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Planning Ahead Week of 1/22/12

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the first real snow of the season!

It snowed yesterday! Honest to goodness snow! It was so pretty ....... and so f'n cold. But there isn't enough snow that can keep me away from our Saturday Farmer's Market. I figure if the farmers can come down to Brooklyn and stand in the freezing cold for 8 hours, the least I can do is waddle over in my heavy winter coat and buy what they are selling.

Unfortunately, they aren't selling much. I was able to get some spinach, but yet again we have cabbage, kale and onions on the menu this week. And I'm back to a meat heavy menu. I was too hungry last week to try to go vegetarian again.

Here's what we have planned:
Meal 1 - Christmas lima beans with caramelized onions and bacon, spinach salad
Meal 2 - Kale, potato and sausage soup, shredded carrots with tahini dressing
Meal 3 - Italian turkey sausage and onions over polenta, spicy coleslaw
Meal 4 - Red lentil bake, cabbage and corn salsa salad

We have some fun posts planned for this week - I am going to share the Rutabaga and Apple Soup recipe and Craig has promised to write about making Greek style yogurt. So, have a great week and don't forget to check back in with us!


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  1. AnonymousJanuary 22, 2012 at 6:10 PM

    Sounds fabulous!!!!

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 30, 2012 at 5:37 PM

    The kale, potato, sausage sounds yummy!
    Was that a clear broth?

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    1. GabrielleJanuary 31, 2012 at 8:55 PM

      Hi! For the broth, I cooked the potatoes in chicken stock. When the potatoes were tender, I pureed and then added a bit more stock until I got the desired consistency. So it was a pretty "creamy" soup, but no cream was involved. And while the soup was a bit bland the first day, it was defnitely more flavorful the second. Next time we'll add a little more flavor at the beginning (more garlic for sure) and maybe finish it with a bit of lemon juice. I hope to post the recipe in the next few weeks.

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