What’s truly horrifying about this week is that I did no meal planning. At all. I drew up a shopping list largely consisting of produce. And then I made a pact with myself to avoid all things Homesick Texan until our return.
I’m just as surprised as you are.
Tuesday – Margherita Pizza on Homemade Crust
Originally, The Plan was for me to use good old Trader Joe’s marinara as a base. But I didn’t realize that was unavailable to us until I opened the pantry to crack open a can and pour some on.
Solution: Toss the cherry tomatoes we had sliced into the immersion blender with olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic and oregano. Hey, presto!
This was also the go-round where I learned that in order to get the mozzarella to a suitably cooked/crispy place, 20 minutes at 400 degrees (par-baking the crust for 10 on its own at the beginning) is really the way to go.
Wednesday – Guacamole and Roasted Broccoli and Feta Salad
Charlie and Katie invited us to BBQ with them for the 4th and their requests were that we bring beer and a side. Originally we were just going to go with guacamole but then I saw all of this produce that was going to spoil and remembered that Madelyn had recommended a certain salad recipe from the Neely’s kitchen as being delicious. Sold.
We didn’t have arugula so instead I just tossed it over romaine. We also tossed an onion in to roast since other recipe reviewers deigned it to be a delicious addition. In short, this could very well be a Roast All The Things-sort of salad.
Miscellaneous – Chickpea Salad with Lemon, Parmesan and Fresh Herbs
I haven’t made this salad in a while (2011, what?) but since it’s a total pantry-project and the most complicated step is the mincing of the parsley and basil, it was the right call. It doesn’t make a ton (you’re only asked to use one can of chickpeas) but that can actually be really nice if you don’t want to eat the same thing all week-long. On the flip side, since it’s no cook, it’s probably the least challenging of all the salads to bring anywhere.
4th of July BBQ: What did you bring?
What do you ordinarily like to take to potlucks?
We bbq’d at our home. Hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken kabobs, turkey burgers, I made a quinoa salad, my sis made a green salad and there was also 3 kinds of chips, watermelon, pineapple, cupcakes and brownies. We kinda like to eat