I’m not sure why I thought the ground pork was a good idea. It was faster, but sooooo messy! The dog was thrilled to assist with clean-up. However, there were two pleasant surprises coming out of this: (1) the tzatziki in the linked recipe was really good, and (2) I fried some halloumi (forgot I had feta) and DS discovered he really liked it. Win! Except now I have to share it. 
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Actuals for the last week of August, cooking for 2 in MN. Where the heat-index was 107 on Monday and the forecast high temp today is 70. We also had 3 major storms sweep through, lots of branches down in the yard (trip to the landfill mulch area with a van load) and a 7-hour power outage that required the small generator to keep fridge and freezer cool (plus a fan for us). Today’s baking plan will start making use of a giant, forearm sized, zucchini; I’m meeting my baking buddy for coffee and her garden-gift handoff this morning.
Mon and Tues: Salmon, sweet potato, peas, salad- spinach/watermelon/pickled red onion, feta, white wine vinaigrette with dried mint. Photo and recipe over on SOTD discussion.
Wed: (reheated from last week) Chicken & fennel, fresh mashed potatoes, leftover sweet potato, red grapes, peach.
Thurs: Breaded fish, a few mini-corn dog bites, rainbow veggies mix w/tomatoes, corn on the cob
Fri: Steak salad on spinach & rainbow veggies mix with tomatoes, pickled onion.
Sat: Shrimp with BBQ sauce over cheesy grits, broccoli
Sun (today): Curry Cod, rice. BAKE chocolate zucchini muffins
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I am going to try to remember chicken salad on cranberry walnut bread around Thanksgiving when cranberry bread is everywhere but it may be turkey salad!
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Lol. That’s been our Thanksgiving dinner for the last two years: roasted turkey on cranberry-walnut sourdough (with melted Swiss and lot’s of mayo). Sides have varied but have included cider-gravy (for dipping), roasted potato wedges, green beans, and carrot salad.
With just the two of us, it works. We’re planning on the same this year.
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