A few more days to plan here as I count down to going home for a few days of meetings and errands (I left abruptly expecting to be gone for a week or two, here we are 2 months later).
Actuals for the last week and ideas through the weekend and for the first few days back in my own kitchen:
Fri - Freezer dive seafood feast of Ghee Roast Crab and chilli-garlic squid.
Sat - Repeat of Momo Night. I made a crunchy lace “skirt” for some of the dumplings that was fun to eat.
Sun - A lighter take on spinach artichoke pasta, with Chicken Diavolo for some of us (loosely inspired by a recipe in former COTM My Kitchen Year / Ruth Reichl).
Mon - Quick & dirty (& tasty) Tomato Rice with breaded fish bites, papad, and yogurt for mom (who doesn’t eat fish).
Tues - Egg curry based on a recipe from prior COTM Maunika Gowardhan month. Easy and tasty - recommend. Leftovers for mom: spinach artichoke pasta and vegetable soup.
Wed - Korean: new family favorite of Japchae with Gochujang chicken for some of us and a small protein shake to supplement for mom.
Thurs (tomorrow) - Biryani courtesy mom-made meat korma base in the freezer. I’ll make the rice and onions and finish it.
Weekend:
- Spanish still on my mind, let’s see if I get to it now or when I come back
- Mexican: Enchilada stacks or quesadillas to use up frozen corn tortillas, ditto now vs later
- Potato-coated baby lamb chops
- Takeout options: Butter chicken / Tandoori chicken, Indian chinese, Frankies (aka Kathi rolls aka deliciously spiced and saucy wraps)
Back home in NYC for a few days (likely lots of eating out / takeout to catch up with friends, but there will be a few comfort favorites at home):
- Steak with some kind of potatoes & spinach
- Turkish eriste / pasta (spiced lamb or other meat, garlic yogurt, chilli oil)
- Curry noodle soup
- One or more of Hainanese chicken / Cantonese white-cut chicken / Soy sauce chicken
Wish you all a lovely weekend!
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