This week in the kitchen

Monday/9-Aug-21: Ed's first carpal tunnel surgery today. His left arm is beginning to get some sensation now. It itches but doesn't move well yet.

Dinner was Chicken and Broccoli Curry (web) from Chef John. Not my favorite recipe of his, but quite edible. Ed like it better than I did. Some speculoos éclairs from the boulangerie for after.

Tuesday/10-Aug-21: Dinner was Chorizo-Stuffed Pork Tenderloin (web; GD). This wasn't hard and was very tasty. I didn't get my varkenhaas smashed to 1/4" thickness, so the roll was a bit open on the joined side. No matter. Tasted good. Served with the simple red pepper salad in the headnote and, having no potatoes on hand, with orzo. A pair of chocolate covered madeleines for after.

Roasted some beets in the evening. Not often that fresh beets are in the shop, so I grabbed them last week.

Unfortunately, we seem to be eating Spanish-style this week, with very late dinners. I'll try to do better.

Wednesday/11-Aug-21: Finished reading (quickly) Rustic this morning. This was a book that I rescued from the recyling box on my last go through the cookbooks. I've made one bread twice so far and have many more marked to try. I'm going to make a list of those. Now that we've been going to the boulangerie for bread for several weeks, maybe I'll feel like baking a bit. Bread machine is nice when it's hot. (Looks like we're getting ready to settle into a heat wave; no rain in sight.)

Hmm...I see I've now only got one cookbook listed as currently reading, and I'm almost finished with that. I'm pretty sure that's not right. 

Dinner was Lemon Pepper Chicken, which uses L&P White Wine Worcestershire, or, as it's more recently known, L&P Marinade for Chicken. The recipe came from a bottle a long time ago. Unfortunately,  I used up my bottle today and it looks like it's no longer made. I'm looking for a "copycat" recipe. I can't find the recipe online. A shame because it's delicious. Marinated some skinless, boneless chicken thighs and cooked them under the broiler, Ed not being quite ready to bbq. Served with a made-up salad of brown rice, roasted beet, sliced carrot, shallot, with a lemony vinaigrette. For after we had a bit of hazelnut cake with the rest of the vanilla-almond ice cream.

Thursday/12-Aug-21: Shopping today. Got out SFAH to read on the way, then noticed I've actually finished reading, except for the bibliography. Got out another cookbook to read, then remembered I have to drive (Ed can't drive yet). Oops. Did our shopping and went to pick up a new Livebox which, for the second time, was not there. Grr...

Dinner was Swordfish Steaks with Anchovies and Wild Mushrooms (WorldFood, p118). Served with some some gnocchi (impulse buy today) and a fresh tomato salad. Some store-bought coffee-flavored custard things for after.

Friday/13-Aug-21: We finally managed to get a new Livebox today, and it's all installed and running. But internet connectivity is still slow and broken. Sigh.

Dinner was Cheese, Pear & Kiwi Fruit Salad (PatSalads, p36). I more or less a full recipe, with about a quarter of the dressing. The cheese was Maaslander. An odd combination, but good stuff. Some chopped nuts might be nice. A pair of chocolate chocolate madeleines for after.

Saturday/14-Aug-21: Dinner was Thai-Style Beef Salad (web). This was from a Cook's Illustrated cookbook that's been recycled. It was okay, better than average even, but I have similar recipes. For after there was some quite good Banana Bread (GD; GD). This was a recipe I gathered from EAT-Lers on Facebook. 

Sunday/15-Aug-21: Dinner was Curried Red Lentil Zucchini Soup* (web; GD). We liked it a lot last time; this time, I thought it was so-so, but Ed liked it. Oh well. A pair of chocolate chocolate madeleines for after. (The Banana Bread makes a really good breakfast.)

Sigh, another week without a photo.

Progress on goals
This week: #1 VEG/FISH: 3; #2 PHOTO: no; #3 *DMA: yes
This month: #4 GUESTS: n/a
This year: #5 BACKLOG1: no; #6 BACKLOG2: no; #7 RECYCLE: 11; #8 NEW: 4

This week in the kitchen

Monday/2-Mar-20: Dinner was a half dose of Mongolian Beef and Vegetables (web; CL/dec16). A bit of meat and lots of good veggies, but somehow missing a bit of something. I forgot that I was supposed to make Sesame Soba Noodles as a go-with so there was plain basmati rice instead. And mini ice cream cups for dessert.

Tuesday/3-Mar-20: Used up a bunch of veggies tonight for a kind of hippie meal, steamed/sautéed veggie (onion, garlic, shrooms, carrots, broccoli, snijbonen, asparagus) over brown rice, with some garlic-chile sauce for spice. And some chocolate-covered cookies for dessert.

Yogurt on overnight.

Wednesday/4-Mar-20: Shopping today.

Coronovirus panic? Snotty-nosed us needed to restock on kleenex. At the Drive, I was limited to ordering one box. After Ed went to his hearing aid place, we popped into Intermarché and bought a few boxes. And got more at Leclerc, so we're stocked up. No place except the Drive had a limit. Don't know what the deal was there.

Dinner was Gift-Wrapped Sesame-Soy Tilapia (CL/dec16; web), with cod. This was ok, but nothing special. Served with plain rice. We had some nems from the freezer for a starter. And some bio vanilla riz au laits that I got from the anti-gaspi cooler.

Finished reading RezaSpice. A fun read. Lots of stickies.

Thursday/5-Mar-20: Lunch out today. Nothing much happened in the kitchen.

Friday/6-Mar-20: Off to Orange today to pick up an Airbox, which might help with the internet problems we've been having.

Dinner was Tortellini with Snap Peas and Pesto (web). I used some pesto from the freezer, topped up with some minced mint, since that was asked in the recipe. Pretty good stuff. Some store-bought eclairs for after.

Yogurt on overnight.

Saturday/7-Mar-20: Went off to a concert this afternoon, but couldn't find the church in time, thanks to Tomtom and GoogleMaps. Came home and had leftover chicken, along with some steamed broccoli and carrots. Finished off with the other pair of riz au laits.

Sunday/8-Mar-20: Nice, Frenchish dinner tonight. Our main was Pan-Fried Pork Chops with Sherry Vinegar and French Cornichons (WorldFood, p252; cookbooker). As recommended, I served these with a third recipe, more or less, of Gratin of Potatoes in the Style of the Auvergne (WorldFood, p298; cookbooker). These were very good. I used my oval casserole, which was probably a smidge too big; a smaller rectangular one would have given "deeper" potatoes. And some chocolate-covered madeleines for dessert.

Progress on goals
This week: #1 VEG/FISH: 3; #2 BACKLOG: yes
This month: #3 GUESTS: no
This year: #4 SHORT: no; #5 LONG: no
On-going: #6 READ; #7 RECYCLE; #8 NEW