VEGETARIAN February 2012 Menu
Potato Kale Soup
The vegetarian menu this month is designed not only for vegetarians and vegans, but also for those of you who will be eating meatless later this month for Lent (Ash Wednesday falls on February 22 this year). The menu this go-around is filled with vegetables, grain proteins and beans and has only one meat substitute (mock ground beef), which is considered a great “beginner” mock meat. It tends to take on the flavor of the sauce in which you serve it (in this case it’s spaghetti sauce in the Simple “Meaty” Vegan Spaghetti Sauce). Breakfasts include a couple of simple muffin recipes (including Lemon-Poppyseed Muffins ) and a hearty savory-sweet blend breakfast poundcake using seasonal citrus fruit (Tangerine-Ricotta Poundcake).
Seasonal cauliflower makes a grand showing in Aloo Gobi Curry while kale and spinach are highlights in the Potato Kale Soup and Spinach Empanadas. And if you’re Looking for a Valentine’s Day vegan treat, you can try Cupid’s Favorite Quinoa, filled with roasted tomatoes.
For a detailed explanation of what is involved in creating the vegetarian menu we have a post explaining it all. If you are new and not sure how to get started we have a wonderful series starting with 5 easy steps to get you on your way to once a month cooking. Good luck!
Menu
- Below is a linked list of items we have hand selected for this menu. The links below are to the original recipe. We include these so that you can get a look at what you might be preparing and to give these wonderful blog authors some traffic (they work hard to create great recipes). However, to see our freezer cooking adaptions and to alter the servings to meet the needs of your family you will need to VIEW and PRINT the printable Vegetarian February 2012 Recipe Cards.
- The Vegetarian menu is designed for you to enter the NUMBER OF PEOPLE you are cooking for. The menu will yield you approximately 6-10 breakfasts, 8 lunches and 16 dinners. Throughout the month you will be eating each entree 2 times. No, this is not enough to feed you for every meal, but it should be enough to get you most of the way, after all, we still do eat out or eat with friends on occasion. If you are willing to eat the same meals up to 4 times each month (lunches and dinners) you can double the number of people that you are cooking for and you will get the quantities needed for each. For more details and examples please see the printable Vegetarian February 2012 Recipe Cards first page, instructions.
- Having trouble using the Recipe Cards or YELLOW BOX? See this post!
Breakfasts
- Carrot Spice Muffins
Lemon Poppyseed Muffins
- Lemon-Poppyseed Muffins
- Tangerine-Ricotta Poundcake
Lunches
Dinners
- Cheesy Zucchini Enchiladas
- Aloo Gobi Curry
- Golden Potstickers
- Cupid’s Favorite Quinoa
- Broccoli Brown Rice Bake
Spinach Empanadas
- Zucchini Burgers**
- Potato Kale Soup
- Spinach Empanadas
**Indicates meals that require NO COOKING on your OAMC BIG DAY aka “throw and go” meals, perfect for the family who needs to adjust to just do the quick meals!
Grocery List
- Included in this spreadsheet you will find a listing of all the items you will need to complete your Vegetarian February 2012 OAMC BIG DAY by area of the grocery store. For more instructions on how to use this, go here.
- Vegetarian February 2012 OAMM Grocery List
Instructions
- These are the step-by-step instructions you will need to quickly and efficiently approach your OAMC BIG DAY. After all, if you are going to be in the kitchen for awhile, you best make the most of your time.
- Vegetarian February 2012 OAMM Instructions
Labels
These customized labels are designed specifically for this menu. They contain the name of the dish and serving instructions for preparing the dish on your serving day. They make preparation of the dishes hassle free and staying to your eating plan a cinch.
These labels are designed to be printed on Avery 8163
Pinterest:
Are you a person that likes to see the menus visually? Perhaps you should check out the February 2012 Vegetarian Menu via Pinterest to see the yummy goodness you will be cooking up on this menu. Not sure what Pinterest is all about, check out what Once A Month Mom has to say about it.
Facebook Fan Party:
OAMM Facebook Fan Page Party – February 12th 2012, 9:00 pm – 9:30 pm EST – We will be able to chat via video AND messaging during the event through FACEBOOK! How cool is that? We will be talking about the current month’s menus, answer your burning questions about freezer cooking and have fun getting to know one another. You can also see other past recordings from that tab as well. This is a great way to meet fellow Once A Month Mom’s or get your questions answered as you get started.
Instructions for viewing live-stream:
- Go to the Once A Month Mom Facebook Fan Page.
- Click on the “FB Fan Night” Tab on the left side margin.
- Hit “view live recording” – If I am live streaming it will show you what is happening in progress. If I am not live streaming at the time, you will have the option to click through other videos that I have recorded in the past.
- Enjoy!
Test Cooks
Each month we have some wonderful volunteers who “test” out the menu prior to publication. They do an amazing job of helping to eliminate confusion and mistakes. They may not catch everything but they sure do catch A LOT! If you are interested in test cook, feel free to volunteer. Here is a little bit about this month’s test cooks:
- Carol Weaver - I am a graduate student studying space science physics. In my free time I love to knit, cook, and read science fiction. My occasionally updated blog is: http://couscouscarol.blogspot.com/
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Christie Wittmeyer – I am a stay at home mom to a 6-year-old son and 4-year-old daughter. I have an amazing husband who supports all my crazy cooking flings. I am new to freezer cooking and I usually do a few meals a week versus an entire cooking day.
Get Started
Are you new to Once A Month Mom or once a month cooking (oamc) in general? If so, you might want to spend a few minutes (or hours) on the Get Started Series. If you are in a real hurry to catch on we have written some simple steps for getting started. Welcome!
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Hubby and I cooked all day Saturday and Sunday, trying the OAMM system for the first time. I was exhausted by Sunday night. Last night (Tuesday) I got home from work, pulled out the thawed zucchini enchiladas with accompanying bags of cheese and sauce. Baked it for 25 minutes and sat down to dinner with the family. The brown rice we put on a timer in the steamer was done right on time.
That one flawless meal was worth every minute I spent in the kitchen over the weekend! It’s an amazing time saver. Can’t wait for potato leek soup tonight. Bread on a timer in the breakmaker, too!
Love this system. Thank you a million!
I’m so glad you had such a great experience, Lisa. That’s awesome. And yes, pulling out the meals is soooo the best, most rewarding part. Congratulations on your first OAMM big cooking day!
I spent today cooking this menu and for the most part everything came out great. I did however have about 5 pounds of leftover diced potatoes. Any idea why the shopping list did not align with the ingredient list? Also was there a liquid missing from the Aloo Gobi curry? It did not look at all soupy like the picture and even though I cooked for 4, the dish will barely feed 4 1x. I went to the original website and could not find any clues there either. Thanks for the great website.
Well, we are so glad you cooked the menu and hope that you do enjoy it. I am not sure of why you had a problem with those items but I will certainly look into them. If I find any clues I will let you know.
I suspect that the reason you had potatoes left over is that it’s hard to know how many cups of potatoes you will get from a pound. I searched the internet and it says anywhere from 2 to 5 cups from a pound. The recipes for 1 person call for 3.625 cups, but 3 pounds are listed on the ingredient list…this probably could be reduced.
I couldn’t figure out the liquid thing either…otherwise the dish looks lovely, so I hope someone does. I did look up other Aloo Gobi recipes on the net, and most use 1/4 cup water, but in the pictures come out very thick — not soup like, with the exception of one on allrecipes (http://allrecipes.com/recipe/alicias-aloo-gobi/) which uses a can of coconut milk. They also tend to use a whole head of cauliflower for 4 people, rather than a half.
Thanks Lisa. I realize it can’t be a perfect science. I made a huge thing of mashed potatoes and two full bags of red potatoes that went in the freezer. Maybe I will throw a can of coconut milk in the curry when I reheat that sounds great, over rice.