Week of February 9th

Saturday:

• Dinner with dear friends at their home. I am told we will be enjoying duck — quack! Although I won’t be cooking dinner tonight, I will spend some time in the kitchen today making rubs, sauces and marinades for the upcoming week. 

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Sunday:

• Lamb Tagine with chickpeas and apricots
• Morrocan-spiced roasted vegetables

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Monday:

• Pork tenderloin with allspice dry rub
• Charred lemon-shallot chutney (I will make this ahead of time)
• Parmesan-roasted cauliflower:  roasting cauliflower caramelizes the vegetable, turning the florets into a vegetable candy, if there is such thing. This is stupidly good. 

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Tuesday:

• Tunisian-poached eggs in red pepper sauce. (Yes, it’s back. I never got around to making it last week. Here’s hoping it’s worth the wait.) My husband and I will enjoy the eggs, but I plan to offer up tofu for my vegan friend, who will be joining us for dinner. 
• Chickpeas with leeks, spinach and smoked paprika. 
• Homemade Harissa

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Wednesday:

• Leftover lamb Tagine
• Greek salad

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Thursday:

• African Adobo-rubbed tuna steaks with avocado salsa  (Make the Adobo rub ahead of time and this comes together very quickly).
• Champagne-marinated cucumber ribbons (this recipe is included in the above link).
• Spicy green salad with lime vinaigrette

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Friday:

• We are off to Vegas baby! The next menu will be up when we return.