Menu: Leftover

November 26, 2016November 28, 2018Leave a comment

A much simpler week after the four course extravaganza that was Thanksgiving. Just some nice, down to earth food that I’ve made before so I don’t have to get too stressed out about it.

Saturday leftovers
out @ Milan’s

Sunday eggs and toast
out @ Georgian Grill

Monday quiche, salad, fruit
honey and soy chicken, rice, snap peas

Tuesday red pepper dal, chickpea usali, salad, naan
trash casserole

Wednesday honey and soy chicken, rice, snap peas, fruit
quiche

Thursday trash casserole, salad, fruit
dal and chickpea usali

Friday pasta with vegetables, bread and butter, salad
take out :3

Recipes:
Quiche
Garlic Ginger Snap Peas
Honey and Soy Sticky Chicken
Chickpea Usali Salad
Red Pepper Dal

Shopping List

canned tomato
coconut milk
soy sauce
chickpeas
grapes
apples
oranges
red peppers
zucchini
salad
ginger
pasta
bread
eggs
museli
cat food
puff pastry
green beans (frozen)
chicken breast
frozen mixed veg

Bento: Pre-Gobble

November 21, 2016Leave a comment

I don’t know how but Thanksgiving really snuck up on me this year so this is the last week before I totally buy every food on Earth and cook a ridiculous meal for just the two of us (they don’t do Thanksgiving here). Enjoy the week’s lunches in picture form in the meantime.

Double bean chili, cornbread, apple Aloo Puff, Salad, Apple, Carrots and Hummus Turkey Burger, Green Beans, Roasted Potatoes, Apple and Hot Sauce Chicken and Dumplings, Green Beans, Rice with Zucchini Turkey Burger, Spiced Potatoes, Green Bean, Chocolate

Menu: Thanksgiving Feast

November 19, 2016November 28, 2018Leave a comment

Gearing up for Thanksgiving so the recipes at the beginning of the week are really simple and then on Friday I’m going to make a full four course meal for the two of us to celebrate our first Thanksgiving abroad.

Saturday mashed potatoes and green beans
out @ Milan’s

Sunday eggs and toast
leftovers

Monday vegetable stir fry, kinpira, fruit
chickpea and vegetable red curry

Tuesday fajita burrito, salad, fruit
baked fish, couscous

Wednesday tortellini, caprese salad, bread
homemade pizza

Thursday chickpea and vegetable red curry
fajita burrito, salad, fruit

Friday eating out for lunch
Thanksgiving Meal:
Appetizer:
Potato Pancakes
Two Sauces (Pea Puree and Apple Chutney)

Soup:
Corn Chowder with Goat Cheese
French Bread Rolls

Main Course:
Oven Roasted Duck Legs in Brown Butter Sauce
Butternut Squash Puree
Pan Roasted Carrots and Brussels Sprouts with Breadcrumbs

Dessert:
Mini White Chocolate Cheesecake with Cranberry-Citrus Brandy Sauce

Things to Make

veg stir fry
chickpea and veg curry
fajita vegetables

Thanksgiving Recipes:
Potato Pancakes
Apple Chutney
Pea Puree
Corn Chowder
French Bread
Duck Legs with Squash Puree
Roasted Brussel Sprouts
White Chocolate Cheesecake

Shopping List

egg noodles
mixed frozen veg
chickpeas
zucchini
carrots
pepper
basil
tomatoes
apples
grapes
muesli
cat food
toilet paper
mozzarella
tomato sauce
pizza cheese
eggs
milk
salad
fish
couscous
rice
tortellini
bread
potatoes
frozen peas
canned corn
garlic
mustard
vinegar
flour

Thanksgiving Shop:
brussel sprouts (300g)
butternut squash (250g)
cranberries (200g)
onions (6)
fresh herbs (sage, rosemary)
raisins (50g)
white chocolate (50g)
graham crackers (100g)
goat cheese (150g)
heavy cream (100ml)
cream cheese (80g)
mascarpone (200g)
parmesan (50g)
duck legs (2)

Recipe: Stromboli

November 15, 2016December 28, 20181 Comment

This is a great recipe that uses pizza dough, cheese, and cold cuts to make something delicious and easy. You can serve it without or without a marinara dipping sauce depending on how you feel. I love the way it looks and how quickly it comes together.

Stromboli

Adapted from Beyond Kimchee

Bento: A Big Downer

November 14, 2016Leave a comment

Last week has a huge downer and I feel like you can actually see that in my food. Even though I managed to make a whopping all five lunches I feel like they’re less cute and less interesting than they had any right to be. Also, so many apple. So many.

Caramelized Onion and goat cheese tart, side salad, tomato soup, apple Baked Chicken with Apple and Rosemary, Spiced Rice, Carrots and Hummus, Kiwi Lentil Falfel, Yogurt Sauce, Couscous, Apple Vegetable Lasagna, Side Salad, Apple and Kiwi Squash and White Bean Saute, Cornbread, Apple

Menu: Use Up the Freezer

November 12, 2016November 28, 2018Leave a comment

So my freezer is full of ice because of a variety of reason and I’m trying to use up all the stuff in it so that I can flush the whole thing out and basically hit a total reset of the ice level in my freezer. This actually helped me make a menu (restriction really does help with creativity I guess).

Saturday leftovers
eating out @ Georgia Tavern

Sunday pancakes and eggs
vegetable pizza

Monday black bean chili, cornbread, salad
chicken and dumplings

Tuesday aloo puffs, baked green beans, fruit
pasta with vegetable sauce

Wednesday turkey burgers, french fries, salad
salmon, couscous, roasted veg

Thursday chicken and dumplings, fruit, baked green beans
black bean chili, bread

Friday out with coworkers
turkey burgers, french fries, salad

Things to Make

chicken and dumplings
vegetable pizza
aloo puffs
black bean chili
turkey burgers
french fries

Shopping List

black beans x 2
apples
grapes
zucchini
carrots
onions
potatoes
peppers
salad
pasta
flour
bread
burger buns
milk
pizza cheese (200g)
cream
cat food x 2
frozen green beans x 2
frozen corn
frozen green peas
chicken breast
ground turkey

Meta: Vegan

November 11, 2016Leave a comment

I added a new category for “vegan” recipes.

I pretty much never intend to make vegan food but in the course of making vegetarian food I do make plenty of vegan food as well. This tag will include recipes that are vegan (naturally!) or ones that would easily be vegan by replacing the cooking fat (usually butter) with oil or honey with sugar in places where it won’t too significantly change the recipe at all. Most of these don’t EXPLICITLY say to replace these products so but I will attempt to suggest it in future posts I plan to tag as vegan.

While in a technical way you could make my Broccoli-Cheddar Soup with vegan milk substitutes and vegan cheese, the consistency of the recipe would likely be pretty heavily changed and you’d have a way better time finding recipes already geared around those ingredients.

Most recipes of course can be adapted to be vegan, some by simply removing meat or replacing it with a meat substitute or by using vegan substitutes for butter, milk, and eggs but you might notice I don’t really eat meat substitutes and I’m not a fan of things like seitan and tofu in place of meat so I’m going to just trust you’ll make your best judgements about recipes and I’ll keep trying to helpfully tag recipes.

Happy cooking!

Bento: Comfort Foods

November 7, 2016Leave a comment

This week the theme was basically just nice hearty comfort food to herald in the cold weather. There’s plenty more delicious comfort foods in our future, chicken and dumplings comes to mind but that’ll have to wait for another week.

Breakfast Roll Up, Roasted Sweet Potato, Side Salad, Apple

Homemade Spaghettios with meatballs, salad, bread, apple

Baked Chicken, Green Beans and Tomatoes, Spiced Rice, Chocolate and an Orange

Spinach Mac and Cheese, Sliced Orange, Coleslaw

Menu: Blustering Snow

November 5, 2016November 28, 2018Leave a comment

It’s very cold and snowy now so it’s time for delicious winter food even though it’s not yet technically winter.

Saturday scrambled eggs with toast
out @ Milan’s

Sunday grilled turkey and avocado wraps
onion and goat cheese tart, tomato soup

Monday onion and goat cheese tart, tomato soup
lentil falfel with yogurt sauce, couscous

Tuesday baked rosemary chicken with apples, rice, salad
vegetable lasagna

Wednesday lentil falfel with yogurt sauce, couscous
squash, white bean, and spinach saute, cornbread

Thursday vegetable lasagna, salad, fruit
baked rosemary chicken with apples

Friday squash, white bean, and spinach saute, cornbread, fruit
lentil falfel with yogurt sauce, couscous

Things to Make

baked rosemary chicken with apples
squash, white beans, and spinach saute
lasagna
cornbread
tomato soup
onion and goat cheese tart
lentil falfels

Shopping List

apples
grapes
kiwis
squash
tomatoes
mushrooms
zucchinis
avocado
cheese
canned tomatoes (2)
white beans
onions
lentils
bread
milk
butter
ricotta
mozzarella
puff pastry
goat cheese
cat food
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