Wherein we Break the Rules

40 38 Days of Veggies Weekly Report:

The week started wonderfully:

We had some lovely omelets, an easy, satisfying way to clean out the fridge.

Omelets topped with salsa

Next, came an absolutely mouth-watering dish - Cooking Light: Way to Cook Vegetarian's potato gnocchi with lemon thyme sauce.  This was a most fabulous dish for a Monday. It was quick (about 30 minutes prep and cook time), simple (just a few basic, inexpensive ingredients), and yet we felt fancy and satisfied. Though the dish might sound strange at first, the bright lemony flavor of the simple buttery sauce was at once surprising and comforting. It was also addictive - none of us, including the Bean, could keep our paws off of it. We will most definitely make this one again.


The week also featured a lovely broccoli casserole and black bean burgers from the same book. The burgers were so wonderful we forgot to take a photo - we could not wait to dig in!

Broccoli Casserole

...and then came Friday. Meat day. Lunch was all veggie - leftovers from the week's feasting. But dinner was, well, indulgent. We hit up the local Chinese buffet for the first time in months. Do I feel bad about it? No. Did I learn something? Yes. I've pretty much lost the taste for Chinese buffet fare - my mouth sensed nothing but salt and sweet syrup. What does this prove? Taste is truly acquired, and can also be lost. I am looking forward to trying homemade chinese dishes, made with more wholesome nutritious ingredients, in the near future. This girl cannot live without a Chinese food fix everyone once in awhile!

...and then came Saturday. We ate meat again, but not without careful consideration. Saturday was spent cooking the nine chicken carcasses that were in our freezer down into a wonderful broth, and then turning that into 9.5 quarts of noodle soup - can you blame us for tasting the goods?

Sunday, those goods were packed up and shared with my Mimi, company and homemade food being the best medicine the world has to offer. 

Today? Back to the veggies, and no regrets about the brief trip off the wagon. No matter what we eat, we have become much more conscious of it, and I believe that will continue beyond this 40 day experiment.