Hi everyone!
Wrote up my plan end of last week and forgot to post. Better late than never.
Still struggling to balance too many meals out as it’s the easiest way to catch up with friends (“do an activity instead!” — go for a long walk… end up over a meal, go to the museum… end up over a meal. lol).
Having eschewed travel for Mem Day weekend in anticipation of plenty of travel starting soon, I’m going to try to use up cooked things in the freezer and supplement with a few cravings for Asian / SE Asian food for the next week.
— Chicken Satay Bowls (pan-cooked chicken thighs marinated in doctored TJs satay sauce) with green beans or broccoli slaw and quinoa-basmati blend.
-– Curry Chicken Noodle Soup to copycat the Teochew version I ate recently, using (completely gelled) broth I made yesterday from beef bones and chicken bones, plus thai curry paste and some more helpers. Gai lan for veg.
-– [Izmir Kofte (freezer) + Turkish stewed green beans (made already) + quinoa-basmati blend
— Chicken Quesadillas with roasted chicken thighs and salsa fresca + whole Greek yogurt instead of crema. Fennel-orange-arugula salad.
— Masala Fish Cakes from Gunpowder (@Amandarama starting a Cooking-From thread for it here, there are lots of recipes in the Google Books preview) + arugula salad
— Viet Garlic Umami Noodles with king oyster mushrooms + Viet broccoli slaw from prior COTM VFAD OR garlicky green beans a la DTF.
— Thai Larb (with sautéed and frozen ground turkey) + leftover Viet slaw or garlicky green beans + quinoa-rice blend.
Need to bake lemon muffins and make masala puris in anticipation of upcoming nephew time, because I won’t be able to cook on-site as it will be a full house for high school graduation next weekend (that tiny baby who got lost in the crook of my elbow has turned into a young man who towers over me and is about to go to college… this over-involved aunt is getting extremely sappy).
Wish you all a lovely long weekend and good week ahead!
