What we ate this week

This is sort of an experimental post that I'm hoping will address a problem we've been having lately. I cook dinner almost every night, and about once a week I nearly collapse from creative exhaustion: I'm out of ideas. I just can't possibly do it anymore. Let's order pizza. I call Husband on the phone: "What should I make for dinner?" And he always answers "How about pork chops?" which is not a very useful response since I think most pork chops require brining to be really good, and I'm usually calling him with this question at about 4:00 in the afternoon from work.


So, I was thinking that maybe if I kept a log of what we eat, when I am lacking inspiration, I can go back to previous menus. Same for when I entertain—those Sunday dinners I make for the MIL could come in handy.


Alright! Here we go:

SUNDAY

It's a Greek Sunday dinner at the Fig house!

Appetizer: homemade babaganoush (now that's a killer recipe; I'll post it the
next time I make it and snap a pic.), sliced baguette, fresh radishes, green
onions, kalamata olives

Spanakopita (recipes for this don't vary too much, but this site has lovely music)

Grilled lamb meat balls

Yogurt dill sauce

Fresh tomatoes drizzled with olive oil and black flaked salt

Green salad

Dessert: Fresh pear and fig, parmesan reggiano and manouri cheeses

MONDAY

Marinated grilled chicken

Marinated grilled eggplant

Whole wheat couscous with feta, tomatoes, and fresh mint

Green salad with pomegranate seeds

TUESDAY

Southeast Asian Beef Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette

Rice noodles in peanut sauce (sauce is from a big batch I made a while ago and stacked up in the freezer)

WEDNESDAY

Angel hair pasta with roasted yellow and green squash, cherry tomatoes, fresh basil, diced manouri cheese, kalamata olives, capers, grated parmesan, lemon juice, and olive oil—I know. I sounds like too many ingredients, but it was really good!

Fennel braised in white wine

Green salad

THURSDAY

Grilled scallops with Pimenton Aioli (from last week's New York Times food section recipe, except they used swordfish)

Steamed broccoli

Rice cooked in chicken stock

FRIDAY

Sophie and Husband had a date night: swimming at the YMCA and our dinner at our favorite taqueria. I had leftover pasta while watching the debate.

SATURDAY

Sophie was at a sleepover, so Husband and I had a date night (he really gets around, doesn't he?). We pigged out at our favorite Chinese restaurant, known for great food and surly service, which you don't mind because their Peking Duck is so amazing.

That was our week in food, folks. If you'd like recipes for any of the above, let me know!