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Dinners at our house are always a challenge. There are five people under the roof with five different ways of looking at the table: (1) one confirmed meat eater who won’t admit you can eat a well rounded meal w/o consuming animal products, (2) one who is a lacto-ovo vegetarian (all meals here have some sort of vegetarian option even if its not listed specifically), (3) one who just cannot stomach beans or rice in any combination, (4) one who is either a vegetarian or meat-eater when its convenient for her to be one or the other (aka doesn’t like the meal served), and (5) one who prefers to eat sustainably as much as possible.

And because I’ve been insanely bored with cooking the same meals over and over, I trolled the internets for a few ideas. Links provided where there was one!

Orange chicken and vegetable spring rolls. Both of these came from Costco and were requested by the youngest. We actually had this meal twice already — once Friday and once Saturday. Made for quick and easy meals while the older two girls were in Forks.

Mediterranean salad with chickpea patties.

Husband requested Grilled burgers, tater tots, and melon or salad. The vegetarian will have a grilled boca-burger-esque patty.

Zucchini with quinoa stuffing. Quinoa is an excellent source of complete protein, but some eaters in this house would prefer something “more” on their plate than just the stuffed zucchini. I may or may not serve this with chicken or salmon or possibly a tossed salad.

Pan-fried pork chops or veggie patty with applesauce for dipping, mashed potatoes and glazed carrots. This meal was added by request. (Love you, Baby Doll who reads the blog!)

And at the risk of too much zucchini on the menu too early in the season: Zucchini Crescent Pie and caesar salad.

And I still haven’t gone to the market to gather all the foods needed for the menu this week. I’ve gone “spot shopping” here and there, but no big trip. I plan to go tomorrow when I am on base for Sarah’s swim lesson. (Yes, that means going to the stinky commissary!)