March 2016 Weeknight Dinner Ideas Part 2

Where has March gone?  It is hard to believe we are 2/3 of the way through the month!  Between work travel, and packing, time got away from me.  

I am obsessed with the short ribs below.  I followed the recipe last year when making them for my parents.  This year we sous vide cooked them for 36 hours at 144 degrees, and had them for a quick weeknight meal.  I had to walk almost five miles home from work because of metro delays, and still managed to get the short ribs and some steamed asparagus on the dinner table by 7:50.  How is that for an easy weeknight dinner?   

Roast Chicken Paprikas with Watercress and Dilled Sour Cream

RECIPES

Roast Chicken Paprikash with Watercress and Dilled Sour Cream, Source: Food and Wine Magazine, March 2015, page 51

Steamed Bok Choy with Mapo-Style Pork, Source: Food and Wine Magazine, March 2016, page 88

Roasted Shrimp With Chile Gremolata, Source: Bon Appétit Magazine, March 2014, page 32

Roast Chicken And Kimchi Smashed Potatoes, Source: Bon Appétit Magazine, March 2013, page 46

Grilled Apple-Marinated Short Ribs, Source: Food and Wine Magazine, March 2014, page 108

Spicy Honey-Glazed Parsnips, Source: Bon Appétit Magazine, March 2014, page 32

GROCERY LIST

Produce

1 bunch watercress

4 cups bitter greens (mustard, mizuna, or arugula)

1 bunch of dill

2 bunches of scallions

1 bunch of cilantro

1 bunch of parsley

2 heads of garlic

3 red serrano or Fresno chiles

1 lemon

1 Granny Smith apple

1 ginger root

Four 6- to 8-ounce heads of baby bok choy

2 pounds parsnips

1.5 pounds fingerling or baby Yukon Gold potatoes

1 16-ounce jar Napa cabbage kimchi

2 shallots

Fresh lemon juice

Dairy 

Sour cream

Unsalted butter

Meat and Seafood 

1 3.5-pound whole chicken

.5 pound ground pork

1.5 pound large shrimp

4 boneless beef short ribs

4 large skin-on, bone-in chicken thighs

Interior Aisles

Olive oil

Canola oil

Vegetable oil

Apple cider vinegar

Rice vinegar, unseasoned

Kosher salt

Pepper

Sweet paprika

Hot paprika

Caraway seeds

Bay leaves

Chiles de árbol

Cornstarch

Honey

Sugar

Apple juice

Hoisin sauce

Soy sauce

Hard to Find Ingredients 

Sichuan peppercorns

Asian chile-bean sauce

Toasted sesame oil

Red miso

Gochujang paste