posted by Deb on Feb 7
I’m struggling a bit with recipes that don’t include oil, flour or cheese. Everything is starting to taste the same anymore. I’m in desperate need of new vegan low fat recipes.
SUNDAY: Golden Potato Soup 1,000 Vegan Recipes page 168 UPDATE: VERY Good. Minimized the oil to 1T. Great topper for baked potatoes
MONDAY: Spinach Twice Baked Potatoes; UPDATE: Bit dry due to ‘McDougalling’ the recipe (i.e. took out butter)
TUESDAY: Steamed Veggie Dumplings with dipping sauce 1,000 Vegan Recipes page 42 UPDATE: Complete and utter failure. Need steamer for this one to work.
WEDNESDAY: Potato Pancakes with vegan sour cream 1,000 Vegan Recipes page 377
THURSDAY: Veggie Fried Rice 1,000 Vegan Recipes page 268
FRIDAY: Roasted Potatoes with Tomatoes UPDATE: FANTASTIC RECIPE!!! Reduced the oil to 1T
posted by Deb on Jan 30
I had a slip up today after drinking too much wine and staying up late playing rock band — bagel with cream cheese 
My first slip up and I’m sure I will have more but I must brush myself off and get back on the vegan wagon starting now! Here’s my menu for the week.
Sunday: Green Potato Soup – McDougall Maximum Weight Loss Plan page 235
UPDATE: Awesome with revised recipe.
Monday: Veggie Fried Rice – 1,000 Vegan Recipes page 268
Tuesday: Spanish Style Veggie Casserole – McDougall Cookbook page 241
UPDATE: Would’ve been good without the peas
Wednesday: Grated Potato Bake & Green Bean Medley McDougall Cookbook page 311 & 324
UPDATE: Green beans were PERFECT! Grated potato bake too mushy so made Scalloped Potatoes with corn. Would’ve been good if I had cooked them long enough.
Thursday: Brown Rice & Lentil Pilaf 1,000 Vegan Recipes page 270
Friday: Hearty Brown Stew – McDougall Cookbook page 169
Saturday: Spinach Twice Baked Potatoes
posted by Deb on Jan 16
Well I can’t believe I’m on my final week of the Vegan Kickstart! It has gone very well so far. I haven’t lost any weight but I think my addiction to flour products (bread) might be limiting me. So I have decided to make this week’s menu a McDougall Maximum Weight Loss friendly menu. You’ll note there is one exception and that is on Saturday and Friday. I bought some tofu and I’m eager to try it because I have never had tofu in my life. Hope it doesn’t come out like my seitan. Typically, I want to have only Saturday be my ‘cheat’ day with flour.
Saturday: “Vegan Pizza-Off” between me, my husband and our 12 year old daughter. We are all making our own vegan pizza’s and deciding who’s is the best. Mine will never win because it will be low fat.
Sunday: Mexican Rice from The New McDougall Cookbook page 258
Monday: Sweet & Tangy Veggies over brown rice – The New McDougall Cookbook page 217
Tuesday: Texan Veggie Casserole – McDougall Program for Maximum Weight Loss page 273
Wednesday: Wild Spinach Rice – McDougall Program for Maximum Weight Loss page 254 ** I am sprouting my own beans for this one!! First time ever …
Thursday: Italian Garbanzo Stew – McDougall Program for Maximum Weight Loss page 267
Friday: Lasagna Pinwheels – 1,000 Vegan Recipes page 258
posted by Deb on Jan 9
Well I successfully completed my first week vegan! I am anxious to try out these new recipes from 1,000 Vegan Recipes cookbook. I was trying to do the McDougall plan with is low-fat vegan and excludes flour. I just can’t go there yet. Giving up oil and cheese is hard enough plus I think my family would revolt against me.
Saturday: White Pizza with Potato & Onion (page 131)
Sunday: Golden Potato Soup (page 168)
Monday: Zucchini & Potato Bake
Tuesday: French Onion Soup (page 149)
Wednesday: Polenta with Spicy Tomato Ragu (page 277)
Thursday: Yellow Dal with Spinach (page 263)
Friday: Roased Veggie Stromboli (page 134)
I really want to try to make seitan but I think I’ll do that when I’m cooking only for myself.
posted by Deb on Dec 31
I found the 21 Day Vegan Kickstart on Facebook so I am starting on 1/1/2010. So I got 1,000 Vegan Recipes cookbook for my birthday and I am going to use that book for my recipes. I will try to modify to reduce the fat intake if necessary. My goal is to post the recipe and my results and modifications everyday for 21 days.
Thanks to my wonderful family I also got a bunch more vegan books. Currently reading The China Study now. I will be in hiding for the next 3 months reading all the books I’ve gotten!
Here is the menu but I will modify (lower the fat and make them vegan if necessary) the recipes and post. Page numbers below refer to 1,000 Vegan Recipes book.
Friday 1/1/2010 FIRST DAY 
Saturday
- Penne Pasta with Vodka Sauce – Page 198
- Salad
Sunday
Monday
- French Style Potato Salad – page 68
- Salad
Tuesday
- French Onion Soup – page 149
Wednesday
- Veggie Lo Mein This link is for Chicken Lo Mein but it’s really good so I just make it without the chicken — very good.
Thursday
Friday
- Potato & Kale Soup – page 146
posted by Deb on Dec 12
I plan out my menu for the week and post it on the frig for all to see. This allows grocery shopping to be much more streamlined. I will add the recipes as I make the dishes. I try to add new dishes each week and only serve 1 or 2 repeats a week. Doing this has allowed all of us to try new types of dishes (Indian food is a great example). I get a lot of recipes from allrecipes.com and then modify. Until I post my modified version I’ll link to the original source. I’m very slowly learning how to modify in order to make the recipes low-fat and vegan. There are a lot of potato recipes – they were on sale this week!
Saturday: Cheeseless Pizza (I’m winging this one but using whole wheat pizza dough recipe but I use all whole wheat flour) & low fat vegan pizza sauce. UPDATE: I tried this with 1/2 broccoli and 1/2 peppers / onions. The broccoli side came out awful – it was dry and almost burnt. The cooking time for the broccoli and the rest of the pizza didn’t jive (especially without the cheese to add fat & moisture). My suggestion would be to add the broccoli after about 20 mins of baking the pie (a total time of 35 minutes). The onion/pepper side turned out great.
Sunday: Creamy Veggie Potato Stew
Monday: Spanish Rice Enchiladas (Enchilada sauce)
Tuesday: Lentil Potato Burgers on whole wheat rolls (use all whole wheat flour) and baked french fries (I’ll definately modify this one to reduce fat – not sure how yet. The recipe as-is INCREDIBLE!!)
Wednesday: Veggie Fried Rice
Thursday: Israeli Moroccan Couscous
Friday: Green Potato Soup with Onion Herb Bread
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