Monday/27-Jul-20: Picked up an order at Leclerc Drive after my French lesson.
Finished off yesterday's salads for a late lunch, so I wasn't very hungry for dinner.
We had a halfish dose of Spinach Ravioli with Zucchini Ribbons (web). Easy, fast, pretty good. Followed by a salad using up the dressing from the broccoli-potato salad. Followed yogurt and store-bought raspberries.
The yogurt that sat out overnight wasn't bad at all. I expected it to be pretty sour.
Tuesday/28-Jul-20: For dinner, I rubbed some of my pork rub spice mix onto two boneless chops. Served those with spaghettis courts and some mixed vegetable (steamed broccoli, canned corn, and strips of roasted bell pepper from a jar). We were full.
Wednesday/29-Jul-20: Made a loaf of Oregano Herb Bread (BigGerman, p243).
Really didn't feel like cooking today, so an easy dinner, off piste. Made Spaghetti with Pecorino and Black Pepper (MW@Home, p194). It's so easy and so good. As suggested I made a salad of sliced tomatoes, with some basil and some kalamatas. Some mini HD ice cream cups for after.
Thursday/30-Jul-20: A hot, hot day. I picked up an order from Intermarché this morning. I made the time a bit earlier than usual, hoping to get some of their homemade nems. I'm beginning to think these don't really exists.
Dinner was Salmon, Avocado, New Potato Salad (web), which wasn't bad. Unfortunately, my avocados were over the hill, so I just got what I could out of them. I broiled the salmon rather than bbq-ing it. Have enough dressing left for two big salads.Thought the white balsamic vinegar (end of my bottle) was too sweet; sherry vinegar might be better. Some St Felicien cheese with Oregano Herb Bread for after.
Friday/31-Jul-20: This morning I figured out, too late, that I could start Overnight Bread in the morning and bake it just before bedtime. Another day.
Another hot, hot day. Dinner was Syrian-Style Lentil-Tomato Soup (Beans, p61). Really good stuff. Mini HD ice cream cups for after.
Yogurt on overnight. Stirred up some Overnight Bread.
Saturday/1-Aug-20: Really didn't feel like cooking tonight and got to it late. We had One Pot Spicy Thai Zoodles (web). It's advertised to serve four. I make half, and that would have served one really. Mini HD ice cream cups for after again.
Sunday/2-Aug-20: Dinner was a half dose of Greek Lamb with Potatoes & Olives (web). Easy and yummy stuff. I had only one tomato, when I should have had two, but exact measurements are not an issue here. Would be easy to make this for one too. The meat could be beef or pork or even dark meat chicken maybe. Takes a bit of wall clock time, but most of it is baking.
For dessert, a bit belatedly, there was, sort of, Peach Cobbler (web). I overlooked the instructions for the cobbler dough, so this bit is a bit flat. I used only 1/2 cup sugar in the filling and a short 3 tbl sugar for the dough. Wasn't very pretty, but tastes good
Progress on goals
This week: #1 VEG/FISH: 5; #2 BACKLOG: no
This month: #3 GUESTS: n/a
This year: #4 SHORT: no; #5 LONG: no
On-going: #6 READ; #7 RECYCLE; #8 NEW
Monday, July 27, 2020
Monday, July 20, 2020
This week in the kitchen
Monday/20-Jul-20: Dinner was a half version of Melting Mushroom Swiss Burgers (Ainsley1, p27. Pretty good as burgers go. Served with the frites leftover from our take-out burgers last week. I put them, frozen, onto a baking sheet under the broiler. Worked quite well. Some mini Häagen-Dasz ice cream cups for after.
Tuesday/21-Jul-20: Dinner was Mediterranean Chicken Gyros (web), a thirdish version with two kip filets. Not especially authentic, but easy to make and tasty. Served with flour tortillas instead of pitas.
Yogurt on overnight. Yogurt and bread happened last week, but didn't seem to get recorded.
Wednesday/22-Jul-20: Made a loaf of Buckwheat Cornmeal Bread (BigGerman, p38) in the ABM. Pretty loaf. We'll see how it is tomorrow
Dinner was Thai Crumbled Beef in Lettuce Wraps (web). I made about a two-third recipe (with 250g instead of 350g of ground beef). Easy and very good. Leaves of butterhead lettuce, rather than iceberg. Thinking this wasn't enough for a proper dinner, I made a quarter recipe of Summer Shrimp Pad Thai (web), sort of. Didn't want to open a can of corn for just a little bit, so omitted that. Used tiny shrimp rather than largish ones. Pretty good, worth an appearance as a main course we thought.
Thursday/23-Jul-20: Went to make dinner and discovered I was missing some critical ingredients. Replan.
Instead we had a half dose of Fagioli Toscanelli con Tonno— White Bean and Tuna Salad (TLItal, p6). This was good, maybe could use a smidge more lemon juice. I used canned beans and frozen parsley, since I'm out of that. I've made similar dishes before. Makes a very nice salad dinner on a hot day.
Finished a bit of goat cheese for after. While the Buckwheat Cornmeal Bread is tasty, I can't say it's the best bread for cheese, being a bit crumbly.
Friday/24-Jul-20: Ed picked up an order at Intermarché for dinner. Salmon comes in 200g and 400g lumps. Usually I ask for 400g, then write in the comments that I'd like 300-350g. That seems to work. (If I don't write, we can get over 500g, which is a lot for two people.) This time I ordered 200g and wrote that I'd like 300-350g. And we got 200g on the button. So a bit of a replan for dinner.
We had Salmon and Broccoli Pasta (web), which was good if nothing wow-ful. For after, I made some Chocolate Tapioca Pudding following my formula.
Started Overnight Bread (web).
Saturday/25-Jul-20: Oops, ran out of gas while the oven was pre-heating for Overnight Bread. Changed the bottle and started again.
Dinner was Warm Broccoli and Potato Salad (MDSalads, p15). This is an old favorite. All the ingredients were available, so there it was. More tapioca pudding for after.
Yogurt on overnight.
Sunday/26-Jul-20: Oops, I counted out the hours on the yogurt maker, but didn't manage to press the Go button. Started about 9:30. Will order some new starter, since I expect this batch will have aged significantly overnight.
Dinner was chipolatas from the bbq. Served with Green Zucchini Salad (web), a loose quarter recipe. Also some Olive Rice Salad (MC). This is a favorite recipe collected a long while ago, reputedly from Nava Atlas. No red bell pepper, so I used some roasted from a jar. Finished the tapioca pudding. We're stuffed.
Progress on goals
This week: #1 VEG/FISH: 3; #2 BACKLOG: no
This month: #3 GUESTS: n/a
This year: #4 SHORT: no; #5 LONG: no
On-going: #6 READ; #7 RECYCLE; #8 NEW
Tuesday/21-Jul-20: Dinner was Mediterranean Chicken Gyros (web), a thirdish version with two kip filets. Not especially authentic, but easy to make and tasty. Served with flour tortillas instead of pitas.
Yogurt on overnight. Yogurt and bread happened last week, but didn't seem to get recorded.
Wednesday/22-Jul-20: Made a loaf of Buckwheat Cornmeal Bread (BigGerman, p38) in the ABM. Pretty loaf. We'll see how it is tomorrow
Dinner was Thai Crumbled Beef in Lettuce Wraps (web). I made about a two-third recipe (with 250g instead of 350g of ground beef). Easy and very good. Leaves of butterhead lettuce, rather than iceberg. Thinking this wasn't enough for a proper dinner, I made a quarter recipe of Summer Shrimp Pad Thai (web), sort of. Didn't want to open a can of corn for just a little bit, so omitted that. Used tiny shrimp rather than largish ones. Pretty good, worth an appearance as a main course we thought.
Thursday/23-Jul-20: Went to make dinner and discovered I was missing some critical ingredients. Replan.
Instead we had a half dose of Fagioli Toscanelli con Tonno— White Bean and Tuna Salad (TLItal, p6). This was good, maybe could use a smidge more lemon juice. I used canned beans and frozen parsley, since I'm out of that. I've made similar dishes before. Makes a very nice salad dinner on a hot day.
Finished a bit of goat cheese for after. While the Buckwheat Cornmeal Bread is tasty, I can't say it's the best bread for cheese, being a bit crumbly.
Friday/24-Jul-20: Ed picked up an order at Intermarché for dinner. Salmon comes in 200g and 400g lumps. Usually I ask for 400g, then write in the comments that I'd like 300-350g. That seems to work. (If I don't write, we can get over 500g, which is a lot for two people.) This time I ordered 200g and wrote that I'd like 300-350g. And we got 200g on the button. So a bit of a replan for dinner.
We had Salmon and Broccoli Pasta (web), which was good if nothing wow-ful. For after, I made some Chocolate Tapioca Pudding following my formula.
Started Overnight Bread (web).
Saturday/25-Jul-20: Oops, ran out of gas while the oven was pre-heating for Overnight Bread. Changed the bottle and started again.
Dinner was Warm Broccoli and Potato Salad (MDSalads, p15). This is an old favorite. All the ingredients were available, so there it was. More tapioca pudding for after.
Yogurt on overnight.
Sunday/26-Jul-20: Oops, I counted out the hours on the yogurt maker, but didn't manage to press the Go button. Started about 9:30. Will order some new starter, since I expect this batch will have aged significantly overnight.
Dinner was chipolatas from the bbq. Served with Green Zucchini Salad (web), a loose quarter recipe. Also some Olive Rice Salad (MC). This is a favorite recipe collected a long while ago, reputedly from Nava Atlas. No red bell pepper, so I used some roasted from a jar. Finished the tapioca pudding. We're stuffed.
Progress on goals
This week: #1 VEG/FISH: 3; #2 BACKLOG: no
This month: #3 GUESTS: n/a
This year: #4 SHORT: no; #5 LONG: no
On-going: #6 READ; #7 RECYCLE; #8 NEW
Monday, July 13, 2020
This week in the kitchen
Monday/13-Jul-20: French lesson today, then on to my ENT for a checkup delayed from March. I was pooped when I got back and took a nap.
For dinner, we had Jaffrey's Lamb with Spinach from the freezer, over plain basmati rice. We ate two servings, plus one I'd put aside for one of Ed's choir practice days. Those aren't going to happen again very soon.
Tuesday/14-Jul-20: Dinner was Thai Peanut Zucchini Noodles (web). It was quick to make and edible, that's all I'll say for it. Can't believe the recipe as written is supposed to serve three. The whole recipe might be skimpy for two. I thought it might be meant as a side, but it clearly says Main.
Wednesday/15-Jul-20: Ed went out and got hamburgers for dinner. Not sure how my tummy feels about that.
Thursday/16-Jul-20: Dinner was Slow Cooker Filipino Chicken (web), which is not just for the slow cooker, since she also gives alternatives for the pressure cooker and for cooking on the stove. I cooked on the stove, in a regular pot rather than a cast iron one. This pretty good stuff, easy to make. I used part of a chineeskool for the greens.
Friday/17-Jul-20: Ed picked up an order from Leclerc Drive today.
Dinner was Seafood and Pork Mu Shu with Hoisin Sauce and Napa Cabbage Wrap (Screamingly, p36). Used cabbage leaves for wraps but ate the end of it over rice. Pretty good stuff.
Saturday/18-Jul-20: Before dinner, I made a loaf of Best Banana Bread (web). Pretty good stuff, although it could have been baked a bit longer. Made it all in the Cuisinart, rather than mixing bits separately.
Dinner was a half dose of Penne with Tomato-Chipotle Sauce and Creamy Cheese (Bishop, p253), with casareccia for the pasta and feta for the cheese. Good stuff.
Sunday/19-Jul-20: Dinner was Creamy Roasted Carrot Dal (web). This was very good for not much work. I served over basmati rice; if I'd thought to start some long-grain brown rice first, that would have been nice.
Progress on goals
This week: #1 VEG/FISH: 3; #2 BACKLOG: no
This month: #3 GUESTS: n/a
This year: #4 SHORT: no; #5 LONG: no
On-going: #6 READ; #7 RECYCLE; #8 NEW
For dinner, we had Jaffrey's Lamb with Spinach from the freezer, over plain basmati rice. We ate two servings, plus one I'd put aside for one of Ed's choir practice days. Those aren't going to happen again very soon.
Tuesday/14-Jul-20: Dinner was Thai Peanut Zucchini Noodles (web). It was quick to make and edible, that's all I'll say for it. Can't believe the recipe as written is supposed to serve three. The whole recipe might be skimpy for two. I thought it might be meant as a side, but it clearly says Main.
Wednesday/15-Jul-20: Ed went out and got hamburgers for dinner. Not sure how my tummy feels about that.
Thursday/16-Jul-20: Dinner was Slow Cooker Filipino Chicken (web), which is not just for the slow cooker, since she also gives alternatives for the pressure cooker and for cooking on the stove. I cooked on the stove, in a regular pot rather than a cast iron one. This pretty good stuff, easy to make. I used part of a chineeskool for the greens.
Friday/17-Jul-20: Ed picked up an order from Leclerc Drive today.
Dinner was Seafood and Pork Mu Shu with Hoisin Sauce and Napa Cabbage Wrap (Screamingly, p36). Used cabbage leaves for wraps but ate the end of it over rice. Pretty good stuff.
Saturday/18-Jul-20: Before dinner, I made a loaf of Best Banana Bread (web). Pretty good stuff, although it could have been baked a bit longer. Made it all in the Cuisinart, rather than mixing bits separately.
Dinner was a half dose of Penne with Tomato-Chipotle Sauce and Creamy Cheese (Bishop, p253), with casareccia for the pasta and feta for the cheese. Good stuff.
Sunday/19-Jul-20: Dinner was Creamy Roasted Carrot Dal (web). This was very good for not much work. I served over basmati rice; if I'd thought to start some long-grain brown rice first, that would have been nice.
Progress on goals
This week: #1 VEG/FISH: 3; #2 BACKLOG: no
This month: #3 GUESTS: n/a
This year: #4 SHORT: no; #5 LONG: no
On-going: #6 READ; #7 RECYCLE; #8 NEW
Monday, July 6, 2020
This week in the kitchen
Monday/6-Jul-20: Today I went to pick up our order at Leclerc Drive, then went into the shop—yes, inside the grocery! Lamb is on sale this week and I wanted a shoulder. So did a lot of people apparently; there was an empty place where the packages should have been. Did get some lamb chops, but that was my bonus. Also restocked my spice cabinet, picking up the next jar for eight spices.
Dinner was Shrimp and Broccoli Alfredo (web). This was tasty. It's hard to tell from the recipe how many it's supposed to serve. I used about half the shrimp, two-thirds of the pasta, and all of the sauce. Then some store-bought (!) riz au lait.
Tuesday/7-Jul-20: BookChatters this morning. For dinner we had a take-out pizza—the first time I haven't cooked our meal since 5-March, four months and a day ago. It was wonderful. :-)
Wednesday/8-Jul-20: Meant to take a package to be returned to Amazon today. When I went to double-check the address, I discovered it had to be there before noon. Oops. Tomorrow.
Dinner was Veal Niçoise Style (web). I had about half again as much veal as she asks, so increased that much. I had a regular portion and Ed ate the rest. (He needs to maintain his weight.) Served over Spätlze (MW@Home, p203), nice, chewy stuff it is. Needing veggies, I also made a little salad of grated carrots with a really lemony vinaigrette, served over some leaves of sucrine (kind of mini-romaines). Some St Maure for after.
Thursday/9-Jul-20: Made some Buckwheat Bread (BigGerman, p38), WW/Rapid/L/-/-. Oops, forgot to put in yeast! Have a lump. We'll see how it is at breakfast.
Made up a double dose of Herb Salt (Art, p172) to replenish my supply.
Hot today and I didn't feel like cooking what I'd planned. We had a big salad, then some cheese for after.
Friday/10-Jul-20: The yeast-less bread is, um, interesting. Looks a bit like roggebrood,but without the big grains of rye. Tastes okay, but not the best for a sandwich. I'll make this one again soon, with yeast.
Off to Orange today to get another Airbox as a tide-me-over for the bad internet we're having. Wouldn't have G4 as the only internet solution, but when wired doesn't work, it's an alternative. Stopped by Leclerc on the way home. There were lamb shoulders and I got two for the freezer. Will make one of them soon, when I can decide among the recipes I've got flagged.
For dinner we had spinach-ricotta dumplings from the freezer with tomato sauce, also from the freezer. And a big salad. And some store-bought mousses, chocolate noir. Store-bought desserts twice in one week, rather than twice in one month. That's what happens when you haven't been inside a store for months on end.
Saturday/11-Jul-20: We're getting short on fruit, so Ed picked up an order from Intermarché Drive today. And that meant fish for dinner.
Which was Cabillaud en Papillote à la Salsa Verde (web; VPG; strangely this magazine clipping came from VPG, but the same recipe is on the Régal site). This was pretty good. The sauce was flat parsley, cornichons, capers, vinegar from the cornichon jar, and some olive oil all blended up. Some small potatoes, roasted, for a side. We finished off some St Maure for after.
Sunday/12-Jul-20: Buckwheat Bread (BigGerman, p38) on again today, WW/Rapid/L/-/-, this time with the yeast.
Dinner was a halfish dose of Chili Rubbed Pork with Mango Salsa (web). Needless to say I didn't use McCormick's own chili seasoning, gluten-free or otherwise. I used some spicy pork rub I made up in a huge quantity a while ago. Somehow I neglected to notice that the pork was supposed to be barbecued. Instead I cooked it in the oven: empty skillet into oven preheating to 450F/220C; added the varkenshaas and cooked about 20min. Good it was. Also the mango salsa. Made up a sort of pilaf with rice and vermicelli for a side. For dessert, we had Sautéed Bananas (MW@Home, p320) over vanilla ice cream. This is kind of Bananas Foster without being flambéed. Easy and tasty.
Progress on goals
This week: #1 VEG/FISH: 4; #2 BACKLOG: no
This month: #3 GUESTS: n/a
This year: #4 SHORT: no; #5 LONG: no
On-going: #6 READ; #7 RECYCLE; #8 NEW
Dinner was Shrimp and Broccoli Alfredo (web). This was tasty. It's hard to tell from the recipe how many it's supposed to serve. I used about half the shrimp, two-thirds of the pasta, and all of the sauce. Then some store-bought (!) riz au lait.
Tuesday/7-Jul-20: BookChatters this morning. For dinner we had a take-out pizza—the first time I haven't cooked our meal since 5-March, four months and a day ago. It was wonderful. :-)
Wednesday/8-Jul-20: Meant to take a package to be returned to Amazon today. When I went to double-check the address, I discovered it had to be there before noon. Oops. Tomorrow.
Dinner was Veal Niçoise Style (web). I had about half again as much veal as she asks, so increased that much. I had a regular portion and Ed ate the rest. (He needs to maintain his weight.) Served over Spätlze (MW@Home, p203), nice, chewy stuff it is. Needing veggies, I also made a little salad of grated carrots with a really lemony vinaigrette, served over some leaves of sucrine (kind of mini-romaines). Some St Maure for after.
Thursday/9-Jul-20: Made some Buckwheat Bread (BigGerman, p38), WW/Rapid/L/-/-. Oops, forgot to put in yeast! Have a lump. We'll see how it is at breakfast.
Made up a double dose of Herb Salt (Art, p172) to replenish my supply.
Hot today and I didn't feel like cooking what I'd planned. We had a big salad, then some cheese for after.
Friday/10-Jul-20: The yeast-less bread is, um, interesting. Looks a bit like roggebrood,but without the big grains of rye. Tastes okay, but not the best for a sandwich. I'll make this one again soon, with yeast.
Off to Orange today to get another Airbox as a tide-me-over for the bad internet we're having. Wouldn't have G4 as the only internet solution, but when wired doesn't work, it's an alternative. Stopped by Leclerc on the way home. There were lamb shoulders and I got two for the freezer. Will make one of them soon, when I can decide among the recipes I've got flagged.
For dinner we had spinach-ricotta dumplings from the freezer with tomato sauce, also from the freezer. And a big salad. And some store-bought mousses, chocolate noir. Store-bought desserts twice in one week, rather than twice in one month. That's what happens when you haven't been inside a store for months on end.
Saturday/11-Jul-20: We're getting short on fruit, so Ed picked up an order from Intermarché Drive today. And that meant fish for dinner.
Which was Cabillaud en Papillote à la Salsa Verde (web; VPG; strangely this magazine clipping came from VPG, but the same recipe is on the Régal site). This was pretty good. The sauce was flat parsley, cornichons, capers, vinegar from the cornichon jar, and some olive oil all blended up. Some small potatoes, roasted, for a side. We finished off some St Maure for after.
Sunday/12-Jul-20: Buckwheat Bread (BigGerman, p38) on again today, WW/Rapid/L/-/-, this time with the yeast.
Dinner was a halfish dose of Chili Rubbed Pork with Mango Salsa (web). Needless to say I didn't use McCormick's own chili seasoning, gluten-free or otherwise. I used some spicy pork rub I made up in a huge quantity a while ago. Somehow I neglected to notice that the pork was supposed to be barbecued. Instead I cooked it in the oven: empty skillet into oven preheating to 450F/220C; added the varkenshaas and cooked about 20min. Good it was. Also the mango salsa. Made up a sort of pilaf with rice and vermicelli for a side. For dessert, we had Sautéed Bananas (MW@Home, p320) over vanilla ice cream. This is kind of Bananas Foster without being flambéed. Easy and tasty.
Progress on goals
This week: #1 VEG/FISH: 4; #2 BACKLOG: no
This month: #3 GUESTS: n/a
This year: #4 SHORT: no; #5 LONG: no
On-going: #6 READ; #7 RECYCLE; #8 NEW
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