Also hot here in France and trying to NOT cook too much inside… Great ideas !
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Greetings, People.
Putting behind us June’s perfect storm of peas, strawberries, and leafy greens - all of which require daily attention to harvest, process and store. Over that annual hump, we’re looking forward next to cherries, blueberries, zuccs, carrots, scallions and basil, along with the more relaxing pace of July.
Cooking for two adults in the PNW:
FRI: Burgers on the grill. Homemade potato chips. Probably onion dip.
SAT: Radio Bakery’s cold-smoked salmon sandwiches on homemade focaccia with scallion cream cheese, pickled scallions, and cukes. Salad greens.
SUN: A repeat of the salmon sandwiches.
MON: If I have it in me, pot stickers from scratch. Rice. Asian-inspired cucumber salad.
TUE: Halibut. I’m thinking white fish cakes along these lines (gift link). Roasted garden carrots on the side.
WED: Panuozzo, as inspired by @Mr_Happy on the WFD thread.
THUR: Pan-roasted steaks. Chopped salad with chimichurri dressing.
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Those salmon sandwiches sound fantastic.
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They’re so good! I made a note last year to be sure and make them again this summer, and here we are.
I’m a big fan of Chris Kimball’s focaccia, although leave off the rosemary for the sandwich:
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The weather got it right and I am ready. Last week I bought a real window ac for me and the dogs and Sunday a friend came over and put in the bedroom unit so we can sleep. I had the last cookout of the heat wave Friday… Cheese burger. Saturday stovetop shaved steak sandwich. Both meals were dripping mayo ketchup and Siracha over Boston lettuce, tomatoes and onion. Weekend heatwave cooking: Skinney taste sausage spinach crustless quiche and my version of chili mac and coleslaw with store bought coleslaw mix and my dressing. This got me through the worst of it. Last night I cooked out, a turkey burger from the pricey butcher. Next up cowboy beans doctored from the can and an old recipe, Memphis rice, a cross between fried rice and Spanish rice.
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Hi, all! Cooking for 2 in Chattanooga for a short week before a trip to see family.
Breakfast: Sweet potato biscuits
Saturday, June 28: Having friends over for grilled pizzas and cheesecake. I still don’t know exactly how many are coming, so I may have way too much food–or not enough!
Sunday: Vietnamese roast chicken, rice, salad
Monday: Leftovers
Tuesday-Friday: TBD
Hope everyone has done OK with the hot, hot weather. Happy cooking (or not!)!
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Have you made the roast chicken before? It looks amazing!
PS: One can never have too much pizza…
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Voting time for Cookbooks of the Quarter – come join in to cook along with the group!
The first selection (by popular nomination) was Julia Turshen.
We are voting for the second selection, where there was a tie between Maangchi and Meera Sodha.
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Andrea Nguyen has a similarly flavored but simplified recipe for chicken parts in Ever-Green Vietnamese.
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As usual, I haven’t made it yet, but I’ll report back! You’re right, of course–too much pizza is not a bad thing 
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Hello everyone. I am now half way through a two week staycation and I’m having a lovely time. So far I’ve been to an art exhibition and two shopping expeditions and the art exhibition was definitely the highlight. I saw an exhibition of art by an Inuk artist (Normee Ekoomiak) and I loved his felt wall hangings the best. He depicted life in the north and I am sharing a picture of one of my favourites.
My menus from yesterday to next Thursday are as follows:
Yesterday: An all day shopping trip to the west end so I can visit the discount grocers ending with a trip to Costco. I should have enough food for awhile 
I stopped at half time for a lunch stop at a deli en route and I had a lieberkase (sp?) sandwich. I had a salad for dinner.
Today: I’m visiting my apartment for the day mostly to do laundry and also to do some random chores. I will have a beef and asparagus stirfry for dinner.
Sunday: Off to brunch with one of my meetup groups then a day visit somewhere that is air conditioned. Our museums have all started their summer programming and I haven’t seen anything yet but I’m sure I’ll find something to do. I will have a salad for dinner.
Monday: No plans yet but whatever I decide on will involve air conditioning. Thai fish curry with bok choy is what"s for dinner.
Tuesday: Happy Canada Day! I am planning on visiting the Canadian Museum of History to see an exhibition of Canadian rock music from the 60s, 70s and 80s. Darn I don’t have any clotting with shoulder pads 
I will have chicken with asparagus stirfry for dinner.
Wednesday: No plans again other than spending the day in air conditioning. Linguini with asparagus and red pepper for dinner.
Thursday: One of our markets is having night markets on Thursday nights this summer so I might check it out.
I hope the Americans on this board are surviving the heat. It looks like the entire country is having a heat wave this summer.
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Happy Canada Day, a little early! Glad you’re enjoying your staycation.
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Hi everyone, I hope you’re managing to stay cool. Busy week here with two days spent being around for LLD during his healthcare stuff. He made it through with flying colors and is 3 shots into his rabies protocol. A muted woohoo to that. Lulu is visiting her boyfriend, so we’re back to empty nesting for a week or so. Here is what we ate:
Mon: tomato dumpling salad with chile crisp vinaigrette (NYT)
Tues: most of the day spent in the hospital, got carry out
Wed: slightly bastardized version of Zuni pasta with tuna, lemon, capers, nuts; salad
Thurs: carry out
Fri: eggs kejriwal (NYT), sliced bell peppers
Sat: date night!
Sun: either carry out or I cook, kind of depends how I am feeling.
I hope everyone has a wonderful week.
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Wow, best wishes and good luck to LLD! That sounds scary and possibly painful! Thanks for the reminder about the Zuni pasta with tuna…I’ll be making that this week.
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We liked it a lot! DH cooked it on the grill (I asked him, “Do you want to heat the house or heat yourself?” and he chose the latter), which took about an hour. The sauce causes a lot of flare-ups and chars easily, but it’s so good! I would set a little aside to use as a dipping sauce.
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Thanks for the report - it sounds delicious! Have bookmarked it to try.
Hi everyone
Adapting to the insane weather in nyc. Not too much cooking last week in the heatwave, made a couple of things and ate them along with cold / assembly stuff.
Excited about Julia Turshen for COTM, and going to start a bit early. Also Maangchi, which is up for the second slot, as I’ve been craving Korean flavors.
Ideas for the week:
– Zucchini nigella fritters / Mucver (Turshen Small Victories) — adding some feta & parmesan, and doubling the garlic dip using yogurt.
– Cold spicy noodles / Bibim guksu (Maangchi) with zucchini + soft-yolk boiled eggs
– Merguez (ground turkey) with herby yogurt (Turshen Small Victories) — if I’m feeling lazy about forming kababs, I might sauté the turkey with all the seasonings and use in a wrap or over pasta or rice. Will double the herby yogurt, which is amazing.
– Simplified bibimbap (Maangchi) — ground turkey, zucchini, carrots, kimchi
– Fennel & orange salad / panzanella / fattoush
– Viet garlic noodles + Viet roast chicken thighs (inspired by @mbcraw4d) or Ginger-lemongrass brined chicken (courtesy @sallyt)
Two hits from last week:
– Simple chicken & veg tagine — using pandemic-era preserved Meyer lemons and lots of veg.
– (Russian) Vinegret salad — I was looking for something new to do with beets, and what a fantastic flavor and texture combination this is — beets, carrots, potatoes, red onion, and scallions, with the simplest dressing of oil and vinegar until the balance tastes right.
In my COTM explorations, I found this zucchini glut cheatsheet from Julia Turshen with a range of ideas.
Might get around to baking the hot milk cake I was thinking about last week.
Wish you all a lovely week ahead.
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Hi, friends. Cooking for three as usual, though DS has been making last-minute plans with friends - usually on nights where he doesn’t want what I’m making. 
The Laundry Saga has not ended - our new machines were delivered on Friday, but now there’s an issue with water not going into the washer (due to a hypervigilant leak sensor), so the plumber is coming tomorrow. I did a load of laundry at a friend’s house yesterday morning and we went for a walk while it was running. I love my village.
Sun: it’s apparently Smitten Kitchen day here. I made a batch of beach bean salad (cannellini beans, roasted peppers, radicchio, and salami) for lunches this week and we’ll have the garlic lime steak noodle salad for dinner.
Mon-Weds, in no particular order:
Chicken souvlaki and homemade flatbreads
Asian pork chops (inspired by @mbcraw4d’s Vietnamese chicken, but I’ve made this before - brown sugar and soy sauce), rice, snow peas
Baked pasta with greens and feta (NYT, copy here, but hold the cream cheese - this is the dinner DS will probably skip)
Not sure about plans for the end of the week, I’m off Thurs as well as Fri so don’t feel quite so pressured to plan as far out.
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Hi everyone.
Back to cooking tonight after a few nights off.
Last night, I bought a Greek combo platter from a local Greek restaurant in London, ON, as well as smoked wings, potato salad, coleslaw, creamed corn (a fail- I rarely throw out food, will likely throw this out. Heavy with cream cheese or something like that), and a chocolate banana pudding, from a new fried chicken and Texas- style BBQ place. They had sold out of their ribs, pulled pork and brisket, hence my stop at the Greek restaurant for the combo platter.
Tonight, we’ll have roasted Faroe Islands salmon, roast potatoes, roast parsnips, roast sweet potatoes, maple ginger baked beans. Asparagus for one dining companion. That’ll be the end of local asparagus for us.
Tomorrow, I’ll make oven- fried chicken with panko. Sides will be the leftover salads and roast veg.
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A subject worthy of its own thread.
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