This week in the kitchen

Monday/16-Dec-19: Early morning ENT appointment today.

Later I realized that this week's shopping will include what we need for first and second xmas days. Will have to plan fairly carefully. Don't think we'll be having anyone around. Seems too much to organize while I'm not feeling well.

Dinner was Aubergine Lasagna (MC), which was pretty good. Followed by a small salad. Some chocolate-covered madeleines for after.

Tuesday/17-Dec-19: Dinner was a half recipe of Red Currant-Glazed Pork Chops (MC; web; CL/mar95). I last made this in feb98. Good stuff and easy. Served with spaghettis courts (short, indeed, but not spaghetti) and Leeks in Vinaigrette (Olney2, p44). This recipe was very similar to one in BEFCC, with chopped parsley added. I used the chopped parsley and egg white as a garnish. Cooked leeks are a bit hard to cut through. We both thought this was good, but would be better with bite-sized chunks of leek instead of long bits.

Yogurt on overnight.

Wednesday/18-Dec-19: Off for a haircut today.

Dinner was West Indian Salmon Patties from the freezer, with some hominy, also from the freezer, and some Green Beans with Mushrooms (Q&E, p86). Then part of a little brioche Galette de Trois Rois that I got at the boulangerie. Ed got the fêve.

Thursday/19-Dec-19: Finished off the shopping list for the first round of holiday dinners today. We had Lentils with Tamarind and Dates (web), served over brown rice. Pretty good, it was. Some Häagen-Dasz mini ice cream cups for afters.

Friday/20-Dec-19: Shopping today, a big one. Hope we can keep the price down next week and not end the year with another record for grocery spending. Lots of things missing, requiring bits of replanning. No chicken livers. No fresh basil. Pooh.

Dinner was Cod with Ginger-Basil Butter on Fragrant Rice (web). Got lieu noir instead of cod. Pretty good stuff. Served with steamed broccoli. In the anti-gaspi cooler, I found some La Fermière desserts expiring tomorrow and Sunday, for 30% off, so bought two pairs. Tonight we had the chocolate one. All good. We ate well.

Yogurt on overnight.

Saturday/21-Dec-19: Dinner was Creamy White Beans with Goat's Cheese (web). This was easy and tasty. No goat's cream. I used pyramid cheese instead. Probably would have been better to buy some goat's milk. Some store-bought vanilla yogurt in cute little red jars for dessert.

Put chicken on to marinate for tomorrow.

Sunday/22-Mon-19: Put out a few xmas decorations today. Not really in the mood. Starting to get over sinus infection finally, but feeling tired and blue.

Dinner was Roast Spatchcock Chicken with Lemongrass, Honey & Fish Sauce (web), roasted brick-style, which worked even with the liquid marinade. Served with plain rice and Thai Stir-Fried Long Beans (MaiPham, p169) using snijbonen instead of long beans. Pretty good stuff. Some chocolate-covered madeleines for after.

Progress on goals
This week: #1 BACKLOG: no; #2 VEG/FISH: 4; #3 COOKBOOK: n/a
Cookbooks of the month: none
This month: #4 PASTA: no; #5 BREAD: no; #6 GUESTS: no
This year: #7 PROJECT: no