Totally agree! I've been weaning my meat loving husband off meat slowly by reducing meat in recipes by half and filling the void with plants, e.g. 1/2 lb. ground beef and lentils for bolognese sauce or quinoa for meatloaf or mushrooms for burgers. He hasn't even noticed!
Irena you made me laugh and reminded me of a time when I cooked vegetarian meals for six months before my husband noticed. The black bean chili, quiche, pasta with vegetables, and veggie burgers all kept him so satisfied that it wasn't until a friend who ate with us regularly inquired about it that my husband looked around and said "hey, wait a minute..." But in the end he admitted he hadn't even missed meat.
This is so timely! My husband and I just gave up both meat and plastics on January 1. We are making many more meals from scratch, but because we prep and cook 'in bulk' we're actually saving money and time - and grooving to some cool tunes while we do it! One vat of beans can be split to make chili (add onions, peppers, tomatoes and spices) and Minestrone (add tomatoes, garlic, basil, carrots, onion, celery kale, Italian herbs). We store these in mason jars in the fridge and they can be a 'fast food' lunch in themselves or a full meal with the addition of a salad and a thick slice of home-made bread. Yum!
Oh those are great new years resolutions. One question I get after almost every talk is "How much time do you spend cooking?" I do the same things as you and your husband—I don't really spend all day in the kitchen. I just try to make cooking as efficient as possible.
Loving these actions, plus all the embedded recipes. I’ve been reading your blog for quite a while. This 30 day challenge is brilliant! Thank you, Anne Marie!
Totally agree! I've been weaning my meat loving husband off meat slowly by reducing meat in recipes by half and filling the void with plants, e.g. 1/2 lb. ground beef and lentils for bolognese sauce or quinoa for meatloaf or mushrooms for burgers. He hasn't even noticed!
Yum! No wonder he hasn't noticed. That all sounds delicious! :D
Irena you made me laugh and reminded me of a time when I cooked vegetarian meals for six months before my husband noticed. The black bean chili, quiche, pasta with vegetables, and veggie burgers all kept him so satisfied that it wasn't until a friend who ate with us regularly inquired about it that my husband looked around and said "hey, wait a minute..." But in the end he admitted he hadn't even missed meat.
Hahaha! That's awesome.
This is so timely! My husband and I just gave up both meat and plastics on January 1. We are making many more meals from scratch, but because we prep and cook 'in bulk' we're actually saving money and time - and grooving to some cool tunes while we do it! One vat of beans can be split to make chili (add onions, peppers, tomatoes and spices) and Minestrone (add tomatoes, garlic, basil, carrots, onion, celery kale, Italian herbs). We store these in mason jars in the fridge and they can be a 'fast food' lunch in themselves or a full meal with the addition of a salad and a thick slice of home-made bread. Yum!
Oh those are great new years resolutions. One question I get after almost every talk is "How much time do you spend cooking?" I do the same things as you and your husband—I don't really spend all day in the kitchen. I just try to make cooking as efficient as possible.
Loving these actions, plus all the embedded recipes. I’ve been reading your blog for quite a while. This 30 day challenge is brilliant! Thank you, Anne Marie!
Thank you for the kind words and for reading my blog, Marika. I'm glad you like the recipes. I have more of those coming up.