Weekly Meal Plan - Thanksgiving Edition

We will be out of town visiting family for Thanksgiving, so we are using some meals we have left over from last week until we go out of town (here's looking at you Mediterranean Soup and Stuffed Peppers). Mr also has a big race this weekend, so we added a Carbo Load Meal of pasta to the plan that we will actually be having tonight.

For Thanksgiving, we will be sure to take our own Tofurkey even though Mr's father graciously volunteered to try to find us one. We just know where to look, so we'll grab one while doing our shopping. We're also going to contribute Glazed Carrots and a Pear Tart to the meal. Both of these are new, but seem relatively simple enough and don't require too much oven time. The Tart can be made in advanced and then baked after the main dish is finished cooking.

Thanksgiving has ALWAYS been my favorite holiday - but Pregnant Thanksgiving is the BEST! I'm so excited to spend the holiday with our families back home.

Day	Dinner
M	Mediterranean Stew (Veg CrockPot) w bread
T	Pasta with Tomato Sauce with Salad
W	Stuff Peppers w Rice
R	THANKSGIVING - Tofurkey, Pear Tart , Glazed Carrots w Pecans.
F	Out of Town
S	Out of Town
S	*New Recipe Night*

M

2 tbs extra virgin olive oil

4 garlic cloves, chopped

1 red onion, chopped

1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped

1 eggplant, chopped

1 15oz can artichoke, drained and chopped

1/2/ cup kalamata olives, pitted and chopped

2 15oz cans diced tomatoes (we use low sodium)

4 cups (usually a whole box) Vegetable Broth (again, we use low sodium)

1 teaspoon red pepper flakes

1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

1/2 teaspoon dried parsley

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon pepper

French Bread

T
Box of Pasta
Pasta Sauce
Bread
Salad:
1 bag lettuce
Tomato
Cucumber
Croutons
Dressing

W
2 Green Peppers
1 Can Diced tomatoes
1 Can Black Beans
Quinoa
Soy Chorizo
Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
Rice

R
Tofurkey Loaf

Pear Tart Recipe

Crust
1 1/2 cups flour
1/4 tsp salt
2 T. sugar
8 T. butter (Vegan - Sub Coconut Oil)
1 egg yolk (Vegan - Sub 1/8c Banana)
2 T. cold water, or more if needed

Filling
3 pears
2 T. butter
2 T. flour
3/4 cup sugar

Glazed Carrots Recipe

1 tablespoon olive oil

6 cups diagonally sliced (1/4 in.) peeled carrots (bag baby carrots)

1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger

1 cup packed brown sugar

1 1/2 cups toasted pecan halves