Monday/31-Aug-20: Picked up an order from Leclerc Drive today. Mostly staples, not much food-to-eat.
Dinner was a halfish dose of Spicy Garlic Chicken Penne with Peas (web; cookbooker). This was a hit. Then a simple salad with tomato and onion. (Last week I accidentally bought two sacks of lettuce and an extra packet of sucrines, when I already had one to use. We are over-endowed with lettuce-y things.)
Yogurt on overnight.
Tuesday/1-Sep-20: We ate from the freezer tonight. There was Roasted Eggplant & Meat Sauce for pasta. Since we've had pasta two nights in a row, I decided to serve this over polenta, which was a good idea, except that I seem to have put in too much water and it took forever to get done. Quite tasty. Then a salad, again with tomato, onion, and carrot. It's late and we're full. Nothing further.
Start overnight bread.
Wednesday/2-Sep-20: Dinner was a halfish dose of Puy Lentil, Red Onion and Feta Salad (Flavours, p198. This was ok, but nothing special. Some mini HD ice cream cups for dessert.
Thursday/3-Sep-20: Dinner was, more or less, Mauritian Prawn Curry (web). Not bad stuff. Over basmati rice. With Zucchini in a Yogurt Dressing (SpiceKitch, p58), an old favorite, using zucchini from the garden. We were full.
Friday/4-Sep-20: Decided that reading a cookbook at bedtime isn't really a good idea. Some of the books are too large to hold easily and getting to stickies can be difficult, especially with a cat sitting on your chest. Down to the living room, I think.
Picked up an order from Intermarché today.
Made a loaf of Cornmeal English Muffin Bread (BigGerman, p151) (Basic/Rapid/L/d/-), a lovely, big loaf.
Dinner was Papillote de Cabillaud à la Mangue (VPG). I love things in papillote, but this was pretty boring. The rosemary didn't work. Can't imagine that the suggested vanilla would have added anything. Mango is tropical. A squirt of lime juice would have been good. Red pepper flakes maybe? Anyhow it was edible. Served with basmati rice, as suggested, and steamed broccoli. Some HD mini ice cream cups for after.
Yogurt on overnight.
Saturday/5-Sep-20: Dinner was Grilled Pork Tenderloin 'Saltimbocca' (web). This was good; the sauce was so-so and unneeded. Served with some Po' Cousin Paella from the freezer (more of that for another day) and carrot sticks cooked with mint. A pair of chocolate-covered madeleines for after.
Sunday/6-Sep-20: Made a loaf of Oatmeal Sesame Bread (BigGerman, p29) (Basic/Rapid/L/d/-). I've made this before and noted that the sesame taste is too strong, so for the large loaf, I cut the sesame seeds back from 1/3cup to 2-1/2tbl. The large loaf came out beautiful and high.
Dinner was Za'atar Roasted Carrots and Chickpea Yogurt Bowls (web). This is supposed to serve four; the two of us ate it all. I used only a quarter of the yogurt and we thought that was fine. Used arugula instead of kale, which isn't available and I don't especially like. Good stuff.
Progress on goals
This week: #1 VEG/FISH: 4; #2 BACKLOG: yes
This month: #3 GUESTS: n/a
This year: #4 SHORT: no; #5 LONG: no
On-going: #6 READ; #7 RECYCLE; #8 NEW
Monday, August 31, 2020
Monday, August 24, 2020
This week in the kitchen
Monday/24-Aug-20: Made a loaf of English Muffin Bread (BMB, p17) this morning. Good stuff.
Leftover pizza for dinner. A pair of chocolate-covered madeleines each for after.
Yogurt on overnight.
Tuesday/25-Aug-20: Started Crock Pot Picadillo (web). I had 700g of 5% ground beef, so made about a 2/3 recipe. Pretty good stuff. I didn't serve over brown rice as suggested, but with corn tortillas (now that I've found some good mail-order ones). And a side of guacamole. A pair of chocolate-covered madeleines each later.
Wednesday/26-Aug-20: Dinner was about a third of Ayam Masak Rose—Braised Chicken and Peas in a Coconut-and-Chili Sauce (TLPacSea, p61), using four thighs. This was really good. The meat is not browned, which I found a surprise. I think I would take the skin off before cooking; I did remove it before serving. Served over basmati rice. Ed said it's a 5-star dish.
Served with our favorite Thai Cucumber Salad with Peanuts (web). I got the chili out of the freezer, but forgot to cut it up, so the salad was quite soothing after the chicken dish.
Thursday/27-Aug-20: Made the 1-3/4-2# loaf of Classic Whole Wheat Bread (BigGerman, p81) (WW/Rapid/L/-/-). That was a seriously big loaf. I expect the 1-1/2# loaf will still be big. Tasty.
Made a batch of Mango Plum Jam (SmallBatch, p51; cookbooker). Used only 2 cups sucre de confiture, which was a good amount tastewise, even though it's a bit runny.
Dinner was Carrot and Coriander Soup (Fancy, p39). Delicious. A whole recipe served two as a dinner soup. Would be a nice soup in small cups as a starter.
Yogurt on overnight.
Friday/28-Aug-20: Finished reading Pure&Simple last night. Wasn't very impressed. Have marked a few recipes to try. There are lots of ingredients, primarily veggies, that aren't available here and I don't recall seeing them in NL. Oh well.
Pick up an order at Intermarché today. I ordered carrots when we didn't need any. Maybe we'll have lots and lots of Carrot and Coriander Soup.
Dinner was Asian Grilled Salmon (web), on the bbq. This was easy, fast, and tasty. Served with trio rice and Chinese Eggplant with Garlic Sauce (web). I used most of the white eggplants from the potager. (Bought by mistake, these are much better the the tiny white "ur" eggplants which are very bitter). Having no black vinegar right now, I used malt vinegar, which seemed to work quite well. Anyhow, this was tingly and tasty. We're full.
Saturday/29-Aug-20: Made a batch of Marcella Hazan's famous Tomato Sauce with Onion and Butter (ClassicItal, p152) from my over-bought stash of grappe tomate. Soon I need to start making sauce (passata, I think) from the tomatoes from the potager.
Dinner was Indonesian Beef Satay (Wolfert, p72). The bbq chef burnt one side so the meat was pretty overcooked. No pindasaus, since neither of us especially like it. Difficult to say much more about it. Used some green beans to make a halfish recipe of Tumi Buncis (SriOwen, p195). Pretty good, although my beans were a bit old. Dressed up the remains of yesterday's eggplant sort of like Gorentg Terong—Fried Aubergines (SriOwen, p192). Worked pretty good. And some basmati rice. A pair of chocolate-covered madeleines each for after.
Sunday/30-Aug-20: Took a load of stuff off to a charity shop today. Ed managed to lose one of his hearing aids along the way!
Dinner was a halfish dose of Garlic, Caper & Lemon Linguine (magazine clipping from Jamie, I guess; scanned). Easy and tasty. For a side, I sliced up one of our home-grown tomatoes, topped with a bit of olive oil, S&P, and torn basil. Yum. A pair of chocolate-covered madeleines each for after.
I'm reading my next cookbook at night right now. This works because it's a rather small book. Won't be handy at all for a bigger one. Will have to find another solution for cookbook reading.
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
Leftover pizza for dinner. A pair of chocolate-covered madeleines each for after.
Yogurt on overnight.
Tuesday/25-Aug-20: Started Crock Pot Picadillo (web). I had 700g of 5% ground beef, so made about a 2/3 recipe. Pretty good stuff. I didn't serve over brown rice as suggested, but with corn tortillas (now that I've found some good mail-order ones). And a side of guacamole. A pair of chocolate-covered madeleines each later.
Wednesday/26-Aug-20: Dinner was about a third of Ayam Masak Rose—Braised Chicken and Peas in a Coconut-and-Chili Sauce (TLPacSea, p61), using four thighs. This was really good. The meat is not browned, which I found a surprise. I think I would take the skin off before cooking; I did remove it before serving. Served over basmati rice. Ed said it's a 5-star dish.
Served with our favorite Thai Cucumber Salad with Peanuts (web). I got the chili out of the freezer, but forgot to cut it up, so the salad was quite soothing after the chicken dish.
Thursday/27-Aug-20: Made the 1-3/4-2# loaf of Classic Whole Wheat Bread (BigGerman, p81) (WW/Rapid/L/-/-). That was a seriously big loaf. I expect the 1-1/2# loaf will still be big. Tasty.
Made a batch of Mango Plum Jam (SmallBatch, p51; cookbooker). Used only 2 cups sucre de confiture, which was a good amount tastewise, even though it's a bit runny.
Dinner was Carrot and Coriander Soup (Fancy, p39). Delicious. A whole recipe served two as a dinner soup. Would be a nice soup in small cups as a starter.
Yogurt on overnight.
Friday/28-Aug-20: Finished reading Pure&Simple last night. Wasn't very impressed. Have marked a few recipes to try. There are lots of ingredients, primarily veggies, that aren't available here and I don't recall seeing them in NL. Oh well.
Pick up an order at Intermarché today. I ordered carrots when we didn't need any. Maybe we'll have lots and lots of Carrot and Coriander Soup.
Dinner was Asian Grilled Salmon (web), on the bbq. This was easy, fast, and tasty. Served with trio rice and Chinese Eggplant with Garlic Sauce (web). I used most of the white eggplants from the potager. (Bought by mistake, these are much better the the tiny white "ur" eggplants which are very bitter). Having no black vinegar right now, I used malt vinegar, which seemed to work quite well. Anyhow, this was tingly and tasty. We're full.
Saturday/29-Aug-20: Made a batch of Marcella Hazan's famous Tomato Sauce with Onion and Butter (ClassicItal, p152) from my over-bought stash of grappe tomate. Soon I need to start making sauce (passata, I think) from the tomatoes from the potager.
Dinner was Indonesian Beef Satay (Wolfert, p72). The bbq chef burnt one side so the meat was pretty overcooked. No pindasaus, since neither of us especially like it. Difficult to say much more about it. Used some green beans to make a halfish recipe of Tumi Buncis (SriOwen, p195). Pretty good, although my beans were a bit old. Dressed up the remains of yesterday's eggplant sort of like Gorentg Terong—Fried Aubergines (SriOwen, p192). Worked pretty good. And some basmati rice. A pair of chocolate-covered madeleines each for after.
Sunday/30-Aug-20: Took a load of stuff off to a charity shop today. Ed managed to lose one of his hearing aids along the way!
Dinner was a halfish dose of Garlic, Caper & Lemon Linguine (magazine clipping from Jamie, I guess; scanned). Easy and tasty. For a side, I sliced up one of our home-grown tomatoes, topped with a bit of olive oil, S&P, and torn basil. Yum. A pair of chocolate-covered madeleines each for after.
I'm reading my next cookbook at night right now. This works because it's a rather small book. Won't be handy at all for a bigger one. Will have to find another solution for cookbook reading.
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
Monday, August 17, 2020
This week in the kitchen
Monday/17-Aug-20: I picked up an order from Leclerc Drive after my French lesson today. Before I left, I put the chicken for dinner, still half frozen, on to marinate.
Dinner was Tequila and Lime Chicken (web) with four good-sized thighs. This was really easy to assemble. I marinated in the same casserole dish the chicken cooked in. The thighs came out with beautiful brown and crispy skin. Very tasty. Served with guacamole, not my best. And some faux Spanish rice, no veggies, just rice. And grilled zucchini strips, sprinkled with fajita seasoning. And corn tortillas. Later, a pair of chocolate-covered madeleines each for after.
Tuesday/18-Aug-20: Dinner was, sort of, Crisp-Crumbed Pan Pork Escalopes (Ainsley1, p81). I couldn't find the pork chops that should have been in the freezer, so I used turkey scallops instead. Later saw that Herriott suggests using turkey, chicken, or "frying steaks" as an alternative. Very tasty. Not sure why the meat is cut into strips, but the "fingers" were kind of nice. Next time I would salt the meat beforehand. I had over 300g of turkey scallops, so less than three quarters of the meat. Used panko instead of fresh bread crumbs. Needed to replenish the panko-parmesan mixture for the second batch. Turned out quite nice. Served with assorted roasted veggies, potatoes&carrots, broccoli&cauliflower, zucchini. These were nice. I'll make some kind of a salad from the leftovers.
Started Overnight Bread.
Wednesday/19-Aug-20: Baked off the bread today, although later than intended for several reasons. Still good bread.
Pizza for dinner. With grilled eggplant from the potager, zucchini, and broccoli. And mozzarella and goat cheese. And no-tomato pizza sauce. And black olives and garlic. Pretty good stuff.
Thursday/20-Aug-20: Dinner was Greek Salad with Marinated Radishes and Feta Cheese on Grilled Bread (Bishop, p124). Have made this before and it’s still tasty. And fairly quick. Häagen-Dazs mini ice cream cups for after.
Friday/21-Aug-20: Picked up an order from Intermarché Drive today, thus it's fish for dinner.
Meanwhile, I made a batch of Jacques Pepin's Fromage Fort (video, recipe). Froze two dishes of it. We had some on bread, toasted. Good stuff.
Dinner was Spicy Garlic Fish (web). This wasn't bad, although I think only 1/2-3/4tsp cayenne would suffice. Also 2 or even 3tbl lemon juice would be nice. Served over rice. A pair of chocolate-covered madeleines each for after.
Yogurt on overnight.
Saturday/22-Aug-20: Dinner was Shrimp, Lemon, Spinach Linguine (web). Pretty good stuff, although the recipe is slightly odd. Eight ounces of linguine for four people seems a bit skimpy; I used seven ounces for the two of us. Two hundred grams of frozen cooked shrimp. I used a whole lemon; probably half to three quarters would be better. A pair of chocolate-covered madeleines each for after.
Sunday/23-Aug-20: Meant to make some plum jam today, but the mango I got from Leclerc didn't seem ripe enough.
Dinner was Nigel Slater's Roast Lamb with Coriander Seed and Rosemary (web). The meat was quite yummy. I also made the Creamed Butter Beans and Spinach that he suggests as a side dish. Instead of lima beans, I used half cans of borlotti and cannellini beans from the freezer. I supplemented spinach left over from last night with some frozen. Very interesting this was. We didn't need any more food.
Progress on goals
This week: #1 VEG/FISH: 4; #2 BACKLOG: yes
This month: #3 GUESTS: n/a
This year: #4 SHORT: no; #5 LONG: no
On-going: #6 READ; #7 RECYCLE; #8 NEW
Dinner was Tequila and Lime Chicken (web) with four good-sized thighs. This was really easy to assemble. I marinated in the same casserole dish the chicken cooked in. The thighs came out with beautiful brown and crispy skin. Very tasty. Served with guacamole, not my best. And some faux Spanish rice, no veggies, just rice. And grilled zucchini strips, sprinkled with fajita seasoning. And corn tortillas. Later, a pair of chocolate-covered madeleines each for after.
Tuesday/18-Aug-20: Dinner was, sort of, Crisp-Crumbed Pan Pork Escalopes (Ainsley1, p81). I couldn't find the pork chops that should have been in the freezer, so I used turkey scallops instead. Later saw that Herriott suggests using turkey, chicken, or "frying steaks" as an alternative. Very tasty. Not sure why the meat is cut into strips, but the "fingers" were kind of nice. Next time I would salt the meat beforehand. I had over 300g of turkey scallops, so less than three quarters of the meat. Used panko instead of fresh bread crumbs. Needed to replenish the panko-parmesan mixture for the second batch. Turned out quite nice. Served with assorted roasted veggies, potatoes&carrots, broccoli&cauliflower, zucchini. These were nice. I'll make some kind of a salad from the leftovers.
Started Overnight Bread.
Wednesday/19-Aug-20: Baked off the bread today, although later than intended for several reasons. Still good bread.
Pizza for dinner. With grilled eggplant from the potager, zucchini, and broccoli. And mozzarella and goat cheese. And no-tomato pizza sauce. And black olives and garlic. Pretty good stuff.
Thursday/20-Aug-20: Dinner was Greek Salad with Marinated Radishes and Feta Cheese on Grilled Bread (Bishop, p124). Have made this before and it’s still tasty. And fairly quick. Häagen-Dazs mini ice cream cups for after.
Friday/21-Aug-20: Picked up an order from Intermarché Drive today, thus it's fish for dinner.
Meanwhile, I made a batch of Jacques Pepin's Fromage Fort (video, recipe). Froze two dishes of it. We had some on bread, toasted. Good stuff.
Dinner was Spicy Garlic Fish (web). This wasn't bad, although I think only 1/2-3/4tsp cayenne would suffice. Also 2 or even 3tbl lemon juice would be nice. Served over rice. A pair of chocolate-covered madeleines each for after.
Yogurt on overnight.
Saturday/22-Aug-20: Dinner was Shrimp, Lemon, Spinach Linguine (web). Pretty good stuff, although the recipe is slightly odd. Eight ounces of linguine for four people seems a bit skimpy; I used seven ounces for the two of us. Two hundred grams of frozen cooked shrimp. I used a whole lemon; probably half to three quarters would be better. A pair of chocolate-covered madeleines each for after.
Sunday/23-Aug-20: Meant to make some plum jam today, but the mango I got from Leclerc didn't seem ripe enough.
Dinner was Nigel Slater's Roast Lamb with Coriander Seed and Rosemary (web). The meat was quite yummy. I also made the Creamed Butter Beans and Spinach that he suggests as a side dish. Instead of lima beans, I used half cans of borlotti and cannellini beans from the freezer. I supplemented spinach left over from last night with some frozen. Very interesting this was. We didn't need any more food.
Progress on goals
This week: #1 VEG/FISH: 4; #2 BACKLOG: yes
This month: #3 GUESTS: n/a
This year: #4 SHORT: no; #5 LONG: no
On-going: #6 READ; #7 RECYCLE; #8 NEW
Monday, August 10, 2020
This week in the kitchen
Monday/10-Aug-20: I picked up an order from Leclerc today after my French lesson.
The sweltering heat continues. We had a big thunderstorm this morning, and may have more in the next days. Thursday it should start cooling off.
Dinner was a half dose of Basil, Shrimp & Zucchini Pasta (web). Pretty good stuff, made with surprisingly little tomato sauce. (I buzzed the proper amount of canned tomato pulp to make the sauce, and froze the rest.) Peaches&cream ice cream for after.
Tuesday/11-Aug-20: Made another loaf of English Muffin Bread (BMB, p17), this time using less water. This is a delicious bread and smells wonderful while it's baking. Although most breads smell wonderful.
Dinner was a halfish dose of Tomatoes and Eggplant over Couscous with Caper Sauce (VegPlanet, p257). I used a preserved lemon for the lemon juice and peel. Feta on top at serving. Quite good, but not quite well-seasoned enough. Finished the peaches and cream ice cream for after. Yogurt on overnight.
Wednesday/12-Aug-20: No phone and internet briefly in the morning. Dinner was Roasted Masala Lamb Chops with Pistachio & Pomegranate (Jamie). This was good. Didn't serve on flatbread (bone-in lamb chops on flatbread?), but served with Moroccan couscous (from the organic shop) and Crushed Spiced Carrot Salad (Morocco, p78), a tasty favorite. Some chocolate-covered madeleines for after. (Leclerc Drive has finally started carrying these!)
Thursday/13-Aug-20: Neglected to defrost something for dinner and my mind was a blank, even though there's lots of veg in the fridge. Pizza it was, with the rest of the package of chocolate-covered madeleines for after.
Started some Overnight Bread.
Friday/14-Aug-20: Baked up the Overnight Bread in the morning.
Dinner was Spicy Turkey Salad (PatSalads, p102). (Wish I'd remembered this book when it was seriously hot.) I had about 300g of turkey scallops (two of them) and minced those rather than grinding. Interesting that the meat is cooked in a mixture of lime juice, lemongrass, and garlic, with no oil involved. It was a bit short on meat, but otherwise I did a whole recipe. A very light meal for two, not four. We started a new packet of chocolate-covered madeleines for after.
Yogurt on overnight.
Saturday/15-Aug-20: Picked up an order from Intermarché Drive today. Lots of fruit; not much veg, which we're over-endowed with right now.
Dinner was Sweet-and-Sour Salmon in Almond Prune Sauce (Essential, p431). This sounded a bit odd (sauce of prunes, honey, dijon, etc.), but turned out delicious. I'm not sure, but I think everything with pomegranate molasses might be delicious. Served with trio rice and some steamed haricots verts. Store-bought crème caramels for after.
Sunday/16-M Aug on-20: Used more of our plums to make Plum Amaretto Jam (SmallBatch, p50). About a pound of plums (maybe a teeny bit more) make two AH jars. Tastes good. Into the freezer with them.
Dinner was Corn with Cauliflower (WorldVeg, p173), which sounded a bit odd, but worked quite well. Served over short-grained brown rice. The rest of the store-bought crème caramels for after.
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
The sweltering heat continues. We had a big thunderstorm this morning, and may have more in the next days. Thursday it should start cooling off.
Dinner was a half dose of Basil, Shrimp & Zucchini Pasta (web). Pretty good stuff, made with surprisingly little tomato sauce. (I buzzed the proper amount of canned tomato pulp to make the sauce, and froze the rest.) Peaches&cream ice cream for after.
Tuesday/11-Aug-20: Made another loaf of English Muffin Bread (BMB, p17), this time using less water. This is a delicious bread and smells wonderful while it's baking. Although most breads smell wonderful.
Dinner was a halfish dose of Tomatoes and Eggplant over Couscous with Caper Sauce (VegPlanet, p257). I used a preserved lemon for the lemon juice and peel. Feta on top at serving. Quite good, but not quite well-seasoned enough. Finished the peaches and cream ice cream for after. Yogurt on overnight.
Wednesday/12-Aug-20: No phone and internet briefly in the morning. Dinner was Roasted Masala Lamb Chops with Pistachio & Pomegranate (Jamie). This was good. Didn't serve on flatbread (bone-in lamb chops on flatbread?), but served with Moroccan couscous (from the organic shop) and Crushed Spiced Carrot Salad (Morocco, p78), a tasty favorite. Some chocolate-covered madeleines for after. (Leclerc Drive has finally started carrying these!)
Thursday/13-Aug-20: Neglected to defrost something for dinner and my mind was a blank, even though there's lots of veg in the fridge. Pizza it was, with the rest of the package of chocolate-covered madeleines for after.
Started some Overnight Bread.
Friday/14-Aug-20: Baked up the Overnight Bread in the morning.
Dinner was Spicy Turkey Salad (PatSalads, p102). (Wish I'd remembered this book when it was seriously hot.) I had about 300g of turkey scallops (two of them) and minced those rather than grinding. Interesting that the meat is cooked in a mixture of lime juice, lemongrass, and garlic, with no oil involved. It was a bit short on meat, but otherwise I did a whole recipe. A very light meal for two, not four. We started a new packet of chocolate-covered madeleines for after.
Yogurt on overnight.
Saturday/15-Aug-20: Picked up an order from Intermarché Drive today. Lots of fruit; not much veg, which we're over-endowed with right now.
Dinner was Sweet-and-Sour Salmon in Almond Prune Sauce (Essential, p431). This sounded a bit odd (sauce of prunes, honey, dijon, etc.), but turned out delicious. I'm not sure, but I think everything with pomegranate molasses might be delicious. Served with trio rice and some steamed haricots verts. Store-bought crème caramels for after.
Sunday/16-M Aug on-20: Used more of our plums to make Plum Amaretto Jam (SmallBatch, p50). About a pound of plums (maybe a teeny bit more) make two AH jars. Tastes good. Into the freezer with them.
Dinner was Corn with Cauliflower (WorldVeg, p173), which sounded a bit odd, but worked quite well. Served over short-grained brown rice. The rest of the store-bought crème caramels for after.
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
Monday, August 3, 2020
This week in the kitchen
Monday/3-Aug-20: Tthis afternoon Ed said how much he liked yesterday's dessert. Surprise. He especially liked the misbegotten dumpling-ish things on the top of the peaches.
Started some Abm Whole Wheat Bread (MC) (WW/Rapid/L/-/-). My goodness this smells good when it's baking!
Dinner was a halfish dose of Baked Greek Shrimp with Tomatoes and Feta (web; cookbooker). Used 300g of cooked shrimp (with covered tails) that I added more or less frozen. Served over orzo.
Peach cobbler with ice cream and cream for dessert.
Tuesday/4-Aug-20: Off to BookChatters today. Only four of us, but a long discussion.
Dinner was a half dose of Artichoke Purée with Olives, Capers, and Oregano (PeV, p33), served over linguine. Good stuff. We finished off the peach cobbler with plain ice cream for after.
Wednesday/5-Aug-20: This was vet day. Sophie had her shots and seems not to have kidney failure or diabetes as we'd feared. Oscar isn't doing well and probably won't be long with us. :-(
Dinner was Grilled Chicken with Peach and Onion Relish (MC; web), a third of the meat with half the relish. The relish was delicious; I used half the sugar I should have. Have lots of this left for something else. It was served with very plain kip filets, where it could have used a more flavorful meat, chicken thighs, pork something? Served with short spaghetti and some steam-sautéed mixed veggies (carrots, broccoli, zucchini, eggplant), cleaning out the fridge a bit. They were good, with lots of lemon juice at the end. We're full and satisfied.
Thursday/6-Aug-20: Dinner was a close version of Shakshouka with Potatoes (web). Easy and pretty tasty. Filling on a hot hot day.
Yogurt on overnight.
Friday/7-Aug-20: Buckwheat Bread (BMB, p49) this morning (WW/Rapid/S/-/-). A small loaf, as are all in this book, but quite delicious.
Dinner was Eggs on Curried Rice (Rodale2, p113; MC). Short grain brown rice. Old recipe. Good stuff. Then a bit of salad.
It's occurred to me that my cookbook reading has largely ground to a halt. I was reading as we travelled to and from the grocery store. But that's not happening any more, and likely won't for quite some time, so I need to find another way to work this into my schedule.
Saturday/8-Aug-20: Another hot hot day. I don't do hot well.
Ed picked up an order from Intermarché, so it's fish for dinner.
Which was Coconut Fish Curry (web). No coconut oil or coconut aminos. It was okay. We got a mango in the groceries, but I decided not to make that fish dish. Instead I made Cucumber Mango Salad (web), a recipe printout I found tucked in a book last night. This was pretty good. I stirred in some cilantro, which only made it better. I made up the broth for some ice cream and macerated some peaches and nectarines, but didn't feel like freezing it. Tomorrow.
Ed brought in a bucket full of purple plums, so tomorrow is probably jam-making day.
Sunday/9-Aug-20: Busy day in the kitchen. Started out making a loaf English Muffin Bread (BMB, p17). The dough must have been a bit too wet and the top sank. Tastes great, though, so I'll try again.
I used about half of the bucket of plums (quetsches) to make Plum Jam (FancyPant, p92). I was also looking at Classic Plum Jam (PutEmFruit, p211). I used the amount of sugar (sucre de confiture with pectin included) from PutEmFruit and omitted the lemon juice. Followed FancyPant's procedure of softening the plums with the pits in, then putting them through a food mill to remove them. That didn't work very well, and I ended up picking them out by hand. Have four jars of jam now, three in the freezer.
For dinner, we had hamburger patties, plain hamburger dressed up with tamari, garlic, and Tabasco. Served these with the Peach and Onion Relish from earlier in the week. Over-roasted the remains of some mandolined potatoes. Made up a broccoli salad. And for after we had some peaches and cream ice cream. We're full.
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
Started some Abm Whole Wheat Bread (MC) (WW/Rapid/L/-/-). My goodness this smells good when it's baking!
Dinner was a halfish dose of Baked Greek Shrimp with Tomatoes and Feta (web; cookbooker). Used 300g of cooked shrimp (with covered tails) that I added more or less frozen. Served over orzo.
Peach cobbler with ice cream and cream for dessert.
Tuesday/4-Aug-20: Off to BookChatters today. Only four of us, but a long discussion.
Dinner was a half dose of Artichoke Purée with Olives, Capers, and Oregano (PeV, p33), served over linguine. Good stuff. We finished off the peach cobbler with plain ice cream for after.
Wednesday/5-Aug-20: This was vet day. Sophie had her shots and seems not to have kidney failure or diabetes as we'd feared. Oscar isn't doing well and probably won't be long with us. :-(
Dinner was Grilled Chicken with Peach and Onion Relish (MC; web), a third of the meat with half the relish. The relish was delicious; I used half the sugar I should have. Have lots of this left for something else. It was served with very plain kip filets, where it could have used a more flavorful meat, chicken thighs, pork something? Served with short spaghetti and some steam-sautéed mixed veggies (carrots, broccoli, zucchini, eggplant), cleaning out the fridge a bit. They were good, with lots of lemon juice at the end. We're full and satisfied.
Thursday/6-Aug-20: Dinner was a close version of Shakshouka with Potatoes (web). Easy and pretty tasty. Filling on a hot hot day.
Yogurt on overnight.
Friday/7-Aug-20: Buckwheat Bread (BMB, p49) this morning (WW/Rapid/S/-/-). A small loaf, as are all in this book, but quite delicious.
Dinner was Eggs on Curried Rice (Rodale2, p113; MC). Short grain brown rice. Old recipe. Good stuff. Then a bit of salad.
It's occurred to me that my cookbook reading has largely ground to a halt. I was reading as we travelled to and from the grocery store. But that's not happening any more, and likely won't for quite some time, so I need to find another way to work this into my schedule.
Saturday/8-Aug-20: Another hot hot day. I don't do hot well.
Ed picked up an order from Intermarché, so it's fish for dinner.
Which was Coconut Fish Curry (web). No coconut oil or coconut aminos. It was okay. We got a mango in the groceries, but I decided not to make that fish dish. Instead I made Cucumber Mango Salad (web), a recipe printout I found tucked in a book last night. This was pretty good. I stirred in some cilantro, which only made it better. I made up the broth for some ice cream and macerated some peaches and nectarines, but didn't feel like freezing it. Tomorrow.
Ed brought in a bucket full of purple plums, so tomorrow is probably jam-making day.
Sunday/9-Aug-20: Busy day in the kitchen. Started out making a loaf English Muffin Bread (BMB, p17). The dough must have been a bit too wet and the top sank. Tastes great, though, so I'll try again.
I used about half of the bucket of plums (quetsches) to make Plum Jam (FancyPant, p92). I was also looking at Classic Plum Jam (PutEmFruit, p211). I used the amount of sugar (sucre de confiture with pectin included) from PutEmFruit and omitted the lemon juice. Followed FancyPant's procedure of softening the plums with the pits in, then putting them through a food mill to remove them. That didn't work very well, and I ended up picking them out by hand. Have four jars of jam now, three in the freezer.
For dinner, we had hamburger patties, plain hamburger dressed up with tamari, garlic, and Tabasco. Served these with the Peach and Onion Relish from earlier in the week. Over-roasted the remains of some mandolined potatoes. Made up a broccoli salad. And for after we had some peaches and cream ice cream. We're full.
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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