I recently decided I was in a complete rut, food-wise, and started plotting to fix it. This is my log of what I've been cooking since then.

 

2007

 

11/1

Cranberry hazelnut bread

 

10/31

Leek and potato soup with cheese tortellini

Roasted squash

 

10/30

Roast herbed chicken breast

Stuffing

Gratin of cauliflower

 

10/28

Roasted pumpkin seeds

 

10/27

Penne with tomatoes, basil, almonds, and garlic

Rosemary focaccia

Steamed swiss chard with gruyere

 

10/26

 

10/25

 

10/24

 

10/23

Chicken in gravy

Mashed potatoes

Cauliflower with colby-jack cheese

Gingerbread muffins

 

10/22

French onion soup (serves 2: 1 XL onion or 2 smaller, sauté in 4 tsp. butter, add 1 cup white wine, cook down, add 2 cups chicken stock, simmer, serve)

Steamed swiss chard

Gingersnaps

 

10/21

Italian bread

Poached chicken

Zucchini and chanterelles sautéed with garlic

 

10/20

Roasted red potatoes with rosemary and balsamic vinegar

 

10/19

Lucas cooked:

Spaghetti with Marcella's basic tomato sauce and mild Italian turkey sausage

Acorn squash with caramelized brown sugar

Garlic bread

 

10/18

Chicken and dumplings

Reheated leftover vegetables

 

10/17

Baked salmon

Gratin of potatoes and chanterelle mushrooms

 

10/16

Roasted applesauce (recipe from Martha Stewart Living)

Delicata squash braised in white wine and chicken broth

Chicken and risotto croquettes (using leftovers from 10/14)

 

10/15

Baked penne with ricotta & tomato sauce

Roasted beets

Rolls

 

10/14

Roasted chicken

Spinach in butter-wine sauce

Mushroom risotto

 

10/13

10/12

 

10/11

Whole wheat pizza with garlic and mozzarella

 

10/10

Green basil pesto gnocchi

Jo-jos (recipe from http://chocolateandzucchini.com/archives/2007/10/jo_jo_potatoes.php)

 

10/9

Lamb and rice stew (with veggie bouillon, spinach, potato chunks, red wine vinegar, celery seed, sage, thyme, and dill)

Mashed carrots

 

10/8

Whole wheat rye molasses bread

Tuna casserole (penne, peas, tuna, mozzarella, panko breadcrumbs, Parmesan, and sort of a velouté sauce made with veggie bouillon, garlic paste, and a dash of white wine)

Corn on the cob

 

10/7

Leg of lamb, roasted abruttzi style (recipe from Marcella Cucina, lamb from the excellent Su-Dan Farms)

Beet, carrot, and potato tart (modified from a recipe in Sunset)

Rating: A+

 

10/6

Pumpkin tortellini (failed, I had the proportions in the pasta dough wrong)

Gratin of chicken sausage, bell pepper, and sweet corn

 

10/5

Spaetzle with chicken mushroom spinach sauce

Garlic mashed potatoes

 

10/4

Apple chicken sausages and chipotle-ranch french fries (from Trader Joe's)

Crostini (from leftover french bread)

 

10/3

Chicken broth

Rosemary chicken risotto

Roasted bell peppers

Bagels

 

10/2

Roast chicken breast

Mixed vegetables (from a freezer-aisle package, simmered in a little water with butter)

French bread


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