We had a little snowstorm, and it’s pretty and cold here in nyc. Adding some warm and cozy things to the ideas I’m rolling forward.
February is my January since I just got back, so I am loving the healthful inspiration from everyone’s personal efforts on other threads and menus shared here, especially as this week will include a lot of meals out as I catch up with friends.
Ideas for coming days:
– Hainanese chicken cooked sous vide (the soy sauce chicken last week turned out really nicely) + sauteed / Sichuan pickle-flavored cabbage + rice
– Japanese garlic steak & rice + tbd veg or salad.
– Curry chicken soup (tweaked to Viet / teochow) with potatoes, noodles, and vegetables.
– Fish (salmon) tagine with cauliflower, carrots, and potato.
– Big Warm Salad with roasted butternut squash, red onions, arugula, some kind of croutons, and nuts.
– Milk-braised white beans + toast + salad.
– Something from COTM Sabrina Ghayour – I am thinking about Tepsi Kebap (traybake) or Kofte, but there is also a “kebab” called Loqmeh that seems similar to Kheema which looks good. Using ground turkey.
– Spinach faux-gozleme using big chapatis from the freezer, some kind of soup on the side.
– Chicken curry with beets + chapatis / rice.
From the rest of the ground turkey, I’d like to make either wanja-jeon / Korean meat & tofu patties, shumai burgers, potsticker patties, or shepherds pie (with cauliflower for part of the topping)
I really enjoyed the dal with cauliiflower last week, so I’m thinking about making dal with some or other veg just to have around in general, to eat plain or with a bit of rice (which completes the protein profile). Might mix it up with Turkish lentil soup, Ottolenghi’s curried lentil and coconut soup, or by adding lentils to Chrissy Teigen’s Carrot and Coconut Soup.
Trying to resist the urge to bake or make something sweet, but I may succumb.
Have a lovely weekend, and a delicious week ahead!
