Hi everyone
I finally got over my procrastination about reorganizing the freezer and clearing the fridge – ok, half-clearing)… mostly because I needed room to store a tart 
BUT - at least I have a better handle on what’s in stock.
I had fun cooking from COTM Thali the last two weeks. This week I should ideally do some Diwali prep (next weekend) – I’m leaving for a visit for that + nephew birthday. If my friend ever decides if we’re doing a Diwali potluck before I leave, I’ll also have to cook a few things for that.
Actuals for last week:
- Salmon (COTM), Spinach Dal (COTM), chapatis, rice
- Pot roast leftovers (DOTM), Coconut Spinach (COTM), Beetroot Croquettes (COTM), parathas
- Out for Italian with a friend – chicken Milanese and pasta with salmon
- Tried my hand at a home version of the delicious pasta with salmon
- Pot roast (leftover from DOTM) sandwich
- TJs frozen kababs + Turkish kisr + sauteed spinach + toum (TJs)
- TJs frozen kababs + pocketless pita (the best kind imo, so soft) + spinach borani + broiled tomatoes + toum (TJs)
- Out for Thai with a group of NYC Onions
I also made 4 dozen fish cutlets and a yogurt panna cotta tart for a potluck event last weekend.
Trying to plan simple meals for this week that allow for some Diwali projects:
- Cantonese poached white-cut / Hainanese chicken breast + rice cooked in the broth + scallion-ginger sauce (fridge find)
- Peruvian Arroz Con Pollo (Cuisine-OTM) but with cooked black-eyed peas (freezer find)
- Easy chicken pulao (COTM)
Diwali plan:
- For Potluck
– App: Puff pastry spirals (potato or kheema filling) - maybe
– App: Manchurian momos (using TJ’s gyoza)
– Main: Fish Ambotik OR Gunpowder’s Naga pork ribs OR Chicken Xacuti
– Dessert: Mishti Doi Panna cotta tart redux (second tart shell is in the freezer) OR Gulab jamun cake
I was going to make some goodies to take for Diwali, but I think it will be easier to make them there, even if that ends up being technically after Diwali.
Have a great week!
