Week of Feb. 3 - 9, 2007

Saturday:

• Beet, Barley, and Black Soybean Soup, Vegan with a Vengeance *, p. 58
  
• Pumpernickel Croutons, Vegan with a Vengeance, p. 59
• Salad
• Ben: This was very satisfying -- a combination of flavors that don't appear that often in our usual repertoire. Beets are one of the few vegetables that I've been a bit leery of, but recipes like this one are starting to win me over.
  

Sunday: Super Bowl XLI Chicago Bears vs. Indianapolis Colts

• Cincinnati Chili, HomeCooking.About.com - with vegetarian modifications
• Spinach
• Ben: Fantastic! We do vegetarian chiles fairly often -- sometimes from recipes, more frequently by improvising -- but this may be my new favorite.
  

Monday:

• Cornhusker Corn Casserole, FoodNetwork.com (Increase recipe by 1.5)
  
• Broccoli
• Ben: We tried this as part of our exploration of ways to use hominy, and the result here was...interesting. Not bad, in fact I'd say it tasted quite good, but I found the combination of textures -- the eggy custard, the crunch of corn kernels, the firmness of the hominy -- just a bit disconcerting.
  

Tuesday: Carrie in Washington, D.C.

• Eggs!
  
• scrambled with salsa and jalapenos for Nathan
• omelette with cheese & chutney for Ben
  

Wednesday:

• Indian!
  

Thursday:

• Leftovers!
  

Friday:

• Squash-Aduki-Corn Chowder, Sass, p. 45
• Brussels Sprouts with Walnut-Lemon Vinaigrette, eatingwell.com
• Ben: The chowder was very nice, though my favorite use of the corn/bean/squash combination is still the Three Sisters Casserole (Vegetarian Times Nov/Dec 2006 p. 61) that we last had at Thanksgiving.
  

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* Ben checked this one out of the library after reading about it in the New York Times. Here's the reference: Moskowitz, Isa Chandra. Vegan with a vengance: over 150 delicious, cheap, animal-free recipes that rock. Marlowe & Company, New York. 2005.