Udon is shockingly easy to make and without any special tools. It’s less work intensive than making spaghetti and less fussy than any egg pasta and again, it needs nothing more than a rolling pin, 5 minutes of work, and a handful of pantry staples. Works great in a quick soup or dipped in soy sauce on a hot day.
I’m back on my game! Some new things and some old things too this week which is a good mix of colors and textures and recipes, hopefully I can deliver two more good weeks before two weeks of vacation (I’m so busy this time of year!) and then birthdays and holidays come up really quickly! Yikes!
Onion tart, salad, yogurt with nectarines 
Chicken with snowpeas, rice, carrots and hummus, apple 
Coconut vegetable curry, rice, nuts and chocolate, nectarine 
Bean burgers, salad, carrots and hummus, apple 
Samosa (potato and pea), spiced couscous, yogurt with plums
Finally back with a new menu but only for two weeks before I take a break for two weeks to go on vacation so let’s make these next ones count.
Saturday bean burgers (leftovers)
samosa (round 2)
Sunday coconut vegetable curry (leftovers)
scrounge
Monday refried bean and cheese quesadillas, corn salad, salsa, sour cream, fruit
coconut lentils, stuffed naan
Tuesday zucchini pancakes, boiled egg, yogurt, fruit
lasagna
Wednesday coconut lentils, stuffed naan, fruit
bean and cheese quesadillas
Thursday one layer lasagna, salad, bread, fruit
leftovers
Friday chickpeas salad, boiled egg, fruit
pizza night!
coconut lentils
stuffed naan
one-layer lasagna
zucchini pancakes
chickpea salad
salsa
tortilla
olive oil
chickpeas
tinned tomato
red sauce
beans
corn
apples
grapes
plums
mushrooms
salad
onions
zucchini
carrots
cucumber
red onion
pepper
cherry tomatoes
avocado
lasagna
flour
lentils
goat cheese
mozzarella
parmesan
eggs
sour cream
ground turkey
These muffins goes really well with simple soup or just as a snack on their own. They come out light and fluffy despite having a lot of cheese in them and he taste is exactly how’d you expect it. This is also a one bowl wonder so it takes all of 10 minutes to come together and makes a full dozen muffins.
If you wanted a tart with a distilled onion flavor, this is it. I’m always looking for ways to use caramelized onions because they’re so delicious and this might be the ultimate way to use them. It’s the perfect tart with just a hint of sweetness that keeps it tasting fresh.
Only one more week before our families will be here and I’m not sure how lunches will be after that but this was a perfectly normal week so lunches ahoy:
Harrisa spiced couscous with cucumber raita, plums and gooseberries
Spinach quiche, salad, carrots and dip, apple 
Roasted chicken thigh, mashed potatoes, grapes and gooseberries, salad 
Vegetable Pad Thai, salad, apple 
Dum aloo, rice, salad, apple
This is probably my last menu for a three or four weeks since we’ll have family in town until almost mid-September (and then we go on vacation just a week or two after that! Hectic!) but it’s a good one. I have recipes queued until the end of August but I’m not sure if I’ll manage to make any more between now and then so this blog might be a little silent until October.
Saturday leftovers
mac and cheese with ground turkey and spinach
Sunday eggs and toast
goulash
Monday leftover macs, salad, yogurt with fruit
hummus wraps
Tuesday arnacini, salad, fruit
homemade miso udon
Wednesday goulash, rye, salad, fruit
arnacini
Thursday hummus wraps, boiled egg, salad, fruit
out for dinner with mom
Friday leftovers
out for dinner with mom
goulash
arancini
hummus wraps
udon noodles
yogurt
fruit x 2
macs
red pepper
salad
feta
tomato sauce
cheddar
ground turkey
fresh spinach
thighs
zucchini
carrots
onions
hummus
lavash
rye
short grain rice
mozz
flour
cereal
milk
I don’t usually feel like you need a recipe to make a wrap but this was a great combo of ingredients so I’m going to let it slide this one time. Please make this very simple and delicious wrap (I made it with lavash because that’s what available here but you can make it with tortillas or wraps or whatever thin bread products you have around).
I actually made new recipes for this week which is amazing because I don’t think I’ve made anything new for almost a month. I know that a lot of my inspiration will come back when the weather cools down and I think having a month off (when family comes to visit) should help too.
Lamb pitas, spiced couscous, oranges 
Black bean and squash chili, salad, cheddar chive muffins, apple 
Falafel with yogurt sauce, spiced couscous, kiwi, grapes
Pasta bake, salad, kiwi 
Cheese pizza, salad, nectarine
The heat just keeps chugging on so I’m keeping this weeks menu simple so I don’t get too frustrated about cooking in to heat (can you imagine trying to make pasta when you’re sweating too much to hold on to things?).
Saturday squash and black bean chili, chive muffins, salad
out with milan at Sfäär
Sunday eggs and toast
chicken kerala, rice
Monday vegetable pad thai, salad, boiled egg, fruit
salmon and leek quiche
Tuesday biscuits with mushroom ragu, carrots and hummus, fruit
chicken kerala, rice
Wednesday salmon and leek quiche, salad, fruit
pasta with peas in a cream sauce
Thursday chicken kerala, rice, salad, fruit
biscuits with mushroom ragu
Friday pickled carrot and cucumber sushi, miso soup, fruit
homemade pizza
chicken kerala
biscuits
mushroom ragu
salmon and leek quiche
vegetable pad thai
red sauce
nori
sambal oelek
fruit x 3
mushroom
chilies
onions
carrots
leeks
zucchini
red pepper
cucumber
salad
butter
milk
goat cheese
cream
cereal
cat food
chicken thighs
salmon