Tuesday, August 2, 2016

August 2016 Weeknight Dinner Ideas Part 1

Welcome Back!  After an awesome trip to Trinidad, I am happy happy to be back in the kitchen for a few days.  After a few too many meals of KFC (Trinidadians are obsessed!) it is so nice to return to healthy-ish eating.  

Despite the horrible American Airline experience that resulted in us getting home a day later than expected,  I was able make dinner tonight thanks to a new service at our local grocery store. You can order your groceries online for pick-up up to six days in advance.   I was able to enter my full list online before our trip, and select a pick-up time today after work.  It was such an easy and time-saving experience that I may bite the bullet and pay the annual fee to Harris Teeter for this service moving forward.  

OK, I need to stop writing and start unpacking.  As always, please let me know if you enjoyed any of the recipes featured below, and share my blog with your friends!  

Roasted Pork Chops with Pistachio-Parsley Pesto Zucchini Pasta


RECIPES

Roasted Corn With Manchego And Lime,  Source: Bon Appétit Magazine, August 2011, page 62
Roast Chicken With Hot-Sauce Butter, Bon Appétit Magazine, August 2011,
Skirt Steak And Horseradish Potato Salad, Source: Bon Appétit Magazine, August 2009, page 44
Scallops With Herbed Brown Butter,  Source: Bon Appétit Magazine, August 2013, page 107
Chilled Tomato And Stone Fruit Soup, Source: Bon Appétit Magazine, August 2013, page 83


GROCERY LIST

Produce
3 medium zucchinis
1 large English hothouse cucumber
6 ears or sweet yellow corn
2 bunches watercress
10-ounces grape tomatoes
2 pounds beefsteak tomatoes
8 ounces stringless sugar snap peas
3 ounces orange Scotch bonnet or habanero chiles
2 jalapeños
1 orange bell pepper
1 bunch chives
1 bunch parsley
1 bunch of tarragon
1 bunch of sage
1 orange
1 pint cherries
2 limes
1 peach
1.5 pounds medium Yukon Gold potatoes
1 head garlic
4 large shallots

Dairy and Frozen
Unsalted butter
Manchebo cheese
Pecorino Romano cheese
Prepared horseradish

Meat and Seafood 
3-pound chicken
1.25 pounds skirt steak
3 boneless pork chops
1 pound sea scallops

Interior Aisles
Olive oil
Champagne vinegar
White wine vinegar
White balsamic vinegar
Salt
Kosher salt
Flaky sea salt
Black pepper
Garlic powder
Crushed red pepper flakes
Cornstarch
Roasted and salted pistachios 

Hard to Find Ingredients 
St. Germain liqueur





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