Hi everyone
Still trying to get back to writing a plan, though I’ve been mindful of menu planning when grocery shopping, so that’s a step in the right direction, I hope.
Actuals for the past week, and a tentative plan for the coming one:
Mon - Spurt of energy. Made Tom Kha Kai using the broth and chicken from the white-cooked chicken I made when I got back home. Then made a big salad for dinner to use up some of the lovely produce I had excitedly bought days ago but done nothing with: oyster and baby trumpet mushrooms, butternut squash (pan-roasted), plus red onions, over shaved fennel and arugula.
Tues - More fennel and arugula salad with leftover steak and mushrooms, red onion, trumpet and oyster mushrooms. I’ve been on what can only be described as a salad kick, but because I was lacking cooking inspiration and salad ingredients were at hand.
Wed - Impromptu meal out with a friend - Turkish. Zucchini fritters, crudo, lahmacun, kofte in tomato sauce.
Thurs - Bengali mustard salmon (yet again, but with coconut milk added for a change), Turkish stewed green beans, quinoa+rice.
Fri - Seared sesame-crusted tuna with pureed cauliflower and wasabi-butter peas. I was out after my booster, but then revived enough to use up ingredients I wanted to eat!
Sat - Impromptu dinner at friends’ - they ordered in Spanish food (which I love but does not travel well).
Sun - Hoppin’ John. For some reason, this was a regular feature in my college dining hall - I loved it, because I love black-eyed peas in general, and it had familiar flavors (boiled-past-death broccoli? not so much… took me years to eat broccoli…). Maybe some arugula salad to start.
Mon - Leftovers: Mustard-coconut milk Bengali salmon, garlic broccoli, quinoa+rice.
Tues - Indian: maybe Dad’s chicken (which I haven’t made since October when I took it to a potluck, and have been craving… somehow we never made this the whole time I was home!), stewed Turkish green beans, parathas from the freezer (thanks Mom!)
Wed - Fish tagine with frozen yellowtail over quinoa+rice, with roasted cauliflower.
Thurs - Leftovers: Indian chicken and roasted cauliflower.
Fri - Probably out.
Wish you all a happy and delicious week!
