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12 Jul, 2009

Meal Plan: 7/12 to 7/18

Posted by: joymanning In: Meal Plan

Sunday, July 12
Ate recipe testing results for this week’s Meat Lite recipe for Serious Eats.
Monday, July 13
Dinner away from home
Tuesday, July 14
CSA box salad and roasted potatoes
Wednesday, July 15
Thai cabbage salad (vegetarian version, no chicken) (Held over from last week, when it was postponed to accommodate an emergency restaurant research trip.)
Thursday, July 16
Pulled pork sandwiches [...]

05 Jul, 2009

Meal Plan: 7/5 to 7/11

Posted by: joymanning In: Meal Plan

Sunday, July 5
Veggie coconut curry–it’s a recipe I’ve never made. If I love it, I’ll post it.
Monday, July 6
Dinner Away From Home
Tuesday, July 7
CSA-box salad and roasted potatoes
Wednesday, July 8
Portobell0 burgers with crispy prosciutto on homemade rolls
Thursday, July 9
Thai cabbage salad (vegetarian version, no chicken)
Friday, July 10
Pulled pork sandwiches
Saturday, July 11
Homemade pizza

31 May, 2009

Meal Plan: 5/31 to 6/6

Posted by: joymanning In: Meal Plan

Sunday, May 31
I’m doing a variation on this recipe, with no arugula mayo, and a side of this grilled asparagus from the June issue of Food & Wine. (Dan just said, “If I’m going to like asparagus, I’m going to like it coated with mustard and mayo. What about bacon fat? Can you work that [...]

17 May, 2009

Meal Plan: 5/17 to 5/23

Posted by: joymanning In: Meal Plan

Sunday, May 17
Roasted vegetable stromboli, a Serious Eats recipe to be published Tuesday
Monday, May 18
Dinner Away from Home (DAFH)
Tuesday, May 19
Whole wheat pasta with arugula pesto(from the freezer)
Wednesday, May 20
DAFH
Thursday, May 21
Tofu and broccoli with peanut sauce
Friday, May 22
Leftovers
Saturday, May 23
DAFH
Can any else not believe it’s now Memorial Day weekend?

04 May, 2009

Meal Plan: 5/3 to 5/9

Posted by: joymanning In: Meal Plan| Restaurants

Sunday, May 3
We very impulsively went to to Sunday Supper at Supper last night. We’ve been meaning to go since the place opened for this monthly $38 prix fixe, and the meal did not disappoint. Behold the menu.
Monday, May 4
Last night’s meal was so ample, we have plenty left over for dinner tonight. I’m looking [...]

26 Apr, 2009

Meal Plan: 4/26 to 5/2

Posted by: joymanning In: Meal Plan

Sunday, April 26
Homemade pizza and salad
Monday, April 27
Quinoa and black bean salad
Tuesday, April 28
Going to see Ruth Reichl at the Free Library. I may have leftovers or eat out with my date. Or Ruth, if she returns my e-mail. Which she won’t.
Wednesday, April 29
Chicken and bean chili–I’ll be testing for next week’s meat lite on [...]

19 Apr, 2009

Meal Plan: 4/19 to 4/25

Posted by: joymanning In: Meal Plan

Sunday, April 19
Takeout from Ekta. It’s a long story.
Monday, April 20
Hummus and pita (except I made the hummus from dried chickpeas–makes a big difference…)
Tuesday, April 21
Dinner away from home
Wednesday, April 22
Tortilla Soup
Thursday, April 23
Pizza
Friday, April 24
Chicken Tikka Masala. It’s a Cook’s Illustrated recipe. You’ll love it. (If you’re not a member of Cook’s Illustrated online, [...]

12 Apr, 2009

Meal Plan: 4/12 to 4/18

Posted by: joymanning In: Meal Plan

A few things are a bit up in the air in my dinner schedule this week. I’m going to try to stay on track as best I can, and I’ll revise this as needed.
Sunday, April 12
Dinner away from home (DAFH)
Monday, April 13
Whole wheat pasta with arugula-almond pesto
Tuesday, April 14
Butternut squash risotto cakes (from the freezer)
Wednesday, [...]

05 Apr, 2009

Meal Plan: 4/5 to 4/11

Posted by: joymanning In: Meal Plan

Sunday, April 5
Portobello burgers with crispy prosciutto and oven fries. The recipe will be on Serious Eats this Tuesday. I’ll post a link.
Monday, April 6
Homemade pizza and arugula salad
Tuesday, April 7
Dinner away from home (DAFH)
Wednesday, April 8
DAFH
Thursday, April 9
Chicken soup with orzo and parsley
DAFH

Friday, April 10
Nutty pasta
Saturday, April 11
DAFH

23 Mar, 2009

Meal Plan: 3/22 to 3/28

Posted by: joymanning In: Meal Plan

Sunday, March 22
A meat-lite cassoulet I did for Serious Eats. It will appear there tomorrow. I will post a link.
Monday, March 23
Chicken stew from the freezer (it’s a gift that keeps on giving) and biscuits.
Tuesday, March 24
I’m trying a recipe for Chicken Cashew Chili I found on Epicurious, originally from a 1997 issue of Gourmet. [...]



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I'm a 32 year old woman who has struggled with weight and body image issues since preschool. Oh, and I'm also a restaurant reviewer, cookbook author, and all-around food writer--a career path that makes maintaining a healthy weight more of a challenge than it has ever been.