Food Challenge: Week 3

We had a couple of boring food days this week, but still managed to keep up with the challenge. Ready for the results?

Sunday

This is continuation of our road trip last weekend. We spent a good part of Sunday driving home from Northern CA, so we just picked up something on our way home and called it a night.

Monday

Husband had class, I had some errands to run and a gym class to attend. We resorted to the same old boring Monday meal: frozen appetizers that we picked up from Trader Joes. Bleh.

Tuesday

Israeli Couscous with Panko-crusted Tofu. The couscous is a favorite here at home. We had some tofu and half a bag of panko to get rid of so we made good use of it.

Wednesday

Penne pasta with pumpkin sauce and baby brocolli. I love autumn produce! It's time to start incorporating more pumpkin, squash, pomegranates, etc. in our meals. This was our first attempt at a homemade pumpkin pasta sauce. I was really pleased with the results.

Thursday

Caribbean Rice & Peas: a mix of smoked chicken sausage, brown rice, black-eyed peas, and collard greens. We are huge fans of all-in-one meals. This was a great recipe, except that next time I would probably substitute the black-eyed peas with regular ol' pinto or black beans. We were over the bitterness of the black-eyed peas plus collard greens by the end of the meal. Maybe we're just not used to the bitter tastes. Besides that, this dish was a winner.

Friday

Both the husband and I got home from work late and with little motivation to prepare a meal from scratch. We were starving and husband wanted to go to the Beverly Center to make use of a gift card. We were thisclose to caving in and grabbing a bite to eat while out, but luckily the mall was closing in less than an hour. Whew! Instead of rushing we decided to stay home, heat up left over penne pasta from two nights ago, and take Lola for a nightime walk through Little Tokyo.

Saturday

Seafood risotto. This was the second time we make this dish. We found the recipe on the Food Network website. It is so easy and absolutely delicious (if you're a seafood lover.) We made it with shrimp, scallops, and black mussels. To make the meal even more pleasant my sister and her boyfriend joined us for dinner - hooray for company!

Is it really already the middle of October? That means we've only got two more weeks to go! Stay tuned for next week's results featuring one of the most labor intensive meals we have made yet.