Menu: Live from Estonia

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I know it’s been almost a month since I posted a menu but I had a really good reason: I moved to Estonia! Between visiting family and wrapping up things in the US and getting our life started here in Estonia only 4,800 miles from home it’s taken a bit to get to the point of weekly prep and cooking. I missed it though so here’s the menu I’m hoping to make for this upcoming week šŸ™‚

Saturday scrambled eggs
chicken and vegetable curry

Sunday leftovers
lemon chicken couscous soup, rolls

Monday vegetable galette
vegetable, bean, and rice bowls

Tuesday scotch eggs, carrots/hummus, yogurt
lemon chicken couscous soup, rolls

Wednesday vegetable galette
vegetable, bean, and rice bowls

Thursday scotch eggs, carrots/hummus, yogurt
pasta with spinach and cream sauce
Friday leftovers
out @ TBD

Things to Make

Lemon Chicken Couscous Soup
Vegetable Galette
Prep for Bean Bowls
Scotch Eggs

Shopping List

spinach
zucchini
carrots
peppers
onions
tomatoes
jalapeno
lemon
celery
EVOO
yogurt
hummus
ricotta
soup stock
breadcrumbs
rolls (for soup)
black beans
pasta
cream
milk
muesli
couscous
roasted chicken (400g)
cream cheese
sour cream
eggs
ground turkey (450g)
taco spices
yeast
garlic
dill
sandwhich bags
parchment
tupperwear

Recipe: Potato Pancakes (Latkes)

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Potato pancakes are one of the most basic food. The odds are very good you have a potato, onion, and eggs just hanging around your house so this is a great meal or snack for a night when you don’t want to make anything too fancy. The texture of these will change depending on which way you grate the potatoes. I just simply used a mandolin to julienne them but feel free to use a box grater or even get your lazy on and drop them in a food processor!

Potato Pancakes / Latkes

Adapted from Epicurious

Recipe: Vegetable Pad Thai

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Who doesn’t love Pad Thai? It’s the perfect Thai style blend of sweet, sour, salty, savory, and spicy flavors. I always assumed it was difficult to make but actually it only takes a couple of minutes! The hardest part is going to the store and getting rice noodles which is something I don’t usually keep on hand. You can make this easily vegetarian or vegan with a couple quick swaps but I like fish sauce too much myself!

Vegetable Pad Thai

Adapted from Pinch of Yum

Recipe: Taco Rice Bake

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All the flavors of a taco neatly baked in to a casserole. My only problem with this recipe is that because it uses cans you can’t halve it really neatly unless you’re making something with the other half of those cans and this really makes eight full servings of food and I tend to enjoy it the first three times and then get bored and it doesn’t freeze particularly well.

Taco Rice Bake

Adapted from Epicurious

Recipe: SpƤtzle

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We first had spƤtzle in Germany, which probably surprises no one, and we quickly fell in love with it. It’s a very simple recipe that provides you with pillow soft egg noodles. You can make these with a SpƤtzlehobel (spƤtzle maker) OR you can push the dough through colander or you can try your hand at cutting them on the edge of a board which looked like all together too much work. Yeah the maker is a mono-tasker but for $5 it was worth it for me.

SpƤtzle

Adapted from Food Network

Menu: Cider Fest

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This weekend is the cider festival! I’m pretty excited about it, especially because I had to miss last years event. On Sunday we’re going to the Seattle Craft Uprising as well, which is at the Space Needle. We’ll probably walk over to get all our weekend exercise in one go šŸ™‚

Saturday Cider Festival!
leftovers (vindaloo, shrimp fajita)

Sunday big salad with boiled egg
chicken sausage, peppers, potatoes

Monday tuscan chicken soup, carrots/hummus
chicken goulash over noodles

Tuesday bean burger, salad, fruit
chicken sausage, peppers, potatoes

Wednesday tuscan chicken soup, carrots/hummus
baked salmon, couscous, salad

Thursday bean burger, salad, fruit
chicken goulash over noodles

Friday leftovers
out @ EMP

Things to Make

Chicken Goulash
Tuscan Chicken Soup
Bean Burgers
Roasted Chicken with Peppers and Potatoes

Shopping List

onions
carrots
zucchini
brussel sprouts
potatoes
peppers
salad
jalapenos
apples
cherries
eggs
milk
cereal
black beans
small pasta
tomato sauce
ground turkey
chicken thighs

Recipe: Yakisoba, Oyakodon Style

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I love Oyakodon and Yakisoba so for this dish I decided to combined the best of both worlds and then top it with a perfect little fried egg hat. The dish is definitely one best saved for a special occasion thanks to a considerable amount of work but it not fail to impress any guest.

Yakisoba, Oyakodon Style