Heather says:
It feels far too early in the year, but Mardi Gras is in full swing and Lent begins Wednesday. Tell me, what’s on your menu this week?
- Monday – Chicken, peppers, and mushrooms; Brussels sprouts, roast potatoes
- Tuesday – Oatmeal and banana pancakes, scrambled eggs, fruit
- Wednesday – Simple fish stew*; homemade, crusty bread for the broth
- Thursday – Pasties, green beans, winter spinach salad
- Friday – Â Lentil casserole, roasted broccoli
- Saturday – Â Pizza Night – we’ve been off kilter, it’s time to relaunch this tradition
- Sunday  – Buttermilk fried chicken, braised greens, rice
*The fish stew is one I’ve been playing with for years, it’s close to what I want, but never quite there. I’ve also seen it under the name Bourtheto. I think this time I’ll use stock instead of water, but it’s still not ready for a post of its own.
- 6 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large onion, grated
- 1 pound tomatoes, grated
- 1 1/2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 8 potatoes peeled
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 (6 ounce) fillets firm white fish
- 1 pint water
Are you trying anything new this week or revisiting any favorites? Please share in the comments.
Submitted to Mindful Menus.
I made tamales!!! They are awesome(…now that I have slept) I must say I will NEVER try that alone again
I love tamales, but there are definitely some foods meant to be made with friends. Would you mind sharing your recipe?
About your fish stew, have you thought about giving it just a little splash of wine? It might be the taste you're missing.
Anne, that could be it, I'm also adding some garlic this time, too. Thank you for the suggestion.
I have a few meatless meals too. I like the challenge of Lent as far as meatless meals are concerned. I am not a big meat eater anyway, but my husband is. I saw you have pasties on your list. I make those often in the winter. I am originally from Montana where pasties were big in the mines there in the 1940's or so. I used to make individual pasties, but started following my mother-in-law's idea of a pastie pie instead. It is nice to not have so much pie crust. That is one of the few ideas of my mother-in-law I follow. Have a nice Lent and a great fat Tuesday. P.S. I linked my blog. It's just a "baby blog" right now, but I hope someday to have more time to make it great.
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Thanks for sharing this fantastic recipe! I tried it with a little wine and annebonannie was right…it tastes wonderful!
We have meatless days quite often… not a lifestyle choice or such – I just help to like the dishes I make 🙂
Monday: Tomato Tart
Tuesday: Teriyaki Tofu Stirfry
Wednesday: Stuffed Pasta & blue cheese sauce
Thursday: Perogies
Friday: Payday takeout night! 😀 😀
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