First week of the semester coming up… aaiieee!!!
For two adults in San Diego:
Breakfasts: probably more chocolate chip scones. Tasty, comforting, chocolatey-goodness.
S: (tonight) takeout - red beef and bean burrito
Su: Lasagna w/salad
M: Leftover lasagna w/salad
T: Teriyaki fish (tbd), veggies, fried rice - seafood
W: Zucchini ricotta galette with salad - vegetarian
Th: Ramen with chicken and veggies - soup
F: Old school crunchy tacos
Have a good week!
Actuals for Jan 22 week, cooking for 2 in MN. Where too many grocery stops for just one item (and coming out with a couple of bags) had overwhelmed my fridge/freezer inventory-keeping and refilled my canned goods storage space. I just updated the inventory and made plans to use the excess fridge items in the upcoming week. The canned items don’t expire until 2025 — I have time to make enough batches of chili and taco soups to use all those beans and tomatoes.
Mon: Broccoli Soup, smoked turkey lunchmeat half-sandwich
Tues: Higher-effort salad balanced by low-effort boxed frozen Chicken Yakasobi meal.
Tossed salad with chickpeas, cucumber, tomatoes, feta, Greek dressing
Wed- Sushi. Grocery salmon, rice and broccoli meal, salad, pineapple
Thurs: Mexican turkey-meatball soup, tortilla chips
Fri: Orange Roughy, mashed potatoes, tossed salad greens with broccoli, cucumber, tomatoes and shaved parm.
Sat: I was OUT at fancy fundraiser wine/food pairings dinner. Delicious but the chef’s idea of small plates was full-sized servings; I only managed single-bite tastes of the last 2 courses (and wished for to-go boxes ). Spouse stayed home with reheated soup & salad.
Sun: (today) Sheetpan oriental chicken w roasted brussels spouts. Fresh pears and cottage cheese.
Hi everyone, hope you’re having a good week, and staying warm and dry (looking at you, OttawaOperaDiva). It’s been a crazy week here, good news, bad news, scary stuff. But it seems like maybe things are calming down. Here is what we ate this week:
Mon: very busy, and LLD had a work dinner, so Lulu and I decided to get carry out. We didn’t realize there was a UNC basketball game happening. Oops! We drove down to get the food, a trip that would normally take maybe 10 minutes, and didn’t get back until over 30 minutes later. I really need to get a schedule each year, because this isn’t the first time something like this has happened.
Tues: penne with broccoli, rosemary, and turkey bacon
Wed: Lulu was at a party, so we scrounged. I loved this! LLD had leftovers, and I had toast with goat cheese and spinach. So easy, so delicious, very little cleanup.
Thurs: carry out
Fri: indian-spiced roasted vegetables (COTM),fried eggs
Sat: LLD made mushroom risotto
Sun: carry out.
I guess I didn’t cook much this week! I made a loaf of sage and onion bread that is absolutely delicious. More cooking in the week to come. Have a good, delicious week everyone!
oh, so sorry to hear about bad news and scary stuff. I hope a turn for the better soon.
I love the toast with goat cheese and spinach! I think I know what I’m having for dinner! With some garlic and good EVOO, spinach is so wonderful.
The sage and onion bread sounds wonderful (good toast for spinach and goat cheese). Recipe?
Hi friends, we are finishing out January more disordered-ly than usual. DS has the flu (fortunately no more fever) and I’m not feeling great either. We all just want juice and soup and ice cream, but I’m forcing real food in there too. Dinner last night was buttered noodles for DS, buttered noodles with cheese for me, and sugary cereal for DH.
I planned some meals but haven’t quite figured out what’s happening when, beyond today…
Lunch today was soup with meatballs, orzo, carrots, and escarole - based on this, https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/escarole-and-little-meatball-soup-109027 . Meatballs were chicken and turkey, and I made plenty extra for another time. The guys were both annoyed by the escarole.
Dinner today will be chicken sandwiches - probably marinated (once the chicken defrosts) and topped with sliced tomato and cheddar. (And maybe escarole? 
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Other meals, in no particular order:
Pasta bolognese (from The Dinner Plan)
Turkey cutlets, Greek potatoes https://www.thechunkychef.com/wprm_print/12888
Beef and broccoli ramen stir-fry https://www.maryswholelife.com/beef-and-broccoli-ramen-stir-fry-gluten-free/
If I feel up to it, I may also make this tex-mex buckwheat dish I found in the NYT Cooking app - sounds like Spanish rice but with buckwheat - for my lunches.
I hope you all feel better soon! Such a dreary day in Boston area today.
Tex-mex buckwheat sounds very intriguing; is it this recipe?
Yep, that’s the recipe. I was thinking to throw a can of beans in to make it more of a complete meal, and wasn’t planning to freeze it - I guess this came from a “dishes that freeze nicely” collection? (Thanks for sharing it!)
Thanks Madrid. I think everything will be ok, but it was a rough week. Just make normal no knead bread but add 2 tablespoons of dried onion and 1 of dried sage. I added an extra tablespoon of water to help hydrate the onion, and was really happy with the texture.
Enjoy the goat cheese and spinach toast! I know it will be delicious!
I hope everyone feels much better soon! And I think guys are always annoyed by escarole.
Escarole is one leafy green the older adult male in our house loves!
DH actually thought I put lettuce in the soup. DS was mad about both the escarole and the fact that I used yellow and orange carrots - that’s what we had, kiddo… and they taste the same… 
Oh my. I guess your DS wouldn’t like my favorite carrots, the purple ones!
Wups - tomorrow is February, already! Here’s the new discussion.
