Cook 90 2020

[Rainbow Dragon]

January 15 menu:

Breakfast: Cranberry Orange Chai Quinoa with raspberries, blueberries, pineapple, & hazelnuts; scrambled eggs
Lunch: Minted Cucumber & Tomato Salad; Spicy Cumin Rotis with jalepeno cheddar cream cheese; sardines with hot peppers
Dinner: Cauliflower & Red Lentil Curry

Day 3 of 31 Vegetables to Date: 17

arugula
avocado
bell peppers
carrots
cauliflower
chard
chick peas
cucumber
fennel
garlic
kale
leeks
lentils (red, green)
lettuce (green leaf, red leaf, romaine)
onions
spinach
tomato

[Rainbow Dragon]

January 16 menu:

Breakfast: Cranberry Orange Chai Quinoa with peach & hazelnuts; grapefruit
Lunch: Spicy Cumin Rotis with peanut butter; avocado; hard boiled egg; carrots with hummus; wedge of Red Devil cheese
Dinner: Crunchy Chicken Salad with Spicy Peanut Dressing; Garlic & Cheddar Scones

Day 4 of 31 Vegetables to Date: 20

arugula
avocado
bell peppers
broccoli
cabbage (red, nappa)
carrots
cauliflower
chard
chick peas
corn (sweet corn/maize)
cucumber
fennel
garlic
kale
leeks
lentils (red, green)
lettuce (green leaf, red leaf, romaine)
onions (yellow, scallions)
spinach
tomato

[Rainbow Dragon]

January 17 menu:

Breakfast: Oatmeal Banana Pancakes with raspberries, blueberries, and walnuts; grapefruit
Lunch: mixed greens with balsamic vinaigrette topped with Rosemary Roasted Beets, walnuts, and feta; Garlic & Cheddar Scones
Dinner: Ratatouille; Curried Salmon Patties; Spicy Cumin Rotis

Day 5 of 31 Vegetables to Date: 23

arugula
avocado
beetroot (red, golden, candy cane)
bell peppers
broccoli
cabbage (red, nappa)
carrots
cauliflower
chard
chick peas
corn (sweet corn/maize)
cucumber
eggplant
fennel
garlic
kale
leeks
lentils (red, green)
lettuce (green leaf, red leaf, romaine)
onions (yellow, scallions)
spinach
tomato
zucchini

[Rainbow Dragon]

January 18 menu:

Breakfast: Oatmeal Banana Pancakes with raspberries, blueberries, hazelnuts, and walnuts
Lunch: Cauliflower & Red Lentil Curry
Dinner - Rainbow Day Feast: wedge of Red Devil cheese; Caviar Dip (on a slice of homemade 100% whole wheat baguette); Bruschetta à la Dragon (made with homemade 100% whole wheat baguette); Vampire's Bane Caesar Salad; Sandra Waugh's French Onion Soup; Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake (but I make it without the cup of granulated sugar these days);

Day 6 of 31 Vegetables to Date: 24

arugula
avocado
beetroot (red, golden, candy cane)
bell peppers
broccoli
cabbage (red, nappa)
carrots
cauliflower
chard
chick peas
corn (sweet corn/maize)
cucumber (English)
eggplant
fennel
garlic
kale
leeks
lentils (red, green)
lettuce (green leaf, red leaf, romaine)
mushrooms (cremini)
onions (red, yellow, Vidalia, scallions)
spinach
tomato
zucchini

[Rainbow Dragon]

January 19 menu:

Breakfast: Bruschetta à la Dragon (made with homemade 100% whole wheat baguette)
Lunch: Vampire's Bane Caesar Salad topped with Tuna Salad; three slices homemade 100% whole wheat baguette with Caviar Dip
Dinner - two slices homemade 100% whole wheat baguette with spicy hummus; Red Devil cheese wedge; hard boiled egg; avocado; nectarine; kiwi; blueberries

Day 7 of 31 Vegetables to Date: 24

arugula
avocado
beetroot (red, golden, candy cane)
bell peppers
broccoli
cabbage (red, nappa)
carrots
cauliflower
chard
chick peas
corn (sweet corn/maize)
cucumber (English)
eggplant
fennel
garlic
kale
leeks
lentils (red, green)
lettuce (green leaf, red leaf, romaine)
mushrooms (cremini)
onions (red, yellow, Vidalia, scallions)
spinach
tomato
zucchini

[Rainbow Dragon]

January 20 menu:

Breakfast: 2 slices Whole Wheat Baguette with peanut butter; Ratatouille; sardines with hot peppers
Lunch: Tuna Salad; three slices Whole Wheat Baguette with Caviar Dip; carrots with spicy hummus
Dinner - pizza bread made with Whole Wheat Baguette topped with tomato sauce, asiago, mozzarella, provolone, parmesan, fresh pineapple, pickled hot banana peppers, red onion, & feta; Salad Soup; pineapple; strawberries; blueberries

Day 8 of 31 Vegetables to Date: 24

arugula
avocado
beetroot (red, golden, candy cane)
bell peppers
broccoli
cabbage (red, nappa)
carrots
cauliflower
chard
chick peas
corn (sweet corn/maize)
cucumber (English)
eggplant
fennel
garlic
kale
leeks
lentils (red, green)
lettuce (green leaf, red leaf, romaine)
mushrooms (cremini)
onions (red, yellow, Vidalia, scallions)
spinach
tomato
zucchini

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[Rainbow Dragon]

January 21 menu:

Breakfast: 2 slices Whole Wheat Baguette with peanut butter; Tuna Salad; Vampire's Bane Caesar Salad; avocado; wedge of Red Devil cheese
Lunch: Rosemary Roasted Beets; sweet potato (steamed & mashed); scrambled eggs; banana spread with Chocolate Peanut Butter
Dinner - Pear, Pecan, & Stilton Salad with Orange Sesame Dressing; Portabella Pizzas

Day 9 of 31 Vegetables to Date: 25

arugula
avocado
beetroot (red, golden, candy cane)
bell peppers
broccoli
cabbage (red, nappa)
carrots
cauliflower
chard
chick peas
corn (sweet corn/maize)
cucumber (English)
eggplant
fennel
garlic
kale
leeks
lentils (red, green)
lettuce (green leaf, red leaf, romaine)
mushrooms (cremini, portabella)
onions (red, yellow, Vidalia, scallions)
spinach
sweet potato
tomato
zucchini

[Rainbow Dragon]

January 22 menu:

Breakfast: 2 slices Whole Wheat Baguette with peanut butter; Tuna Salad; grapefruit
Lunch: Coleslaw; hard boiled egg; slice of 2-year-old cheddar cheese; slice of Abbott's Gold cheddar cheese; avocado; cherry tomatoes; Oatmeal Apple Spice Muffin
Dinner - Curried Salmon Patties; Ratatouille; 1/2 portabella mushroom cap (fried); mashed sweet potato; roasted asparagus

Day 10 of 31 Vegetables to Date: 26

arugula
asparagus
avocado
beetroot (red, golden, candy cane)
bell peppers
broccoli
cabbage (red, nappa)
carrots
cauliflower
chard
chick peas
corn (sweet corn/maize)
cucumber (English)
eggplant
fennel
garlic
kale
leeks
lentils (red, green)
lettuce (green leaf, red leaf, romaine)
mushrooms (cremini, portabella)
onions (red, yellow, Vidalia, scallions)
spinach
sweet potato
tomato
zucchini

[Brunsonja]

Rainbow Dragon your logs are great!! I love this challenge thread -- and the veggies, way to go on the variety!!

[Rainbow Dragon]

Thank you Brunsonja ! I am pleased with how much variety I have been able to get in such a short time--although it is putting some space pressure on my refrigerator. (I normally cook for only 2 people. But I share the refrigerator with a 3rd person who for the most part will not eat my cooking. So I need to leave room for all of the factory-made meals she brings home. All of those hours I devoted to playing 3D Tetris during my undergrad are paying off now!)

[Rainbow Dragon]

January 23 menu:

Breakfast: banana with Chocolate Peanut Butter; 2 Garlic & Cheddar Scones; pear
Lunch: Chickpea & Tomato Caesar Salad; 2 Garlic & Cheddar Scones
Dinner: Zucchini, Corn, & Black Bean Enchiladas

Day 11 of 31 Vegetables to Date: 27

arugula
asparagus
avocado
beans (black)
beetroot (red, golden, candy cane)
bell peppers
broccoli
cabbage (red, nappa)
carrots
cauliflower
chard
chick peas
corn (sweet corn/maize)
cucumber (English)
eggplant
fennel
garlic
kale
leeks
lentils (red, green)
lettuce (green leaf, red leaf, romaine)
mushrooms (cremini, portabella)
onions (red, yellow, Vidalia, scallions)
spinach
sweet potato
tomato
zucchini

[Rainbow Dragon]

January 24 menu:

Breakfast: Chickpea & Tomato Caesar Salad
Lunch: Stilton, Apple, & Parsnip Soup; Mango Citrus Salad; 2 Garlic & Cheddar Scones
Dinner: Shrimp Curry with whole grain Basmati rice

Day 12 of 31 Vegetables to Date: 29

arugula
asparagus
avocado
beans (black)
beetroot (red, golden, candy cane)
bell peppers
broccoli
cabbage (red, nappa)
carrots
cauliflower
chard
chick peas
corn (sweet corn/maize)
cucumber (English)
eggplant
fennel
garlic
kale
leeks
lentils (red, green)
lettuce (green leaf, red leaf, romaine)
mushrooms (cremini, portabella)
onions (red, yellow, Vidalia, scallions)
parsnips
peas (snow)
spinach
sweet potato
tomato
zucchini

[Rainbow Dragon]

January 25 menu:

Breakfast: Oatmeal Banana Pancakes with raspberries, blueberries, & walnuts
Lunch: Coleslaw with raisins, pumpkin seeds, & hard-boiled egg; 2 slices Whole Wheat Baguette with Caviar Dip
Dinner: Turnip Cakes; Shrimp & Mushroom Egg Foo Young; Sticky Balls in Ginger Syrup

(Recipes for the Turnip Cakes & Egg Foo Young coming soon. The Sticky Balls were an interesting experiment, but both my father and I agreed they fell into the "interesting to try once for something different, but not worth the calories to repeat" category. So I won't be adding a recipe for them. Link above is to the recipe I used as a guideline--although I could not follow it exactly due to not having access to the same ingredients or equipment.)




Day 13 of 31 - Vegetables to Date: 30

arugula
asparagus
avocado
beans (black, mung)
beetroot (red, golden, candy cane)
bell peppers (sweet red, sweet yellow, hot banana)
broccoli
cabbage (red, nappa)
carrots
cauliflower
chard
chick peas
corn (sweet corn/maize)
cucumber (English)
eggplant
fennel
garlic
kale
leeks
lentils (red, green)
lettuce (green leaf, red leaf, romaine)
mushrooms (cremini, portabella, porcini, chanterelle, shiitake, oyster)
onions (red, yellow, Vidalia, scallions, shallots)
parsnips
peas (snow)
spinach
sweet potato
tomato
turnips (white)
zucchini

30 Vegetables in a Month Challenge - - but I'm going to keep tracking to see how much variety I can get over the course of the entire month.

[Rainbow Dragon]

January 26 menu:

Breakfast: Shrimp & Mushroom Egg Foo Young; Shrimp Curry with whole grain Basmati rice; Rosemary Roasted Beets
Lunch: French Onion Soup; avocado; cherry tomatoes; carrots with spicy hummus; 2 slices Whole Wheat Baguette with Caviar Dip
Dinner: Caesar Salad with chicken; 3 slices Whole Wheat Baguette with peanut butter and banana; no fat Greek yogourt with raspberries, blueberries, and hazelnuts

Day 14 of 31 - Vegetables to Date: 30

arugula
asparagus
avocado
beans (black, mung)
beetroot (red, golden, candy cane)
bell peppers (sweet red, sweet yellow, hot banana)
broccoli
cabbage (red, nappa)
carrots
cauliflower
chard
chick peas
corn (sweet corn/maize)
cucumber (English)
eggplant
fennel
garlic
kale
leeks
lentils (red, green)
lettuce (green leaf, red leaf, romaine)
mushrooms (cremini, portabella, porcini, chanterelle, shiitake, oyster)
onions (red, yellow, Vidalia, scallions, shallots)
parsnips
peas (snow)
spinach
sweet potato
tomato
turnips (white)
zucchini

[Rainbow Dragon]

January 27 menu:

Breakfast: Bruschetta; French Onion Soup
Lunch: hard-boiled egg; avocado; cherry tomatoes; 1 slice Whole Wheat Baguette with Caviar Dip
Dinner: Tzatziki Chicken Salad made with homemade Tzatziki; 3 slices Whole Wheat Baguette with Caviar Dip



(I could not get unsweetened dried cranberries and did not want to use ones with added sugar, so I replaced the cranberries in my original recipe with red currants.)

Day 15 of 31 - Vegetables to Date: 30

arugula
asparagus
avocado
beans (black, mung)
beetroot (red, golden, candy cane)
bell peppers (sweet red, sweet yellow, hot banana)
broccoli
cabbage (red, nappa)
carrots
cauliflower
chard
chick peas
corn (sweet corn/maize)
cucumber (English)
eggplant
fennel
garlic
kale
leeks
lentils (red, green)
lettuce (green leaf, red leaf, romaine)
mushrooms (cremini, portabella, porcini, chanterelle, shiitake, oyster)
onions (red, yellow, Vidalia, scallions, shallots)
parsnips
peas (snow)
spinach
sweet potato
tomato
turnips (white)
zucchini