Meals February 7-14

Cream

Almond extract

Salmon

Spinach

Beets

Yukon gold potatoes

Greens

Brussel sprouts

Meals

Beans and greens

Chicken and rice with peas and Brussel sprouts

Chickpea Caesar salad

Wheat berry, grapes, arugula salad pg 62 w veg

Salmon, spinach and Butternut w spice pg 182 w veg

Ricotta and oregano meatballs (ottolenghi) with instant pot Polenta, peas and

Barley bowls w roasted veg and avo dressing pg 49 w veg

Beef meatballs with lemon and celery root (ottolenghi) with broccoli and Lima beans

Chicken Marbella (ottolenghi p 229) with instant pot polenta and roasted veg

Slow cooked chicken with corn crust w Brussel sprouts and Lima beans

Kitchen Remodel

Right before Thanksgiving and Christmas is probably not the best time to start a remodel on your kitchen, but we did. We'd been saving money for what seems like forever. Jen had been considering various design options again for what seemed like forever. We joined Angie's list to find a contractor but ended up going with a contractor who has been working our neighborhood for the last few years. ( I have to check with him before posting his company name. ) Our kitchen was cold, didn't have enough storage, didn't flow very well, and was ugly! We wanted to update the look, fix some of the obvious design flaws (dead space in the corner, a misplaced dishwasher), and make the space more usable. Before Remodel After Remodel (though still incomplete) The cabinets, short 30 inchers topped with a soffit, were circa 1980. The particle board shelves were warped and broken on some, and the laminate was pealing in places. Not in obvious places perhaps, but when you know wh...

#cook90 day one...breakfast

A few weeks ago a Food & Wine article on how to poach eggs inspired me to cook eggs for day one of #cook90. My goals were something quick, easy and tasty breakfast in the new year. My solution was poached eggs with blanched escarole. Prep and cook time 12 minutes... the results are below.

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