Hi everyone
The weather suddenly turned cold here in nyc, which was a bit puzzling. But it expands the food choices, so there’s that.
Not much of a plan last week, but here’s what I ate:
Sat - I was ready to eat something Chinese again using the last of the Chinatown vegetables — tried my hand at vegetable pan-fried noodles.
Sun - Spent the afternoon and evening catching up with a friend who was away all summer. Dinner was a quick assembly — COTM “Fish
Stick” (Hash brown) bhorta with mustard salmon en papillote, chapatis, and rice
Mon - Friend of brain surgery repute went back in for the other side. Went to the hospital in the afternoon, and dinner after was a delicious meal of kababs and biryani in little India with his brother in law and friend who are here for caregiving.
Tues - Saw another friend I haven’t seen in person in almost 3 years. Mediterranean bistro — we both had branzino with maitake mushrooms and potato compote (I wanted steak but the fish sides sounded much better, and they were indeed delicious).
Wed - Sichuan takeout at the recovering friend’s place — dry hot pot fish, mixed pepper chicken, snow pea leaves, cumin and Sichuan pepper chicken wings — so good! I baked a simple chocolate cake for all of them, half of which was eaten while waiting for the delivery to arrive
Thurs - Black tie gala.
Fri - Made chicken curry and warm carrot salad and took over to the recovering friend’s.
Sat - Impromptu dinner at another friend’s - Turkish delivery.
Sun - TBD. Maybe pasta. Or I’ve been craving steak for 2 weeks, and have some in the freezer, but will need to go get potatoes. Roasted cauliflower will be constant, because I bought a head the other day.
I have to clean out the fridge and do some freezer arranging, so hopefully that will bring some inspiration for a plan for next week.
Happy Sunday, and have a lovely week!