Monday, 3 May 2010

Menu for w/c 1st May 2010; wild garlic

Found a great patch of wild garlic on Saturday and picked a bag full. Made a 'stuffing' from half of it along with breadcrumbs and put between breast and skin of chicken prior to roasting yesterday. Worked well. Will use the rest of the wild garlic on Tuesday (see below) and the left over chicken in salads. Stock from chicken bones, being garlic flavoured, will make a great mushroom soup.

M Shepherds Pie with Parsnip and Potato mash topping (as here)
Boys not convinced. They prefer pure potato topping.
T Pork chop with chorizo, wild garlic, potatoes and herb dressing
Ended up not using the herb dressing (saved it for salad the following day). Other changes made were to use half quantity of chorizo, roughly tear large leaves of wild garlic and add some green beans towards the end. General opinion was that the pork chops did not need the marinade so, as and when I use this recipe again, I will cook the chops with thyme/other herbs.
W Turkey and Feta burger
Th Pasta with Olive and Tomato sauce; Macaroni cheese for M
F Something from freezer/vegetarian

Lunch salads
Chicken and avocado
Nicoise
Chicken, ham and beetroot possibly trying this relish
Blue Cheese and Walnut
Crumble Danish blue cheese (or other blue cheese) and mix with walnut pieces into green salad. Dress with Balsamic vinegar and olive oil dressing or similar.
Quinoa Tabouleh with whatever meat or cheese is left

Mushroom soup - made from the garlicky chicken stock either for lunch this week/next weekend or freeze for later weeks