Sunday, March 11, 2007

Quinoa, Spaghetti, Falafel, Pumpkin Soup an and so much more!

Quinoa Sushi Salad
Spicy Collard and Tofu Stir-Fry

Baked Falafel with homemade low fat "Goddess" dressing



Homemade Lowfat "Goddess" dressing

Whole Wheat Spaghetti with Simple Marinara and Tofu



Baked "Falafel"


Steamed Collards

"Falafel" Veggie Burgers


Besan, Oat and Whole Wheat Banana Panckaes

Curried Pumpkin and Red Lentil Soup

Lovely Kale
As you can see, I've done a lot of cooking today. I like planning ahead for the week and using up everything possible in my fridge before I do any more shopping. We are set for a while. I will make salads and more veggies, but I can fix quite a few meals with the staples above. I also cooked up a double batch of Quinoa, which I will be using to make a stuffing my new Poblano Chile recipe later this week. Oh.. and I have a batch of Creamy Wasabi Slaw in the fridge as well.
I love being prepared with healthy and delicious food at my finger tips. Everything here was made very low fat/calorie without sacrificing any flavor.

22 comments:

Courtney said...

Yum! Everything looks and sounds so good! Any falafel tips you can offer? Mine never seem to turn out quite right, but yours look perfect!

Courtney

laura jesser said...

Melody, wow, that's a lot of cooking! Sushi salad is such an interesting idea, and it looks just gorgeous in the photo. I made lowfat goddess dressing today too, from fatfree vegan. It's so delicious! And it would be awesome with falafels...

aTxVegn said...

Wow, Melody! Everything looks fabulous! I just saw falafel veggie burgers on another blog and thought it was so clever. I always bake falafel and really prefer them that way. I would love to see the Wasabi Slaw too!

KleoPatra said...

Everything looks SO good! I totally love the collard/tofu mixture there. That goddess dressing must be fantastic, and probably would be slammin' on falafel. BAKED?! Woah! So much good (in every sense!) food there, Melody. You've been busy, woman. I like it! I like it all!!

Johanna3 said...

lots of cooking !!!

everything looks very good!

Veg-a-Nut said...

I hope your recipes are going to come out in print because everything is fantastic! Oh my I am drooling all over my keyboard. :o)

Nikki said...

Wow. Just wow!

Can I come to your house for dinner?

BTW, I tested the recipe last week. It was proclaimed to be one of the best things I've ever made. M had most of it before I could! I'll be posting about it later.

Mikaela said...

Oh my goodness, it looks like you took the kitchen by storm! Everything looks lovely :)

Judy said...

Everything looks great. Are you still following Weight Watchers? It's nice to see such varied and flavourful 'diet' food, though it deserves a better name than that.

Tanya Kristine said...

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those look amazing. that's what you "throw together" from your fridge??? i usually get a salad. and that's it.

you are so creative. you should write a book that's "what you can make from what's in your fridge"

Cherie said...

You captured some excellent photos there. I just picked up some kale and bok choy myself!

Susan said...

That's an awful lot of scrumptious food you've got there. Need some help finishing it off?

Midwest Vegan said...

Wow - what a selection of beautiful food!

Megan the Vegan said...

I don't know where to start. I just love it all!

Vanessa said...

How many people are cooking for! They are a lucky bunch. I'm a fan of leftovers myself, it's always healthier, cheaper (and tastier!) then stuff I can buy near work.
Your goddess dressing looks DIVINE.

Linda said...

how wonderful! i do exactly the same thing. when i get in the mood, i go nuts because there could be days where i don't want to go near the kitchen! that falafel looks delicious -- i've never made it baked. mind posting the recipe?

jess (of Get Sconed!) said...

Best Melomeals post ever!
Even the spaghetti looks amazing.

Emmy said...

Your quinoa sushi salad looks really unique and tasty. And of course, I'm all about falafel. Love the different ways you serve it.

Urban Vegan said...

you are a domestic goddess...and a photographic diva.

bazu said...

Oh my, that is a lot of cooking! I can't even pick out my favorite- I want a little bit of each, buffet style. And your food photography is looking gorgeous lately! Delicious, all around.

scottishvegan said...

Oh my Goodness! What an amazing post! It all looks so good! And I love that it’s all low fat/low calorie too!!

vko said...

All too gorgeous that food that you cook. Simply brilliant!