Meal Plan Week #22
We started off first by doubling the sangria recipe. While that might not have been necessary, I accidentally (well maybe not so accidentally) used a deceptively large pitcher. We also added a little bit of rum to the recipe listed above and used harder fruit--such as apples and pears--because of recommendations in the comments and the fact that the peaches we picked up at the Farmers' Market were overly ripe. This was an excellent first sangria attempt of the season, and we look forward to many more attempts (and variations)!!
On to the main attraction. Right now, we do not have an outdoor grill on our balcony (need to examine the lease to see if that is even a possibility), so we settled on grilling these up in the grill pan, and that was just fine. The recipe calls for seven minutes per side, and that is just about right for medium rare (by the time we served thee outside, there was not enough light, so I was able to trick A. into eating meat that would normally be too rare for her). The next day, I cooked a second flank steak for six minutes per side, and that was a lot closer to the medium rare I am used to.
The tomato-onion-balsamic topic was pretty epic--and this is coming from someone who normally HATES tomatoes!
While not the winner in this unusually strong lineup, this one was surprisingly good. I believe this is a Mark Bittman creation--one of my favorite food authorities--and the flavors melded well. Just a note: We used apriplums instead of apricots.
It doesn't take reading this blog very long before you realize we love ourselves some tacos! And if those tacos can cook all day in a crockpot, we love them even more. So this is another variation on that theme. And while it was a little salty--thanks in no small part to the suggestion from the random Cuban woman in the Latino food aisle at Publix that we add some secret ingredient to enhance our Adobo seasoning--it was DANG good: the tacos and the suggestion!!
Tuesday: Leftover carnitas
Wednesday: Pasta with Cauliflower
Loved the fact that I got to use sardines in a recipe again, but this one left me a little haggard--a lot of moving parts. Overall, however, this was a nice veggie treat.
Thursday: Leftover pasta
Friday: Happy Hour + Frozen Pizza! Dinner with T's office
Predictions--
A: Carnitas
T: Flank Steak
It's a draw folks. But if the carnitas had been a little less salty, I think they could have edged out the flank steak.
It's a draw folks. But if the carnitas had been a little less salty, I think they could have edged out the flank steak.
Meal Plan Week #23
Sunday: Frozen Pizza!
Monday: More Frozen Pizza! (And a trip to the grocery store . . . here's why.)
Wednesday: Leftover burgers
Thursday: Zucchini Goat Cheese Pizza
Friday: Destin!
Predictions--
A: Burger
T: Burger
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