As you may remember, I took on cooking for a friend and her husband. I did twice-weekly drop offs. In the process, I made over 200 recipes, ~90% were new to me, and I learned a lot. I compiled the list of every recipe I made, and of that, she selected favorites. I've mentioned a few of them here before, but marking the moment in time, here's my final menu.
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The end. 6 months. 200 recipes. Here's my final menu.
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Moroccan-spiced Roast Chicken w/ Califlower, Sweet Potato, and Red Onion
http://leitesculinaria.com/77192/recipes-moroccan-spiced-roast-chicken.html
http://leitesculinaria.com/77192/recipes-moroccan-spiced-roast-chicken.html
Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas
http://www.foodrepublic.com/recipes/enchiladas-suizas-recipe-with-chicken/
http://www.foodrepublic.com/recipes/enchiladas-suizas-recipe-with-chicken/
Chayote Salad with Tomato and Roasted Garlic Dressing
http://www.rickbayless.com/recipe/chayote-salad-with-tomato-and-roasted-garlic-dressing/
http://www.rickbayless.com/recipe/chayote-salad-with-tomato-and-roasted-garlic-dressing/
Grilled and Marinated Tomatoes with Feta
http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/grilled-and-marinated-tomatoes-with-feta
http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/grilled-and-marinated-tomatoes-with-feta
Absolutely! I became so much more efficient in all aspects...menu planning, shopping, budgeting,
execution, and clean up.
Also, I'd say, the limitations diet-wise caused me a lot of anxiety in the beginning. Once I got the hang of it, it got much easier.
The family never fully adapted and ate out a lot. There was nothing more disappointing than shopping and cooking all day, then arriving at the house and finding much of last week's food still there. Last week, I was running about 30 minutes behind and called to give them a heads up. "That's okay, I have a friend over and we're ordering Thai!" Uh, not only was I bringing three days worth of food, most of it was still hot, and one of the dishes was Thai! GRRRR.
It was the opportunity of a lifetime and I'm so glad I did it. Now I want to binge on all the things I couldn't cook for them: cabbage, cauliflower, legumes, root vegetables, and gluten. smileys/smile.gif
execution, and clean up.
Also, I'd say, the limitations diet-wise caused me a lot of anxiety in the beginning. Once I got the hang of it, it got much easier.
The family never fully adapted and ate out a lot. There was nothing more disappointing than shopping and cooking all day, then arriving at the house and finding much of last week's food still there. Last week, I was running about 30 minutes behind and called to give them a heads up. "That's okay, I have a friend over and we're ordering Thai!" Uh, not only was I bringing three days worth of food, most of it was still hot, and one of the dishes was Thai! GRRRR.
It was the opportunity of a lifetime and I'm so glad I did it. Now I want to binge on all the things I couldn't cook for them: cabbage, cauliflower, legumes, root vegetables, and gluten. smileys/smile.gif
I like the idea of corn and goat cheese grits--I take it some creamed corn and goat cheese
mixed in with white grits (or polenta/yellow grits). I'll try that one with some of my home frozen corn. Oops, went back and read the link. How coarse was the cornmeal you used, sort of along the same line Judy mentioned. BUT I will say we had an outstanding polenta dish made with fine cornmeal and sun dried tomatoes and basil--it was creamy and delicious in a very different way.
DSIL makes Korean chicken wings and they are incredibly good.
The tomatoes and feta look good but a lot of olive oil for me. ;o) Will still do them.
Have I missed the entire menu or are you going to post more.
mixed in with white grits (or polenta/yellow grits). I'll try that one with some of my home frozen corn. Oops, went back and read the link. How coarse was the cornmeal you used, sort of along the same line Judy mentioned. BUT I will say we had an outstanding polenta dish made with fine cornmeal and sun dried tomatoes and basil--it was creamy and delicious in a very different way.
DSIL makes Korean chicken wings and they are incredibly good.
The tomatoes and feta look good but a lot of olive oil for me. ;o) Will still do them.
Have I missed the entire menu or are you going to post more.