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oldtime dfl_er

(7,176 posts)
Sun Dec 28, 2025, 05:43 PM Dec 2025

What's for dinner, vegan version

Mashed potatoes, veggie burgers, mushroom gravy, leftover green beans.

(I thought I'd start this thread because sometimes, as a vegan, I have trouble deciding what to make for dinner, and would love to see others' dinner plans!)

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What's for dinner, vegan version (Original Post) oldtime dfl_er Dec 2025 OP
Vegetarian here. FalloutShelter Dec 2025 #1
sounds delish! oldtime dfl_er Dec 2025 #3
Excellent idea! anciano Dec 2025 #2
sounds great oldtime dfl_er Dec 2025 #4
Nuts, V8 and chocolate make regular appearances on my menus too! ☺️ biophile Dec 2025 #7
Mostly vegetarian but not completely there yet. biophile Dec 2025 #5
Leftovers can be awesome oldtime dfl_er Dec 2025 #9
Finally out of bed at 3:30... buzzycrumbhunger Dec 2025 #6
wow! oldtime dfl_er Dec 2025 #10
Vegan here. Borogove Dec 2025 #8
Sounds good! oldtime dfl_er Dec 2025 #11
Stromboli. flvegan Dec 2025 #12
YUM oldtime dfl_er Dec 2025 #13
Oh, you know it! flvegan Dec 2025 #14
Mine is pretty good oldtime dfl_er Dec 2025 #15
Most days VGNonly Jan 4 #16
Lentil pilaf oldtime dfl_er Jan 4 #17

FalloutShelter

(14,458 posts)
1. Vegetarian here.
Sun Dec 28, 2025, 05:51 PM
Dec 2025

Tonight: roasted veggies ( Brussels, new potatoes, beets, grape tomatoes,) with plant based sausage …all marinated in olive oil and balsamic) over Quinoa. Salt and pepper to taste.

anciano

(2,254 posts)
2. Excellent idea!
Sun Dec 28, 2025, 05:58 PM
Dec 2025

Just snacking this evening...small serving of mixed nuts, v8 juice, and a dark chocolate nugget with coffee.

oldtime dfl_er

(7,176 posts)
4. sounds great
Sun Dec 28, 2025, 06:04 PM
Dec 2025

I do that sometimes too, just a snack...but coffee after 6 is a no no for me!

biophile

(1,417 posts)
5. Mostly vegetarian but not completely there yet.
Sun Dec 28, 2025, 06:05 PM
Dec 2025

Tonight I ate raw potatoes leftover from breakfast home fries. Two English muffins with butter and peanut butter. Leftover gnocchi with vodka sauce. And of course, my standard Cosmopolitan ☺️

Yesterday and today we have been mostly stuck inside due to ice and freezing rain. So just cleaning out the fridge!

buzzycrumbhunger

(1,931 posts)
6. Finally out of bed at 3:30...
Sun Dec 28, 2025, 06:06 PM
Dec 2025

Had raisin bran w/almond milk after I fed the kiddies (4 parrots, 2 cats), and I’m afraid I’ll just be zipping open a bag of TJ’s Japanese rice/veg with a spicy Szechuan sauce as a lazy dinner.

I think I blew my wad for Xmas dinner (made a vegan ham despite my throbbing hand infection, still swollen) and am a bit dismayed to find Monday is already looming. *sigh*

Laughing at your looking for inspiration. That’s what I usually do!

oldtime dfl_er

(7,176 posts)
10. wow!
Sun Dec 28, 2025, 10:00 PM
Dec 2025

4 parrots? Do they get along with the cats?

And yea, I'm always looking for inspiration. My default is vegan fried rice probably similar to you.

Borogove

(621 posts)
8. Vegan here.
Sun Dec 28, 2025, 06:27 PM
Dec 2025

Tonight I had bean salad, kimchi, sauerkraut, pumpkin seeds, dried apricots and dried pineapple.

oldtime dfl_er

(7,176 posts)
11. Sounds good!
Sun Dec 28, 2025, 10:01 PM
Dec 2025

I'm trying to incorporate more fermented foods in my diet, but I don't like kimchi and am iffy on sauerkraut.

flvegan

(66,270 posts)
12. Stromboli.
Sun Dec 28, 2025, 11:53 PM
Dec 2025

Start with an Ultimate Gardein chicken fillet, cook it halfway, flip it and cover with sauce (I make, but most any jar will do) and then some more sauce, some cut up Field Roast sausage, and the faux cheeze of your choosing (that melts). Finish cooking. On the oven, heat up a tortilla (because it's just easier) in a pan. Take out the fillet/sauce/sausage/cheese ensemble, cut into thin strips, place onto hot tortilla. Roll/fold into a manageable size, cut in half, eat.

oldtime dfl_er

(7,176 posts)
13. YUM
Mon Dec 29, 2025, 02:04 AM
Dec 2025

Marinara? I make my own and always have a couple of jars in the fridge, so this sounds like something I could make pretty easily. Thanks!

flvegan

(66,270 posts)
14. Oh, you know it!
Mon Dec 29, 2025, 02:36 AM
Dec 2025

One of my silly, somewhat private joys is making a really good marinara from (almost) scratch. If my fingers aren't soaked in sauce and cheeze by the end of it, I've done it wrong.

oldtime dfl_er

(7,176 posts)
15. Mine is pretty good
Mon Dec 29, 2025, 04:53 PM
Dec 2025

I use the San Marino tomatoes, but I can always use a tip if you have a secret ingred or anything!!

VGNonly

(8,491 posts)
16. Most days
Sun Jan 4, 2026, 02:12 PM
Jan 4

Steel cut oats with ground pumpkin seeds and flax, 2 bananas, blue berries and green tea.

A salad and a peanut butter sandwich, veggie juice.

Rice and beans or lentil pilaf, sometimes potatoes (never fried), boiled veggies or another salad.

Snacks-some nuts or popcorn.

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