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Dinners This Week

Another Tuesday, another list of delicious meals I am eager to eat and not as eager to prepare!

My lovely mother-in-law got us a gift subscription to Bon Appetit a while back. I love reading through it, but it’s rare that I find a recipe that speaks to me enough that I want to make it. But we finaly got around to reading a recent issue and it really pulled out all the stops! My husband and I found three whole recipes to cut out and save. The theme for this week is, once again, veggies! Lots of bell peppers and lettuce. And hopefully a whole lot of flavor.

  • Balsamic Pork Tenderloin:  https://addapinch.com/balsamic-pork-tenderloin-recipe/

Note: I never remember that Tuesdays are awful, from a timing perspective. We get home late because Carla has A Sports Activity and she’s always cranky and exhausted so I need to put her dinner in front of her immediately and then throw her in the bath and then put her to bed. Which leaves very little time to prepare dinner for myself and my husband. So tonight I am making this crockpot meal that requires next to no prep and only needs me to chop and caramelize some onions once we get home. AM GENIUS.

Note: This is a new-to-me recipe, but my husband picked it out and it sounds delicious. You know I love a good stir fry. I am going to add some bell peppers, onion, and maybe some broccoli to the mix to make it less shrimp-centric. Also, I am not sure about using two whole tablespoons of fish sauce, per the recipe… Fish sauce, like Chinese five spice, caraway seed, and anise seed, is one of those flavors that hits me REALLY hard, even in small amounts. So I may end up replacing some or all of it with soy sauce.

Note: Another new recipe! I am giving this one the side-eye already because I don’t typically cook with orange. Don’t get me wrong, I love citrus! I am happy to use lemons and limes in my recipes anytime. But… orange? I mean, in bakingoccasionally, sure… But with fish? Well. I am always interested in new ways to make fish and this sounds really fresh and flavorful. I have no idea where I will get a single clementine, but I do enjoy a challenge.

Note: Mozzarella was on sale at my grocery store last week, so I bought some and then realized I didn’t know what to use it for. NOW I DO. I am super excited about this salad, although you know there will be no tomatoes on my portion. I am marinating chicken for my husband and cooking shrimp for myself. PUMPED.

Note: I am totally going to eat black beans instead of chicken and I CAN’T WAIT.

Note: This marinade is super yummy and I think it’s good to have an easy meat-plus-veg dish in the rotation.

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What are you excited to make for dinner this week?

4 thoughts on “Dinners This Week”

  1. I used my excitement on last night’s dinner: lasagna (frozen Stouffer’s) and broiled/toasty/crispy/buttery garlic bread. SO DELICIOUS. I’m already stumped for the rest of the week.

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  2. I just realized last night that we still had some leftover lasagna left from when I hosted Easter, so that NEEDS to be eaten. They ate that last night and will have the rest tonight along with the rest of the leftovers. Then I plant to do a barbecue pork in the crock pot, and honey mustard chicken. Anyone noticing a pattern here – this is why my kids are bored.

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  3. So, how does your recipe planning actually go? We plan, but then something always comes home and we’re getting home late and then we end up eating scrambled eggs and popcorn and pretending that’s a meal. Does that happen to you? (Please say it does or I’m going to be horrified that I admitted to strangers about my egg addiction…)

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