let's make this a meme
seeinglife and I were talking food recently, and she posted a list for me (which you can find in her journal) of the main meals she and her bf make. I thought it'd be neat if I did the same, and encouraged y'all to do the same, b/c it'd make for some great inspiration (the same old meals that we always make and sometimes seem boring to us might be new and exciting to others!) and, as Stine mentioned, it's a good way for us to see what other ppl are "experts" at making, and so we can get recipes off them if desired.
So, below the cut is my list of go-to meals. Some of them get made more often than others, and obvs I sometimes make other things, but when I'm planning meals/scouring the kitchen wondering what's for dinner, these are basically the things that come to mind and that I make fairly often. Everything on the list is basically homemade (like, I don't make my own pasta, but when I'm talking about pizza or burritos I'm not talking about the frozen kind) and vegetarian (but most are obvs easily made with meat if that's yr thang), and I've marked the ones that are vegan or very easily made vegan. If anything interests you, I'm happy to share recipes. And again, I encourage y'all to do the same: either in yr own journal or in the comments here, just type up a quick list of What's Usually For Dinner in yr home. I'm hoping that if enough of us do this, we can amass a decent database to help expand our menus and get us out of food ruts.
Finally, please note: although I don't cook with meat, omnivores are welcome to list their meals here, too. It can still be inspiring, I'm good at making things vegetarian, and I love reading about what ppl eat.
Generic Asian Stir-fry: tofu and/or various veggies in soy/honey/garlic/ginger sauce (easily made vegan)
Thai-style sweet and sour tofu/Quorn/veggies (vegan)
Sesame chik'n (vegan)
Veggie eggrolls over rice (vegan)
Fried rice with egg and veg
Stuffed zucchini
Pasta aglio e olio (usually with zucchini) (vegan without the cheese)
Pasta with tomato sauce (usually with zucchini or broccoli) (vegan)
Pasta and veg with alfredo sauce or lemon-pepper cream sauce
Pasta with butter beans
Pasta pancake/frittata with veg
Orzo risotto (either with parm and peas or red wine and mushrooms)
Red wine pasta with broccoli (vegan without the cheese)
Pizza (tomato/basil/mozz [sometimes with onion and mushroom], cream sauce/broccoli, peach/goat cheese)
Veg Cornish pasties (vegan with proper pie crust)
Veg sausage rolls/pie
Spanakopita
(Pinto) bean and cheese tacos/burritos
(Black) bean (usually with corn or sweet potato) tacos/burritos (vegan with no cheese)
Black beans and coconut rice (vegan)
Cheese enchiladas
Enchiladas verdes (sauce is vegan and would be yummy over tofu/veg)
Tex-Mex fideo (vegan)
Red beans and rice (vegan)
Jamaican jerk tofu (vegan)
Jamaican jerk spices in coconut sauce over tofu/veggies/rice (vegan)
Veg coconut milk curry (vegan)
Jollof rice (vegan)
Veggie sammiches (various recipes)
Veg meatball subs
Veg sloppy joes (uses beans, carrots, celery) (vegan)
French toast with home fries
Eggs and toast/home fries/faux bacon
Biscuits and gravy
Grilled cheese
Greek salad (usually with a flat bread and hummus)
So, below the cut is my list of go-to meals. Some of them get made more often than others, and obvs I sometimes make other things, but when I'm planning meals/scouring the kitchen wondering what's for dinner, these are basically the things that come to mind and that I make fairly often. Everything on the list is basically homemade (like, I don't make my own pasta, but when I'm talking about pizza or burritos I'm not talking about the frozen kind) and vegetarian (but most are obvs easily made with meat if that's yr thang), and I've marked the ones that are vegan or very easily made vegan. If anything interests you, I'm happy to share recipes. And again, I encourage y'all to do the same: either in yr own journal or in the comments here, just type up a quick list of What's Usually For Dinner in yr home. I'm hoping that if enough of us do this, we can amass a decent database to help expand our menus and get us out of food ruts.
Finally, please note: although I don't cook with meat, omnivores are welcome to list their meals here, too. It can still be inspiring, I'm good at making things vegetarian, and I love reading about what ppl eat.
Generic Asian Stir-fry: tofu and/or various veggies in soy/honey/garlic/ginger sauce (easily made vegan)
Thai-style sweet and sour tofu/Quorn/veggies (vegan)
Sesame chik'n (vegan)
Veggie eggrolls over rice (vegan)
Fried rice with egg and veg
Stuffed zucchini
Pasta aglio e olio (usually with zucchini) (vegan without the cheese)
Pasta with tomato sauce (usually with zucchini or broccoli) (vegan)
Pasta and veg with alfredo sauce or lemon-pepper cream sauce
Pasta with butter beans
Pasta pancake/frittata with veg
Orzo risotto (either with parm and peas or red wine and mushrooms)
Red wine pasta with broccoli (vegan without the cheese)
Pizza (tomato/basil/mozz [sometimes with onion and mushroom], cream sauce/broccoli, peach/goat cheese)
Veg Cornish pasties (vegan with proper pie crust)
Veg sausage rolls/pie
Spanakopita
(Pinto) bean and cheese tacos/burritos
(Black) bean (usually with corn or sweet potato) tacos/burritos (vegan with no cheese)
Black beans and coconut rice (vegan)
Cheese enchiladas
Enchiladas verdes (sauce is vegan and would be yummy over tofu/veg)
Tex-Mex fideo (vegan)
Red beans and rice (vegan)
Jamaican jerk tofu (vegan)
Jamaican jerk spices in coconut sauce over tofu/veggies/rice (vegan)
Veg coconut milk curry (vegan)
Jollof rice (vegan)
Veggie sammiches (various recipes)
Veg meatball subs
Veg sloppy joes (uses beans, carrots, celery) (vegan)
French toast with home fries
Eggs and toast/home fries/faux bacon
Biscuits and gravy
Grilled cheese
Greek salad (usually with a flat bread and hummus)