Long Weekend

Last week felt like it was in fast-forward. D arrived home safely from her trip on Tuesday evening, and the days after all blurred together. I didn’t do such a great job planning the menu for the week, since I had been grazing on leftovers for much of the previous weekend. I did make this delicious pasta and some tasty cinnamon raisin bread from The Bread Baker’s Apprentice. D arrived home on Friday, announcing that Monday was a holiday! Yay!

We tried to enjoy some “culture” in our new city; only to discover that the place we wanted to go was closed for the holiday. So, we wandered around exploring some of the side streets and ended up having dinner at Tamarind Café (warning: annoying music on the website!), a vegetarian restaurant. We shared several appetizers (Sesame Falafel, Vietnamese Spring Rolls, Cheese & Tofu Croquettes) and two of the salads (Green Papaya Salad, Beetroot & Mango), and it was quite nice not having to be so vigilant, hunting for any hints of shrimp in the Thai dishes.

Monday we hit the grocery store for this week’s menu, which was crazy crowded (at least compared to my mid-day shopping excursions), and spent the afternoon puttering around the house.

This week’s menu:

Monday
Lemongrass Chicken (I used this recipe)
Stir-fried Veggies
Garlicky Noodles with Maggi & Butter (from Into the Vietnamese Kitchen)

Tuesday
Bun with Stir-fried Beef (aka Vietnamese Noodle Salad)

Wednesday
Tofu Scramble
Black Beans (if I can find them!)

Thursday
Garlicky Oven Roasted Chicken
Asparagus & Shiitake Mushroom Stir-fry
Rice

Friday
Pizza
Salad