Running through this past week’s dinners fast because I have a fun weekend post to share…
This is out of order, but I am too lazy to copy and paste the photos correctly. HA! So above is Wednesday’s meal. My dad came to play but I wasn’t sure if he’d be joining us for dinner. Once he determined he was staying, he called on the way over and offered to pick up extra chicken thighs. Then I just made extra peas and rice and sauce. Boom.
I didn’t measure the ingredients I put into the sweet dijon mustard sauce – just taste tested my way there. It had garlic infused olive oil, lemon juice, honey, dijon mustard, white balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper. I meant to add parsley at the end but forgot. Oops.
Found these bad boys at Costco last visit. Dangerous dangerous dangerous.
Monday night was fish. I’d been craving salmon all weekend, but we didn’t make it to the store until late late Sunday. Daylight savings really effed up naps in our house. Anyway, we grabbed food to go on the way home from the store Sunday night, so I don’t have a photo. I got a thai salad was from the prepared food section at the North Davis Nugget (aka the fancy good one we never go to). I loved it and would definitely get it again.
So yeah, I wanted fish on Monday.
Easiest combo that we all love – broccoli, quinoa, and salmon with a tamari, ginger, and oil marinade.
Tuesday’s turkey stew was a step in the right direction for getting P on board with brothy meals.
I sautéed ground turkey and then added chard from our garden, herbs, and chicken broth and let it simmer. Later that day when I had time again, I added carrots, celery, and purple sweet potatoes.
It was pretty salty, which I think is why P took to it so well. I served him the chunky stuff without much broth so he could eat it on his own. I love these kinds of meals when the weather is blah, so I’m glad the rest of the family did too.
Thursday’s dinner was fried (cauli) “rice” to clean out the freezer and fridge. I’ve had a packet of TJ’s frozen “riced” cauliflower in the freezer forever and somehow never used it. I basically combined a bunch of stuff from the freezer here including mixed veggies, cauliflower, and shrimp…then I added eggs, tamari, ginger, fish sauce, rice vinegar, and called it a day. P ate the same thing, insanely enthusiastically, I might add. I guess the time away from shrimp made him miss it, hence the famous idiom.
Which brings us to Fridayyyyyy…
Rather than go all out and cook a big meal from scratch, I decided to actually simplify my life and get pre-made Vicolo pizzas for us. Kyle’s parents arrived in town that morning and so while P napped, I went grocery shopping with the girl group for all our weekend needs. Which was a LOT of stuff (holidays came early this year!!). So yeah, we had pizza and Caesar salad because I had more important ways to spend my time. We ended up with leftovers because we ambitiously got FOUR pizzas (one of every kind!) which has been helpful already this week in giving me something to gobble down while battling the mayhem of sick kids stuck inside during a rain storm. I may jinx it by saying this, but Vicolo pizzas never bother my stomach despite having both gluten and dairy. I had leftovers for P because he’s obviously not able to tolerate either of those things with his allergies, but my GI tract is such a weirdo that this one kind of pizza is one I will happily indulge in while my body remains forgiving.
Stay tuned for this…
When and how did you add the rest of the cooked veggies to the turkey stew? I would love to try that. What herbs would you suggest? Thanks much.
Do you usually use cooked frozen fish or get the raw/shelled shrimp?
About 30-45 minutes before serving. Place the lid on top and they will steam and cook in that amount of time. You could do it in advance too but it just depends on if you like your veggies mushy or not (specifically potatoes). Herbs to try: sage, thyme, rosemary, dried parsley.
I’ve done both for fish. Nowadays I buy it in bulk and then portion it out to vacuum seal and freeze myself because it’s cheaper that way for good quality fish. For shrimp I buy frozen cooked no tail 99.9% of the time.
Thanks. Did you cook the potatoes and veggies in the same pan as the already cooked turkey/chard? Or did you steam them alone and then add? Sorry about my confusion.
same pan.
OMG are those two cuties P and V? They are gorgeous! Adorable! And ohhhhh sooooo very sweet looking! Enjoy every minute because you have a quality home with a beautiful family. Not surprising by the awesome people you all your parents.