Local Box 5/16/13 - Vegan Greenling Meal Plan

sorry there weren't two posts for the last box, but by the time i posted the contents I had already used most of it!
I'm being on time now, check it!

Kale
Red & Yukon Potatoes
Green Kohlrabi
Mangos
Collard Greens
Spearmint Plant
Lettuce
Strawberries
Carrots
Green Onions

So tonight I'm going to make a basic Kale salad - massaged leaves with avocado, carrot, green onion, lemon juice, and maybe I will dd some diced mango or strawberries!

Also I am going to make Herbed Home Fries from Happy Herbivore cookbook with the potatoes. 

Kohlrabi - i may try to steam it this time, i bought an interesting salt free seasoning at Penzey's the other day that i have yet to try, it may be good on this

Collard Greens - if they don't just end up in smoothies, I'm going to make this Collard Greens with Lentils, Tomatos & Indian Spices because i have a bag of red lentils sitting around in my pantry and it looks amazing and easy

if you know me and my blog at all, you know that when ever i get mint i make the Mint Goddess dressing from Blissful Bites - not sure if Spearmint is the same but I'm going to do it anyway!

So that dressing will go on my lettuce for my salads - and that is that folks!

here's a kohlrabi for your entertainment

Local Box 5/2/14 - Vegan Greenling Meal Plan

oh my goodness, i've been a bit too busy of late and this post is super late, so i have actually already made tons of stuff with this box, so it's kind of a combo post :)

Contents:

Strawberries
Arugula
Kale
Swiss Chard
Kohlrabi
Salad Mix
Lettuce
Green Onion
Fennel
Rainbow Carrots

 Strawberries! They don't last long so most have them have gone into the daily smoothies - but my son and I did make these strawberry cupcakes - he didn't want to use food coloring for the frosting so he decided to blend up some strawberries and mix them in - it made the frosting kind of watery, but yummy

Arugula - I made the same wrap as last week, but I used Chickpeas mushed up with BBQ sauce  - no picture the Arugula was good in it! I have some left so probably in salads

Kale - Look at this black bean, quinoa and kale bowl from the Happy Herbivore meal plan - it was called Caribbean Black Bean Bowl

Swiss Chard - Ok, this was the only item that could be the swiss chard, but it doesn't look like it to me - what do you think? Whatever it was, i made my old fave - Nice Ass Greens from Vegan Lazy Smurf - well because they are nice!

Kohlrabi - chopped up in salads

Salad Mix & Lettuce - let's see what insane salads a make this week - I did already make one with the Rainbow Carrots - look how gorgeous they are!

Green Onion - this was an odd but amazingly delicious breakfast that was on the Happy Herbivore Meal Plan - brown rice with pineapple and Green onion, i added a few drops of Sriracha - divine

Fennel - here's the Potatoes and Fennel - simple and good - from Fat Free Vegan

So much food, not enough Thyme

actually there is plenty of Thyme - but i do have to admit it is hard sometimes to find the time to cool everything! that's why i'm glad i get my box every two weeks, even though i'm jealous the week i don't get it...

first of all, i did make this Vegetarian Chickpea Curry with Turnips and it was really good - but i forgot to photograph it! very easy to make, i recommend it

here are my insane salads of the week - they all have the Creamy House Dressing from Dreena Burton's Plant Powered 15 e-cookbook - i used the Thyme in the dressing
from top to bottom:

Lettuce & Mixed greens from box, palm hearts, corn, carrots from box, strawberries, steamed yam, red onion, quinoa.

 Kale from box, massaged with lemon juice and avocado, and all the same stuff as above

 Actually this one isn't insane, it's normal, but the delicious mixed greens from box and that insane dressing

Orange Scones from the Skinny Bitch - The Ultimate Every Day Cookbook by Kim Barnouin.  These were sublime - my son and i fought for the last one

This week I'm doing one of the Happy Herbivore meal plans - it's great, it's $5 for a weeks meal plan or you can sign up for monthly for $18 i think. You get the calendar menu, shopping list, recipes, snack list and info. I love it.
Here is what i made that was in the plan with Local Box items!

Creamy Carrot Soup

Chipotle Black Bean wrap with a bunch of Arugula

Steamed Kale and Teriyaki Chickpeas and Pineapple - OMG

Local Box 4/18/13 - Vegan Greenling meal plan

this box was heavy!

Live Thyme Plant
Arugula
Lettuce
Kale
Fennel
Salad Mix
Oranges
Grapefruit
Baby Carrots
Turnips

I really want to try to use the thyme here and there, intuitively, in things. we shall see

But I can use thyme AND carrots in this Thyme-Marinated Carrots

Kale - i always want to use kale in smoothies - but i'm kind of craving a "bowl" - like the ones in Appetite for Reduction by Isa Chandra Moskowitz. Basically a grain, steamed veggies and a sauce. I am liking the sound of Mexicana Kale Bowl - brown rice, black beans, steamed kale, steamed sweet potato with Red Velvet Mole

Arugula and Lettuce - Salads - But I think i will use most of the Arugula in Curried Scrambled Tofu with Wilted Arugula, also from Appetite for Reduction

Orange - I am dying to make these Orange Scones from Skinny Bitch - Utimate Everyday Cookbook by Kim Barnouin

Fennel - I've made this before - Fingerling Potatoes and Fennel - and it was so good, simple and i love potatoes.
Also this Carrot and Fennel Soup looks easy and tasty and uses the Carrots, yes! we shall see.... 

Turnip - I got so over turnips a couple of months ago when i kept getting so many, but i was just roasting them, I think i will try this Chickpea Curry with Turnips!

check this out, I made a super delicious smoothie for breakfast this morning with an orange, a grapefruit, almond milk, banana, frozen mango, cashews, goji berries and kale  - and i enjoyed it with a lovely mug of strawberry green tea

the legend of the girl who ate an entire head of cauliflower...

it's about me - and the story goes like this - a girl cut up a cauliflower head one evening, tossed it in some olive oil and roasted it, generously smothered in Nutritional Yeast - then proceeded to eat the whole thing.

The End

I have a feeling this legend will be repeated

for the rest of the stuff - I made a TON of salads, I have always loved salads but lately have been making my own dressings and am even MORE in love with salads

Here's one with the mixed salad greens, and the Orange Miso Dressing from Dreena Burton's e-book The Plant Powered 15 - oil free too! served with a Field Roast Italian sausage and a rice/lentil mix

here's a big ole salad with a ton of stuff, using the lettuce, some arugula, choopped up raw Kohlrabi (which is SO GOOD).

Here's the Swiss Chard and Chickpeas from Color me Vegan by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau

Also from that cookbook is the Baked Potato and Mushroom

Local Box 4/4/13 - Vegan Greenling Meal Plan

Ermergerrrd Strerberries!!

sorry, my daughter is mad me for putting that.  but seriously! Strawberries are my fave, and such a short lived appearance.

Here's the full list:

Strawberries
Arugula
Mushrooms
Swiss Chard
Kohlrabi
Lettuce
Salad Mix
Cauliflower
Cilantro
Oranges

Strawberries - no recipe needed, they will go in Gabe's lunchbox, smoothies and at least one salad

Arugula, Lettuce, Salad Mix - will all be my mega salads!

Mushrooms - Mushroom Topped Baked Potatoes from Color Me Vegan by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau

Chard - Lemony Pan Fried Chickpeas with Chard from Color Me Vegan again

Curried Cauliflower Soup - from Color Me Vegan - i'm on a Collen kick because she was just here for Austin Veg Fest and i had to work and missed seeing her :( :( :(

Oranges - besides smoothies, I am going to make Orange Miso Dressing from Dreena Buron's new downloadable e-cookbook - Plant Powered 15

Kohlrabi - well i'm a little stumped but I trust Fat Free Vegan so I'm going to try this Kohlrabi & Carrot Soup

Strawberries & Cheerios - simple delish breakfast for  Gabe

Mint Condish

Am i the only one obsessed with that quote?
A reusable shopping bag from The Gill Agency to the person that tells me what movie that's from :)

well I already showed you all the photo of Goddess Mint Dressing, but here it is again because it's so amazing. It's from Blissful Bites by Christy Morgan. Here is her website - The Blissful Chef - it's the perfect mix of salty, tang and sweet.

My other winner this week was also from Blissful Bites - Broccoli Salad with Creamy Mustard Dressing

I used radishes from the box and took it to Easter feast at my parents house.

I also used some limes on sauteed asparagus for Easter. But didn't get a picture.

Most of the last box was salad stuff, avocado, greens, kale, lettuce, even the cauliflower.
I did make the creamy curried veggies i mentioned last week, but it wasn't too great, so let's just not dwell shall we?
see you in a few with the next box!