September 2, 2013

MENU FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

My prophecy proved correct.  The night I planned for Tuscan Chicken Cooked Under a Brick it rained – as it has every time  I have put it on the menu this summer.  Years ago I had a lovely recipe for a dessert Sweet Cranberry soup.  Every time I planned one serving it, it rained.  Now I’m not  superstitious – I simply haven’t served that soup in 25 years.  I’ll have to figure something else out for the chicken.  It’s too damn good  to ignore…

This weekend supposedly is the end of summer.  I feel confused.  I don’t feel as though summer has really begun.  The strange weather we’ve been experiencing is something else.  Any number of evenings recently we’ve had the a/c running upstairs to make the bedroom comfortable while running the  space heater in the dining room during dinner.  Which probably means we’ll have snow in October and a heat wave for Thanksgiving.  Things have been going like that…..

Mon. AM             Chicken Club Sandwiches

Mon. PM              Cheese Platter

                             Flank Steak with Black Butter TLBV

                             Hash Brown Potato Cake BA 5/13

                             Steamed Corn

Tues. AM             Poached Eggs on Hashed Brown Potatoes

Tues. PM              Meatball Stroganoff, Noodles, Peas

Weds.PM             Roasted  Poblano. Red Pepper and Chicken Tacos FCA 158

Thurs. PM            Pasta Bolognese f/i

                                    Tossed Salad, Garlic Bread

Fri. AM                Faux Crab Louis in Avocado Halves CCI 430

Fri. PM                 Spare Ribs in Tangy Orange Sauce BA 9/88 116

                             Creamy Cuke and Potato Salad FW 6/13

                             Steamed Corn

Sat. AM               White Corn Chili f/i

                             Steamed Rice

Sat. PM                Herring in Wine Sauce on Crackers

                             Pierre Franey’s Lobster Americain PFACT 161

                             Rice Pilaf, Haricots Verts

Sun. AM              Challah French Toast

Sun. PM               Chinese Chicken Wings

                             Soy Grilled Chicken Thigh BA 6/07

                             Orzo Salad with Mandarin Oranges, Red Peppers, Cucumber and

                                Feta VLD