Week of March 18

Lordy, we got about 6-plus inches of snow and then capped that off with a luscious layer of sleet. We are having another one of those cozy-craving weeks. I suppose I shouldn't gripe. The sun is out and the birds are singing. Before long, we'll be muttering about the humidity and debating whether it's too hot to turn on the oven after 8:00 a.m.

Sunday is inspired by Saint Patrick's Day, of course. Although I should confess that I am not a fan of Irish sausages, so our bangers are sweet Italian sausages instead of the traditional Irish ones.

Other recipes for this week have been heavily appropriated from others. I'll make sure to provide attribution in each posting, but until then: Thank you Smitten Kitchen, Andrea & Mike, Fine Cooking Magazine and Riverford Organic Vegetables.

An asterisk denotes food stuffs prepared on Sunday.

Sunday
Dinner
Bangers & champ *
Savoy cabbage with mustard seeds *
Chocolate stout cupcakes *

Monday
Lunch
Chickpea deli salad *

Dinner
Stealthy-healthy macaroni & cheese *
Steamed broccoli

Tuesday
Lunch
Sunday leftovers

Dinner
Mediterranean wheatberry salad *

Wednesday
Lunch
Monday leftovers

Dinner
Shrimp with snow peas & lemon
Orzo with baby spinach

Thursday
Lunch
Tuesday leftovers

Dinner
Turkey burgers *
Oven baked fries
Side o' veggies: Fennel & carrot sticks, cherry tomatoes

Friday
Lunch
Wednesday leftovers

Dinner
Steamed and pan-fried Chinese dumplings from Wang’s Fast Food
Cucumber salad