I'm feeling very uninspired about menu planning at the moment. This happens to me at least twice a year, usually towards the end of summer or winter, when I begin to crave meals from the opposite season. I find the best way to cure my apathy is to take a holiday, as I always return inspired. However with no holiday on the horizon, I am having to find other ways to reinvigorate my interest for cooking. I have a large pile of old cooking magazines I am working my way through at the moment, pulling out the recipes and storing them in a ring file binder. I keep stumbling across recipes I want to try, so maybe my menus will start to look more interesting in the coming weeks.
As to this week, we ate:
Sunday
Pork Casserole with Mustard & Lemon from Nigel Slater's Real Cooking, served with boiled potatoes and salad greens.
Monday
Chicken & Mushroom Pasta Bake (Chicken Tetrazzini), served with salad greens.
Tuesday
Classic Chunky Fish Cakes with Lighter Tartar Sauce and Roasted Broccoli with Garlic & Anchovies.
Chocolate Pecan Self-Saucing Pudding for dessert.
Wednesday
Speedy Minestrone Soup with a loaf of Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day.
Thursday
Slow Cooker Thai Red Beef Curry with brown rice.
Freezer Cooking
Nothing to see here. Let's move on.
Despite my best intentions, my week disappeared with absolutely nothing to show for it. The freezer remains bare. Maybe next week.
Bon Appetit!