing, fresh homemade food. How does it get better than this?! Well done!!! Bill Edited November 18, 2009 by Spy Car silly typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomOfOneFunOne Posted November 17, 2009 Author Share Posted November 17, 2009 You should feel very proud of yourself for feeling your family nutritious, delicious, visually appealing, fresh homemade food. How does it get better than this?! Well done!!! Bill Awwww, Thanks, Bill! You're a heck of a guy!:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 My daughter informed me the other day that her dozen dozen children will live off of boughten white bread, sugar, and t.v. dinners and not have to eat homemade food all the time. She was joking but, you know, much truth is spoken in jest. It kind of hurt my feelers. So, i've been thinking about the food I serve. Aw, kids never appreciate what they have. Someday her kids will be marveling over grandma's delicious homemade bread v. the "boughten white bread" that their mom serves them. OR...they will be eating their mom's homemade bread and she'll be astounded that you recall she ever said such a thing! :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SusanAR Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 I love Tempeh. In fact, last Friday dh took me on a date to PF Chang (my favorite). He asked me if I would like to go anywhere else, so I asked if we could go to Whole Foods so I could stock up on Tempeh:001_smile: I ate it every day when we lived in Indonesia. Dip it in egg and milk; roll it in flour with chopped green onion; fry. Serve with rice. YUMMM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi @ Mt Hope Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Anything I don't have to cook sounds delicious. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6packofun Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Never had the tempeh thing, but I'd try it and the rest sound perfectly fine to me! I just made up a menu plan for the next 17 days because we don't have any grocery money until then--eeek!! So I'm coming up with very similar meals! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 (edited) I'm running to the end of my grocery money for the month, too. DD keeps asking me to make pasties, so I think I'm going to actually do it tomorrow, if I'm not too exhausted from our museum trip in the morning. I'll make up a BIG batch and then I can freeze most of them. Tonight, we're going with simple--grilled cheese and tomato soup, pickles on the side (regular dill for DD, veggie mix for me). Yes, it's half processed junk (I'm soiling the $1/loaf organic multigrain (or maybe jalapeno cheddar for me) bread with processed cheese and Campbell's cheapo tomato soup), but at least I have milk for the soup. I've managed to make more from-scratch meals in the last two weeks than in the several months preceding. It's certainly helping the grocery budget. ETA: Your menu does sound good. Edited November 17, 2009 by Ravin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessed2fosteradopt Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Your menu sounds delicious to me. I love beans. I could easily eat them every day. Unfortunately, my husband is more of a meat and potatoes guy although these days he would be happy with just getting a warm meal on the table. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 I think there are better ways to cook tempeh than steaming and whacking on a plate, (actually I think it is gross that way) but if you like it, go right ahead! Mmm. Tempeh. We had some in a very tasty stir fry last night, and I have a really spiffy recipe where it is marinaded in orange and lemon juice. Tasty :) Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 They seem like perfectly reasonable daily fare to me. Obviously preparation makes a difference, lol -- any of them *could* be lovely or *could* be icky depending on the quality and freshness of ingredients, etc. :) I'd be completely happy to be invited over for a "non fancy" meal at your house. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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