Week 66

School has started, days are cooling off to a temperature where I actually want to be outside.  It has been a bit stressful, with the schooling (all new to us), and all the birthday celebrating, but I think I feel like I am catching up to it.  I am already a bit sad to say goodbye to summer, although we have a few sturdy weeks left.  I feel like summer isn't quite over until after Labor Day.  So here is to another week of summer food.  The garden is slowing down with the tomato supply (quite sadly), so I will need to use those up soon, and figure out what to do with the tons of green toms left.

Menu:

Cold Ginger Chicken with Kale Salad

Cold Soba Noodles with Asian Slaw

BLATs  and sweet pot fries

Burrito Night - Aye Aye Aye

Pesto Rotini and veg

Josh - Roasted veg for lunch

Gyoza and Edamame (backpocket dinner)

Oh, and some berry pudding!

Week 65

We just got back from a whirlwind tour of St. Louis and Springfield, IL (think Abe Lincoln extravaganza!).  As part of that, I am most definitely playing catch up.  Also, it's the infamous two-week birthday boys time at the house, Ari turned three on the seventh, poor guy doesn't really know it because I haven't made his birthday cake yet!  Argh, so I am attempting to not only get caught up on the basic household duties, but also birthday duties (because I feel terrible that Ari's birthday sort of slipped off the map).

So here is this week's plan (including two birthday dinners, two cakes, one pannacotta):

Thai Curry with Zuchini and Chicken - using the amazing zuchinis from the garden.

BLAT's with Sweet Potato Fries

Goat Cheese Asparagus Pasta with Kale Salad

Burrito Night

Coconut Red Lentils

Ari's Birthday Dinner:
Jamie Oliver's bacon, pea, and macaroni and cheese
Raspberries
Mud Cake

Henry's Birthday Dinner:
Shrimp Rolls
Blueberries
Asian Slaw
This Cake (white layer cake from Cook's Illustrated)
with This frosting (vanilla honey buttercream)
Family party dessert - Mango Pannacotta