Weekly menu
Vermicelli stir fry w/ chicken and peanut sauce
Roasted cauliflower with peanut glaze
Black bean burgers
African peanut stew
Rainbow salad
Black bean truffles-dessert
Cooking steps:
- Soak 1 pack of vermicelli noodles
 
2. Grate or slice vegetables: 1 cabbage, 2 onions, snow peas, 3 carrots, mushrooms, 2 sweet potatoes
slice 1 Swiss chard thinly, 1 cauliflower broken into florets- vegetables will divide between burgers, stir-fry and stew
3. Make peanut sauce according to the recipe
4. Roast cauliflower under broiler with a drizzle of olive oil for about 10 minutes. Turn broiler off and let it sit until soft.
5. Prepare the stew according to the recipe-add fish right before you eat.
6. Assemble salad
7. Prepare stir fry (you can prepare right before dinner)
8. Burgers-use the same roasting pan as cauliflower
9. Make bean balls dessert
Peanut sauce
Equipment
- 1 Mixing bowl
 - 1 measuring spoon
 - 1 Tbsp for mixing
 - 1 Garlic press
 
Ingredients
- 1 cup natural peanut butter
 - 4 tbsp hoisin sauce
 - 4 tsp soy sauce
 - 3 cloves garlic, mashed, chopped
 - 3 squeezes Sriracha sauce (optional) or chili
 - warm water as needed to create a honey like consistency
 - 1 lime Juice from 1 lime
 - 1 inch ginger
 - 4 cloves garlic
 - 1 13.5 oz can coconut milk
 
Instructions
- Mix everything and add water to get a thick-runny consistency, similar to liquid honey
 
Peanut butter Roasted cauliflower
Equipment
- 1 Baking sheet with parchment
 
Ingredients
- 1 whole cauliflower divided into florets
 - optional other hard vegetables
 
Instructions
- Coat the cauliflower florets with the peanut dipping sauce and roast at 450 for 15 minutes.
 
African peanut stew
Equipment
- 1 sauce pan
 
Ingredients
- 1 onion chopped
 - 1 inch ginger chopped
 - 1 6 oz. can tomato paste
 - 1 lb White fish cut into small cubes
 - broth or water o cover vegetables
 - 1/2 cup of peanut butter sauce
 - Assorted vegetables
 
Instructions
- Sauté onion until translucent
 - Add vegetables and sauté for 5 minutes
 - Add chopped ginger and sauté
 - Add tomato paste and stir for 2-3 minutes
 - Add peanut butter sauce, broth. Bring to a boil and simmer.
 - Serve with lime, crushed peanuts and cilantro
 - Serve over vermicelli noodles
 - Add the fish right before you are ready to eat. It only takes a few minutes to cook. Allow 10 minutes
 
Vermicelli chicken stir fry
Equipment
- wok or a large pan
 - cutting board
 - Knife
 
Ingredients
- 1/2 package Vermicelli noodles soaked
 - 2 handfull sliced vegetables
 - 1/2 cup peanut sauce
 - 1 drizzle sesame oil
 - 1 lb Chicken breast Sliced thin
 
Instructions
- In a hot wok, add a drizzle of oil
 - Add the sliced chicken breast
 - Add the vegetables
 - Add soaked noodle, stir and add sauce.
 - Adjust seasoning with soy sauce or chili
 
Rainbow salad w/ peanut butter dressing
Equipment
- 1 Knife and cutting board or food processor
 
Ingredients
- 1 whole cabbage sliced red or white
 - 1 handful snow peas sliced
 - 1 pepper red or orange
 - 1 bunch cilantro
 - 3 whole carrots grated
 - 1 whole cauliflower broken into florets
 - other options-corn kernels, lettuce, grated zucchini
 
Instructions
- Slice everything thin
 - Divide this amount, some for stir fry and some for the salad
 
Black bean burgers
Equipment
- 1 immersion blender
 - 1 baking sheet or a frying pan
 
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups cooked black beans
 - Assorted vegetables and herbs left from cooking session 2-3 cups
 - 1 handful flour or bread crumbs GF flour is great too
 - Salt and pepper
 
Instructions
- Grind the vegetables, beans and flour together and form patties
 - bake or fry
 
Bean-chocolate balls
Equipment
- 1 Blender
 
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup cooked black beans
 - 1/4 cup almond flour or other gf flour
 - 2 tbsp peanut butter
 - 1 tbsp Raw cacao powder
 - 2 tbsp honey or 4 dates
 - water as needed, add slowly
 - optional ingredients-other nuts, hemp seeds, chia powder
 
Instructions
- Blend everything in a blender and form into balls
 
