Week of March 17 - 23

Saturday:

• Palak Shorva (Curried Spinach Soup with Toasted Coconut), Fields of Greens, p. 90
• Cauliflower
• Carrie: This was a nice soup, but I thought a bit too mild.
  

Sunday:

• Garlic Potato Soup, Cooks Illustrated Mar/Apr 2007, p. 13
• Fall Salad with Warm Gorgonzola Croutons, Fields of Greens, p. 38
• Carrie: Yum! A hearty soup with a mix of Russet and red potatoes. The Russet become mushy and blend into the background of the soup while the red potato chunks stay intact. The salad was fabulous: golden beets, greens, apples and a bit of onion. I was never a big fan of beets, but we've made some great beet recipes recently, this one included.
  

Monday:

• Penne Pasta with Grilled Fennel & Roasted Eggplant, Once Upon a Tart, p. 147
• Broccoli
• Carrie: Fennel is another ingredient I hadn't been wild about, but we've tried several recipes with fennel and I've come around to being a fennel fan. The thinly sliced fennel and eggplant are roasted separately, then combined with the pasta. The roasting gives it a wonderful mellow flavor.
  

Tuesday:

• Goat Cheese Sandwich with Roasted Peppers, Once Upon a Tart, p. 89
• Chickpea Salad with Lemon and Parmesan, Orangette
• Carrie: I'm so pleased how well this turned out! I found some fabulous mini ciabatta loves at Breadsmith - just the right size for a sandwich. The peppers were roasted over an open flame on our gas cooktop, then put in a paper bag, allowing the flavors to develop while we did other things. The goat cheese spread was super easy (pulse cheese with dried herbs and olive oil). The recipe also called for a olive dressing using tapenade, which we didn't have, but Ben did a marvelous job whipping up something. Everything was quite easy and quite good - we'll have this again!
  

Wednesday:

• Leftovers
  

Thursday:

• Buckwheat Noodles w/ Shitake, Bok Choy, Ginger & Scallions, Fields of Greens, p. 129
• Edamame
• Carrie: Mmm, this was a terrific Asian noodle dish. Nicely spiced and very satisfying. And I always love an excuse to steam up some edamame.
  

Friday:

• Eggs Italiano, Eating Well Apr 2007, p. 27
• Mixed green salad
• Carrie: This dish was a bit of a disappointment. The poached eggs turned out great, and the veggies were good, but it just didn't come together into an interesting dish. It left me wishing we'd done huevos rancheros instead.