Adventures in Vegetarianism--week 1!

I have really enjoyed this challenge! And it hasn't been easy being at winter camp last weekend and having no control over the menu (I was so hungry one day I gave in and ate the chicken sandwich, I'll admit!). But it has been so fun thinking creatively about what I eat and thinking a little differently. For instance, I used to have turkey sandwiches for lunch and have had to think differently about that, and what I've found is that I have actually incorporated more variety into my diet. Some days I'll make a black bean and rice quesadilla, or today I made a delicious pita sandwich, stuffed with hummus, red peppers, onions, cheese, and tomatoes. SO yummy! Yesterday I hate a HUGE plate of sliced veggies dipped in hummus, a whole wheat pita with hummus, string cheese, and an apple with peanut butter. I was full all afternoon and it was SO delicious! Chuck has been awesome, he is right on board with all this, even telling me he's excited about the next meal to try. I'm sure I'll manage to make a few things he doesn't love, but he's been such a great partner :) (he was already partially vegetarian on his own, as we never eat meat at breakfast, and he'd been doing vegetarian lunches for the last several months, so he's on board with trying this new diet).

Sundays during Lent are considered "mini Easters" where we remember the resurrection in the midst of our season of giving something up, so typically on Sundays you can break your fast, which we are by eating some type of fish for dinner Sunday evening. We have found an incredible salmon recipe that was SO easy and delicious that we've made twice this month, so I've linked to that below. Here are a couple other things we've cooked this week that we've both enjoyed:

Baked Salmon
Vegetarian Spaghetti (served with salad and garlic bread)
Chili with Cashews (served over brown rice with corn bread and salad)

Next week I'll give you the new recipes we're trying!