Week of May 11th

Saturday:

• Boogie nights! We are going to a dinner/dance fundraising event, so no cooking this evening. We hope to dance our pants off, so to speak. 

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Sunday:

• Trini Chinese chicken on the grill: I know the recipe calls for pan-frying the chicken in oil, but I am going to toss the chicken on the grill instead in a nod to health. 
• Chopped salad
• Roasted piquillo peppers
  

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Monday:

• Chicken tortilla soup with all the fixings (freshly made guacamole, corn tortillas, salsas, etc.)
• Simple green salad or roasted vegetables

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Tuesday:

• Seared scallops with apple pan sauce
• Green salad

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Wednesday:

• Leftover Chinese chicken and salad

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Thursday:

• Leftover tortilla soup

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Friday:

• Date Night! This is also pre-Preakness night as we are gearing up to attend the races tomorrow — Black Eyed Susans or mint juleps anyone? 

Week of May 4th

This is going to be another goofy week in terms of menus and cooking. I am headed out of town for the weekend so expect very simple work-week dinner plans. I usually do most of my cooking and prep work for the week on Saturday and Sunday, but I won’t be around to accomplish anything this weekend.

Saturday:

• I have no clue. I will be out of state visiting an old college buddy and former teammate. We used to eat a lot of vegetable stir-frys with plenty of rice and home-made sugar cookies coated in frosting — all of which we burned off on the basketball court. 

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Sunday:

• Same as above

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Monday:

• Thai curry lime chicken with brown rice. I have altered this recipe quite a bit over the years.  So much so, in fact, that I have even changed the name of the recipe. It is good as is, but I will share my secrets: I use boneless chicken breasts or thighs and do the entire thing in a big skillet on the stove — much easier and faster. Sometimes I cube the meat or sometimes just halve the breasts, it’s really up to you. I also often quadruple the amount of red curry paste — we like it HOT. And finally, I omit the brown sugar and add the juice of several limes at the end. Dump in fresh broccoli or bok choy to create a healthy, one dish wonder. 

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Tuesday:

• Surprise night out for my husband’s 40th birthday — yes, the celebration continues. But this is it! Sheesh. 

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Wednesday:

• Grilled salmon with pomegranate-chile sauce
• Roasted sugar snap peas with fresh chives and fleur de sel
• Grilled asparagus

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Thursday:

• Leftover curry lime chicken & salad

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Friday:

• Date night!