monday and tuesday 15/09 &16/09

once again no pics. busy days in the kitchen.monday is a heavy baking day as all trace of baked goods are usually consumed on the weekend. i started the baking with jam tarts for morning snack and baked ginger no snaps for afternoon snack. i made three confetti vanilla cakes. the larger one i iced with cream cheese frosting for monday supper dessert the other two are for tuesday supper.
lunch on monday was spaghetti di cipolle varie, italian for pasta with loads of onion. i did use spaghetti and made the sauce with red and yellow onion, leeks(the white part) and lots of garlic. i slow cooked all the onions etc. in olive oil, red wine and fresh oregano, thyme and sage. when the pasta was cooked i tossed it with the sauce and garnished the dish with chopped parsley and grated parmesan. i made a spinach salad with english cukes, tomato, crimini mushroom, celery and avocado. i thawed two loaves of homemade multigrain bread and heated up the beet soup from friday and lunch was up and happening.
i made a simple supper on monday. baked ham with creamer potato, corn on the cob, saute
zucchini, onion and cherry tomato from dana's garden and a green salad made for a tasty autumn supper.
tuesday lunch was grilled salmon burgers with all the fixin's and tossed salad. i made a vegetable and rice soup with chicken broth as well.
for supper i made a beef curry. i started making the curry right after lunch was done and slow cooked it all afternoon. i began by roasting cumin, fennel, coriander and brown mustard seed, then added homemade curry powder, onion, celery, sliced dried serrano chilis and garlic for a quick saute before adding the stew beef. once the beef was browned i added beef stock to cover and place the covered pan in a slow oven till 4:00.
to finish the curry i added coconut milk, shredded carrot, diced bell pepper, spinach and chopped parsley for garnish. i served basmati rice, steamed cauliflower and broccoli, saute cabbage and bowls of cashew nuts, raisins and coconut and homemade chutneys to accompany the curry. it must have been tasty as all but a bit of rice and cabbage was left of supper.