Another Day, another smoothie

Monday is now officially my day to plan for the week ahead. I sat down and wrote my meal plan for the week, Took stock of what I already had in the house, and made a shopping list. Yesterday\\\'s smoothie was a lovely light green, made from romaine, banana, leftover parsley, celery, kale, and some lemon for good measure. Very tasty! Romaine lettuce is becoming a smoothie staple for me, I find it adds a nice crisp flavor without being too overpowering to the other ingredients.

Also, you\\\'ll find I rarely mention lunches or small I between meals on this blog, since they generally consist of leftover entrées from previous days. In this case, and likely tomorrows, raw lasagna. I\\\'m also discovering quickly one of the major rules of healthy eating: it doesn\\\'t pay to cook for one. Most of the recipes in the proportions I\\\'ve made them so far are enough to feed 4-6 people. In the future, first runs of everything will be halved, this way I can feed two people for dinner and with any luck squeeze one lunch out of the leftovers. The great thing about this is it will save me precious fridge real estate and be kinder to my wallet by about 50%.

Temporarily parting with raw food, I prepared a hearty root veggie stew for dinner. All those vegetables many of us tend to turn our noses up at individually, combine to make a surprisingly savory, satisfying dish on a cold night! Comfort food vegan style. Shallots and ginger sautéed, with diced sweet potato, turnips, celery root, parsnips, fennel, rutabaga, and a touch of cinnamon(if you don\\\'t happen to have a stick.) Simmer in vegetable broth about 25 minutes, give it a quick( a few seconds) mix with the hand blender, and your good to go. The cookbook suggests seasoning with Ume Plum Vinegar.

Makes enough to serve the whole family and probably have some leftover for lunch, or possibly a hot breakfast with some brown sugar or agave?