Saturday, October 21, 2006

Week of Oct. 21 - 27

Saturday: Event -- David Sedaris @ the Orpheum
  • Polenta Squares w/gorgonzola cream with braised greens and cannellini beans, Suppers, p. 145
      • Ben: This was delicious! The polenta was straightforward to make despite our lack of a double-boiler, and the spring-form pan worked very nicely for cooling it off. Served with the gorgonzola sauce and the greens dish (we used a combo of kale and broccoli rabe), it was a quick and satisfying meal.
Sunday:
  • Creamy Macaroni and Cheese, AllRecipes
  • Salad (Napa cabbage, carrots, mushrooms, pecans) with home-made dressing
Monday: Carrie out to dinner as part of AFDO site visit
  • Burger night (salmon for carnivores, black bean for herbivores)
  • Corn
Tuesday:
  • Stracciatella (Italian Egg Drop) Soup, AllRecipes (originally Veg Times Nov/Dec 2006, p. 46)
  • Ricotta salata cheese
  • French bread
Wednesday:
  • Indian!
Thursday:
  • Vegetarian Fried Rice

Friday:
  • Tempeh Bourgignon, AllRecipes (Veg Times, Nov/Dec 2006, p. 83)
    • Note: requires marinating for 1 hour prior to cooking.
  • Rice
      • Ben: I'd be game to try other variations on the "bourgignon" theme, but probably not with tempeh, which has a grainy texture that I'm not wild about. Seitan might work better, though all the meat substitutes share the same problem: they may carry the flavors of the sauce well, but don't really contribute anything of their own, unlike the beef in the original dish. Perhaps "vegetable stew bourgignon" would be the direction to try.
Ideas & Possibilites:

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