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What we’re eating this week…

May 31, 2020

Whew. Things are heavy right now, huh? I just finally pulled out my debit card and donated to an organization working to post bail for protesters. I’ve been sitting with the heaviness for days now, doing what I can. I hope you are too.

We still need to eat, though, especially in times where our hearts are hurting. Here’s what I’m planning to cook for my family this week. Maybe you will take inspiration and prepare a home cooked meal for your loved ones as well.

  • I’m craving stir fry lately. I bought a stir fry kit and some Hodo tofu (honestly the best tofu I’ve ever come across). I’m planning to crisp up the tofu in the oven using some cornstarch and the mix it with a simple stir fry sauce like this. If I go to the store before dinner, I think I’ll also make my favorite cucumber salad to go with it.
  • I’m obsessed with my drop biscuits recipe, but I also want to explore buttermilk biscuits. I have some buttermilk in my fridge this week leftover from Ian’s lemon cake, so now’s the time. Maybe we’ll do a breakfast for dinner situation and have fried eggs with our biscuits. yum!
  • The name of the game for me lately is salad. Can’t get enough. I’m going to make this elote salad for sure. I also really need to try this Chopped Thai Salad. Wow, that looks good.
  • Keith really likes salmon. I am just meh about it, but I think I’ll be a good partner this week and pick up some salmon for us to grill. Salmon just screams for roasted sweet potatoes, doesn’t it? Plus some sauteed kale? Okay, I can get behind it.
  • Lastly, Beef & Ginger Stir Fry with white rice. I made this once before and adored it. Need a repeat.

What are you cooking this week?

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Weekly Meal Plan, Week 16 2020 – Still Sheltering in Place

April 18, 2020

Whew.

That’s all I have to say about staying home for weeks on end.

My motivation to cook waxes and wanes. I’m still experimenting, but my initial enthusiasm has faded. I have been saying I’m going to make kale soup for three days now. I’m just doing the best I can and some days my best also feels like my worst.

At any rate, we have some funs meals on the docket and I wanted to share them with you here. Perhaps you’ll find some motivation or inspiration from this list.

Here’s what I’m planning to make:

  • Going to try to make the famous Roberto Kale soup. It’s really going to happen tonight!
  • The salad above was dinner last night and man was it good. It’s a bagged salad mix of brussels and kale and radicchio with this ‘Better than Bottled‘ balsamic homemade dressing I’ve been making for years. Keith BBQ’d some chicken for our protein and then I added diced apples, candied walnuts, raw pistachios, avocado and some parmesan. It was absolute perfection.
  • Broccoli Cheddar soup with fresh baked bread. My mom sent me a bread recipe that I’m trying to get the hang of.
  • Dropped Biscuits + Fried eggs for weekend breakfast
  • Taco Salad
  • Green juices. I love them so much.
  • Crispy Chicken Tacos
  • Another Roasted Chicken, this time with cabbage in it a la Smitten Kitchen. I just need to find the cabbage somewhere!
  • I was going to make French Silk Pie, but then I decided to make Pecan Delite instead because it reminds me of my childhood and honestly tastes much better than french silk pie in my humble opinion. I made it last night and oh wow. No regrets! Going to share the recipe with you soon.
  • Going to attempt my first Dutch Baby. Wish me luck!

What are you cooking this week? Please share. I’m all ears!

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Weekly Meal Plan, Week 14 2020 – Shelter in Place Edition

March 31, 2020

As you can imagine, my formal Weekly Meal Plan has gone out the window with everything happening right now. Meal Plans are for the time-starved with access to any ingredient they need. In the age of Covid-19, I am time-rich, but I can’t predict what my local grocery store will have in stock on my weekly trips, so sketching out anything resembling a plan feels impossible right now.

Nevertheless, I still rely on this little blog of mine to generate excitement and enthusiasm for my culinary adventures. I also use it as a guide, a shorthand for what I have in my cupboards. My hope is that my weekly meal plans can inspire you in your kitchen. Maybe you’ll see me cooking something and decide to give it a try for yourself. Lord knows we can all use a little inspiration when it comes to cooking, especially these days where we’re home for most every meal.

So, I decided to make a rough little list of what I plan to cook for the week based on what’s available in my kitchen. I can’t promise I’ll cook it on any certain day, but you can at least see my inspiration and cross-reference what’s on my Baking and Cooking Dream List to see what I’m tackling next.

That said, here’s this week’s plan:

  • Banana Bread – I’m still on my quest to find my perfect banana bread recipe and I have some ripe bananas withering on my counter. Thinking of trying the Smitten Kitchen one she posted today. Do you have a recipe that you swear by?
  • Chicken and Rice Casserole + Roasted French Green Beans. I never buy chicken quarters because I don’t really like meat that much and I really don’t like it off the bone, but they were on crazy sale the other day and I panic-bought them. I’m thinking a cozy casserole is just the ticket.
  • Vegetarian Chili + Grandma’s Mexican Cornbread. I actually made this for dinner last night and it was SO good. That cornbread is damn delicious and the leftovers just get better with time.
  • Whole Roasted Chicken + Jeannie’s Famous Kale Salad + Roasted Asparagus. I need to share that Kale Salad recipe with you all. It’s amazing and I know we could all probably use some more greens in our lives these days. I’m nervous to try my first roast chicken. I’m thinking I’ll go with the Ina recipe because she is just the queen, but I’m open. Do you have any suggestions?
  • Shrimp with Feta. I’m intrigued to try this one even though I’m not much of a shrimp person. I’ll let you know how it goes….
  • Pasta Alfredo. Keith Jr. loves pasta alfredo, so this one will be a surprise for him. I’ve never made it homemade. Have you?
  • Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies. Look, we all need comfort right now. That’s all I’m sayin’.
  • For brunch this weekend: Super Duper Easy Egg Bake.

Our list this week is a wee bit indulgent, but hey, these are unprecedented times. I am also planning to buy a juicer, so there will be lighter days ahead. It’s all balance, right?

What are you cooking while you’re sheltering in place? I’d love to hear!

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