Going vegetarian three days a week

I have been contemplating have three meatless days a week for a little while now, but have always found excuses not to start. Today I made a start, well, mostly, if you don't count the bacon I had with my smashed avocado and feta on toast with roasted tomatoes - opps.

I made Sweet potato and chickpea patties from a recipe that I saw and saved off facebook. I love facebook for recipes and always read the comments before trying any of them - it can save time and a disaster.  I'm intending to have one of these in a salad sandwich for my lunch at work tomorrow. I'll use a tomato and lettuce out of my very own garden it the sandwich. I have been picking tomatoes for a week now and they are delicious. I came home from my four days away, a little surprised to find none ready to pick, only to discover my son, who had been watering the garden for me, had been helping himself to them as they ripened. Then I gave my Aunt the next 5 that were ready, so finally, today I have picked another 5 for myself as well as given another 2 to my son. I have a feeling none are going to get into the freezer for me to use for sauce.  But, back to the patties - they are actually vegan, but don't hold that against them. They are meant to have cornmeal in them, but after searching all three of our local supermarkets and coming up blank, I substituted almond meal instead.

Next I made Mussaman curry for our tea, accompanied by Garlic Turkish Bread. I left the meat out, so it to was vegetarian, well, vegan actually and there is enough left for our dinner tomorrow night, so that's a win. We love this curry. I use a very mild Mussaman paste as none of us like chilli or 'hot' spicy food. This one has potato, sweet potato, eggplant, carrot, celery and onion in it. 

Then I got super organised and made strawberry chia pudding and overnight oats - enough to do two days. I'll have the chia pudding after Animal Flow tomorrow morning and overnight oats mid morning.  I put a grated apple, cinnamon, pepitas, flax seed, yogurt and either almond or coconut milk with my oats. I have been having 4 smaller meals a day later, which I find keeps me from picking away at sweet sugary snacks.

Do you have a favourite, easy to make vegetarian recipe you'd like to share with me? I'm going to need them if I am to succeed at three meatless days a week. 

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