Menu for the Week #2

Lunches/Dinners:

1. Brunswick Stew
2. Huevos Rancheros — need to use up that masa harina! — haven’t made this since 2002!
3. Moroccan Lamb Tagine over couscous / rice
4. Mexican Tamales for Candlemas + Atole;
5. Mussels with Lemon – Iska’s recipe
6. Afghan Okra and Split Pea Stew (to go with studies on Afghanistan)
7. Lumpiang Toge (Bean Sprout Spring Rolls)
8. Cumin Braai
9. Leftovers:)
10. Fried fish/steamed/baked depending on what I find at the market tomorrow/Saturday
11. Wakame sushi with daikon/carrot salad

Desserts/Snacks:
1. Ube pastillas (planned for last week but didn’t make)
2. Grass jelly and tapioca
3. Filipino sago’t gulaman if I can find me some screwpine leaves
4. Yogurt Cake (another planned one for last week)
5. Fresh fruit
6. Carrot sticks
7. Barm brack — meant to make this today (Feb. 1) but I didn’t finish my research on it — for St. Brigid’s Day

Whoops, and Meredith asked us to list the five most important/favorite things in our pantry:

1. Rice and rice noodles!!! Can’t live without it. We like Thai Jasmine, but I also keep basmati, short grain for sushi, bomba for paella, etc. For rice noodles — both Asian (Filipino, Chinese, Vietnamese) and Tinkyada (for Italian pasta dishes)
2. Muir Glen or Bionaturae tomatoes in various forms — whole, diced, pureed
3. Organic beans, dried and/or canned — chickpeas, soy beans, cannelini, mung beans, black beans, etc.
4. Alternative flours and grains (wheat free) like oats and oat flour, almond flour, etc.
5. Really good cocoa and dark/bittersweet chocolate

And of course, a variety of sauces, seasonings, oils and vinegars to spice things up!

PS I’m moving servers! So excited! Thank you to my “bosses” at b5! More changes coming soon, but will have to wait to write about that…

PPS I’ve updated Menu for the Week #1 with a couple of links to recipes…. the others are waiting to be posted — but I can’t find the pics! I hope they’re in the SD card I gave Aisa to take to St. Lou with her… argh. I’ve got a bunch of nice ones there — eel sushi, puttanesca, crockpot chicken, etc.