Quick Shopping Trip but Busy Weekend of Cooking

Super quick shopping trip:

Here is what I purchased: 

Three pack romaine lettuce $3.99

3 pound bag of Cara Cara oranges $4.99

1 pound container Cabot cottage cheese $2.85

32 ounce container Stonyfield yogurt $4.49 

Total= $16.32
Total so far= $103.27

Recipe: Garlicky Salad Dressing

I could have chopped the
garlic more finely.

This will serve 2- 4 salads, depending upon how much dressing you like. It would also be a good idea to double or even quadruple this and put in a bottle in the fridge. Less work later.

Yield: about 1/4 cup

Juice of 1/2 lemon

2 tablespoons olive oil

1/2 teaspoon mustard

1 anchovy, mashed

1 garlic, minced

Kosher salt and black pepper

Put everything in a bowl or glass and mix well.

Recipe: Curried Tuna 

If you don't have/like apples, try substituting oranges, peaches, even dried fruit.  You can also add nuts. If you want to be fancy, wrap a scoop of tuna with a romaine leaf. 

Yield: about 3 cups

2 5 oz. cans white tuna in water, drained well

1/4 cup yogurt

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 tablespoon lemon juice 
1 tablespoon curry powder, or more to taste

2 celery stalks, diced

1 apple, cored and diced

Put everything in a bowl and mix well. Cover and refrigerate at least one hour and up to three days. 

The bowl just before mixing.

Meals Day 11: 

Breakfast: Coffee with milk; cottage cheese 

Lunch: Tomato Soup 
Snack: Almond Butter and celery 

Dinner: Pasta with Caramelized Onions, Romaine with Garlicky Dressing

Recipe: Pasta with Caramelized Onions 

This dish combines salty, sweet, creamy and tart flavors and may be one of the best pasta dishes I've ever made. The only thing that would have made it even better would be the crunch of toasted bread crumbs or possibly toasted pine nuts or walnuts. I added the white beans as a last minute idea because there was such a small amount left but I think they improved upon what would have been. 

1 tablespoon olive oil

1/2 onion (yellow or red), thinly sliced

1 garlic clove, minced

2 anchovies, mined

1/4 cup water

1 cup pasta

1/2 cup white beans (leftover)

2 tablespoons chopped parsley (leftover)

1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese

1 teaspoon lemon juice (leftover)
1/2- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
Kosher salt and black pepper

Bring a large pot of water to a boil.  Add the pasta to the boiling water and cook according to the directions on the package, or until it is the texture you like.

Place a medium skillet on the stove and set the heat to medium high. When it is hot, add the oil. Add the onion slices and cook until they are just beginning to brown and almost get crisp, about 10 minutes. Add the garlic, anchovies and water and cook until the mixture is syrupy, about 10 minutes. Add the white beans, 1/4 cup pasta water and the pasta and cook until everything is well combined and heated through, about 2 minutes.

Add the parsley, Parmesan, lemon juice and red pepper flakes and serve immediately.

Meals Day 12

Breakfast: Coffee with milk; 2 Lacey Edged Fried Eggs

Lunch: Curried Tuna
Snack: Almond Butter and apple 

Dinner: Turkey Burger and Roasted Carrots

Snack: Orange

I like everything slightly, uh, singed.