Hi everyone
Hope you’re enjoying the weekend, and some pleasant weather now and then (it’s been occasionally lovely between spells of heat and thunderstorms here in nyc).
I bought 2 packages of ground turkey in a row: made one into merguez seekh kababs and patties and shumai meatballs, sautéed the other for use in various things (oyako donburi, bibimbap, and more to come).
I also succumbed to a pack of hot dog buns for faux lobster rolls… so welcome to my annual Hot Dog Bun Week 
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Ideas for the week:
– Faux lobster rolls with Argentinian shrimp (using red onion and fennel for crunch, and maybe cilantro, scallions, and sriracha for an Asian bent for some)
– Merguez seekh kabab “hot dog” with herby yogurt and harissa (COTM Julia Turshen)
– Viet roast chicken thighs + garlic butter noodles (both from prior COTM Andrea Nguyen)
– Leftover chicken salad rolls with scallions, cilantro, fennel, and spicy sriracha mayo (and this should finish the pack of buns… hopefully)
– Ikea copycat broccoli & potato patties (maybe as a large single Spanish tortilla-style cake)
– Quick Bibimbap — ground turkey “bulgogi”, garlic zucchini muchim, scallion salad, kimchi, ssam sauce
– Shumai meatballs (COTM NY Times) + fried rice or scallion noodles
– Japanese-style Korokke or Indian potato "chops" stuffed with ground turkey (but not deep-fried)
Salads to mix & match:
– Fennel & orange (two bulbs last a looooong time)
– Vinegret — beet, potato, carrot, fennel, onion, scallion
– Tomato — Caprese, Japanese, & mom-style
– Zucchini — carpaccio, shaved, & Korean banchan-style muchim
Hot milk cake is still on my mind — maybe this weekend.
Wish you all a relaxing weekend and a lovely week ahead.
