April 2016 Weeknight Dinner Ideas Part 2

Hi y’all!  I am happy to report I am on my second FULL week of being at home!  I am in the middle of a lull between work trips, and am happy to make dinner again on an almost nightly basis.  In addition to weeknight dinners I have enjoyed baking, and making craft cocktails.  Alas, domestic bliss will be short lived as I am off on another 3 day work trip next week.  

This week I included an unusual recipe for spiced duck.  Let me know if you are curious about how it turns out on Friday night! (I found a whole duck in the freezer section of Costco.  Who knew?!?)  Also, for those of you interested in spring food, there are two dishes that feature savory rhubarb.  

As always, please let me know if you enjoyed any of the recipes featured below, and if you find my blog useful please share it with your friends.  

RECIPES

Grilled Hanger Steak with Spring Vegetables and Hazelnuts, Source: Food and Wine Magazine, April 2016, page121

Spicy Chicken Thighs With Rhubarb-Cucumber Salsa, Source: Bon Appétit Magazine, April 2012, page 36

Pan-Seared Tuna Steaks with Ginger Vinaigrette, Source: Food and Wine Magazine, April 2015, page 64

Spice-Roasted Duck, Source: Food and Wine Magazine, April 2014, page113 

Blistered Diced Radishes with Parsley, Source: Food and Wine Magazine, April 2014, page 30

Roast Pork Tenderloin With Carrot Romesco, Source: Bon Appétit Magazine, April 2014, page 40

GROCERY LIST

Produce

1 bunch of Broccolini 

1.5 pound small carrots

2 cups spicy greens (watercress or baby mustard)

1 pound radishes

1 habanero, Scotch bonnet, or Thai chile, with seeds, stemmed

1 head of garlic

1 bunch of scallions

3 rhubarb stalks

1 bag fresh English peas

1/2 pound asparagus

4 ounces watercress

1 English hothouse cucumber

1 bunch of cilantro

1 bunch of thyme

1 bunch of sage

1 bunch of flat-leaf parsley

3 medium shallots

2 lemons

1 large ginger root

1 small onion

Fresh lime juice

Dairy and Frozen

Unsalted butter

Meat and Seafood 

6 large skin-on, bone-in chicken thighs

Two 3/4 to 1-pound hanger steaks

Two 1-inch-thick yellowfin tuna steaks

1 large pork tenderloin (About 1.5 pounds)

One 5.5 pound Pekin (Long Island) duck

Interior Aisles

Olive oil

Vegetable oil

Salt

Kosher salt

Sea salt

Black Pepper

Aleppo pepper or crushed red pepper flakes

Smoked sweet paprika

Coriander seeds

Fennel seeds

Caraway seeds

Toasted white sesame seeds

Soy sauce (regular and low-sodium)

Red wine vinegar

Honey

Hazelnuts

Pine nuts

Hard to Find Ingredients 

Sake

Mirin
Sweet pimentón de la Vera