Not much to talk about this week. First winter menu though, and good to know that the days will now start getting longer.
We had a lovely Christmas, are giving ourselves the weekend off, and then the rest of L.’s winter holiday will be devoted to college applications and the ensuing emotions on both our part - me because my baby is all grown up, and he because he has to complete them all and send them out into the unknown.
At least we have a nice New Year’s Eve dinner to look forward to and I have finally found one good thing about lockdown – this year I do not have to come up with a single excuse to skip any New Year’s Eve party – my least favorite social event of the year!!
I wish you and yours a safe and better in every way 2021. I think that each and every one of us is thrilled to turn the page on 2020.
This Week's CSA box contained:
Herbs: sage
Greens: a bunch of curly kale, 2 bunches of dandelion greens
Alliums: a head of garlic, shallots, yellow onions
Vegetables: a butternut squash, 2 turnips. 3 carrots, 2 parsnips, the largest rutabaga man has ever seen, a red cabbage, 1 greenhouse tomato, a punnet of Brussels sprouts, a celeriac, and 4 huge Russet potatoes
Fruit: Mutzu and Fuji apples – 4 each
Remainders: some asparagus, ¾ of a red cabbage, ½ bunch scallions, ½ head of lettuce, ½ bunch of rosemary, and a hand full of baby arugula
So, with the addition of the above remainders and some mushrooms from the farmer’s market on Saturday morning (minus the butternut squash which will be turned into soup) these items will be transformed into:
Sunday “Pantry Roulette”; fridge, freezer, and pantry item dinner]
Dandelion Salad with Slab Bacon
Asparagus Crowns
Monday [Wildcard; a more complex or fiddly dish than usual to test my culinary skills]
Green Salad with Sesame Dressing
Tuesday [Pasta]
Cacio e Pepe Brussels Sprouts Salad with Arugula
Wednesday [L.'s choice]
Celery Root Remoulade
Pork Tenderloin Medallions with Red Wine Butter
Rutabaga Puree
Thursday [Fish but it is new year’s eve so...]
Roasted Vegetable Samosas with Cranberry Dipping Sauce
“Window Pane” Potatoes
Friday [Veggie-centric]
Cider Cured Crispy Skinned Spanish Mackerel
Chickpea and Preserved Lemon Salad
Yogurt Flatbreads
Saturday ["Picnic"; something that is easy to assemble and easy to eat in front of a movie]
Mixed Salad
Pan Fried Polenta Squares with Mixed Mushroom Ragu and Poached Egg
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