Week of 5/25-The quest continues

Well I have crossed the 1/2 way mark and managed to make 15 new items this week. I am going to have to ramp it up a bit to finish by the July edition.


Week 3 dinners
Mon-Asparagus Vichyssoise (pg41)
Tue-Bulgar Salad w/Grilled Chicken (pg47)
Wed-Shrimp Scampi w/Green Onions & Orzo (pg105)
Thu-Mexican Seafood Saute w/Avo Mango Salsa (pg
Rice w/Summer Squash, Red Peppers & Roasted Pepitas (pg81)
Rose Sangria w/Pineapple & Guava (pg78)
Toasted Coconut Caramel Ice Cream (81)
Fri-Spanish Ham and Cheese Monte Cristo Sandwiches (pg105)



Asparagus Vichyssoise. Easier to make that it might seem. Needed a little more flavor but might be truer to the original a little bland. Would be a good first course with just a small serving.

Bulgar Salad w/Grilled Chicken. Typically I am not much of a grain person but this was actually pretty good. Easy to make, good flavor and good as a leftover lunch the next day.

Shrimp Scampi w/Green Onions & Orzo. I would recommend this one be added to any one's weekday meal rotation. Quick, very simple ingredients and does not taste like you only spent 15 minutes making a meal.

Modern Fiesta. I did not make every recipe in the menu from Bon Appetit but this was a very nice mid week meal. Note to self-Sangria is NOT juice even if it tastes that way!. For the coconut sundaes I used non fat yogurt and just a touch of coconut milk vs the very high calorie coco lopez and everyone still enjoyed. The marinade on the seafood was nice and I will use it again on other seafood.

Spanish Ham and Cheese Monte Cristo Sandwiches.. Friday is our movie night and we usually have something simple like pizza or a cheese and veggie plate. This was a perfect dish for movie night. I did add tomatoes just to be a little different.