Reverse Meal Planning

candygirl

joedenise said:

This thread has made it into the weekly email.  I wonder how many new people will start posting.

Oooh we're famous now ! 😂😂

Rowan9

well done Suffolk_Lass! 

Suffolk_lass

Ooh err, that's a new one for me. It is is successful because of everyone's wisdom, imagination and the ideas that are being shared. I might go back to post 1 and sharpen it up a bit if we're famous though...

Aliliva

Hi everyone!
I came here looking for some ideas on how to use veggies: OH and I get one of those veggie boxes every week and sometimes are a bit pressed for ideas on how to use things - last week we had to call both our sets of parents just to figure out what one of the veggies was, let alone how to use it! 
Yesterday we used the last dregs of last week's box for a nasi goreng (swapping shallots for spring onions and adding some rogue peppers) and a potatoes + leeks + carrots soup. This means we have just one white cabbage left to use - any of you has any idea how to use it? I'm a bit bored of steamed cabbage but don't really know what else to do

-taff

coleslaw, nom. Or layered between potato and cheese. Or colcannon or a gratin.

Aliliva

-taff said:

Or layered between potato and cheese

This sounds amazing! have to wait for the new box in a few days for the potatoes...but I guess the cabbage will survive another few days in the fridge

Pyxis

Aliliva said:

Hi everyone!
I came here looking for some ideas on how to use veggies: OH and I get one of those veggie boxes every week and sometimes are a bit pressed for ideas on how to use things - last week we had to call both our sets of parents just to figure out what one of the veggies was, let alone how to use it! 
Yesterday we used the last dregs of last week's box for a nasi goreng (swapping shallots for spring onions and adding some rogue peppers) and a potatoes + leeks + carrots soup. This means we have just one white cabbage left to use - any of you has any idea how to use it? I'm a bit bored of steamed cabbage but don't really know what else to do

You can slice/chop it finely and add it stir-fries, or the other day I was making some carrot soup but had half a white cabbage left, so I chopped it up and added it to that, before it was all blended up.

Suffolk_lass

We often add a bit of finely chopped or shredded cabbage to salads, and a simple coleslaw recipe (that the restaurant I used to help run used) is:

Coleslaw
shredded white cabbage (about a quarter), 1-2 shredded carrots, 1 onion sliced into long strips like the veg shreds, 1 finely chopped chilli, the grated zest of a lemon mixed together then dressed with a sauce of 2-3 tablespoons of ready-made mayonnaise, the juice of the lemon and plenty of black pepper. I have used greek-style yogurt instead of mayonnaise for this too.

The chilli is optional but goes really well in coleslaw and is a little but muted by the creaminess of the sauce

ToastLady

Aliliva said:

Hi everyone!
I came here looking for some ideas on how to use veggies: OH and I get one of those veggie boxes every week and sometimes are a bit pressed for ideas on how to use things - last week we had to call both our sets of parents just to figure out what one of the veggies was, let alone how to use it! 
Yesterday we used the last dregs of last week's box for a nasi goreng (swapping shallots for spring onions and adding some rogue peppers) and a potatoes + leeks + carrots soup. This means we have just one white cabbage left to use - any of you has any idea how to use it? I'm a bit bored of steamed cabbage but don't really know what else to do

Also have a look on the vegan store cupboard challenge, loads of vegetable recipes, which anyone can use/adapt, no need to be a vegan (or vegetarian, as I am). 

Aliliva

ToastLady said:
Also have a look on the vegan store cupboard challenge, loads of vegetable recipes, which anyone can use/adapt, no need to be a vegan (or vegetarian, as I am). 

I like the sound of it! I've been vegetarian for quite a few years too, but there are still plenty of vegetables I've never used...and yummy recipes I've never tried!