Foodie Friday

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The poor fridge is looking a little empty this Friday – which is probably a good thing as we’re going to Sydney for the weekend. This week I did a couple of shops, including one at Woolworths so I could get some of Macro vegetarian bites – which we love.

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Fruit and veg top up….

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On Saturday we had a special Australia Day BBQ lunch with Nan, Pop and Granny.

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The star was damper from Baker’s Delight…which we look forward to ALL year long….

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Desert was pavlova…..yum!!

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Amy made a special dinner for us on Sunday night. There was a vegetarian lasagne, baked tomatoes, garlic mushrooms and sweet potato fries. All so yummy.

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There was also a special lunch out at local cafe for Amy and I (Christy was back at school).

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We decided on 3 dishes to share…

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Mushrooms with truffle oil and feta cheese….

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Bruschetta…

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and my favourite….the cheesy potato croquettes…

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Other meals this week included salad (with veggie bites)….

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Soy fillet with mushroom Sauce and brown rice….

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Quorn Snitzel with veggies….

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Sweet potato risotto…

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There was a cheese plate on our lazy, wet Sunday afternoon….

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Pikelets with jam and cream for afternoon tea. I’m trying to serve a proper afternoon snack for the girls every day after school. Mostly it will be fruit but occasionally something yummy like this.

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Kale chips…. see I told you it would be mostly healthy. Both my girls LOVE these.

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And this week Australian Afternoon Tea was my tea of choice.

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I didn’t manage to do a proper menu plan this week but hopefully now that the girls are back at school I’ll get it done next week. Dinner is so much easier when you know what you’re having and have all the necessary ingredients at hand :-).

Foodie Friday

Yep, I do realize this is a day late. Oops. I decided that instead of doing Menu Plan Monday I’ll do Foodie Friday so I can share what we actually ate during the week, plus hopefully some recipes (though none this week). I’ll also share groceries, new food finds, and snapshots of our fridge. Hoping this will help me keep focused on eating as healthy as I can.

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I did a HUGE grocery shop this week – which included a major restock of the pantry and fruit and veg. I took photos this week but please tell me if you’d prefer to see a grocery haul video.

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This weeks meals included Chili Con Carne (made with Quorn mince). I served mine with quinoa rather than corn chips.

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A delicious salad with leftover roast veggies….

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Vegetable omelet for breakfast….

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Taco (TVP) Salad….

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Quorn burger with stirfried veggies in BBQ sauce….

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And I served fajitas when Amy had a friend to sleep over….

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I tend to struggle a bit (since we’re vegetarian) with what to serve when the girls have friends over. Standbys include mac ‘n’ cheese, risotto, homemade pizza, and filled pasta with tomato sauce. What do you do when feeding people you don’t know all that well? Do you just serve what you want or do you make something special?

Menu Plan Monday

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Meal planning is a little tricky this week as I’m still on a liquid diet, and hoping to progress to a soft diet tomorrow. So instead of doing a day by day I thought I’d just plan some meals and see where they fit in. Obviously I still won’t be eating much so there will be plenty of leftovers – not a bad thing during school holidays.

Soups for me – Leek & Potato

– Sweet Potato & Pumpkin

Meals

Fried Rice

Vegetarian Potato Kugel

Vegetable Frittata

Bean or Lentil Patties (made into burgers for everyone else)

Quorn Cottage Pie

 

 

 

Thinking of becoming a vegetarian?

I hope these videos answer any questions you might have about starting a vegetarian diet, or even just introducing more vegetarian meals into your diet. If you’ve got some questions I didn’t answer please let me know.

Here’s the recipe pages for some of my  favourite vegetarian bloggers

The daily garnish

Oh She Glows (vegan)

Healthy Tipping Point

Making Love in the Kitchen

Veggie Mama (Australian)

You can also visit my own food/recipes category on the side bar.