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Blog EntryWeekly Menu 24-30 Sep 07Sep 30, '07 6:19 AM
for everyone
Another week has gone by and I start having problem in creating a menu for the following week. It seems that my brain just got stuck with the same foods. I had to open my cooking books to get the inspirations but at least those books are being used instead of just sitting on the shelves. I still have yet to include some Indonesian dishes in the menu  Just another challange, right?
 
Here are the dishes for this week.
 
 
Monday - Fried Udon with Chicken and Vegetables
 

 
 
Tuesday - Pork Braised in Sweet Soy Sauce and Stir Fry Chinese Cabbage with Garlic
 
 
Note: The dish is nice with a touch of five spice powder.
 
 
 
Wednesday - Portuguese Style Yellow Rice and Pan Fried Chicken
 
 
Note: The chicken was supposed to be marinated with Nando's sauce but I couldn't get it from the supermarket on the grocery day.
 
 
 
Thursday - Fetucinne Carbonara with Pancetta and Cos Lettuce Salad
 
 
Note: Pancetta please... not bacon.  I used a mixture of low fat evaporated milk and low fat cream for the sauce.
 
 
 
Friday - Beef Quesadilla with Tomato Salsa and Chili
 
 
Note: The dish is a very healthy combo meal. It has a lot of vegetables, high in protein and low in fat.
 
 
 
Saturday - Left over quesadilla for lunch and dinner... man... the quantity was apparently a lot and... left over fetucinne carbonara.
 
 
 
Sunday - Canelloni with Chicken and Tomato Sauce for lunch (my in law cooked this and the food was really nice.) and Tortellini with Bolognese Sauce, Grana Padano and Crispy Hungarian Salami for dinner.
Attachment: Week 24-30 Sep 07.doc

Blog EntryWeekly Menu 17-23 Sep 07Sep 24, '07 6:31 AM
for everyone
These are the dishes from this week menu plan. Enjoy  
 
 
 
 
Monday - Thai Green Curry with Chicken, Green Beans and Cauliflower
 
 
Note:
1. A good bought curry paste is just as good as the homemade paste if you don't have time to make it by yourself. Besides, the storebought can be cheaper too.
2. I like to keep the vegetables crunchy.
 
 
 
Tuesday - Black Pepper Porterhouse Steak and Radiki Salad with Lemon and Olive Oil
 
 
Note:
1. I like to have the steak medium rare nearly done (I guess I can call it as medium well if it exists). Pink but not bloody.
2. Season the meat with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper is really good with the steak.
 
 
 
Wednesday - Tonkatsu and Cabbage Salad with Mustard Mayonnaise Dressing
 
 
Note:
1. If panko bread crumb is not available, it can be substituted with common bread crumb or bread crumb made from a day old bread.
2. I used Japanese mayonnaise instead of Kraft/western mayonnaise.
 
 
 
Thursday - Okonomiyaki with Mayonnaise and Okonomiyaki Sauce
 
 
 
 
Sunday - Saffron Risotto and Pan Fried Chicken with Rosemary and Smoky Paprika
 
 
 
 

 

Attachment: Week 17-23 Sep 07.doc

Blog EntryWeekly Menu 10-16 Sep 07Sep 8, '07 11:34 PM
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I started this weekly menu plan a few months ago but I haven't stopped doing it for a while. The reason is just simply "I am too lazy to write it down". It's not too difficult to do but it requires a little bit of effort on one weekend. It's quite rewarding to me that I don't have to think everyday of what to cook tonight. Also, I get to use the cooking books that start piling up on the bookshelf.

The worst is that when I grocery shop without knowing what I am going to cook. As the result, I end up wasting vegetables and others or piling up ingredients in the pantry cupboard and waiting for the expiry date to come. I will spend less time at the supermarket too and thus, I spend less money.

This week my menu plan is still as usual as you can see on the list. However, this time I skip the Saturday's and Sunday's menu in the plan. I think a little bit of unplanned meals on the weekend won't hurt at all and this is the time to eat out or for impulse idea.

Monday            Swedish meatballs (köttbullar) with cabbage cooked in cream and onion with riced potato and lingonberry jam.

Notes from the kitchen:

-      I made the lazy style meatballs, i.e.: I didn't coat them with flour and the shapes are very irregular.

-      If you want to know the recipe for the meatballs, you can refer to Ikea’s Real Swedish Food (I used this one) or other köttbullar recipes. There are heaps of free recipes from the internet that you can refer to.

-      I cooked the potatoes in microwave but I don’t recommend this. It’s difficult to adjust the cooking time and the potatoes at end had leathery surface that is difficult to squeeze them from the potato ricer. I tried to chop the remaing potatoes in the food processor but the result was not that good. I think boiling or steaming them is still the best method. Microwaving the potatoes is good to par cooked them before baking.

-     Prepare the meatballs on the weekends.

 

 

Tuesday          Chicken stir fry with cashew (phat himalai), stir fry vegetables and rice 

Wednesday     Courgettes with beef (hobakmuchim) and rice

 

Thursday         Stir fry bean sprout and pork (phat thua ngok kap mu krop style) and rice (Cancelled as we ate at Pancake Parlour )

 

Friday               Linguine with pan fried chicken and creamy tomato sauce (Cancelled again hehehehe)

 

Saturday          Linguine carbonara with fried pancetta - dinner (No photo... nothing was left for the picture)

 

Sunday             Chicken tempura with mango sauce and rice

 

Attachment: Week 10-16 Sep 07.doc

Blog EntryWeekly Menu May 12, '07 7:02 AM
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It's end of the week again. It's the time to up-date the menu list. I'm still trying to group the food types so I can prepare them ahead but not to saturate my appetite.

Last week was a busy time for both of us and we came home pretty late most of the days. So... as expected, I wouldn't be able to follow the third week list. I still have some of the ingredients for that week in the freezer and it's the time to make those meals this week *well, I hope so*

Surprise... surprise... I still managed to bake 2 times at night. The first one was the Coconut Macadamia Cookies from Ci Irma's recipe with a mild twist and the Chocolate Chunk Cookies using Culinary Institute of America. How can you resist cookies?  

From this week, I will post the subsequent weekly menu in this blog. Please feel free to peek into the list.

Attachment: Week 3.doc
Attachment: Week 4.doc

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