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week 25: 5/5 this week!  🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

1️⃣ Larb (Fine Cooking) i serve this the more traditional way, on a bed of shredded lettuce with rice on the side, rather than in the lettuce cups.  absolutely love the flavours in this one.

2️⃣ Cold Rice Noodles with Peanut Lime Chicken (Smitten Kitchen) this may well be the best thing i’ve made/eaten all summer!!  it is INSANELY delicious!!

3️⃣ Shrimp Rolls (Bon Appetit) i wanted to love these.  i think they need a bit of tinkering maybe.  i’ll use brioche rolls next time (i couldn’t find potato rolls so just used portuguese rolls which weren’t right) and i think the filling tastes better after it’s rested and the flavours have had a chance to meld.  

4️⃣ Pizza Night! (Jim Lahey’s No-Knead Pizza dough is the shit!!) this week we had your basic Margherita Pizza as well as a Caramelised Onion & Ricotta with Roasted Brussels Sprouts Pizza.  sooooo good!!! 🍕🍕🍕😋

week 24: so friday night date night seems to be a thing.  no complaints here!  made everything but the larb -- check back next week for the recipe link :)

1️⃣ Sesame Rice Noodles with Shrimp (Epicurious) i gotta admit: this was no big deal to me.  Don’t get me wrong: i LOOOVE noodles but this just didn’t do it. it’s not bad, but it’s not even remotely amazing.  

2️⃣ Chicken & Chorizo Fajitas -- i just made this not too long ago but it’s so good and get requested a lot.  it’s basically just strips of chicken coated in Sante Fe spice mix (Canadian Living), then sautéed with chorizo sausage and a ton of thickly sliced onion. bang that in a tortilla with the usual suspects and there you go.

3️⃣ Pulled Pork Sandwiches (PreventionRD) I’d originally started with the Pioneer Woman’s recipe but then ventured WAY off, borrowing only the pop addition, and even then, went with rootbeer cos rootbeer > dr pepper obvs. so basically it’s the pulled pork (with rootbeer) topped with that gorgeous sauce (i used half ACV/half red wine vinegar instead of balsamic), slices of pickle and Jamie Oliver’s coleslaw -- amazing!!!  i always want to make enough for 20 people but then keep it for ourselves ☺️🐽

4️⃣ Re-bar Almond Burgers (Rouxbe) there is an AMAZING restaurant in Victoria on Vancouver Island that makes the most incredible veggie burgers.  the recipe is closely guarded (i’ve scoured the internets; you won’t find it anywhere).  BUT there is a lovely lady who i believe may have created the closest approximation to it.  it’s rather a bit of work, but so worth it!  it also makes a bunch so unless you're feeding 9 people, you’ll have some leftovers.

Week 23: summertime eating is the best! ☀️😎

1️⃣ Cold Rice Noodles with Peanut Lime Chicken (Smitten Kitchen) oh boy!!!  this is all I want to eat on hot summer days!  I’m not kidding. 😎🍜 i typically don’t make the same thing over and over again but this one is going to get made again VERY SOON!!

2️⃣ Red Lentil Cauliflower Burger with Onion Rings & Roasted Peppers (Vegan Richa) these were pretty good but a lot of different steps and i’m not sure it was worth it.  the onion rings are tasty but overall get lost in the burger (next time, i’d add less water to get a thicker coating and serve them on the side?)  totally spaced on snapping a pic too.

3️⃣ Chicken, Brie & Fig Sandwich (Earl’s Restaurant) THIS IS A TASTE SENSATION!! i’ll make this forever (and still continue to order it whenever we go to Earl’s)

4️⃣ Salmon Tikka with Cucumber Yogurt (Jamie Oliver) haven’t made this in ages and it’s so good!  not sure if it was better this time because it’s been so long or because we’ve started buying local wild salmon 🐟

5️⃣ Sugar Snap Pea and Carrot Soba Noodles (Cookie + Kate) this was yummy altho i think for next time, as per kate’s suggestion, i’d swap out the snap peas for thinly sliced red pepper. try as i might, i just don’t love snap peas.  

6️⃣ Crispy Fish with Lemon-Dill Sauce (Cooking Light) next level fish sticks.  i bought halibut instead of cod for whatever reason and boy was it good!

Week 21: busy week!  out to dinner plus camping! didn’t have to cook much ;)

1️⃣ Cheeseburgers and Couscous Salad (Canadian Living) so i pretty much always make the same things when we go camping.  how can you go wrong with a hamburger, amirite?? 🍔🍔 this salad is yummy tho.  years ago, when i first starting make it, i’d keep scooping myself small bowl after small bowl all thru the day and then it’d be gone 😳

2️⃣ Chinese BBQ Chicken and Nappa Cabbage Picnic Salad (Simply Recipes) no recipe for the chicken, i’m afraid; the recipe comes from friends of my mother from many years ago.  so good.  🍗🍗🍗 the slaw is also killer; they go together so well and taste like summer to me.

3️⃣ Fetamato 🍅🍅🍅🍝 a friend of mine made this up and it’s dead easy:

3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 large red onion, diced

8 roma tomatoes, diced

1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar

1 tsp. dried oregano

1 tsp. dried basil

200 g feta cheese, cubed

¾ lb. dried fusilli pasta

1. Cook pasta according to directions. 2. Heat oil in large skillet. Add onions and garlic, cooking until onions are transparent. 3. Add tomatoes and simmer on low until all are soft. 4. Add balsamic and spices. 5. About 5 minutes before you’re ready to serve, add the feta and gently stir to incorporate.

Week 19: aaaaaand just like that, the streak is over.  sadly, the camping did not happen as the weatherman called for rain and we chickened out and postponed till later in the month. (and of course it was sunny the entire time!) but this afforded us some time to put in a back garden so we can grow our own veggies.  suffice it to say, I cooked less than I intended 😬

1️⃣ Cauliflower Falafel Veggie Burgers (Cookie + Kate) these were rather delicious 👌🏻 altho a bit too much bulk for me.  next time, I’ll nix the bun and serve with a bigger Greek salad.  

2️⃣ Beef Tenderloin Steaks with Tomato & Bocconcini Quinoa Salad (Quinoa 365) these were actually the best steaks I’ve ever served.  cooked to perfection, if I do say so myself!  and the salad is the bomb.  👍🏼👍🏼

3️⃣ Warm Lentils with Fennel & Halloumi (Yummy Beet) oh boy!  another vegetarian winner!!!  i love everything about this meal!!  can’t wait to make it again! 💣💥