Sigh…
Kids and a broken dishwasher? I can’t even…
You are my hero. 
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The Boswell of Beans.
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So happy you enjoyed it!
yep, kids and broken dishwasher and getting yelled at and musical and skating competition: seriously, Autumm, you should be gifted someone to cook and clean in your own kitchen!
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Con Pane in the Liberty Station area of San Diego. I drop waaaaaaaay too much money there.
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Greetings, People.
May ends with a whimper, with cloudy skies forecast for the rest of the month. Then comes June, which always is a crap-shoot in the PNW: typically overcast and rainy, in an odd year (such as last year) we actually get the bonus of an extra month of summer. Hoping for the best but expecting the worst. Time will tell.
Cooking for two adults in the maritime climate:
FRI: Recipe Tin Eats gozleme with lamb, garden spinach, peppers and feta. Green salad.
SAT: Pizza margherita with fresh garden basil. Green salad.
SUN: Beef, asparagus, and potatoes on the grill.
MON: Olive-oil baked salmon with fresh herbs. Garden greens in vinaigrette.
TUE: Rick Bayless’s Roadside Chicken in kebab form. Arroz. Refries. Pico de gallo.
WED: A repeat of Marcella’s 2 Lemon chicken – looking forward to the leftovers as much as the main dish. Asparagus.
THUR: Wings on the grill. Veggie sticks. Ranch.
In hindsight, looks like we’re eating a lot of chicken this week. 
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I’ll have to try the gozleme.
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I’ve made it a couple of times - it’s a tasy recipe.
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I made a one egg spinach, green onion and dill frittata this morning.
I always add other greens (endive, arugula, kale, Swiss chard, escarole) , green onions and fresh dill to my spanakopita and other related spinach pies.
The version of spanakopita that we make , in 8 x 8 square, or 9 x13 pan, is around 3 to 4 inches tall.
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It is finally Friday! The week seems to have slipped by fast. Where does the time go? I have another busy weekend coming up and it looks like we will have nice weather which makes me happy since part of my weekend will be spent outside. I plan on shopping this weekend but I will be spending most of my time in two different neighbourhoods drifting from store to store. This is what I have planned for the upcoming week:
Today: My take-out lunch is spaghetti and meatballs from a nearby deli. I will have some artichoke salad left from yesterday’s potluck baby shower.
Saturday: I will be going to the Glebe immediately south of downtown Ottawa mostly to pick up some eggs at Whole Foods since they actually have some locally sourced eggs I like that are a bit cheaper than the other stores in the area. I will be passing by a ladies clothing store I really like on my way there so I will pop in. Hopefully they have some sales on. The afternoon will be spent at The Bay (department store) store looking for clothes and a few sundries for around my apartment. Dinner will be a ginger bok choy soup with noodles.
Sunday: I’m heading off to Chinatown to replenish my supplies of Asian ingredients (curry pastes, soy sauce, noodles of all kinds). Dinner will be a repeat of last week’s rice noodle salad with shrimp and asparagus.
Monday: Peanut butter noodles with cucumbers.
Tuesday: I found one last serving of masoor dal in the freezer recently so I will finish it up tonight with rice on the side.
Wednesday: Spaghettini with sesame bok choy.
Thursday: Pasta primavera.
Happy Memorial Day weekend to my American friends!
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Hi, all! Cooking for 2 in hot and steamy Chattanooga. Last full week before we head off to Europe for business and pleasure! I will miss my kitchen but will certainly have some fun food experiences…
Breakfast: Cinnamon swirl buns
Saturday, May 25: One-pot mushroom pasta, shaved vegetable salad. I have strawberries and tart cherries from the market I also need to process, probably into jam.
Sunday: Roast chicken, fancy mashed potatoes, salad, pistachio cake (maybe a fruit compote on the side?)
Monday: Asparagus grain bowls from Family
Tuesday: Maybe zucchini butter spaghetti, maybe scrounge
Wednesday: Definitely scrounge, lots going on
Thursday: Whatever didn’t happen on Tuesday
Friday: Pork chops with beans and greens
Saturday: TBD
Happy Memorial Day weekend to all who celebrate and/or commemorate. Have a great week, and happy cooking!
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Still have some grading to do and some outreach events on campus, but otherwise, this semester is over.
My husband is still having a sandwich craving, and I haven’t done a theme week in a while. So, you know that means… Sandwich Week!
For two adults in San Diego:
Breakfasts: Will probably bake scones tomorrow
S: (tonight) takeout - flatbreads from pub on the corner
Su: Braised beef with onions, provolone, horseradish sauce on sourdough rolls.
M: Cheeseburgers with all the fixings, chips with onion dip. For dessert, strawberries and whipped cream
T: Hummus, crumbled cheddar, sprouts, tomato, cucumber on everything bagels - vegetarian
W: Tuna melts, fruit - seafood
Th: Sloppy joe’s (made with ground turkey), fruit
F: Grilled chicken, provolone, avocado, bacon, tomatoes, lettuce and chipotle mayo on sourdough rolls
Have a good week!
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LLD would be so happy if I did this.
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Actuals for May 20 week, cooking for 2 in MN. Where first corn on the cob of the year, from Florida, was an enjoyable side for several meals. And my grocery store replaced their shopping list program/app with a less-functional version. Sigh. This has every appearance of yet another software development project with a pre-determined go-live date, so it was released despite some big features that I used a lot from the previous version missing. (e.g., sort by aisle, or even sort by Dept, and if you shop from the weekly ad, that goes on a separate list from the rest of your items.). But it “looks” great.
Mon: Reheat - Pork Tenderloin roast, chilled Mexican Rice-mix side dish with bell peppers, corn, tomatoes and chili-lime-cumin dressing. Rhubarb cake and ice cream
Tues: Sausage tortellini one pot soup made with diced zucchini in place of spinach. Toast. This soup, reheated, was enjoyed for several meals this week, with corn on the cob beside it.
BAKED cream biscuits Dessert – Strawberries & whipped cream on cream biscuits
Wed: Meat dept. marinated Black Garlic Steak on bag salad with added tomatoes, croutons. Naan bread. Grapes, sliced mango. Desserts – Strawberries & whipped cream on cream biscuits, rhubarb cake
Thurs: OUT - Carnitas nachos and beer
Fri: Cod, Chickpea spinach w/ India spices, Sweet potato puffs. Strawberries & iced cream on cream biscuits
Sat: Sheet pan Ring sausage coins with potatoes, peppers, onions. Bag salad
Similar recipe, larger size and with added spices
Sun (today): Salmon, bag salad, Savory Bread Pudding with Asparagus and Pesto, sliced fresh orange Hat tip LLM and MunchkinRedux for the recipe recommendation - it was great as a side and will be enjoyed for breakfasts this week. I scaled for an 8x8 pan with 5 eggs, and next time will scale for 4 eggs since it rose a LOT during the last 15 minutes of baking and bubbled over the top edge a tiny bit. I got lucky with my amount of pesto - my basil plant only had enough leaves to make a 1/4 C. of finished pesto so that’s what I used, and it was perfect. I’d skimmed over reading the recipe, and did not realizing the recipe’s 1/2 C amount was intended to be divided, with half in the dish (i.e., 1/4 C) and the rest used as garnish after baking.
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The June discussion is ready for later this week, when your plan is more for June than May.
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Hi everyone! Lulu is now a high school graduate! We had a dinner out for her and some friends on Friday evening, and it was lots of fun, and I drank exactly the right amount of sparkling rose. LLD got back in time to join us at a school pre-graduation celebration and dinner, and we are so happy to have him back. Hoping to take some deep breaths this week. Here is what we ate:
Mon: exhausted. We went out for dinner. They had soft shells on the menu. So happy.
Tues: white beans and marinated artichoke hearts over pasta.
Wed: school event. I got a little over excited and yelped “woohoo, asparagus spears” and one of the other dads laughed, so Lulu has been saying it to me since.
Thurs: Lulu’s boyfriend got into town, so we took him out to dinner.
Fri: the graduation party/dinner
Sat: Lulu with her BF, so LLD and I got salads and shared a small pizza and watched trashy tv, and it was heavenly.
Sun: LLD has agreed to leftovers! Wonder if it will be this easy to talk him into this when it’s not his night to cook …
Looking back, I guess I really didn’t do much cooking this week! Better job in the week to come. Wishing everyone a happy and delicious week!
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WOW!! Congratulations to Lulu!!! 
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Hi everyone, feeding 3 in the Boston burbs, where summer hit hard this past week. Last Sunday night I wore my winter coat to sit outside and watch fireworks, then 4 days later I was broiling in a tank top and shorts.
Not about food: there was a big boat parked in front of our house this morning! We live in the suburbs, not particularly close to water, but close to soccer fields where there is a tournament going on all weekend. Someone must have decided to go straight from soccer to the lake/Cape (?) and therefore arrived at soccer in the truck pulling the boat.
Sun: DS requested yet another TikTok recipe - burgers with mac and cheese buns. I just made boxed m&c and hope it holds together. Pepper strips on the side.
Mon: bbq chicken breasts, roasted potatoes/shallots (rolled from last week), broccoli
Tues: long day at work - pasta with red sauce and meatballs, green beans
Weds: long day #2 - stuffed peppers, side tbd
Thurs: DS has to be back at school at 5:30 for warmups for the chorus concert, so he gets a leftover stuffed pepper and DH and I will have fried chicken salads before arriving at 7. I’m trying not to get too mushy at the thought of this possibly being the last time we get to see him perform. (This year-end, last-time stuff is intermittently hitting me hard! And it’s only 8th grade!)
Fri: tbd after soccer practice
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Congratulations to Lulu and also to LLM & LLD!
Yay to softshells! And I hope your finger is mostly healed by now.
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