It’s Thanksgiving weekend, but we’re a small group, only three if us, so we’re doing a modified feast. My parents are coming next weekend, so we’ll go full-fledged turkey feast then. We’re having a turkey breast and roast veggies, and, yes, there’ll be enough for soup the next night. We have a couple of things going on during the week that require quick-fix dinner, so that is taken into account with the plan this week.
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This week is a mixed bag of food. On Sunday I’m supplying a meal for a friend who recently had back surgery, so Saturday night’s dinner is supplying that–big batch baked pasta. I’m going old school on Sunday, Mexican on Monday, and experimenting on Wednesday. How could I not when a local International grocery store is advertising goat ribs? Goat Ribs! I have to try that! Wish me luck, though…
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This is a quick, easy, warm salad for summer. The pasta is cooked, then cooled down with a cold water rinse, Then the chicken and pesto are cold. It’s filling and yet still light for those warm summer nights. Continue reading
This is a no-cook pasta sauce that is so quick and easy for those hot summer days. My Dad made this for us when we were kids. I have no idea how closely this mirrors what he used to make for us, but it’s how I make it and we all like it. The longer you allow it to sit and have the flavours mingle the better, but allow a minimum of at least 1 hour. We will have this with some grilled Italian sausage on the side to get some protein in, but you can easily use chicken too. Or, if you want to keep it vegan or vegetarian, add some chickpeas to the sauce when you first mix it up to allow them to absorb the garlicky-herby flavours of the ingredients. Continue reading
You may have noticed I didn’t post a Meal Plan last week, and for that I apologize. There were two reasons: 1) I created a Meal Plan knowing I was developing a cold, and promptly went to bed for about a week, and 2) when I finally got up and around my laptop had decided to stop recognizing that the Internet is a thing and wouldn’t acknowledge it, so even though I wanted to post, I couldn’t. As a result of the first issue, even though I had developed the Plan with my impending sickness in mind and therefore easy-to-make meals, it didn’t get followed. Those boys ate whatever they felt like making (cereal and sandwiches, I’m guessing). As for the second reason, after a good 6 hours of playing and searching for the issue with the laptop, my husband found the problem and was able to rectify it. This week we are repeating last week’s Lost Meal Plan, since it was a good one, and every now and then you want easy.
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I’m a little food obsessed. I always have been. I don’t eat to live; I live to eat. I’m not a professional chef. At best I’m an interested amateur, a home cook with some knowledge and skills. What I am, though, is a planner. I like to know what’s happening, what’s coming up, and what might happen, so I can plan accordingly.
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