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Saag paneer, rice and naan

I just put 1/3 lb. haddock in each dish, added a splash of white wine, the juice of 1/2 lemon, and a knob of butter to each dish, and seasoned with salt and pepper. Then I topped with the crumbs and baked at 300 for about 25 minutes. I toasted the crumbs before adding them to the dish as they would not brown at 300. The crumbs were a mix of ground up baguette from the freezer and panko. I stirred in a couple cloves of minced garlic, some minced parsley, a little melted butter, and the zest of one lemon to give the crumbs good flavor. You could skip the toasting step and cook the fish at a higher temperature for less times, but I find that the crumbs do not brown as evenly that way. Last night, vegetable pad thai topped with sweet chili glazed salmon

Haha! She is not very happy with the options, that is for sure. It's partly because of covid though. A lot of the places on campus that offer more interesting choices, like sushi for example, are closed right now. That said, it's not as bad as last semester, when the dining hall served the same meal every night (rice, stir fried vegetables, and choice of chicken, pork, or tofu). She ate a lot of cereal.

I am going to visit (socially distanced of course) my niece at college this weekend and have been making some soups for her to keep in the freezer for nights when nothing at the dining hall appeals. This was today's batch: sweet potatoes, carrots, ginger, apples and chicken stock with a little cream.

Haddock baked with lemon, white wine, and crispy breadcrumbs, roasted sweet potatoes with a hint of curry, and green beans Wine pairing I was thinking tonight how much our dinner time has changed since covid. In the before times, dinner was served at 8:30 during the week due to commuting. Now with my husband working at home full time and my sister getting off at 4PM, we eat between 5:30 and 6. That's probably better for the digestion but makes me feel old 😄

Definitely not, though it could have if I wanted it to. MJ is legal for recreational use in my state. You can even grow a limited amount of plants on your property. It's not of interest to me at this time, though I am appreciative of the medical and emotional relief it can give to those so inclined. Tonight, beef tenderloin topped with the last of the garlic scape butter from last spring (for the guys, I have not eaten red meat in over 30 years, and my sister gave it up about two years ago), macomber turnips pureed with milk and topped with crispy shallots, the last of the purple carrots from my CSA (thank goodness, those buggers stain my hands), Lighthouse Inn potatoes and standard peas. And the wine pairing (excuse purple fingers from evil carrots)

I added them at the very end, just long enough to warm them up. Arugula salad with candied pecans, blue cheese, dried cranberries, and apples Cornbread Snoop Dogg's recipe for fried chicken. It was tasty!

Friday pizza and movie night. Margharita Smoked mussel We are trying to screen all of the Oscar nominated movies, and are quite close to seeing all of them. Based on what was left, last night's (rather unfortunate) choice was Borat Subsequent Moviefilm. I do not think it will be taking home any golden statues.

My pod is decamping to a house in Provincetown for Easter week. We won't be vaccinated yet (well my sister got her first dose but she is the only one so far, the rest of us are not eligible yet), so we cannot/will not eat out. The fish market has contactless curbside pickup, so I am planning on making tuna bolognese. Not a traditional choice, but we all like it a lot.

Did you get an email on Wednesday with the contents of the box? This is the first week we did not get one. The box was a mystery on arrival haha! I am glad I got turnips and not daikon. I have a glut of daikons and carrots in the house right now. I hope you like the CSA. We have been very pleased with it. In addition to the normal share, my husband added flex shares for tomatoes, corn and fruit, and sunflowers for this summer.

Here is this week's CSA box. Clockwise from lower left--macomber turnips, apples, onions, mesculin mix, francese loaf, green cabbage, fava sprouts, dried cranberries, raspberry jam, potatoes, carrots, and beets

Roasted beet, kale, boursin salad with maple candied walnuts Sweet potato gnocchi with sage-brown butter sauce. I forgot to add the parmesan cheese until after I took the picture

Fish and chips

Ricotta and gouda cheeses. Last night, salmon udon noodle bowl with shiitake mushrooms, broccoli, and pea sprouts

Cape Cod reuben

Coq au vin over brown butter sage egg noodles. I used pea shoots for the greenery as I am out of parsley for some reason.

Stuffed shells and an arugula salad

No, this is a local CSA. https://sienafarms.com/csa/

I have a blueberry pie in the oven as we speak. 😀 Edited to add a picture of said pie

Roasted tomato soup and grilled cheese made with brie, thyme, and honey

This week's box. Sweet potatoes, ancient grain loaf (my favorite of all the breads they give us), pea shoots, maple syrup, popcorn, onions, yellow potatoes, daikon radish, lots of carrots, beets, a very small celery root, and apples. There were supposed to be fava sprouts in the box too, but they got left out for some reason.

Chicken and broccoli stir fry

Your salmon looks so moist and creamy. My family is decamping to a rental house (not via VRBO though, we rent direct from the owner) in a couple of weeks too. Driveable from home and very private as we are not vaccinated yet and need to keep our bubble going, but we all need the change of scenery! Tonight, we had salmon tacos

Sautéed blackback flounder with asparagus orzo

@rotutsfear not! Nary a single dreaded GBP touched my pizza. It was an orange one. I hate GBPs too. They are guaranteed to give all indigestion. Tonight, roasted chicken with radishes, mashed potatoes, and butternut squash. This chicken dish finished off my glut of watermelon and daikon radishes from the CSA box. It was getting desperate--one bag of radishes was dated 12-7! After I conquer the giant kohlrabi they gave me last week, I should be back on track for a normal crisper drawer.