Menu: Scale Down

Another week with no new recipes, just enjoying some things we haven’t eaten in a while. Also it’s our 8th anniversary so we’ll be going out to a very fancy restaurant on Wednesday which I’m really looking forward to 🙂

Saturday
lunch: vindaloo
dinner: minestrone + bread

Sunday
lunch: beans and rice
dinner: zucchini-tomato galette

Monday
lunch: turkey sandwich, boiled egg, apple
dinner: salmon with spinach, couscous

Tuesday
lunch: chicken salad, hummus, carrots, grapes
dinner: BBQ chicken, mac and cheese, green beans

Wednesday
lunch: turkey sandwich, boiled egg, apple
dinner: out @ Japonessa

Thursday
lunch: BBQ chicken, salad, grapes
dinner: meatloaf and mashed potatoes

Friday
lunch: leftovers
dinner: pizza

To Make on Prep Day

Boil Eggs (6)
Meatloaf
Mashed Potatoes
BBQ Chicken
Galette

Menu: Last Minute Switch

After getting bad news this week this menu is all just old recipes with nothing too particularly exciting or new. Just trying to get through the week instead of worrying about creating the next culinary masterpiece. Also I made two things in the last month that I didn’t love so sometimes it’s nice to just fall back on old favorites. Especially when those favorites are vindaloo and soup.

Saturday
lunch: leftover casserole
dinner: pasta with shrimp and vegetables

Sunday
lunch: leftover salad
dinner: out at Ross + Rachel’s

Monday
lunch: scotch eggs, hummus, pita, apples
dinner: vindaloo

Tuesday
lunch: grilled chicken salad, yogurt
dinner: minestrone

Wednesday
lunch: scotch eggs, hummus, pita, apples
dinner: vegetable lasagna

Thursday
lunch: scotch eggs, hummus, pita, apples
dinner: minestrone

Friday
lunch: leftovers
dinner: vegetable lasagna

To Make on Prep Day

Boil Eggs (6)
Grilled Chicken
GF Biscuits
Cinnamon-Raisin Bread
Scotch Eggs
Chicken Vindaloo
Minestrone
Vegetable Lasagna

Shopping List

apples
grapes
bananas
zucchini
eggplant
tomatoes
onions
spinach
carrots
cereal
milk
paper towels
ground turkey
pita chips
hummus
ricotta
pasta
yogurt
eggs
white beans
cheddar

Meta: Boozy Punch

I had a party and decided to throw together a nice punch because who doesn’t love punch? I saw this one on Smitten Kitchen and decided to go ahead and try. It’s fabulous! It was enough punch for the 14 of us the last the whole night. I worried there would be too much or too little but this was just right! Not a drop left.

Boozy Punch

1 1/4 cups cold water
1 1/4 cups limeaid
3 3/4 cups pineapple juice
1 3/4 cups Campari (or less, to taste)
1 bottle dark rum
1 bottle sparkling wine

Mix all chilled ingredients in a large punch bowl (this makes about 4 quarts so plan your bowl accordingly) and if desired, put a handful of garnishes like lemon or orange slices.

**If you’re not serving right away, do not add the wine until serving time so it stays cold and fizzy.

Adapted from: Smitten Kitchen

Menu: Hello New Year

It’s the New Year and counting up all the recipes I posted last year they totaled a whopping 56 recipes! I have plenty more lined up so hopefully this year can be similarly fruitful and depending on what happens in this year I might plan on making a new cookbook, though that does hinge on things like getting a proper camera and having time :p

Saturday
lunch: out for Mochi’s birthday
dinner: omelet + fruit

Sunday
lunch: pancakes
dinner: quasadilles (brie, brussel sprouts, onions)

Monday
lunch: slow cooker chicken and vegetable curry, rice
dinner: chicken couscous

Tuesday
lunch: butternut squash soup, salad
dinner: pasta with vegetables

Wednesday
lunch: slow cooker chicken and vegetable curry, rice
dinner: veggie rice bake

Thursday
lunch: butternut squash soup, salad
dinner: chicken couscous

Friday
lunch: veggie rice bake, carrots, hummus
dinner: leftovers

To Make on Prep Day

slow cooker chicken and vegetable curry
butternut squash and sausage soup
chicken couscous
quasadillas
veggie rice bake

Shopping List

salad
grapes
onions
bussel sprouts
potatoes
squash
tomatoes
chicken thighs
chicken sausage
salsa
coconut milk
pasta
cannellini beans
frozen peas
frozen mixed veg
eggs
milk
cereal
brie
air freshener
dishwashing stuff

safeway cafe bowl (free)
kraft recipe maker (free)
barilla GF pasta (free)
14 pack Orbitz (free)