What's on my menu for the week...

• Spinach and Artichoke Spanakopita - I made the spanakopita yesterday and leftovers will be a nice, easy dinner for us tonight.
• Baked Bean Soup - This soup was also made yesterday after spotting the recipe at Ashley's site, eat me, delicious. We had some for lunch and the rest was saved for a dinner tomorrow night. For the beans, I opted for a mix of cooked navy beans and frozen lima beans. I added minced chipotle pepper in adobo sauce and also included homemade vegetable broth I had in the freezer. Please visit Ashley's site to get her tasty Baked Bean Soup recipe - it's a keeper!
• Noodle Salad with Spicy Sesame-Orange Dressing - I often make up a batch up dressing to use throughout the week and this week it's a sesame-orange dressing made with tahini. Some of it will be used for a noodle salad with romaine lettuce and other fresh veggies. The remaining dressing will be used with lunches.
• A meal featuring harissa - With the last meal plan I shared, it was my intention to make a freezer meal but that never happened as life got in the way. I did, however, make a harissa that I froze in small portions to use whenever I wanted. This week I'll be using some of the harissa for one of our meals and though I haven't decided exactly how just yet, it's sure to include quinoa as I love the two combined.
• Maple Roasted Tofu with Asparagus and Rice Noodles - a meal I whipped up one day to take advantage of the beautiful spring asparagus that had finally arrived - and I'll be making it again!

Recipes to follow. Have a great week!

Updated to include the recipes links:

• Spinach and Artichoke Filo Pastries
• Baked Bean Soup and Coleslaw
• Soba Noodle Salad with Spicy Sesame Orange Dressing
• Quinoa Stuffed Peppers with Harissa
• Maple Roasted Tofu with Asparagus

Comments (4)

VeggieGirl said:

Oooh, I cannot WAIT for the Spinach and Artichoke Spanakopita recipe!!!

April 20, 2008 | website

Mel T said:

Hi Cassie, Thanks again for more wonderful meal suggestions. I particularly like the sound of "Baked bean soup," sounds delicious!

April 20, 2008 | website

Courtney said:

I agree...the spinach artichoke spanakopita sounds amazingly good! I will be drooling until the recipe is posted!! Courtney

April 22, 2008

CassieYoung said:

Hi Mel, and thanks! That soup was really good and I'd definitely make it again. Courtney, very nice to see you - and the recipe was just posted about the same time your comment came through! Very nice to see you too, VeggieGirl!

April 22, 2008 | website

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