This week’s Monkey and Me’s Menu features some of our favorite foodie bloggers in menu #37 as well as a FREE bonus shopping list. All recipes are Whole Food Plant Based, vegan, plant based, oil free, refined sugar free, no highly processed ingredients, and gluten free.
This super tasty menu features delicious dishes from Alexis at Hummusapien, Ceara at Ceara’s Kitchen, Willow at Create Mindfully, and Kristina at Spabettie, as well as featuring a few of our own dishes. 😉
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Downloadable Menu which offers the following:
- 2 Breakfast ideas
- 2 Lunch ideas
- 2 Snack Ideas
- 5 Dinner Ideas, including a FREE downloaded shopping list (PDF – Below)
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A comprehensive (downloadable) shopping list for the 5 Dinners
- The shopping list is segmented into the common grocery store sections like “produce, spices, etc.” making it easy to pick up these items from your local grocery store.
- It also includes product suggestions that are Whole Food Plant Based compliant* for easy reference. Note: These products are suggestions, please feel free to select your own favorite products.
- Includes helpful codes so you can easily subtract items that you choose not to make.
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Downloadable Instructions on how the meal plan work.
Note: The term “Whole Food Plant Based compliant” is from a general standpoint. There are Whole Food Plant Based diet branches that restrict certain food items. Our recipes are all Whole Food Plant Based compliant based upon a high-level compliance standpoint. i.e. vegan, plant based, oil free, refined sugar free, minimally processed foods.
Some breakfast, lunch, and snack ideas are simple concepts that require no recipe.
- Easy Maple Pumpkin Overnight Oats (breakfast) from Spabettie
- Mongolian Mushrooms and Onions (lunch) from Monkey and Me Kitchen Adventures
- Ethiopian Yellow Split Pea Stew (dinner) from Monkey and Me Kitchen Adventures
- Taco Stuffed Sweet Potatoes (dinner) from Hummusapien
- Oil Free Catalina Dressing Veggie Bowl (dinner) from Monkey and Me Kitchen Adventures
- Vegan Roasted Red Pepper Alfredo (dinner) from Ceara’s Kitchen
- Moroccan Soy Curl Stew (dinner) from Monkey and Me Kitchen Adventures
- Foolproof 5 Minute Spiced Candied Cashews (snack) from Create Mindfully
DOWNLOAD MENU PLAN –> Monkey and Me’s Menu 37
Easy Maple Pumpkin Overnight Oats
When oats and pumpkin come together in an ultra delicious way, you get this fantastic Easy Maple Pumpkin Overnight Oats. Simple ingredients create a wholesome and delicious breakfast dish and perfect for busy weekdays. Head on over and check it out on Spabettie!
Mongolian Mushrooms and Onions
Calling all mushroom lovers! These crazy good sautéed Mongolian Mushrooms and Onions are bursting with amazing flavors that will have you doing a happy dance. The tasty rich sauce boasts both sweet and tangy deliciousness featuring tangy tamari and rice wine vinegar that’s perfectly paired with sweet maple syrup and molasses for a mushroom marinade paradise. Pair these tasty mushroom and onions with rice or quinoa and you favorite veggies for a fantastic veggie bowl that will treat your taste buds. Head on over and check it out on Monkey and Me Kitchen Adventures!
Ethiopian Yellow Split Pea Stew
Raise your hand if you love Ethiopian food! We’ve got both hands enthusiastically stretched to the sky! Creamy, cozy, and bursting with flavor, this Ethiopian Yellow Split Pea Stew (Kik Alicha) is packed with hearty, healthy, and satisfying goodness that is sure to make dinner a happy place of comforting deliciousness. Simple and inexpensive come together stew is perfect for ladling over injera, rice, potatoes, and more! A tasty dish that is sure to have the family running back for seconds. Head on over and check it out on Monkey and Me Kitchen Adventures!
Taco Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
What can’t sweet potatoes do? They seriously can do everything, and be amazing at it! YUM! Make a fun and delicious taco boat with these Taco Stuffed Sweet Potatoes! Beautifully spiced chickpeas nestled inside delicious sweet potatoes and topped with cilantro lime slaw and crema, you just know dinner is going to be ah-mazing! Head on over and check it out on Hummusapien!
Oil Free Catalina Dressing Veggie Bowl
When salads put a smile on your face, you just know that there’s a FABULOUS dressing along side it, and boy, oh boy, do we have a new, flavor-packed, creamy dressing that is sure to sweep you off your feet. This healthy, lush Oil Free Catalina Dressing is just that, and boasts no refined sugar too – yah hoo! Not only is it fast and easy, but it’s a BLAST of delicious flavors: tangy, sweet, and full of aromatic spices! A perfect addition to salads and a dipping sauce for veggies. Deliciously bold undertones with rich umami flavors will hook you with the very first bite. Head on over and check it out on Monkey and Me Kitchen Adventures!
Vegan Roasted Red Pepper Alfredo
Pasta is one of the most comforting dishes, and this beautiful Vegan Roasted Red Pepper Alfredo is sure to deliver! Creamy, rich, and bursting with flavor, this wholesome alfredo is toasted with tasty pasta and is sure to have everyone running to the dinner table. Head on over and check it out on Ceara’s Kitchen!
Moroccan Soy Curl Stew
We are filing this dish under, “What dreams are made of.” This beautiful Moroccan Soy Curl Stew is bursting with delicious flavor and satisfying ingredients that are sure to make your belly very happy! Warming spices, hearty sweet potatoes, tender soy curls, fire roasted tomatoes, sweet dried apricots and raisins, and so much more come together in the most delightful way. This delicious stew will fill the whole house with aromatic goodness and is sure to have everyone running to the dinner table. You just know it’s gonna be gooood! Serve it over perfectly fluffy quinoa or rice for a fantastic meal that is sure to please! Head on over and check it out on Monkey and Me Kitchen Adventures!
Foolproof 5 Minute Spiced Candied Cashews
Cashews just make everything better and these tasty Foolproof 5 Minute Spiced Candied Cashews are sure to put a smile on your face. Sweet maple syrup and warming spices create a delicious combination. A perfect snack or addition to any party table that is sure to be a big hit! Head on over and check it out on Create Mindfully!
So many yummy recipes! Thanks for sharing my Foolproof 5 Minute Spiced Candied Cashews!
Hi there Willow 🙂
Thank you so much! It’s our pleasure to share your beautiful and delicious recipe.
-Ameera and Robin 🙂
I am new to this Plant Based eating. This is a lifestyle change Not a diet that I will fail at. I purchased the book but I’m looking for more recipes. Thank You
Hi there Michele 🙂
We are so glad to hear that you started this amazing WFPB journey, and happy that you’ve found our blog and recipes. This is definitely a lifestyle and not a diet, and when you find those recipes you love, it will make it feel like the lifestyle you can stay on and feel good about. Thrilled to be on this WFPB journey with you!
-Ameera and Robin 🙂