Dinner Time!

A plan is only as good as the idiot who planned it. I blame the universe! 

And Beware the Ides of March!!!

This was planned:
1.Caulitato/fennel soup, dinner rolls, tossed salad

2. Meat loaf, mashed potatoes or caulimash, green beans, cornbread

3. Chopped chicken salad, dinner rolls

4. Broiled or grilled grouper or snapper, coleslaw, keto hushpuppies

5. Steak, salad, asparagus, baked potato or not.

6. Macaroni and cheese, or fakearoni and cheese, peas, coleslaw, keto cornbread

7. Take-out

This happened:

Monday: It was a gorgeous night, perfect for firing up the grill. (OK, in reality it was a perfect night for lighting a match and sticking it near the gas jet. The grill then fires itself up.) I forgot to take a picture of the meal though. TheHub and I do not eat like we once did and now split a T-Bone or Porterhouse, so imagine a half of a steak, on a plate.

Steak, tossed salad, dinner rolls or keto roll

Tuesday: TheHub has been craving rotisserie chicken from Publix and offered to stop and pick one up on his way home. Does this look like the face of an idiot?

Rotisserie chicken, couscous (or none) broccoli spears, sliced cukes, dinner rolls or keto roll.

Wednesday: I had planned on grilling fish, but TheHub called and said he would be a little later for dinner, and fish does not hold well. Instead I decided to use something I had just bought that day. Aldi was doing a St. Pat's promotion and had bangers (sausages) on sale so I got them. They tasted fine but had the texture of Vienna sausages. I am a tactile eater and that makes them a never eat again for me.

Irish sausages over a bed of kraut, mashed potatoes (or none), some of that incredible pickle salsa. 

Thursday: TheHub called right before I was starting dinner to tell me he was going to be later than his normal late. I put the brakes on the meal I was planning and started something that I could cook, but would hold easily. I was planning on having it this weekend anyway, so it was just a small change.

Keto caulitato* fennel soup, grilled cheese sandwich made with real bread or a sponge keto bread.

Friday: Though he has been a pretty good sport about my extreme caution with Covid exposure, TheHub asked if we could go out to eat and sit outside. Normally I might say yes, but the restaurants I have seen with outdoor dining are filled to capacity and I was just not willing to go quite yet, even though the weather was perfect for it. Maybe we could take baby steps and start by having a late lunch somewhere. Instead we did the take out thing. Sadly I turned down a really nice meal al fresco to wind up with this.

Capt'n D's grilled fish with green beans and coleslaw

Saturday: TheHub had been talking to some of his friends about a "new" butcher shop. I think it has been opened for about 8 years. I have been to it but he had no idea it even existed. He worked from about 6 until 4:30 and called on his way home to see if we could drive there to see what they had. Uh, meat! Anyway we picked up a few things which changed our dinner plans. Sorry, I ate it before I thought about shooting a picture!

Grilled burger patty, coleslaw, peas and carrots (or none), rolls or keto bread

Sunday: TheHub worked about half of the day, then came home and we spent the afternoon and early evening doing various things. Long story short, I forgot to take anything out of the freezer. It was about 7 and with the return to daylight savings time, my internal clock is off.    I had not even begun to think about dinner. This was when I was very glad we keep a well stocked fridge and pantry.

Antipasto salad with homemade Italian dressing (OK, olive oil and wine vinegar, with Italian seasonings , salt and pepper)

Possibilities for this week:

1. Keto Pancakes and sausage, (possibly eggs for TheHub), fried apples (or fried "apples")

2. Cornedbeef, cabbage, mashed potatoes or caulimash

3. Meatloaf, green beans, keto cornbread, rice or caulirice, cucumber tomato
and onion salad

4. Chopped chicken salad, dinner rolls

5. Broiled or grilled snapper or grouper, asparagus, tossed salad keto hushpuppies

6. Take-out

7. Fajita chicken casserole, tossed salad, rice or caulirice

Needed to make:

Keto cornbread

Normal people cornbread

Keto dinner rolls

Keto cookies (I have been craving a cookie)

Storage used for the week: I did not use much at all from storage this week

From the freezer:

Porterhouse steak

keto bread

sausage patties (breakfast)

From the fridge:

heavy cream

lettuce

cauliflower

fennel bulb

cheddar cheese

mozzarella cheese

tomatoes

cucumbers

mini peppers

broccoli

coleslaw

pickle salsa

eggs (breakfast and baking)

butter

pickle salsa

black olives

condiments

salami

From the pantry:

oil

spices and herbs

rolls

couscous

peas and carrots

instant potatoes

kraut

pepper rings

cocoa powder

monk fruit sweetener

coffee

tea

Added to the freezer: 

2 boxes (18 count) breakfast sausage

1 pack andouille sausage

1 more corned beef point cut (Aldi 1.99 pound)

2 salmon filets

Needed for the week? Cabbage, other than it unless there is some serious stock up ad I am staying out of the grocery store this week

Now go have a great week staying on plan, going off plan, or with no plan at all

*I did not tell TheHub I substituted cauliflower for the potatoes. He still does not know and thought the soup was very good. If the cook is doing keto, everyone who eats here does it too, to some degree!

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