A super-sparkly gold star for me last week: work did indeed overwhelm everything and so having a meal plan to take the thinking out of dinner meant I made every dish. Whoop!
The other feat I'm quite proud of is making non-instant polenta. I know. 40 minutes of stirring, wake up the next day with an arm that is too stiff to wash its own armpit, non-instant polenta. But it's worth it, because it was the only way we could have polenta taragna, a local Lombard speciality that includes buckwheat flour in the cornmeal, and which is really hard to find in instant form. The result was utterly creamy goodness on Saturday, and fried cubes from the leftovers on Sunday. Which neither toddler nor, in fact, mum could resist stacking.
The other feat I'm quite proud of is making non-instant polenta. I know. 40 minutes of stirring, wake up the next day with an arm that is too stiff to wash its own armpit, non-instant polenta. But it's worth it, because it was the only way we could have polenta taragna, a local Lombard speciality that includes buckwheat flour in the cornmeal, and which is really hard to find in instant form. The result was utterly creamy goodness on Saturday, and fried cubes from the leftovers on Sunday. Which neither toddler nor, in fact, mum could resist stacking.
This week I shall be having another attempt at fresh porcini. I won't be letting them go to waste this time - tomorrow morning will be spent cleaning, slicing and freezing the best part of a kilo! Some of them have already found their way straight into tonight's beanotto (a risotto-inspired stew of white beans and mushrooms, finished off with lemon juice and mascarpone. It's is delicious, and by one of my biggest blog crushes, Green Kitchen Stories).
beanotto
spinach gnocchi with tomato sauce & speck
lemon & herb pasta with courgette, tuna & mozzarella
broccoli, leek & chicken noodle soup
mushroom & feta quiche
aubergine & coconut curry with rice
spinach gnocchi with tomato sauce & speck
lemon & herb pasta with courgette, tuna & mozzarella
broccoli, leek & chicken noodle soup
mushroom & feta quiche
aubergine & coconut curry with rice
Have a tasty week, and don't forget to have a look at the rest of the fabulous meal plans linked up to At Home With Mrs M for more family meal inspiration.
