Farm Fresh

beets, collard greens, kale, leeks, mushrooms, winter squash

What’s for Dinner?

There’s no way around it. Dessert is where it’s at this week at our house. With Valentine’s Day, a birthday, Mardi Gras, and my own homespun pie cooking day, we’ve already covered most of a week with days deserving of dessert. I’ll try to make make up for it with the sweet-free days shaping up in the utmost of healthy, veggie-centric ways.

Friday – pizza, pie, & pics

roasted beet pizza (Cooking Light)

chocolate-crusted banana cream pie (Bon Appetit)

Saturday – very veggie love fest

spaghetti with beef & mushroom sauce (Better Homes and Gardens)
garlic bread (Gourmet)

chocolate beet cake (Nigel Slater, Tender)

Sunday – special request birthday dinner

kale caesar salad (Julia Child)
macaroni & cheese (Cook’s Illustrated, The New Best Recipe)
fire on the mountain chicken wings

soft snicker doodles (Food.com) + ice cream

Monday – three Bs

beet, balsamic, blue cheese pasta (Mark Bittman, How to Cook Everything Fast)

Tuesday – collards & king cake

red beans and rice (+ collards) (Rosso & Lukins, The New Basics)
cajun chicken sausage links

king cake

Wednesday – taco night, kind of

southwestern stuffed  squash (Jessie Price, Eating Well in Season)
corn tortillas

Thursday – sammie night

caramelized leek & mushroom panini (Serious Eats)

More Menu Musings…