Menus 4 Oct - 10 Oct

[nwhiker]

Menus. Boring. And worse, it's just Dh and me eating, so we're both learning to cook for just two, or we have a lot of leftovers, LOL.

Anyhow.

Monday: fake samosas aka curried chicken, potatoes, and peas filling in tortillas, baked in oven. Quite yummy.


Tuesday: couscous with turkey kielbasa and carrots.


Wednesday: chicken shawarma with naan.


Thursday: jerk pork chops with yam purée.


Friday: naan pizza with goat cheese.


Saturday: tri-tip steak with roasted potatoes. Linnea will be home. Linnea likes steak.


Sunday: French dip sandwiches with roasted zucchini. Another Linnea fave. The kid is all about beef.



Bought naan and we're not going to be able to go through it at quite the rate as when Perry would eat three with dinner, hence the naan pizza, which should be good! I might start buying the frozen ones from Trader Joe's. Or learn to make my own... though baking bread is usually not a great thing. I made choc chip cookies for Linnea and sent them up with Perry, there is a tub here for dh. I ate one, but eh, I can give them a miss. Freshly baked homemade bread? I eat all the bread! LOL.

Comments

[camelsamba]

We like the frozen naan from TJ. (That's how Toby prefers his shawarma!) And Matthew once bought the frozen name brand (stone something?) from Costco - theirs are smaller but Toby didn't like them as much.

I'm intrigued by the fake samosas! Cassie learned to make samosas from an Indian-American housemate a few years ago, and will make them on occasion, but it's a lot of work! Even before the pan frying step.

[nwhiker]

As I said... Mine are fake! I've used various fillings (lamb, leftover butter chicken, roasted veggies and chicken with Indian spices) on various occasions. Basic prep is the same, onion, garlic, ginger, add the spices, cook those until they smell right, add whatever I'm cooking. Last night was peas, pre-boiled potatoes, and cubes of chicken breast. When I have them, I use the smaller flour tortillas and make smaller ones, shaped like mini-burritos rather than triangles, and if not, I used the large tortillas and just add more filling. Brush with olive oil, sprinkle with cayenne or chipotle pepper and salt, and then bake at 400F for a bit over 20 minutes.

Not as good as real samosas by any stretch of the imagination, but an easy meal.

[camelsamba]

thanks, i might give it a try some time!