The weather really dictated what we felt like eating this
week.
Monday was a stunning spring day so we opted for a spring
risotto of peas, broad beans, asparagus and the essential scattering of mint.
Tuesday saw us home a little later than intended so we had
pasta with Rob’s “Aristos” sauce (find whatever’s in the fridge and pantry and
make something up!), which was tomato-based with sliced chorizo and green
beans.
Despite the soft rain that started falling as soon as we got
home on Wednesday evening Rob dressed up in polar fleece and a beanie (my
personal BBQ gnome!) and cooked up some sliced fennel, red onion, eggplant,
asparagus and zucchini, we served it with some couscous, a tomato sauce and
feta.
The rainy grey weather continued so we felt like comfort
food, Shepherd’s pie (although it was beef mince so I guess it should be
Cottage pie) did the trick! Which meant that at the end of the week we could just reheat
the pie and serve it with some spinach!
Saturday of course was the AFL Grand Final Day, and we
always pretend to be avid followers of the game just to eat the football food.
After picking up vegetables, bread and meat at Salamanca we dropped into
Jackman & McRoss, and saw they had a special “footy” pizza. We took it home
to warm up for lunch, covered in sliced beef, caramelized onions, cherry
tomatoes and cheese. It was delicious, and sadly we ate too much of it! That
night after the big game was over, Rob cooked the frankfurters on the BBQ, with
some onions in beer! They didn’t taste too bad in squishy white buns with
mustard and of course tomato sauce!
For lunch on Sunday I made some guacamole with enough
Tabasco sauce to make my lips tingle (no fresh chilies in the house) to eat
with corn chips in the sun. Making the most of our extra hour of light in the
evening, Rob cooked rib-eye steaks and baked potatoes in the BBQ (are we
picking up on a recurring theme yet), and a piece of pork belly for dinner
tonight. I think the Weber is going to get a serious workout over the
next 6 months!
What has been on the menu at your place this week?
2 comments:
You guys put me to shame! The most glamorous I got in the kitchen last week was a pumpkin risotto for me and sticky free range pork spare ribs for Lyndon. Apart from that it was pasta sauce from a jar etc!
Wow, it looks good, really really good!
Hmmm, what has been on our plates? The Hubster made a very tasty Gulasch soup, I made a stew - a real fall-stew - and tonight there will be beefs in sauce and potatoes :-)
Boy, am I hungry now?!!
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