September 10, 2012

MENU FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

This week the temps have been down some, so we jumped the gun a bit and did a big old pot of gumbo.  Lovely.  Talk about comfort food!

After all my culinary experience, you’d think I’d know enough to just follow the damned recipe. But this afternoon Warner ground chicken thighs for me -  2 pounds for a double recipe.  I looked at it – and so did he – and it just didn’t look  to me enough.  The recipe said one pound of ground chicken  made 40 - ¾” Buffalo Chicken Meatballs – but it didn’t seem possible. So we did up three pounds.  I now have 200 meatballs in the  freezer.  All in all, I used 1 cup for Frank’s hot sauce.  And by the time I had rolled up all 200, my hands looks like those of Lady Macbeth.  And I am here to tell you that stuff doesn’t come off in a flash.

Mon. AM             Pancakes and Chicken Gravy

Mon. PM              Jacques Pepin’s Cod with Black Olives & Horseradish EP 214

Tues. AM             Tuna Salad Sandwich

Tues. PM              Chicken, Shrimp, Ham and Sausage Gumbo GM 1/84

                             Steamed Rice, Peasant Bread

Weds. AM            Tuscan Minnestrone f/i

Weds. PM            Shrimp Lo Mein AP

                             Steamed Rice, Salad

Thurs. AM           Gumbo Revisited

Thurs PM             Beef Stew with Orange and Mushrooms f/i

                             Fresh Spaetzle with Herbs, Sauteed Zucchini

Fri                        Turkey Vegetable Soup f/i

Fri. PM                 Normandy Chicken f/i

                             Orzo, Green Beans

Sat. AM               Grilled Burgers

Sat. PM                Chinese Chicken Wings CCI                

Stufffed Pork Roast f/i

                             Mashed Potatoes

                             Roasted Beets

Sun AM               Eggs on a Raft 

                           bacon

                           Coffee

SunPM                 Garlic Shrimp Tapas

New England Boiled Dinner CCI

Horseradish Sauce CCI