On bad days, 5:00 p.m. rolls around and panic strikes the heart: oh, no - what’s for dinner?! Either something is cobbled together from fridge and pantry, snacks are inhaled over the sink, or takeout saves the night. It happens.
But then there are days when all the pieces just fall into place. When careful planning is brought to fruition with exciting, balanced, varied menus and plenty of leftovers for future meals. Who wouldn’t like more of that?
This discussion is for the planners and aspiring planners among us. What dinners do you have on tap this week? If you have recipe links, feel free to share them. And because life rarely follows a script, how your good intentions work themselves out in reality can be reported in the “What’s for Dinner” thread.
So, what meals do you have in mind? Post a whole week or as many meals as you have figured out. Anything special on tap for Valentine’s Day?
Curious, will you people be doing special for Saint Valentine’s? I got several emails from restaurants, dinner menu starts ranging from 110€ per person. 160€ seems to be the average, lol.
For the tamale pie, what kind of cornmeal, do you use (and would that make a difference)? I do love tamales, but have never made them. This would be a nice shortcut!
And the Korean quarterly cuisine thread just had me thinking that I haven’t made anything in that vein in a while.
So full from the weekend I can’t bring myself to plan food right now… tomorrow…
I made the serious eats version for my parents to stock their freezer- a rare repeat request for a new to them recipe- although i omitted the spicy stuff (they’re wimpy too) and used black olives since that’s the only kind mom likes. Definitely a cornbread topping, so the name tamale pie is misleading