Week of March 8

In true New England fashion, winter skulks out (throwing a sucker punch on occasion) and spring limps in. Almost 60 degrees today, but tomorrow we're expecting a high of 34 and 5 inches of snow. It makes the sun feel that much more precious, does it not?

Writing up a menu plan for a chilly week while you're sitting in the sun in a t-shirt can be challenging. I just thought about cozy, warming foods and went from there.

Menu for the Week
Sunday
Lasagna
Green salad with pickled shallots and pomelo

Monday
East African groundnut soup (this one's been in my reader for a while - time to try it)
Pickled carrot salad

Tuesday
Jacket potatoes (so much more fun than baked potatoes, which is what they are)
Roasted cauliflower with garlic, anchovy and parsley
Green salad

Wednesday
Red beans and rice (I got a locally raised and smoked ham bone to try in this)

Thursday
Roasted broccoli and shrimp (from the Amanda Hesser's NY Times recipe - too many positive endorsements to ignore!)

Friday
Pizza (was so good last week, figured we'd do it again)