Monday-Dinner out. I met Jenna and Tonya in Corvallis for dinner. They picked McGraths so I met them there. I admit it is not my favorite pick in Corvallis but it is always nice to see them. I had a "Maui Chicken" with the basic potato and salad side. The highlight for me was the grilled pineapple on the chicken, I liked that.
Tuesday-Stir-fry vegetables, delicious marinaded chicken, and peanut sauce. Amazing peanut sauce. We love this recipe from one of our favorite cookbooks; Rebar. If you want a cookbook in your house I HIGHLY recommend this one. Each recipe is delicious in it's own interesting way. A note on marinating meat, I recently read in my Cooks Illustrated magazine that marinades can only really be absorbed into the outermost layers of the meat-no matter how long you soak it. Which meant meats that sat for an hour were equally as flavorful as those over night.
Wednesday-On this fast free week we indulged in pulled pork for Wednesday evening. As a complete NON-fan of packaged food I have to strongly advocate for Costco's pulled pork that you quickly cook up for sandwiches and what not. I prefer the pork alone with sauce and coleslaw, but some (who shall remain nameless) like to slop it all on a toasted kaizer bun. The pork is very juicy and full of flavor. Charlotte also enjoyed the pork and coleslaw, no surprise.
Thursday-The plan for tonight's dinner was a thought up concoction to use up some cooked white beans, chicken with broth, and spinach and create a soup. But, sadly things did not go according to plan. So, we fell back on a new favorite-medi wraps. I quickly marinated some pork in lemon and spices, made rice pilaf (from scratch-yey!) and threw together our broad collection of hummus, feta, lettuce, tomato, seeds, sour cream, balsamic...and what do you have? yum! Plus, i am pretty sure it is charlotte's new favorite too. There was rice and hummus EVERYWHERE...including in her ears, which I noticed at bath time. Impressive.
Friday-Burritos for 9...we had a sleepover in Charlottesville...5 ten year olds running around giggling. We believed it best to burrito them up, so that's what we did. A classic beans, corn and all the fixin's kind of burritos that seemed to be a hit for all (although not nearly as much as the rice pancakes Saturday morning that were awesome...those were a HUGE hit!)
Saturday-It is my new philosophy that vintners must need good, hearty food. We worked all afternoon planting 110 grapevines and we needed some serious food. I made spaghetti and meatballs. I use my mom's recipe, which is perfect, and we chowed down. It was exactly what we needed after digging, shoveling, packing, crawling, and hauling up and down our grape slope.
Sunday-Ranch meeting. Once a month we meet as a ranch to discuss farm business. Joan skypes in from PA and we do our best to eat, take care of charlotte, cover enormous business and stay on task while also passing the computer around so Joan can enjoy all of the angles. Tonight, sally cooked some various beef forms in the crock pot and baked some yummy, cheesy potatoes. We also enjoyed a fancy brie that I made that is always a well liked treat. I take a brie and cover it in brown sugar, craisens, and pecans and cook it in the oven. It is a lovely dish that seems so fancy! We had a good meeting, with the biggest highlights being planning our garden starts for the summer and the decision to get some more chickens! Excellent!
Wednesday-On this fast free week we indulged in pulled pork for Wednesday evening. As a complete NON-fan of packaged food I have to strongly advocate for Costco's pulled pork that you quickly cook up for sandwiches and what not. I prefer the pork alone with sauce and coleslaw, but some (who shall remain nameless) like to slop it all on a toasted kaizer bun. The pork is very juicy and full of flavor. Charlotte also enjoyed the pork and coleslaw, no surprise.
Thursday-The plan for tonight's dinner was a thought up concoction to use up some cooked white beans, chicken with broth, and spinach and create a soup. But, sadly things did not go according to plan. So, we fell back on a new favorite-medi wraps. I quickly marinated some pork in lemon and spices, made rice pilaf (from scratch-yey!) and threw together our broad collection of hummus, feta, lettuce, tomato, seeds, sour cream, balsamic...and what do you have? yum! Plus, i am pretty sure it is charlotte's new favorite too. There was rice and hummus EVERYWHERE...including in her ears, which I noticed at bath time. Impressive.
Friday-Burritos for 9...we had a sleepover in Charlottesville...5 ten year olds running around giggling. We believed it best to burrito them up, so that's what we did. A classic beans, corn and all the fixin's kind of burritos that seemed to be a hit for all (although not nearly as much as the rice pancakes Saturday morning that were awesome...those were a HUGE hit!)
Saturday-It is my new philosophy that vintners must need good, hearty food. We worked all afternoon planting 110 grapevines and we needed some serious food. I made spaghetti and meatballs. I use my mom's recipe, which is perfect, and we chowed down. It was exactly what we needed after digging, shoveling, packing, crawling, and hauling up and down our grape slope.
Sunday-Ranch meeting. Once a month we meet as a ranch to discuss farm business. Joan skypes in from PA and we do our best to eat, take care of charlotte, cover enormous business and stay on task while also passing the computer around so Joan can enjoy all of the angles. Tonight, sally cooked some various beef forms in the crock pot and baked some yummy, cheesy potatoes. We also enjoyed a fancy brie that I made that is always a well liked treat. I take a brie and cover it in brown sugar, craisens, and pecans and cook it in the oven. It is a lovely dish that seems so fancy! We had a good meeting, with the biggest highlights being planning our garden starts for the summer and the decision to get some more chickens! Excellent!
My favorite? The rice pancakes. But I suppose that wasn't too much of a surprise, coming from the breakfast fanatic.
ReplyDeleteRunner up was the spaghetti dinner. Given how exhausted we were, it's a wonder our heads didn't rest amongst the meatballs . . . looking more like Charlotte.