June 2016 Weeknight Dinner Ideas Part 3

Hi y’all!  It is hard to believe June is almost over!  Where is this Summer going?!?  After yet another week involving crazy work travel, I am happy to say I am back in the kitchen and not boarding a plane for over ten days! 

Back at home, I am continuing my quest to conquer the grill, and am finally making progress!  My small success includes not flame broiling the salt and pepper steak featured below.  Fingers crossed there are fewer charred meals in the weeks to come.  

OK, I am going to make this short and sweet.  As always, please let me know if you enjoyed any of the recipes featured below, and share my blog with your friends!  

German Potato Salad with Dill

RECIPES

Double-Pea Sauté with Ground Pork, Source: Food and Wine Magazine, June 2016, page 93

Herbed Balsamic Chicken With Blue Cheese,  Source: Bon Appétit Magazine, June 2009, page 103

Salt-And-Pepper Steak, Source: Bon Appétit Magazine, June 2014, page 67

German Potato Salad With Dill, Source: Bon Appétit Magazine, June 2014, page 66

Tamarind-Glazed Black Cod With Habanero-Orange Salsa, Source: Bon Appétit Magazine, June 2010, page 61

Grilled Lamb Chops With Fresh Mango Chutney, Source: Bon Appétit Magazine, June 2009, page 40

Spice-Roasted Cornish Hens With Cucumber-Yogurt Sauce, Source: Bon Appétit Magazine, June 2009, page 102

GROCERY LIST

Produce

4 large oranges

1 habanero chile

1 serrano chile

1 cucumber

.5 pound peas

.5 pound snap peas

1 bunch of scallions 

1 bunch of dill

1 bunch of mint

2 bunches of cilantro

1 bunch of basil

1 bunch of arugula 

2 mangos 

2 pounds small waxy potatoes

1 onion

1 red onion

1 head of garlic

1 gingerroot

Fresh orange juice

Lime juice

Dairy and Frozen

3-4 ounce wedge blue cheese

Whole-milk yogurt

Sour cream

Meat and Seafood 

3 skinless boneless chicken breasts

3 Cornish hens

.5 pound ground pork

1.5 pound skirt steak

8 T-bone loin lamb chops

4 6-ounce black cod fillets

Interior Aisles

Olive oil

Nonstick vegetable oil spray

Kosher salt

Black pepper

Herbes de Provence

Caraway seeds

Cumin seeds

Coriander seeds

Dry mustard

Garam massala

Balsamic vinegar

Apple cider vinegar

Red wine vinegar

Honey

3 ancho chiles

Hard to Find Ingredients 

Tamarind concentrate

Ginger preserves

June 2016 Weeknight Dinner Ideas Part 2

Hi y’all!  I am trying to make good on my promise of catching up on June posts!  So far this week I have been able to make the chicken salad and the pork chops featured below.  The pork chops took around 35 minutes to make, and I managed not to scorch them on the grill!  The salmuera sauce was also great on the steamed asparagus I served with the chops.  

For the chicken salad I tried the tip for pitting cherries found on sunset, but it was not a huge success.  The cherries kept spreading out which made them hard to whack with a mallet.  Do you have a cherry pitting trick that does not involve buying another gadget?

  

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

Butter Lettuce, Chicken And Cherry Salad

RECIPES

Pork Chops with Almond Salmuera, Source: Food and Wine Magazine, June 2016, page 93

Butter Lettuce, Chicken, And Cherry Salad, Source: Bon Appétit Magazine, June 2011, page 44

Grilled Hanger Steak With Fennel Salad, Source: Bon Appétit Magazine, June 2016, page 12

Summer House Lobster Salad, Source: Bon Appétit Magazine, June 2012, page 96

Grilled Summer Squash with Blue Cheese and Pecans, Source: Food and Wine Magazine, June 2016, page 99

Cumin-and-Coriander Grilled Lamb Ribs, Source: Food and Wine Magazine, June 2014, page 128

Grilled Cantaloupe with Prosciutto and Mozzarella, Source: Food and Wine Magazine, June 2014, page 126

GROCERY LIST

Produce

1 pound of fresh cherries

2 fennel bulbs

2 large tomatoes

1 2-pound cantalopue

6 ounces haricots verts

2 pounds mixed zucchini, summer squash, and pattypan squash

1 cup fresh shelled peas

3 heads butter lettuce

10 cups mixed greens

1 pint cherry tomatoes

2 bunches of radishes

1 bunch of chives

1 bunch of cilantro

1 bunch of mint

1 bunch of parsley

2 bunches of dill

1 bunch of thyme

1 lemon

1 pound small red-skinned new potatoes

1 head of garlic

3 large shallots

Fresh lemon juice

Dairy and Frozen

3 ounces feta cheese

2 ounces crumbled blue cheese

.75 pounds fresh mozzarella

Unsalted butter

Eggs

Meat and Seafood 

4 chicken thighs

1.5 pounds hanger steak

4 8-ounce bone-in pork rib chops

3 1.5 lb lobsters or 3 cups lobster meat

Two 2.5-3 pound racks of lamb ribs

4 ounces prosciutto

Interior Aisles

Olive oil

Vegetable oil

Sherry vinegar

White wine vinegar

Apple Cider vinegar

Kosher salt

Flaky sea salt

Black pepper

Ground cumin

Ground coriander

Ground Cinnamon

Honey

Light brown sugar

Dijon mustard

Pecan halves

1 loaf of rustic bread

Hard to Find Ingredients 

Marcona almonds

Pomegranate molasses

June 2016 Weeknight Dinner Ideas Part 1

Welcome back to weeknight dinner help y’all!  Crazy work travel combined with metro track work left me with less time to post over the past few weeks…  During one trip I managed to walk over 10,000 steps in O’Hare airport, and left with a greater appreciation of the sheer size of that place!  Fortunately, I am back in town for a few days, and plan on catching up on June posts.  

For this post I focused on including a bunch of recipes that require a grill so we can keep on using our new toy. Unfortunately, I learned the hard way late last week the importance of cleaning out the grease pan on it.  We definitely had some flame-broiled dinners as I made the recipes featured below!  Since a few crispy meals will not stand in the way of me using the grill, does anyone have any suggestions on how to tell when you are almost out of propane?  I am beginning to get worried  we are going to run out in the middle of making dinner one night!    

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

Honey-Butter-Grilled Chicken Thighs with Parsley Sauce, Source: Food and Wine Magazine, June 2014, page 115

Coconut-Marinated Short Rib Kebabs With Peanut-Chile Oil,  Source: Bon Appétit Magazine, June 2016, page 90

Vietnamese-Style Pork Chops With Fresh Herb Salad, Source: Bon Appétit Magazine, June 2016, page 43

Lamb Chops Scottadito With Charred Cherry Tomatoes, Source: Bon Appétit Magazine, June 2016, page 74

Grilled Kielbasa Tacos, Source: Bon Appétit Magazine, June 2016, page 74

Grilled Leeks with Shishito Romesco, Source: Food and Wine Magazine, June 2014, page 106

Halibut in Parchment with Corn and Tomatoes, Source: Food and Wine Magazine, June 2015, page 58

Vietnamese-Style Pork Chops With Fresh Herb Salad

GROCERY LIST

Produce

4 ears of corn

6 ounces wax or green beans

1.5 pounds small cherry tomatoes on the vine 

2 bunches of parsley

1 bunch of cilantro

1 bunch of basil (Thai if they have it)

1 bunch of mint

1 bunch of tarragon

1 bunch of thyme

1 bunch of rosemary

8 large leeks

12 shishito peppers

2 red bell peppers

2 bunches of scallions

1 Fresno chile

1 lemon

1 lime

3 firm red plums

Horseradish

Bean sprouts

1 ginger root

1 red onion

1 head of garlic

2 large shallots

Lemon juice

Lime juice

Dairy and Frozen

Unsalted butter

Meat and Seafood 

12 chicken thighs

1.25 pounds boneless beef short ribs

4 1/4-1/2-inch-thick bone-in pork rib chops

2.25 lamb rib or loin chops

1.5 pounds kielbasa

1 1.5 pound skinless halibut fillet

Interior Aisles

Olive oil

Vegetable oil

Kosher salt

Pepper

Crushed red pepper flakes

Whole black peppercorns

Coriander seeds

Ground turmeric 

Fennel seeds

Honey

Unsweetened coconut milk 

Fish sauce

Soy sauce

Unseasoned rice vinegar

White wine vinegar

Fresh bread crumbs

Light brown sugar

Sugar

Salted roasted peanuts 

tortillas

Hot sauce

Hard to Find Ingredients 

2 lemongrass stalks

Marcona almonds

4 guajillo or New Mexico chiles or 2 ancho chiles