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Here is one meal / snack I did enjoy. I knew Mr Smith would have a hard time with it so I made it more as a side thing for me. No meat or dairy! 


He hates salads. Sometimes I crave them, but I hardly find them completely satisfying my hunger . . . That said, this was great to just pull out of the fridge for a quick snack or as a side dish. I love that it's a salad that can be eaten as leftovers.



I have a lot of Ramen in food storage that I'd rather not eat as soup, so outside of stir fry I thought this was a great way to use it up. My version included:

half a bag of cole slaw mix
honey roasted sunflower seeds
craisans
one bag of ramen

I liked the idea of scallions and almonds, I just didn't have any at the time

the dressing was (here is where it's not the best)
sugar, white vinegar & vegetable oil

And I would advise using less dressing then the recipe calls for (I tried halfing the recipe since I figured I'd be the only one eating it)

It also reminds me of this one, which uses cabbage and also sounds delicious.



here are some other pictures of dinner ideas:


I'm trying to do more homemade tortillas (the one pictured is not), but I loved the beans and peppers and avocado and whatever else was in them. Did I use taco seasoning? perhaps. Oh with a little ranch, guilty.

I'm sure I used a cream based sauce for the whole wheat pasta. I need to get better sauce recipes. But I love zucchini in whatever pasta I make. Spinach is hit or miss with me.



we got the black rice at Costco and really like it. But I'm not sure what to do when we run out . . . 
no Costco in Hickory!

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