Help me broaden my cooking horizons!

[rivenwanderer]

My housemate and I work together to make dinner for the whole house (6 people) once a week. We have a farm share at my house, so on Monday (the day before we cook), we look in the fridge and see what veggies are around, and decide what to make.

So far, we've come up with a few basic staples. These are:
-quiche
-lasagna
-pasta with sautéed vegetables and cheese
-stir-fry with tofu and noodles
-soup
-quesadillas with sautéed vegetables

Since we only cook once a week, it's not too bad to have a limited range of things, and we're getting pretty efficient with them (which is good, since it means I don't have to leave work as early). But I'd like a little more variety, so: what are some other good dishes that can be adapted for whatever vegetables one happens to have around?

Oh, also--this is a vegetarian kitchen, so no meat!

Comments

[robynbender]

in hot weather: Cold pasta salad! Make a vineagrette, or a thai-style lime dressing. Lightly saute anything that needs softening (like squash or green beans). Lightly steam things like asparagus, peapods, or broccoli that don't need much. Cut up any tomato-like veg (including tomatillo), and some onion-y thing such as shallots, green onions, or chives. Throw in a few capers, olives, artichoke hearts, pickled onions, marinated dried tomatoes, or anything savory if you fancy. Throw in any protein like edamame, bits of tofu, faux crab. Toss with spiral or wheel-y pasta, let sit in fridge for at least a few hours. YUM. We find it almost infinitely adjustable to what's fresh, and the crunchy-plus-cold-plus-pasta is very pleasant in high summer.

[msmcknittington]

You can do the pasta salad with rice (white, brown, wild, whatever!) instead of pasta, and it is still really tasty. Also a great way to use up leftovers, if you made rice with dinner earlier in the week.

[rivenwanderer]

Oh hey, that reminds me of the really tasty cold salad my girlfriend made a while ago with cumin (I think) and dried cherries, celery, and almonds! I bet I could make something like that sometime.