Meatless Monday

Meatless Monday is a non-profit initiative of The Monday Campaigns, in association with the Johns Hopkins’ Bloomberg School of Public Health. Our goal is to help reduce meat consumption 15% in order to improve personal health and the health of our planet.

Going meatless once a week may reduce your risk of chronic preventable conditions like cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity. It can also help reduce your carbon footprint and save precious resources like fresh water and fossil fuel.

I have plans to "go meatless" Monday through Friday this week with the following recipes:

Monday: Emeril's Black Bean Cakes
I can't wait to try these!

Tuesday: Portobello Burgers with Celery Apple Slaw 
I'm actually adapting this recipe to make a simple portobello mushroom 'burger' topped with the celery apple slaw and good grainy mustard minus the buffalo meat.  I sold the idea to another woman today, who inquired about how I planned to use the mushrooms.  Shouldn't I get a percentage of that sale?:)

Wednesday: Portobello Mushroom 'Pizzas' or Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms

Thursday: Nigella's Roasted Vegetables 
This is a dish I enjoy frequently in the winter.  I must admit I go to this recipe when I'm cleaning out my refrigerator of those few unused peppers and potatoes.  I don't know about "mood-enhancing", as Nigella claims, but it is certainly easy and delicious so I suppose that is enough to enhance my mood.

Friday: Not-Greek Roquefort Salad (with video)
Love this salad, and I would love to see more Jill Santopietro videos.

Healthy Eating!