Meal ideas for the "9 Days"

Executive Member Joined: Apr 07 2011 Posts: 252

I make my own honey mustard dressing so its as natural as possible. Grilled tofu in this sauce is really yum. As a vegetarian I find lentil burgers, walnut burgers, or black bean burgers very nutritious and filling. All of these can also be made as a stew over brown rice. (Recipes can be googled) Quinoa is also great with veggies topped with roasted almonds Smile

Other things we also love are big salads- egg salad, purple cabbage salad, olive dips, shredded carrot salads, etc with homemade whole wheat, rye, or spelt pitas Smile

For breakfast we usually have fruitshakes! Today we had apple,banana,dates,almonds & milk and we werent hungry till noon and had tons more fresh energy than coffee!

Platinum Member Joined: Jan 01 2006 Posts: 48156

Platinum Member Joined: Jan 01 2006 Posts: 48156

Lasagne

Homemade Pizza - individual - choose your own toppings

Fish - expensive so once is enough

Tacos - with pareve meat, so we can have sour cream, shredded cheese, etc for toppings.

Senior Member Joined: Jul 26 2010 Posts: 194

vegetable shephards pie and chick pea salad sound yum.
recipes please

Gold Member Joined: Feb 08 2012 Posts: 1041 Location: USA

Sun - mac and cheese, lettuce salad
Mon - mushroom quiche , couscous, roasted green beans
Tues - baked potattoes, tuna, cheese, broccoli, baked beans
Wed - salmon patties
Thurs - Lasagne
After fast - veg/lentil soup, whole wheat rolls, (maybe also fried tilapia leftover from shabbos - I make it for my non-meat eater in the family)

one of my kids requested salmon . I said no, becasue I usually make it only for yomtgov. it does not seem right to make something which in my home is a fancy/luxury meal during the nine days. (I believe it all depends on what is special for your family, each family is different.)

Active Poster Joined: Jul 18 2012 Posts: 87

Cheese stick with salsa sauce and mash potatoes

Posted: Sun, Jul 22 2012, 5:12 am Post subject: re: Meal ideas for the "9 Days"

I love milchigs, so I don't actually "suffer" in this respect during the 9 Days.

Lentil soup + salad + roasted potatoes

Cheese + veggie omlettes + green beans + rice

All sorts of Indian dishes.

Sushi (if I am feeling decadent, which just seems wrong during the 9 Days...).

Cheese + veggie lasagne + salad

Crusty whole wheat bread, orange soup, goat cheese, roasted beets

Posted: Sun, Jul 22 2012, 5:23 am Post subject: re: Meal ideas for the "9 Days"

Crock pot mac and cheese (yes, we have a dairy crock pot).

Veggie-cheese lasagna.

Cheese blintz casserole.

Tuna-cheese quesadillas with salsa and quacomole...

Veggie latkes.
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Platinum Member Joined: Apr 12 2010 Posts: 5799

quiche
lasagna
pizza
pitta & falafel
pasta and cheese
pizza

(no fish for us, dh hates it!)
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Posted: Sun, Jul 22 2012, 6:39 am Post subject: re: Meal ideas for the "9 Days"

I'm craving fried fish, and I bought three packages of frozen fillets. Razz

Executive Member Joined: Jan 23 2008 Posts: 406

Tofu burgers
Pecan loaf w/ mushroom sauce
Spinach quiche
salmon patties
Lasagna
fried fish
fried rice
Marinated salmon skewers
vegetarian shepherd's pie
Eggplant parmesan
Wraps w/ grilled veggies and parve chicken strips
Blintz loaf
Gnocchi
Fettuchini Alfredo

Diamond Member Joined: Nov 14 2007 Posts: 2569

Posted: Sun, Jul 22 2012, 10:17 am Post subject: re: Meal ideas for the "9 Days"

I am a vegetarian so the 9 days is standard in my house- we dont eat anything with a face!

I try and make 3 weeks of meal plans in advance so I always have a clue what im making. Here is one of my weeks meals.

-Veggie Sausage Rolls
-Cucumber/ Carrot sticks
-Roast Broccoli
-Brown Rice

-Nutty Burgers meatballs
-Wholewheat Pasta
-Hidden Veg Tom Sauce
-Green Salad

-Mushroom Soup
-French Onion Quiche
-Fake chicken Caesar salad

-Mac n Cheese
-Roast Mushrooms
-Roast Winter Vegs

-Baked Ziti
-Cucumber/ Carrot sticks
-Steamed Caulifower
-Garlic Bread

-Mushroom Quiche
-Potatoes Wedges
-Green Salad

-Bean Soup
-Roasted Broccoli
-Lemon Pasta

-Cauliflower Cheese
-Roast Sweet Potatoes w onion

-Scone-based pizza
-Cucumber/ Carrot sticks
-Roast potatoes

-Lasagne
-Roast Cauliflower
-Green Salad

-Sunshine Veg Soup
-Nut Burgers
-Brown/ cashew rice

We LOVE cauliflower and brocolli but eat most other veggies raw....

Active Poster Joined: May 13 2012 Posts: 40

What are you planning to serve for before the fast (shalosh seudos shabbos afternoon)? Any ideas would be very welcome!

Silver Member Joined: Dec 02 2009 Posts: 979

Posted: Sun, Jul 22 2012, 2:46 pm Post subject: re: Meal ideas for the "9 Days"

Blueberry- my meals are weekday meals- they dont include Sunday as we typicllay go out or eat leftovers and Shabbat is usually entirely different meals (chicken, standard sides etc) cause that is what my DH likes. So really this is 3 weeks of meals for 4 days a week Wink

Posted: Sun, Jul 22 2012, 2:50 pm Post subject: re: Meal ideas for the "9 Days"

If anyone is looking for kid-friendly ideas, btw, here is a great blog:

http://wedonteatanythingwithaface.blogspot.co.uk/

Gold Member Joined: Mar 23 2007 Posts: 1877 Location: NY

I want to eat by wispalover!
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