Monday/28-May-12: Home from our travels today. Which was a holiday, so Sally did some shopping for us yesterday. (Forgot to ask her to get some apples and bananas, so we're fruitless for a few days.)
Made an easy dinner, including pasta for two. Brought water to a boil and added chunks of broccoli. Sautéed garlic and red pepper flakes, then tossed in the (drained) broccoli while the pasta cooked. Stirred the drained pasta together with the broccoli, some goat cheese, and some of the pasta water. That was it, and good it was. Followed by a salad.
Tuesday/29-May-12: Barbara brought us more than 2 quarts of strawberries today. Ate a bunch for lunch. Made a half dose of Strawberry-Sour Cream Ice Cream (Scoop, p90).
Dinner was Barley, Broccoli, and Cannellini Bean Soup from the freezer, topped up with the remains of yesterday's broccoli head. Good it was. Then we ate all of the ice cream, which was very good.
Wednesday/30-May-12: Shopped this a.m. Dinner was a half recipes of Pork Chops with Red Pepper Grits (MC), which I've made many times before. My grits were out of date and probably buggy (darn, didn't think to get any while we were in the US), so I used polenta; also didn't use the roasted red pepper strips. Served with some fava beans. Then a salad.
Yogurt on overnight.
Thursday/31-May-12: The yogurt that I bought for a starter has an unappealing texture, a bit lumpy and weeping. Ed will get more today after choir practice. Still, have to use up this batch. So, today's ice cream is Strawberry Frozen Yogurt (Scoop, p91). Still have a pint or so of strawberries left, maybe for a sorbet tomorrow.
Dinner was a half recipe of Madhur Jaffrey's Shrimp Biryani (web), not bad at all. Accompanied by old favorites, Carrot and Onion Salad (MJ1, p171) and Yoghurt with Cucumber and Mint (MJ1, p162) aka raita. We were too full to have any frozen yogurt for dessert, but I licked the spoon after putting it in the freezer and it's pretty good.
Sigh, another month gone by without pasta. Thought I might manage today, but it didn't work.
Friday/1-June-12: Dinner was Baked Eggs with Yogurt and Chilli, a recipe all over the web, from Yotam Ottolenghi's Plenty, which looks like a book that's going to be high on my xmas list. It was easy and good. I've collected a number of similar recipes in the last months, with spinach or arugula/rockets for the base, eggs baked in, and topped with a yogurt sauce. Yum.
For after we had some pavé d'affinois, one of our favorite cheap cheeses, followed by some Strawberry Frozen Yogurt. All yum.
Saturday/2-June-12: Barbara brought us yet another load of strawberries, two liters/quarts, at least. I dug out a recipe I'd saved but never made last year, Strawberry Balsamic Jam with and without Black Pepper (web). Had the right amount of strawberries, but ended up with only about one and a half pints, rather than four; no explanation. The finger-licking bit was quite good. We'll see how it is in the morning.
Dinner was (sort of) Buckwheat Noodles with Green Beans and Toasted Sesame-Lime Vinaigrette (web). Had to made the noodles, since there were none to be found at the shop; no green beans at several shops, so used asparagus instead (I bet these should be kousebanden, yard-long beans, instead of green beans); turkey left from Thanksgiving, rather than chicken or tofu; not quite enough sesame oil, filled out with peanut oil. Altogether a nice one-dish dinner for a warm night. Finished off with more Strawberry Frozen Yogurt.
Sunday/2-June-12: The Strawberry Balsamic Jam with Black Pepper is quite good. :-)
Lovely dinner with Barbara and David, to watch the queen's 60th jubilee float by (and get rained out) on TV.
Progress on goals
This week: #1 COOKBOOKS: no, #2 BREAD: no, #3 SOUP: yes, #4 MIDDAY: yes/no, #5 VEG/FISH: 4
This month: #6 PASTA: yes!
Monday, May 28, 2012
Monday, May 14, 2012
This week in the kitchen
Monday/14-May-12: Ed suggested lunch at La Bellone today, a nice thing to do before leaving. Sandwiches and fruit, along with the first radish from the salad garden, for dinner.
Tuesday/15-May-12 — Sunday/27-May-12: I was travelling; Ed was home alone for the first four days. Nothing much happened in the kitchen. Ed had leftovers from the fridge or the freezer for the first days, and even made himself some bread.
Progress on goals
This week: #1 COOKBOOKS: no, #2 BREAD: no, #3 SOUP: no, #4 MIDDAY: yes, #5 VEG/FISH: 0
This month: #6 PASTA: no
Tuesday/15-May-12 — Sunday/27-May-12: I was travelling; Ed was home alone for the first four days. Nothing much happened in the kitchen. Ed had leftovers from the fridge or the freezer for the first days, and even made himself some bread.
Progress on goals
This week: #1 COOKBOOKS: no, #2 BREAD: no, #3 SOUP: no, #4 MIDDAY: yes, #5 VEG/FISH: 0
This month: #6 PASTA: no
Monday, May 7, 2012
This week in the kitchen
Monday/7-May-12: A nice quiz dinner this evening. Nothing happening in the kitchen,
Tuesday/8-May-12: Had an idea to make fresh pasta today, but that didn't work. Dinner was a half dose of Linguine with Lemon, Garlic, and Thyme Mushrooms (web) with DeCecco linguine. Then a salad. Then the rest of the bread pudding, with some strawberries.
Wednesday/9-May-12: Yogurt on overday. Shopping today. There were green asparagus this time, so the new recipes go back on the plan.
Dinner was an oldie-but-goodie, Baked Fish with Kumquats and Ginger (Uncommon, p273) with some very nice salmon fillets. Accompanied by clean-out-the-fridge roasted veggies.
Thursday/10-May-12: Bought apples and plums for apple-plum butter last week, and added three Golden Delicious apples that tasted ok but had a terrible texture. Made up a more-or-less double dose of Apple-Plum Butter, and gave the extra to Vanessa and family.
Dinner was Thai Rice Noodles with Chicken and Asparagus (EAT-L). Wasn't bad, surprisingly unspicy, even though I added more than a full amount of chili-garlic sauce for a half recipe. Ed added a goodly dose of sriracha at the table. Maybe not a keeper.
Friday/11-May-12: Using up some of the frozen, grated zucchini still in the freezer, dinner was Penne with Zucchini Pistou (CL/jul10). The recipe had you slice the zuke, but the grated worked fine. It wasn't bad at all. Some double chocolate mini Magnums for dessert.
Made up some rub for tomorrow's roast chicken. Rubbed it in and have the chickie sitting in the fridge till it's time to cook it.
Saturday/12-May-12: Simple dinner tonight, Mimi's Sticky Chicken (somewhere on the web), rubbed, then slow-roasted. I put the rub under the skin, rather than on it, and the meat turned out too salty. Not sure why it's supposed to be "sticky". Mine wasn't. But it's a pretty good way to do a chicken, long cooking at 250F. Accompanied by some boiled potatoes and haricots verts. All tasty. The rest of the strawberries for dessert.
Sunday/13-May-12: Dinner was Asparagus and Mushroom Risotto (EatingWell). Tasty. But risottos that start off with red wine are not as pretty as those that start off with white wine. To use up the asparagus, there was a bit more than 2 servings, so we're stuffed. With a salad and some camembert after.
Progress on goals
This week: #1 COOKBOOKS: no, #2 BREAD: no, #3 SOUP: no, #4 MIDDAY: no, #5 VEG/FISH: 4
This month: #6 PASTA: no
Tuesday/8-May-12: Had an idea to make fresh pasta today, but that didn't work. Dinner was a half dose of Linguine with Lemon, Garlic, and Thyme Mushrooms (web) with DeCecco linguine. Then a salad. Then the rest of the bread pudding, with some strawberries.
Wednesday/9-May-12: Yogurt on overday. Shopping today. There were green asparagus this time, so the new recipes go back on the plan.
Dinner was an oldie-but-goodie, Baked Fish with Kumquats and Ginger (Uncommon, p273) with some very nice salmon fillets. Accompanied by clean-out-the-fridge roasted veggies.
Thursday/10-May-12: Bought apples and plums for apple-plum butter last week, and added three Golden Delicious apples that tasted ok but had a terrible texture. Made up a more-or-less double dose of Apple-Plum Butter, and gave the extra to Vanessa and family.
Dinner was Thai Rice Noodles with Chicken and Asparagus (EAT-L). Wasn't bad, surprisingly unspicy, even though I added more than a full amount of chili-garlic sauce for a half recipe. Ed added a goodly dose of sriracha at the table. Maybe not a keeper.
Friday/11-May-12: Using up some of the frozen, grated zucchini still in the freezer, dinner was Penne with Zucchini Pistou (CL/jul10). The recipe had you slice the zuke, but the grated worked fine. It wasn't bad at all. Some double chocolate mini Magnums for dessert.
Made up some rub for tomorrow's roast chicken. Rubbed it in and have the chickie sitting in the fridge till it's time to cook it.
Saturday/12-May-12: Simple dinner tonight, Mimi's Sticky Chicken (somewhere on the web), rubbed, then slow-roasted. I put the rub under the skin, rather than on it, and the meat turned out too salty. Not sure why it's supposed to be "sticky". Mine wasn't. But it's a pretty good way to do a chicken, long cooking at 250F. Accompanied by some boiled potatoes and haricots verts. All tasty. The rest of the strawberries for dessert.
Sunday/13-May-12: Dinner was Asparagus and Mushroom Risotto (EatingWell). Tasty. But risottos that start off with red wine are not as pretty as those that start off with white wine. To use up the asparagus, there was a bit more than 2 servings, so we're stuffed. With a salad and some camembert after.
Progress on goals
This week: #1 COOKBOOKS: no, #2 BREAD: no, #3 SOUP: no, #4 MIDDAY: no, #5 VEG/FISH: 4
This month: #6 PASTA: no
Monday, April 30, 2012
This week in the kitchen
Monday/30-Apr-12: Lunch at La Bellone, dinner at Vanessa's. Nothing happening in the kitchen.
Tuesday/1-May-12: Dinner was a double dose of an old and easy favorite, Pork Vindaloo (Q&E, p33), served with basmati rice. Three of us ate it all! For a starter there was Gujarati Carrot Salad (MJ1, p170). No dessert.
Wednesday/2-May-12: Yogurt on overday. Have a couple of new asparagus recipes to try, but there were no green asparagus at the shop today. Replan required. Splurged on tuna, and had Tuna Steaks with Lime Tapenade (MC) for dinner. Accompanied by orzo, followed by a salad, topped off with some double chocolate Mini Magnums.
Thursday/3-May-12: Cleaning a kitchen cabinet today, I ran across a cake pan I bought to make Quatre-Quarts au Chocolate (VPQ), a chocolate pound cake, so I made it. Not too bad.
Neither of us were especially hungry, so there was only Herbed Lemon Pilaf with Almonds (MW@Home, p158) for dinner. Oh, and some strawberries and ice cream for dessert.
Friday/4-May-12: Used some odd bits of bread to make Double-Boiler Bread Pudding (MC) this afternoon. Added some rum and some raisins. Good. Funny that the French brown sugar I'm using (sucre du canne) does not seem to melt as well as the Dutch stuff, so the caramel sauce is a bit gritty. No problem with the taste, though.
Dinner was Capellini, Garlic, Lemon and Egg Pasta (web). Used spaghettini instead of capellini (angel hair), dried tarragon instead of fresh, about half a bell pepper from the freezer, rather than a whole fresh one. A weird collection of tastes. Ok, but not a keeper. Then a salad. Then a bit of bread pudding.
Saturday/5-May-12: Dinner was, sort of, a half dose of Tortellini Broccoli Salad (MC 2BTried), an interesting sort of pasta salad. Diced bacon, fried up; ricotta-spinach tortellini (instead of plain cheese); broccoli (boiled a bit with the torts); raisins (dried cranberries might be good); walnuts (instead of sunflower seeds); red onion. All with a simple dressing of mayo, cider vinegar, and S&P. Some camembert for after, then the last bit of chocolate pound cake.
Sunday/6-May-12: Oops, forgot that what I had on the plan needed some overnight attention that it didn't get. Replan. Dinner was Kaye's Shrimp-Stuffed Eggplant, a recipe adapted from a cookbook, but changed enough that it feels like mine. Good it was. Followed by some bread pudding.
Progress on goals
This week: #1 COOKBOOKS: no, #2 BREAD: no, #3 SOUP: no, #4 MIDDAY: yes, #5 VEG/FISH: 4
This month: #6 PASTA: no
Tuesday/1-May-12: Dinner was a double dose of an old and easy favorite, Pork Vindaloo (Q&E, p33), served with basmati rice. Three of us ate it all! For a starter there was Gujarati Carrot Salad (MJ1, p170). No dessert.
Wednesday/2-May-12: Yogurt on overday. Have a couple of new asparagus recipes to try, but there were no green asparagus at the shop today. Replan required. Splurged on tuna, and had Tuna Steaks with Lime Tapenade (MC) for dinner. Accompanied by orzo, followed by a salad, topped off with some double chocolate Mini Magnums.
Thursday/3-May-12: Cleaning a kitchen cabinet today, I ran across a cake pan I bought to make Quatre-Quarts au Chocolate (VPQ), a chocolate pound cake, so I made it. Not too bad.
Neither of us were especially hungry, so there was only Herbed Lemon Pilaf with Almonds (MW@Home, p158) for dinner. Oh, and some strawberries and ice cream for dessert.
Friday/4-May-12: Used some odd bits of bread to make Double-Boiler Bread Pudding (MC) this afternoon. Added some rum and some raisins. Good. Funny that the French brown sugar I'm using (sucre du canne) does not seem to melt as well as the Dutch stuff, so the caramel sauce is a bit gritty. No problem with the taste, though.
Dinner was Capellini, Garlic, Lemon and Egg Pasta (web). Used spaghettini instead of capellini (angel hair), dried tarragon instead of fresh, about half a bell pepper from the freezer, rather than a whole fresh one. A weird collection of tastes. Ok, but not a keeper. Then a salad. Then a bit of bread pudding.
Saturday/5-May-12: Dinner was, sort of, a half dose of Tortellini Broccoli Salad (MC 2BTried), an interesting sort of pasta salad. Diced bacon, fried up; ricotta-spinach tortellini (instead of plain cheese); broccoli (boiled a bit with the torts); raisins (dried cranberries might be good); walnuts (instead of sunflower seeds); red onion. All with a simple dressing of mayo, cider vinegar, and S&P. Some camembert for after, then the last bit of chocolate pound cake.
Sunday/6-May-12: Oops, forgot that what I had on the plan needed some overnight attention that it didn't get. Replan. Dinner was Kaye's Shrimp-Stuffed Eggplant, a recipe adapted from a cookbook, but changed enough that it feels like mine. Good it was. Followed by some bread pudding.
Progress on goals
This week: #1 COOKBOOKS: no, #2 BREAD: no, #3 SOUP: no, #4 MIDDAY: yes, #5 VEG/FISH: 4
This month: #6 PASTA: no
Monday, April 23, 2012
This week in the kitchen
Monday/23-Apr-12: Finished off our bread for breakfast and popped some Authentic French Bread into the bread machine on Rapid Bake for lunch. Finished off the chicken stock and froze it all up.
Dinner was Spring Leek Hash with Polenta and Goat Cheese (VT/mar12). No rolls of prepared polenta in the shops here; I made my own. Used some of the chicken stock simmering on the stove instead of vegetable broth.
Tuesday/24-Apr-12: Dinner was Kidney Beans with a Cardamom-Yogurt Gravy (web, but from 660 Curries, a book I don't have ... yet ... but might need on the basis of this recipe), served over. Recipe was supposed to serve 4, but 3 would have been stretching it. Very easy and tasty.
Yogurt on overnight.
Wednesday/25-Apr-12: Made some Cream of Broccoli Soup (CC1, p124) this afternoon so Bill would have something to eat after he arrived late this evening. We had Spaghetti with Shrimp and Scallops (30MinPasta, p109), which was pretty good, not to mention fast. And a salad. After Bill had his soup, we sat around and finished the chaource and the goat cheese.
Thursday/26-Apr-12: Made an Apple Pudding (web) for dessert, but ended up having it for coffee when neighbors came to call. It was tasty, but not very attractive. Couldn't quite decide if it was a cake or a stange clafoutis sort of thing.
Dinner started with a artichoke/tapenade/goat cheese bit for each of us. Dinner was Skillet Gnocchi with Shrimp & Asparagus (web), which was tasty, but the gnocchi were a bit of an odd texture with the shrimp and the asparagus. We thought regular pasta might be better. Followed by a salad. Then some comté, which was the only cheese in the fridge.
Friday/27-Apr-12: Yogurt on overday. Off to a quiz tonight. Not much else happened in the kitchen.
Saturday/28-Apr-12: We spent the day in Limoges today and had dinner at Chez Cisseen this evening. Nobody was home to do anything in the kitchen.
Sunday/29-Apr-12: An easy dinner tonight. Bavettes, marinated and griddled as usual. Mushroom pasta. Steamed broccoli topped with olive oil, garlic, and pepper flakes. Then a big salad. Ending with waffles, ice cream, and mixed berries.
Progress on goals
This week: #1 COOKBOOKS: no, #2 BREAD: yes, #3 SOUP: yes, #4 MIDDAY: no, #5 VEG/FISH: 4
This month: #6 PASTA: yes
Dinner was Spring Leek Hash with Polenta and Goat Cheese (VT/mar12). No rolls of prepared polenta in the shops here; I made my own. Used some of the chicken stock simmering on the stove instead of vegetable broth.
Tuesday/24-Apr-12: Dinner was Kidney Beans with a Cardamom-Yogurt Gravy (web, but from 660 Curries, a book I don't have ... yet ... but might need on the basis of this recipe), served over. Recipe was supposed to serve 4, but 3 would have been stretching it. Very easy and tasty.
Yogurt on overnight.
Wednesday/25-Apr-12: Made some Cream of Broccoli Soup (CC1, p124) this afternoon so Bill would have something to eat after he arrived late this evening. We had Spaghetti with Shrimp and Scallops (30MinPasta, p109), which was pretty good, not to mention fast. And a salad. After Bill had his soup, we sat around and finished the chaource and the goat cheese.
Thursday/26-Apr-12: Made an Apple Pudding (web) for dessert, but ended up having it for coffee when neighbors came to call. It was tasty, but not very attractive. Couldn't quite decide if it was a cake or a stange clafoutis sort of thing.
Dinner started with a artichoke/tapenade/goat cheese bit for each of us. Dinner was Skillet Gnocchi with Shrimp & Asparagus (web), which was tasty, but the gnocchi were a bit of an odd texture with the shrimp and the asparagus. We thought regular pasta might be better. Followed by a salad. Then some comté, which was the only cheese in the fridge.
Friday/27-Apr-12: Yogurt on overday. Off to a quiz tonight. Not much else happened in the kitchen.
Saturday/28-Apr-12: We spent the day in Limoges today and had dinner at Chez Cisseen this evening. Nobody was home to do anything in the kitchen.
Sunday/29-Apr-12: An easy dinner tonight. Bavettes, marinated and griddled as usual. Mushroom pasta. Steamed broccoli topped with olive oil, garlic, and pepper flakes. Then a big salad. Ending with waffles, ice cream, and mixed berries.
Progress on goals
This week: #1 COOKBOOKS: no, #2 BREAD: yes, #3 SOUP: yes, #4 MIDDAY: no, #5 VEG/FISH: 4
This month: #6 PASTA: yes
Monday, April 16, 2012
This week in the kitchen
Monday/16-Apr-12: Papa's Posole from the freezer for dinner. And some home-made tortillas. And some guacamole. Followed by a bit of chaource.
I won a prize a cookbooker for reviewing recipes from Wolfert's The Food of Morocco! The prize being another of her cookbooks. Ironic, since I didn't really review that many recipes this time. Still want to cook more from this book.
Tuesday/17-Apr-12: A half-ish dose of Asparagus and Olive Tortellini (MC, VegTimes) for dinner. Good but needs a bit of sauce in the making; maybe some pyramid cheese and a bit of lemon zest? Then a salad.
Saturday/21-Apr-12: Dinner was Canard à la Moutarde, Tabasco, et Miel (VPQ), that's duck breasts with mustard, tabasco, and honey. The breasts are served over ribbons of zucchini. I added a small side of polenta (and made some extra for another meal). Duck breasts are huge, much more meat that we need; we could have easily split a single one. Instead we have two big chunks in the fridge for ... something.
Haven't done much on my using-old-cookbooks goal in the last weeks. It may be a while before that gets back into gear. And not much progress on the bread goal. I have almost finished reading through The Essential New York Times Cookbook, though, which should leave me time to read seriously on The Bread Baker's Apprentice. Essential has a huge section on desserts, with the fewest stickies of any of the sections so far. Too much sweet stuff. Making good progress on the Beard book, enjoyable writing, good recipes.
Sunday/22-Apr-12: Yogurt on overday. Started some chicken stock to finish off tomorrow.
Left-over pizza for lunch. Off to a concert in the late afternoon. Little pastry munchies from the freezer (left from new year's eve) with fruit for dinner.
Not one meal from any sort of cookbook this week!
Progress on goals
This week: #1 COOKBOOKS: no, #2 BREAD: no, #3 SOUP: yes, #4 MIDDAY: yes, #5 VEG/FISH: 4
This month: #6 PASTA: yes
I won a prize a cookbooker for reviewing recipes from Wolfert's The Food of Morocco! The prize being another of her cookbooks. Ironic, since I didn't really review that many recipes this time. Still want to cook more from this book.
Tuesday/17-Apr-12: A half-ish dose of Asparagus and Olive Tortellini (MC, VegTimes) for dinner. Good but needs a bit of sauce in the making; maybe some pyramid cheese and a bit of lemon zest? Then a salad.
Yogurt on overnight.
Wednesday/18-Apr-12: Pilates this morning, followed by shopping. Didn't get too much off piste.
Wednesday/18-Apr-12: Pilates this morning, followed by shopping. Didn't get too much off piste.
Pizza for dinner, topped with grilled veggies, using up lots in the fridge.
Thursday/19-Apr-12: Made some Apple Butter (MC) today. Dinner was Lemony Orzo with Leek Sauce (MC), which used up the rest of the asparagus.
Friday/20-Apr-12: For dinner I made some of Barbara Douma's tasty Polpettini (web), served with spaetzle. Followed by a salad of rocket/argula. Then a bit of chaource. There was a nice rainbow while we were cleaning up.
Thursday/19-Apr-12: Made some Apple Butter (MC) today. Dinner was Lemony Orzo with Leek Sauce (MC), which used up the rest of the asparagus.
Friday/20-Apr-12: For dinner I made some of Barbara Douma's tasty Polpettini (web), served with spaetzle. Followed by a salad of rocket/argula. Then a bit of chaource. There was a nice rainbow while we were cleaning up.
Saturday/21-Apr-12: Dinner was Canard à la Moutarde, Tabasco, et Miel (VPQ), that's duck breasts with mustard, tabasco, and honey. The breasts are served over ribbons of zucchini. I added a small side of polenta (and made some extra for another meal). Duck breasts are huge, much more meat that we need; we could have easily split a single one. Instead we have two big chunks in the fridge for ... something.
Haven't done much on my using-old-cookbooks goal in the last weeks. It may be a while before that gets back into gear. And not much progress on the bread goal. I have almost finished reading through The Essential New York Times Cookbook, though, which should leave me time to read seriously on The Bread Baker's Apprentice. Essential has a huge section on desserts, with the fewest stickies of any of the sections so far. Too much sweet stuff. Making good progress on the Beard book, enjoyable writing, good recipes.
Sunday/22-Apr-12: Yogurt on overday. Started some chicken stock to finish off tomorrow.
Left-over pizza for lunch. Off to a concert in the late afternoon. Little pastry munchies from the freezer (left from new year's eve) with fruit for dinner.
Not one meal from any sort of cookbook this week!
Progress on goals
This week: #1 COOKBOOKS: no, #2 BREAD: no, #3 SOUP: yes, #4 MIDDAY: yes, #5 VEG/FISH: 4
This month: #6 PASTA: yes
Monday, April 9, 2012
This week in the kitchen
Monday/9-Apr-12: Heavy tourist day today. Had dinner out. Nothing happening in the kitchen.
Tuesday/10-Apr-12: Yogurt on overday.
Tuesday/10-Apr-12: Yogurt on overday.
Dinner was Lemon Chicken (Fancy, p111), a very good roast chicken recipe. Plus roasted asparagus. Plus Dusolier's Perfect Roasted Potatoes. No dessert, since we each had a cornuelle at lunchtime.
Wednesday/11-Apr-12: Shopping today.
Wednesday/11-Apr-12: Shopping today.
For dinner there was Garlic Shrimp in Yogurt Sauce (MC) with Tangy Green Beans with Ajwain and Ginger (SpiceKitch, p38), along with basmati rice and naan. For dessert, we had tourteau fromagée.
Thursday/12-Apr-12: We had a nice lunch in Angoulême today. Dinner was Mushroom-Barley Soup (MC).
Friday/13-Apr-12: Lunch in La Rochefoucauld today, at a place that's gotten a bit fancier and now longer has sandwiches or other light meals. So dinner was a salad, Bulgur Salad with Grilled Zucchini and Onion, Middle Eastern Style (Bishop, p132). Quite nice it was, although the 9yo wasn't especially happy with the bulgur. I used one of the two overripe bananas for Chocolate Banana Snacking Cake (MC), which we had with a dab of vanilla ice cream.
Saturday/14-Apr-12: Dinner was a quarter Lamb Stew with Chickpeas and Pomegranate Molasses (CLmag/jan06). Didn't have enough couscous for a go-with, so I had my part over some bread scraps. Not sure this recipe really serve 8; 6 seems more like it. Then a big salad. And we finished off the last of the Chocolate Banana Snacking Cake with some ice cream.
Sunday/15-Apr-12: Yogurt on overday. Shopping on Wednesday turned up the season's first Roma tomatoes; those got oven-roasted today.
Thursday/12-Apr-12: We had a nice lunch in Angoulême today. Dinner was Mushroom-Barley Soup (MC).
Friday/13-Apr-12: Lunch in La Rochefoucauld today, at a place that's gotten a bit fancier and now longer has sandwiches or other light meals. So dinner was a salad, Bulgur Salad with Grilled Zucchini and Onion, Middle Eastern Style (Bishop, p132). Quite nice it was, although the 9yo wasn't especially happy with the bulgur. I used one of the two overripe bananas for Chocolate Banana Snacking Cake (MC), which we had with a dab of vanilla ice cream.
Saturday/14-Apr-12: Dinner was a quarter Lamb Stew with Chickpeas and Pomegranate Molasses (CLmag/jan06). Didn't have enough couscous for a go-with, so I had my part over some bread scraps. Not sure this recipe really serve 8; 6 seems more like it. Then a big salad. And we finished off the last of the Chocolate Banana Snacking Cake with some ice cream.
Sunday/15-Apr-12: Yogurt on overday. Shopping on Wednesday turned up the season's first Roma tomatoes; those got oven-roasted today.
Dinner was, more or less, a half dose of Seafood & Egg Curry (Jamie), over basmati rice. Oops, inventory control failed and there were no scallops in the freezer, so I used a couple of extra shrimp. Good enough, but not a do-again.
Progress on goals
This week: #1 COOKBOOKS: yes, but not posted, #2 BREAD: no, #3 SOUP: yes, #4 MIDDAY: yes, #5 VEG/FISH: 4
This month: #6 PASTA: yes
Progress on goals
This week: #1 COOKBOOKS: yes, but not posted, #2 BREAD: no, #3 SOUP: yes, #4 MIDDAY: yes, #5 VEG/FISH: 4
This month: #6 PASTA: yes
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