Hi everyone
I’ve been visiting family this past week for nephew’s birthday and Diwali, so not much planning of my own, a little bit of cooking, and a lot of takeout.
Sun - Diwali dinner with family friends. I was asked to make my mom’s whole masoor dal, so I did. Lots of food, most of the leftovers went home with the guests.
Mon - Family Diwali dinner. I made two kinds of potatoes, puris, and mattha (like shrikhand, but homemade). SIL made chhole / chickpeas and bhajiyas / tempura – potato, onion, serrano pepper for one kid.
Tues - Chinese takeout.
Wed - Pasta, salad, and (beyond) meatballs for the kids, assorted leftovers for the adults.
Thurs - Indian leftovers. I added fresh dal to supplement.
Fri - Pizza at home. I made (and loved) Roberta’s-style dough , sib made the pizza. There was also steak to supplement.
Sat - Mac & cheese, salad, steak
Sun - Assorted takeout: Thai for some, ramen for others. One kid and his playdates had grilled cheese and vegetables (well, kid had vegetables, his friends left them).
Next few days TBD - pizza has been requested for the birthday dinner (I’m going to let sib make “his” dough this time, lol), my SIL wants me to make pav bhaji one day (mixed vegetables with pan-fried bread, Bombay street food), and I want to make biryani for the sib so I have to squeeze that in somewhere if I can.
Hope everyone is surviving sick season - more than a third of the kids at my nephews’ school are out with one of COVID, the flu, or RSV, which seems like some kind of awful roulette wheel to be playing!
Happy, healthy, week ahead to all!
