I last left off halfway through last weekend.
On Sunday we had family stay with us, so we made a lot lot lot of food.
This coriander turmeric chicken rub was from Real Simple and was one of the best meals we were brought during our postpartum meal train. I made it in advance and let a bunch of thighs and legs marinate all day and then Kyle grilled once it was dinner time.
We also grilled corn and paired it with a simple spinach salad (grapes, sunflower seeds and liquid gold vinaigrette).
The whole meal was easy and delicious, which was good because V was requiring some extra attention and I had to make the salad with her in the ergo.
On Monday we had the leftover chicken with this kale and cauli curry salad.
Still have leftovers of both dishes, too.
I know I say it every week but Tuesday nights are soccer practice so I try to prep things in advance because we get home late. This time I turned to the crock pot.
I re-made this Asian pork belly dish that was REEEEDICK good. This time I added green beans (instead of broccoli) and served it over quinoa.
All three of us devoured it. Seriously, this dish is fantastic. The next time pork belly is on sale at Costco we are stocking up again because it’s a meal that everyone adores.
On Wednesday night we were in the East Bay (at my parents’ house) because the next day we had an early appointment with P at Stanford. Staying at their place shaved off an hour of commute time so we “only” had to leave at 6 am to be there on time. I don’t have pics of that dinner but I got WF hot bar stuff for some #treatyoself action.
Thursday was loooong because of the aforementioned Stanford appointment and we didn’t get back to Davis until the late afternoon/early evening. Fortunately I have a well stocked freezer to work with, so I pulled out tamales and whipped up a side dish with all the produce we had in the garden. Del Real pork tamales are allergy friendly and P ended up eating almost a whole one. He also ate the corn and avo portion of the salad (minus the tomatoes). Kyle picked the corn from “the farm” a few days before and I steamed it before adding it to the bowl with lime juice, avocado, and cherry tomatoes.
TGIF with a burger and cole slaw.
I made this cole slaw without a recipe and it was the perfect amount of creamy and tangy. Kyle’s picky about his slaw so the fact that he liked it too (and so did P!) made me a happy face.
Weekend!!
Food joy in the form of Saturday fame’s market. (His) fat face bacon special above, (hers) gluten free treats from Flour Chyld Bakery below.
Coffee cake game on.
Our al fresco dinner plans got bumped inside when the weather decided to pass 100 and keep on climbing. No thanks. Indoors works fine I guess.
Not really a fan of these broccoli florets from TJs by the way. Unlike kale chips they are allergy friendly, but unlike kale chips they lack seasoning.
See ya next week!
