Weekly Menu Planning December 2023

Greetings, People.

This week I did the annual culling of my recipe notebooks – removing recipes I’ve made and which appealed to me initially, but which have not since been specifically memorable or craved (or, in some cases, are too similar to other recipes I like better). I dumped 30-40 recipes in the recycle bin and feel good about being slightly more organized.

Other than that, another week, another menu. Cooking for two adults in the PNW.

FRI: Irish champ. Lamb sausages. Baby garden peas from the freezer. Prompted by the Irish Cooking thread.

SAT: Hot wings on the grill. Veggie stix and ranch for me; leftover Irish champ and Heinz beans (blue can) for him.

SUN: Bacon and egg sandwiches on buttermilk biscuits. Green salad (and undoubtedly more Heinz beans).

MON: ATK‘s red beans and rice (with thanks to @Pweet for the reco). Will use fresh (not smoked) andouille

TUE: A new-to-me fish stew recipe from Simply Recipes. One can’t have too many chowder recipes up their sleeve. Will use Alaskan halibut from the freezer.

WED: Another new-to-me recipe for roast chicken with apples. Will use spuds instead of turnips. Not a turnip fan.

THUR: Steak on the grill. Creamed spinach.

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