Menu: CSA Start

Since our CSA box comes on Tuesday it’s going to take a week or two to adjust to shopping (probably) Tuesday nights after eating dinner. Thankfully I planned out this week pretty well so I just need to drop by the store for mushrooms and I might keep shopping on Saturday’s because it’s just more convenient. Anyway, menus on Tuesday’s from here on out until the CSA ends.

Tuesday –
dinner: trailer trash rice

Wednesday –
lunch: pancakes, yogurt, stawberries
dinner: baked egg souffles

Thursday –
lunch: feta salad with breadsticks
dinner: chicken meatloaf

Friday –
lunch: leftover chicken loaf
dinner: turnip gratin

Saturday –
lunch: pasta with spinach
dinner: leftovers

Sunday –
lunch: vindaloo
dinner: homemade pizza

Monday –
lunch: piroshki
dinner: ravioli

Tuesday –
lunch: couscous
dinner: chicken chili

Recipe: Shakshuka

There’s something to be said about creamy, runny eggs and a spicy tomato sauce. It’s simple and quick to make and if you can get ready made naan or make naan ahead of time and re-heat it in the oven this is the perfect slightly fancy weeknight meal.

Shakshuka

Adapted from Smitten Kitchen

Menu: Bonfire Day

Going to a bonfire tonight and we’re doing dinner out in downtown for Monday since we’re going to a SIFF movie so it’ll be an interesting week I think. This is a more simple menu than usual I think but hopefully that just means more time for everything else :3

Saturday –
lunch: cereal, sausage and eggs
dinner: out @ bonfire

Sunday –
lunch: grilled cheese sandwich + chicken rice soup
dinner: chicken stuffed with feta, almonds, and spinach

Monday –
lunch: tikka masala
dinner: out @ TBD

Tuesday –
lunch: sandwiches
dinner: baked fish w/ couscous

Wednesday –
lunch: tikka masala
dinner: ravioli

Thursday –
lunch: sandwiches
dinner: chicken and rice soup w/ biscuits

Friday –
lunch: leftovers
dinner: breakfast for dinner (pancakes and eggs)

Menu: Better Late than Tuesday

Running a little late with the menu this week because of so many things happening but here’s a weekly menu <3

Sunday –
lunch: chicken tortilla soup
dinner: black bean enchiladas

Monday –
lunch: chicken vindaloo
dinner: chicken tortilla soup

Tuesday –
lunch: piroshki (spinach and cheese with mushroom)
dinner: eggs, sausage, biscuits

Wednesday –
lunch: chicken burgers
dinner: pizza

Thursday –
lunch: piroshki
dinner: pasta with spinach

Friday –
lunch: chicken burgers
dinner: leftovers

The dessert for the week is clafouti too!

Recipe: Baked Scotch Eggs

Scotch eggs are British/Scottish/English pub food and they’re usually fried but since I’m not a big fan of fried food I went ahead and baked them instead. They’re actually fairly simple to make but they do make a bit of a clean up job since they need to be dipped in multiple things (plus there’s no way to make them except for sticking your hands in everything!).

Baked Scotch Eggs

Menu: Memorial Weekend

I’m happy to say that this will be a full three day weekend and that I have made no plans so that I can catch up on my cooking, cleaning, and chillaxing. I have a very ambitious menu to make my ambitious do to list so I’m not sure how closely I can stick to it, but worth a try just like everything else huh?

Saturday
lunch: leftover chicken and veg
dinner: crockpot vindaloo

Sunday
lunch: pancakes
dinner: vegetable cutlets

Monday

lunch: couscous w/ veg
dinner: fresh pasta and focaccia

Tuesday
lunch: sandwiches
dinner: burritos

Wednesday
lunch: salad w/ burrito bits
dinner: pizza

Thursday
lunch: carrot soup, fruit, salad
dinner: egg dish

Friday
lunch: sandwiches + fruit
dinner: baked fish

Recipe: Minestrone Soup

Minestrone is glorified vegetable soup. It’s usually made with whatever is in season and often contains pasta or rice and always has beans in it. I’m not a really big of this soup in restaurants as it’s usually served very thin with a ton of pasta and not much in the way of vegetables and also usually has a beef base which I don’t like. I made mine with vegetable stock but feel free to make yours with chicken or beef if you have that instead. This recipe makes about 8 servings but could be easily scaled down.

Minestrone Soup

Menu: Queue Maker

I’ve almost caught up my queue of recipes so this weekend I’ll be hunkering down and adding more to the queue. It helps to not have to post every single week and just do it all in one go. Since we had a lot of company this past week I’m making very simple dishes so I can enjoy only having a feed 2 people πŸ™‚

Saturday –
lunch: leftover pasta
dinner: gyro salad

Sunday –
lunch: left over salad
dinner: chicken and mushroom pastry

Monday –
lunch: cous cous w/ zucchini and tomatoes
dinner: pizza

Tuesday –
lunch: sandwhiches
dinner: dal palak

Wednesday –
lunch: leftover pastries
dinner: mushroom ravioli

Thursday –

lunch: leftover curry
dinner: trailer trash rice

Friday –
lunch: leftover rice dish
dinner: out at TBD

I’ll also be making some rolls to go with dinner and I’m going to try making graham crackers as well. Hopefully they come out edible! Keep cooking~

Menu: Sunday Menu!

It’s been a hectic week so I’ll only being trying one new recipe. Even though it’s a traditional recipe I’ll be baking it instead of frying (I don’t like the hassle/grossness of frying personally) so we’ll see how it turns out. I also bought a lot of meat this week which is something we usually don’t eat but it was all on sale and I guess the nice weather made me go daffy for a minute.

Sunday
lunch – scotch eggs
dinner – pollo con arroz

Monday
lunch – scotch eggs, salad, grapes
dinner – baked fish with veg and rice

Tuesday
lunch –gyro salad, apple
dinner – stuffed peppers

Wednesday
lunch – stuffed peppers
dinner – pasta w/ veg

Thursday
lunch – cous cous w/ veg
dinner – pizza

Friday
lunch – leftovers
dinner – eggs and sausage

Menu: Almost May

Earlier this week I’d hurt my wrist while I was sleeping but thankfully it seems to be on the way to healing nicely meaning I can finally cook, type, and clean without wincing. I plan to spend today making all sorts of tasty treats and watching some Doctor Who.

Saturday
lunch – oatmeal
dinner – burritos

Sunday

lunch – leftover burritos
dinner – latkes, chicken barely soup

Monday
lunch – curry bread, fruit, hummus + chips
dinner – pizza

Tuesday
lunch – sandwiches, fruit
dinner – baked fish with vegetables and rice

Wednesday
lunch – curry bread, fruit, hummus + chips
dinner – dal palak

Thursday
lunch – cous cous w/ veg
dinner – leftovers

Friday
lunch – curry bread, fruit, hummus + chips
dinner – non-sanga

For fruit we have grapes and apples. Since baking something that can be had all week worked well last week with the quiche and piroshkis, I’m making curry pan this week in the same way. Lots of little ones that I can just drop in a lunchbox in the morning for easy packing/eating.

Happy eatings all!