the week goes on

more baking to be done wednesday morning. i used up all the sad bananas in two batches of banana bread. the first batch had coconut, allspice and nutmeg and the second batch was plain for the purists in the crowd. i also baked oatcrisp cookies with cranberries and cardamom. i thought these cookies would make a fine torte if layered with whipped cream flavored with lemon and orange zest and then drizzled with citrus syrup.
i made a pasta sauce from the left over ham and a simple tomato sauce with a hint of orange. i baked a variation on roblovas bread by exchanging the sesame seed with hemp seed and adding some left over couscous. i got quite a few rave reviews on the bread. a new batch of caesar dressing was made for the salad and lunch is done.

i made chicken tagine for supper. i cheated a little by unskewering chicken souvlaki instead of butchering whole fryers for the chicken pieces. never mind once the "souvlaki" was mixing and mingling with the turmeric, cinnamon, chilis,onion, garlic, bell peppers, honey, dates and chicken stock it left greece and headed for morocco. i sauteed slivered almonds and sesame seeds to sprinkle on the finished dish. spicy and sweet and oh so yummy! couscous, minty peas and a different saute cabbage rounded out the meal. for dessert it was m.y.o.s. or make your own sundae. a choice of homemade butterscotch or chocolate armagnac sauce, chocolate candy, toasted coconut and assorted toasted nuts plus a choice of ice creams makes for a fun, creative dessert experience.
thursday lunch is favourite. tacos. however, if you don't have taco shells you quick thaw tortillas and have fajitas instead. no one was disappointed with the change in plan.
for a very tasty soup i combined the remaining chicken tagine with the vegetable rice soup from tuesday.

chocolate chip cookies for p.m. snack. it must be thursday!
dinner was chickpea and artichoke stew with rice pilaf, corn on the cob and steamed carrot and cauliflower and the perverbial green salad. dessert was bread pudding with maple syrup. and yes you can make a respectable bread pudding start to finish in under 40 minutes.
friday lunch was make your own sandwich. all the folks staying in camp for the weekend went canoeing so i made dinner for one, me.