Friday
Short version: Pre-made jambalaya
Long version: It was very handy that I had that jambalaya I had made the day before that no one ate. I ended up being away from home during our usual dinner time with one child, so A. just heated up the jambalaya and everyone ate before we got home.
Saturday
Short version: Potato and ham gratin, still-frozen green beans, asparagus
Long version: I had frozen some of the ham from Easter, which I used to make Julia Child's gratin. Except I didn't really follow the recipe very closely, one big change being that I never have Swiss cheese, so I used cheddar. It's a good recipe, though. The worst part is grating the potatoes. I used my food processor, so that I could then use it to puree green garlic, which also went in the gratin. Or maybe the worst part is wringing the liquid out of the potatoes in a dish towel. Little shreds everywhere.
Anyway! A good final product.
Asparagus from the garden? But of course.
Sunday
Short version: Pork ribs, garlic bread, Poppy's salad, pots de creme with cream
Long version: I had two racks of spareribs that had been in the freezer for awhile, so I pulled those out to cook on a cool day when the heat from the oven would be helpful rather than punishing. I was also baking bread this day, hence the garlic bread.
I felt okay in the morning, but by afternoon, my upset stomach was making me not happy, so I turned over the salad making to Poppy. I already had washed lettuce--from the garden, yay!--in the refrigerator, cherry tomatoes, and already-made vinaigrette on the counter. So all she had to do was tear up the lettuce, cut the tomatoes in half, shake the dressing, drizzle it on, and mix.
She was very proud of her salad and served it to everyone herself. A. served everything else.
Thankfully, the pots de creme had been made in the morning when I was feeling okay, so everyone could just pull their own little bowl of it out of the refrigerator and add cream. This self-serve situation meant that some had as much cream as pots de creme, but whatever. Life is for living, right?
Monday
Short version: Cinco de Mayo chips and salsa, leftovers
Long version: This is definitely the lamest way I have ever "celebrated" Cinco de Mayo, but it was a work day. I did have some tortilla chips on hand, which is unusual, so I put those out before dinner with some salsa and wished everyone Feliz Cinco de Mayo.
And then I heated up ribs, the ham and potato gratin, and jambalaya so everyone could choose their own dinner of leftovers.
Tuesday
Short version: Ham and rice skillet, some ribs
Long version: I ended up subbing at school this day, so for dinner, I diced the last of the ham and made a skillet of food with that, leftover rice, already-cooked onion, and frozen green peas.
There were a few ribs left, which had gotten kind of dry with re-heating, so I made a barbecue sauce for them with ketchup, mustard, maple syrup, vinegar, and Worcestershire sauce.
Wednesday
Short version: Toasted burritos
Long version: Yet another work night, and no more leftovers. I took some ground elk out of the freezer and made lazy taco meat when I got home. This means I don't chop onion or garlic. Instead I dump in salsa and spices.
This time I had some pureed green garlic in the refrigerator, so I used some of that, which gave some good flavor. And then I used that meat, plus cheese and canned black beans, to make toasted burritos in flour tortillas.
No vegetable. I just didn't.
Thursday
Short version: Archery snacks, clam chowder, rotisserie chicken, Twist and Shouts
Long version: One of the boys has been doing archery with his class all year, and they had an archery party after school so the families could all see what they've been doing, and also try shooting the bows. They had some snacks out--cheese and deli meat, crackers, chips, vegetables and fruit--which the three children with me availed themselves of quite freely.
A. made some Snow's clam chowder when we got home for himself and anyone else who wanted it, which was pretty much all of the kids.
I had bought a rotisserie chicken when I was at Walmart earlier, and some people had some of that. I had also bought the Walmart store-brand version of Oreos--named, unfortunately, Twist and Shout--to try. They are literally half the price of Oreos, so they would have had to be significantly different to justify buying the name brand cookies. And they weren't. Different, I mean. Except for the fact that the cookies themselves were somewhat smaller than Oreos, I really couldn't tell a difference. Good to know.
Refrigerator check:
Okay, your turn! What'd you eat this week?
6 comments:
Fri- leftover pork chops turned into pork fried rice with lots of vegetables. Picky eater had a chicken patty.
Sat- punted with pasta, broccoli, garlic bread.
Sun- beef stew, carrots, rice, broccoli, biscuits.
Mon- hamburgers, chips, fruit.
Tues- I thought we'd be going to the picnic dinner at my husband's work, so I planned nothing, except to tell picky eater to pick up chicken nuggets on husband's way hone from volunteering. It turns out, the picnic was at lunch, so no dinner! I frantically made grilled cheese, grabbed chips, and found thr last of the fruit. Thank goodness boy had picked up a twenty pack. ( most economical!) Instead of buying just for himself.
Wed- end of my semester, so I used domino gift cards from Xmas for pizza.
Thurs- I was off on a field trip with the fifth graders all day ( 5 pre-teen boys in my minivan- loud but mostly fine. They desperately wanted the truckers to honk their horns, and would rejoice greatly when the truc k er complied. They're such a cute mix of little kid and crude teen - they called each other bro constantly ). So I was tired. Leftover pizza for most, picky eater had leftovwr chicken and a bagel, I had chicken and a few chips.
My kids love twist and shouts- we usually get the double stuffed kind. The walmart brand ice cream is very good- we go through at least 2 cartons of cookie dough a week- and their ice cream bars really hit the spot .
Have a fun last few days of school!
His not husband. Man, my autocorrect is the worst.
We are also big fans of the Great Value ice cream. We buy it by the gallon, which means fewer flavor options, but that's fine.
And my kids also always try to get truckers to honk. I think most trucking companies must have rules against it now, because the only ones who will honk are the independent guys. And the livestock haulers who go by our house in the spring and fall. They always honk, much to my children's delight.
My best meal this week was a black bean tacos - they were DELISH
Friday-meat pies, coleslaw, ice cream
Saturday-cube steaks, mashed potatoes, coleslaw, potato chip chocolate chip cookies. I've always wanted to try these. They're ok but the potato chips got soggy within 24 hours. Not that there were many left by then.
Sunday-ham sandwiches, tossed salad
Monday-curried lentils, sourdough biscuits
Tuesday-leftover sausages fried with the leftover baked potatoes from awhile ago (I really don't remember how old they were), peas
Wednesday-tuna in cheese sauce, baked potatoes, green beans
Thursday-meatloaf, baked potatoes, brussels sprouts. I guess this was a lot of baked potatoes this week. Just noticed.
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