March Madness Meal Planning

Chicken Dinner (Jamie Oliver)

1 x 2kg/4½lb free-range organic chicken

2kg/4½lb potatoes or other seasonal roasting veg


1 large, preferably unwaxed, lemon


1 whole bulb of garlic

a handful of fresh thyme

a handful of fresh rosemary sprigs

optional: 8 rashers of smoked streaky bacon

Mexican Frittata (Martha Stewart)

10 large eggs

2 bell peppers

1 medium red onion

1 cup shredded white cheddar (4 ounces)

1 tablespoon red-wine vinegar

1/2 cup store-bought salsa, for serving

Quiche (this one looks good, but this cunt hasn't tried it yet and I would also likely use fresh spinach, steam that bitch and squeeze out the extra jiz - there's fucking cream cheese in it!)

Pie shell

Eggs

Spinach OR broccoli OR peppers

Cream Cheese OR Feta Cheese OR ham OR smoked salmon

Cheddar OR parmesean
Cream OR milk

Thyme OR dill

See Salad

Jason the Mason's Anne Lindsay's Valentine's Day Burritos

2 med onions

3 cloves garlic

1 cup zucchini

1 large carrot

2 tsp chili powder

1 tsp (ea) dried oregano and cumin

1 1/2 cups Salsa

1 can (14oz) refried beans

5 10-inch flour tortillas

2/3 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

General Burrito Happiness

Tortillas

Salsa

Sour cream

Leftover rice

Black beans OR refried beans

Zucchini & carrots OR spinach & onions

Avocados

Lemons


Lucy Waverman's Sticky Asian Chicken
1 cup sticky rice
3/4 cup soy sauce
rice vinegar
2 tsp grated ginger
1 tsp hot asian chill sauce
2-4 boneless chicken breasts
1 cup onions
1 cup dried shitake mushrooms
1 cup shelled edamame
1 tbsp mint

Lucy Waverman’s sweetly spiced pork

Pork tenderloin

Cinnamon

Ground coriander

Stock

Salt & pepper

See suggested sides

Veggie Burgers

Veggie burgers (store-bought or homemade underburgers)

Buns

Lettuce

Tomato

Pickles

Cheese

Condiments

See suggested sides

Gnocchi Surprise

1 pound fresh or frozen gnocchi

2 tablespoons butter

2 medium shallots

1 pound zucchini, (about 3 small)

1 pint cherry tomatoes

1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley

Vij’s Lentil Curry (don’t forget to reduce the water to 4 cups!)

Basmati rice

Chutney

Plain yoghurt

Chana dahl

Cayenne

Turmeric

Ghee

Onion

Jalapeno pepper

Cilantro

Optional: diced carrots & kale & celery

Lucy Waverman’s Sticky Asian Chicken

Sticky rice

Soy sauce

Rice vinegar

Ginger

Hot chili sauce

2 boneless skinless breasts

Onions

Edamame

Mint

Brown sugar

Lemon

Lime

Jamie Oliver’s Crispy, Sticky Chicken

1 3/4 pounds new potatoes

12 boned chicken thighs, skin on, preferably free-range or organic

1 1/4 pounds cherry tomatoes, different shapes and colors if you can find them

1 bunch fresh oregano

Extra-virgin olive oil

Red wine vinegar

Vij’s Coconut Curried Vegetables

Black mustard seeds

Curry leaves

Onion

Garlic

Tomatoes

Coconut milk

Eggplant

Cauliflower

Bell peppers

Cilantro (assorted)

Tofu (optional)

Lucy Waverman’s Vegetarian Bean Soup

Hearty bread

1 cup onion

1 cup carrots

1 cup celery

2 tsp garlic

1 can (796 ml/28 oz) tomatoes, chopped with juices 


1 tbsp chopped fresh basil or 5 ml (1 tsp) dried 


1 tsp dried oregano 


1/4 tsp chili flakes

6 cups vegetable stock or water 


1 cup zucchini 


1 cup canned kidney beans

1 cup canned white beans

1 cup Romano beans

1 bunch fresh spinach

3/4 cup small dried pasta (orzo or melon seeds) 


Parmesan cheese

Lucy Waverman’s Chili Squash Soup

2 tablespoons butter

1 cup chopped onions

1 teaspoon ground coriander

1 teaspoon ground cumin

Pinch cloves

½ teaspoon ground fennel

¼ teaspoon chili flakes

4 cups peeled and diced butternut squash

3 cups chicken stock

½ cup orange juice

Salt and freshly ground pepper

¼ cup sour cream

2 tablespoons chopped chives


Native Foods Russian Velvet Soup
1 large onion
1 medium carrot
2 red beets
1 cup of red lentils
3 bay elves
red wine vinegar
sour cream
fresh dill (optional)

Emergency dinners

Pizza (frozen) + salad

Perogies + salad

Sandwiches + salad +  oven fries

Noodle soup (stock, veggies, tofu, soy, noodles,  sesame oil)

Quesilladas (tortillas, cheese, salsa, corn) + beans + rice

Meat & two veg

Breakfast for dinner

Beans & rice & salsa & guacamole

Suggested sides

Yam fries (yams, olive oil, paprika, s&p)

Rice (rice, water OR broth)

Mashed potatoes (potatoes, butter, cream, s&p)

Asparagus (asparagus, lemon)

Oven fries (potatoes, olive oil & peanut oil , s&p, paprika)

Risotto (risotto, stock, white wine, onion, celery, tarragon, Parmesan, peas, mushrooms)

Cottage cheese dill loaf of tastiness

Salad

Lettuce

Tomatoes

Cucumber

Avocados

Fresh dill

Dried cranberries

Pumpkin seeds

Goat cheese

Apple

Homework

Each to try one pasta recipe and report back