Meatless Monday - Friday, Week 1

It was an article in The New Yorker, specifically on test tube meat, that prompted Dan to suggest we try eating meatless Monday through Friday. Why not? We're trying to eat more healthfully and it sounded like an interesting challenge.

I think it was pretty successful, although we both accidentally ate meat. I completely forgot when I was out to eat. Dan said he did think about ordering something meatless, but the siren call of a special Italian sandwich was too strong. Oh well, it was just week 1, right?

So far, so good. Perhaps the  most exciting part is trying new recipes. I made a beautiful rice, beet, celery and feta salad for dinner on Monday. Tuesday I was gone (Dan ordered veggie pizza). Wednesday we bad black bean and guacamole tacos. Thursday I made these fantastic red lentil patties with cilantro sauce from Myra Kornfield's book, The Healthy Hedonist. They were so delicious! I'm freezing the leftovers—I will report back on how those hold.

We decided that we would eat fish on Friday, then eat meat (or not...) on Saturday and Sunday. I like the idea of always have fish one night a week—since moving to Maine I definitely have not taken advantage of the ocean as much as I should. Today I got some beautiful haddock at the store—I'm planning on making some Thai red curry dish stew with chard and potatoes for dinner. Can't wait.