Sunday, August 22, 2010

Meatless Monday Menu

In my dream of YamDaisy Cafes in every neighbourhood, providing delicious, everyday food, the manager/chef will have as much leeway as possible to make the cafe suit the community and fulfil its mission.
One possibility would be to take on 'Meat Free Monday'
This is how it is descibed in the Wikipedia link:
Meatless Monday is an international campaign that encourages people to not eat meat on Mondays to improve their health and the health of the planet. Reducing meat consumption by 15% (the equivalent of one day a week) lessens the risk of chronic preventable illness and has a strong impact on the environment.

It is a good fit for the YamDaisy Cafe. Many people want to eat more healthily, want to do better by the environment, may even have their doctor telling them to cut down on meat ~ but they may have no idea how to go about it. A local YamDaisy Cafe could make it all easy: here is the meatless meal, cooked beautifully. The recipe could be in the YamDaisy Magazine or available on the phone app. The chef is there to give advice.

Even the meat eater who is scared of vegetarian meals can come and have a nibble and become familiar with the variety of things, and maybe find some meatless foods they like.

So here is the Meatless Monday Menu
Soup: Sorrel and Potato Soup with Bread and Butter
Main 1: Moroccan Meal of Black-eyed Beans and Carrot Salad accompanied by Couscous made with Currants and Preserved Lemon.
Main 2: Egg Noodles with Cabbage, Mushroom, and fried Tempeh
Dessert: Muhallabia with Raspberries

In coming days (health permitting) I will put these up in full because they are all so yummy! The Moroccan dish is pictured at the top and here is the Muhallabia!


Cheers everyone!

6 comments:

  1. Delicious! I must try harder to miss out meat on mondays!

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  2. That's what I call perfection!
    As a matter of fact I would like my whole week was meatless but it's almost impossible as hubby loves meat :(

    Have a blessed and gorgeous week, dear Joy :)

    xxx

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  3. A meatless Monday sounds great. My mum and I are going to try that from next week! I love noodles and your noodle dish looks super!
    Lucy xxxx

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  4. Really interesting-looking dessert. Can't wait to see the recipe

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  5. This looks like such a lovely menu, Joy. Thanks for highlighting meatless Monday. I hope you are having a great day. Blessings...Mary

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