I really liked most of what I cooked this week but I feel like our vegetable intake was below normal. I'm going to make sure we get more fruits and veggies in our diet this week.
Also, I'm almost wishing I hadn't bought the ham to get the free turkey. Six pounds of ham is a lot of ham for two people to eat even if it is spread out over two weeks.
I don't even like ham. I don't know what I was thinking.
Anyways, on to the food I made this week...
Baked Raspberry Oatmeal
I love everything about oatmeal. I'd eat it everyday if Charlie didn't hate it so much. After looking through several recipes that I thought might change his mind, I found this one. I swapped the raspberry jam for a sprinkling of dark chocolate chips. I loved the flavor and creaminess of this oatmeal and, at the end of the week, Charlie admitted this oatmeal "wasn't that bad" which the nicest thing I've ever heard him say about oatmeal.
Broiled Grapefruit with Yogurt
I was fully prepared to hate this dish because I don't think I've ever
willingly eaten grapefruit in my life. Let me tell you, broiling the grapefruit is a game changer. I was actually looking forward to eating this again later in the week! I got the idea here.
Ham and Asparagus Frittata
This frittata was designed to use some of the three pounds of ham I had in the fridge this week. I was skeptical at first about using the asparagus but it was wonderful. So far, this is the BEST frittata I've made. Here's a link to the recipe that originally inspired me.
Spaghetti Bolognese
I originally learned how to make this dish during my first quarter of culinary school. Along the way I've lost the original recipe. There are a ton of recipes online for this dish. I find it a little meat heavy but Charlie loves it. In defense of bolognese, it is meant to be a meat sauce not a tomato sauce so if you love a hearty meat sauce I'd certainly recommend you try it.
Ham and Asparagus Sandwiches
I love sandwiches because they give me an excuse to make bread. And, you can pretty much pile on whatever is in the fridge and it turns out alright.
This one has dijon mustard, swiss cheese, ham, and asparagus. My favorite kale salad is on the side.The salad has a honey vinaigrette, shredded parmesan cheese, toasted almonds, and dried cranberries. SO GOOD.
Butternut Squash with Couscous and Cranberry Chutney
I picked this recipe because Charlie loves butternut squash and I wanted to include a vegetarian dish. By far, this was our favorite meal this week. I'll keep making this as long as butternut squash is available. The recipe for the main dish is here and the chutney is here. I was skeptical about the vinegar in the chutney but I wound up liking it so much that I put the chutney on several other dishes this week including a baked potato. Weird, I know.
Ham and Pineapple French Bread Pizza
This was just a random thing I threw together to get rid of some ham. I used barbeque sauce instead of pizza sauce along with mozzarella and pieces of fresh pineapple.
Pineapple Chicken with Quinoa and Brown Rice
Charlie really liked the chicken with this dish but neither of use cared for the sauce. The sauce just had too many flavors going on: lime, ginger, soy sauce, red pepper flakes, etc. I doubt I'll make this one again. It just didn't turn out the way I expected. Here's the recipe.
Granola Bars
I made granola bars this week for a snack. You can make them with any combination of dried fruit and nuts. Here's my original post about these bars. They are chewy and sweet and super easy to make. This week I used dried papaya and pineapple.
With about $70 left to finish the month and prepare Thanksgiving dinner, I'm excited to see what I'll end up cook over the next two weeks. At least I know we have plenty of meat and potatoes!
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