Happy June, y’all! Cooking for two in the 'burbs outside of Philadelphia. Hubs finished his spring semester classes a few weeks ago and has started teaching his Summer I courses while I work two days a week in the office and the rest from home.
Sunday 06/01 (actual)- Kung Pao Sloppy Joes topped with Broccoli Slaw served with a side of kettle chips. Used this recipe as a jumping off point but made several changes. I used ground pork instead of beef, regular soy instead of low sodium (this was a mistake but I dont have low sodium in the house so…), and I added the sauce mix to the pan with the meat/ pepper mix and cooked it til thick instead of pre-cooking. Next time I would halve the soy sauce if I used full strength again and double the water. We used potato rolls and still found it delicious if a bit too salty. I will eat the leftovers with extra slaw to cut the salt.
Monday 06/02 (tonight)- Polish dogs with roasted green beans. We get the Teton Ranch Grass Fed Beef Polish Sausages from Costco when they are on sale and they are really tasty. I may swap slaw for the green beans since I doubt my husband will have any and I don’t want the slaw to go to waste.
Tuesday 06/03 (planned)- Ribeyes, cooked medium rare, for my birthday! We will have baked potatoes and roasted green beans to go with. Probably ice cream for dessert, maybe Rita’s. Birthdays call for a gelati.
Wednesday 06/04 (planned)- Pasta w/ pancetta and peas. This is one of Matthew’s faves; I didn’t grow up with many non-red sauce pasta dishes so it is fun for me to make these dishes for him. I have made it several times and like it but I still get excited for it, lol.
Thursday 06/05- Fend for yourself. Matt will be out with friends in the afternoon and we are not sure when he will be back. I will probably girl dinner myself into something including cheese and pickled veg.
Friday 06/06 (dining out)- Birthday celebration with friends! We are going out for Korean BBQ and Hot Pot in South Philly. I am ridiculously excited. My health has been really poor over the last couple of years and it severely impacted my mobility; only recently have I felt comfortable going out socially. Going out to dinner with a fairly large group of friends, and actually being excited for it, is a big deal. I cannot wait to hug and see everyone.
Saturday and Sunday are up in the air.
I hope everyone has a beautiful week. I get so much joy from reading about what everyone is eating and what is going on in everyone’s worlds, even when I was too overwhelmed to really participate. Super grateful for that<3
