Sunday, March 6, 2011

Menu Week of March 7, 2011

Gotta keep things simple because who knows when this babe will make his grand entrance. So, instead of assigning certain dishes for certain days, I'm just going to be flexible.

Broccoli Soup and Chicken Salad Sandwiches
Roast Chicken, Rice and Brussel Sprouts
Spicy Maple Salmon ( think I'll try a glaze, mix it up a bit), broccoli (hey, it's in season), Goat Cheese Quinoa
Pasta Puttenesca (have to have this every week now, per Andy)

Split Pea Soup

I woke up the other day salivating for my mom's split pea soup of my youth. Split peas fall apart in a soup so there's no need to puree anything and it's just so easy to make and it smells delicious even if you're just learning to use your new dishwasher and accidentally melt a plastic lid and don't notice until you're like, what the hell? It should only smell like soup in here! Oops.

Tipsy Shrimp

I intended to make shrimp scampi but had no white cooking wine on hand, just beer so I had to improvise! Which is good because seriously a new house deserves some new recipes, yes? Even if the kitchen is still roughly the same size? Yes.


Cantaloupe Sherbet

Oh, man, between moving and Baby-Wait 2011, I've been pretty busy! But one of the great things about moving is unearthing all the stuff I'd all but forgotten about. I don't know how I forgot I had an ice cream attachment for my Kitchen-Aid, it's practically brand-new, but I did forget. No matter, I'll make up for it.

So, anyway, I bought a cantaloupe this week and was completely overwhelmed by the amount of fruit it yielded. I'm only one person, I can't eat that much fruit before it goes bad! Sherbet to the rescue


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