Who knows why it took so long for me to figure this out, but I am finally reconciling myself to vegetables. My old eating habits and my old buying habits just don't work. I am finding I am enjoying my vegetables so much more now that I've learned NOT to buy in bulk only to have it sulk and wither away in the "crisper". And I've learned to DO eat fresh.

 

I now get my vegetables several times a week, and I keep some frozen packs in the freezer for emergencies. Amazing, how much better vegetables taste if they are eaten soon atter picked.

 

I built a recipe book from all I learned as a single parent cooking on a shoestring. I found the link again today (November 23, 2008).

http://www.lulu.com/content/154239 

 

I've joined http://www.grouprecipes.com/people/jgnat to track some great recipes I've found.

 

 

Vegetable Soup http://kitchen-parade-veggieventure.blogspot.com/2006/01/day-285-weight-watchers-zero-points.html

 

Hungarian Recipes for the Single Hun, a great introduction for me: http://www.zoltech.net/h/hunfood.html

 

 

	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5
Sunday roasts	Omelet	Herbed Roast Beef	Chicken	Pork	Turkey
Monday stews	Lentil and Roast Stew	Hungarian Tomato and Pasta Soup	Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings	Baked Beans - add a little BBQ Sauce	Creamed Turkey
Tuesday casseroles	Chicken Casserole	Curried Beef with Injera	Baked Eggplant Parmesan (you may layer with zucchini and tofu)	Scalloped Potatoes	Hamburger Casserole
Wednesday burgers	Meatloaf with black beans	Burger with Braised Potatoes	Breaded Baked Pork Chops	Pork and Pepper Stir Fry	Shepherd's Pie
Thursday italian	Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce and Meat Balls	Low Fat Lasagna	Baked Linguini Chicken	Home made Pizza	Spinach Pesto with Chicken and Fettucini
Friday  fish	Pan Seared Lemon Sole with Mashed Potatoes	Sole in Herbs	Chowder	Shake N Bake Fried Fish	Broccoli Stuffed Sole
Saturday chinese and high prep	Vegetable Stir Fry with Ginger and Honey	Beef Tenderloin with Baked Yams	Very Lemon Chicken with Rice	Veggie and Tofu Stir Fry	Pitas with Hummous