Vinegar Chicken, Acai Bowls, Potato Leek Soup: What to Cook This Week

Arlyn HernandezFebruary 21, 202111 Comments

Happy Sunday friends. Last week was a doozy in terms of how busy I was with day-job stuff and personal project stuff. I got through cooking begrudgingly, but this week should be much friendlier to me (I hope). There are some things here I’m really excited to try that I’ve never made before. What are you cooking up this week?

Monday: Pan Seared Salmon w/ Mustard Dill Cream Sauce (Whole 30)

I’ve shared Ronny’s recipes before from his blog Primal Gourmet and they’re always easy and really great. To offset all the chickpea cookie dough I’ve been eating, I figured let’s go ahead and start the week off with some health, hm? I’ve never made this, so I can’t recommend it beyond reading the ingredients and being confident it’ll all come together yummy. Not sure how much the coconut flavor will come through the coconut milk used (this is all non-dairy), but I’m curious enough to give it a try. Planning on serving with some steamed or roasted asparagus.

Tuesday: Chicken with Vinegar and Onions (Poulet au Vinaigre)

One day without carbs (Monday) will certainly leave me wanting some come Tuesday and I’m VERY excited for this recipe. I have some chicken drumsticks and thighs in the freezer I want to use and have been meaning to try my hand at some poulet au vinaigre. I tend to prefer flavors that smack you across the face to more subtle things, and I think this will come together and do just that. Going to serve over some egg noodles, which I haven’t made in eons, and haricots verts because it’s French, after all. Mais oui!

Wednesday: NOTHING! It’s Lillördag.

This will be the third week doing Lillördag, which for us so far, means take out and a movie.

Thursday: Potato Leek Soup w/ Crusty Bread

I’ve been craving potato soup and then I remembered this lightened up version I made years ago from Skinnytaste which was delicious and satisfying. My go-to super market has take and bake baguettes from La Brea Bakery (a famous bakery here in LA), which are the perfect companion to the creamy, comforting soup.

Friday: Take Out

For about five minutes, I thought I’d just make my own pizza dough for Friday but decided to cut myself some slack and just do take out instead.

Saturday: Perfect Pot Roast

Another recipe I haven’t made before but the reviews are great and my mom always raves about the Pioneer Woman’s recipes. Again, this recipe is an answer to having a chuck roast in my freezer that I need to use up and I know Charles will LOVE this.

Breakfast: Açai Bowl

When I’m not eating scrambled eggs with a side of berries for breakfast, I either like to do overnight oats, chia seed pudding with fruit or, as of late, an açai bowl. I bought the frozen packs of pureed açai at the supermarket, sprinkle in some vile-tasting green powder that doesn’t taste so vile when mixed with other things, add fruit, etc. and it keeps me full until lunch.

Alright, that’s the week. As always, feel free to share some recipes that are either go-tos for you or something new you’ve tried and loved. I’m always looking for new things to cook.

See you tomorrow, friends.

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Emie says:

February 21, 2021 at 5:37 am

The chicken with vinegar and onions looks very interesting… I like food that leans towards the acidic side. When making salad dressings I always leave quite a bit of the oil out. Our favorite salad is one with arugula, onion, and parmesan cheese. The dressing is equal parts olive oil and lemon juice with some garlic. I don’t use any of the oil at all, we love it and I could eat it every day. I’ve never tasted açai… it’s always seemed so exotic? Maybe it’s time I give it a try… I do love me a good breakfast bowl. We’ve been doing a lot of “no recipe” stir fry’s lately. The base is always a bag of coleslaw and whatever fresh veggies I see at the store. I got a new non stick pan that’s not quite a wok but not a skillet either and it’s the PERFECT cooking vessel to use.
1. Rusty says:
  
  February 21, 2021 at 7:12 am
  
  I love a salad dressing of greek yoghurt and lemon juice, salt, pepper and whatever fresh herbs need pucking in the garden. Yum!
  1. Arlyn Hernandez says:
    
    February 21, 2021 at 9:19 am
    
    Oh! That sounds wonderful.
Rusty says:

February 21, 2021 at 7:16 am

We’re finishing day one of a full week of heat waaaaave! UGH, So many days above 36 Celcius to come and tomorrow is 39!🥵
Scary thinking of the powerer bill to come. Aircon is on almost all the time. Oh, to have solar panels!
So … I made a big potato salad and there are loads of leftovers, hehehe. ☺
Lisa says:

February 21, 2021 at 10:33 am

Good weekend all. Sunday supper is parmesan chicken breasts, quinoa tabbouleh, roasted asparagus and a British mystery. This week I’m eyeballing two recipes that are multi meal and veg centric. Both are in the Washington Post, one is cabbage, white bean and spicy sausage, which is perfect because I accidentally grabbed a cabbage instead of iceberg, thx TJ’s and the other is a cheesy, curry cauliflower bake. They should be easy to find in the Post’s website. Also we’re trying to cut back on our meat consumption so I hope these are as yummy as they sound.
Remington says:

February 21, 2021 at 7:38 pm

I’m trying to keep it simple after the adventurous southern wintery snowstorms last week–still on a water boil order. Fish tacos, squash casserole, & cajun meatloaf are all I can muster. The other days will be breakfast for dinner and random things in the air fryer. A few weeks ago I tried your recommended baked feta pasta, 10/10!
1. Arlyn Hernandez says:
  
  February 22, 2021 at 9:15 pm
  
  How are things coming along in terms of the storms from last week? Sounds like the temps are warming up but some things are still a bit messy. I’m so sorry you had to live through that.
  
  Fish tacos YUM!
Kelli says:

February 22, 2021 at 6:21 am

That breakfast bowl looks awesome, I may have to add it to the list for next week! This week consists of Gimme Some Oven’s Korean Steak Bowls, Pioneer Woman’s BBQ Meatballs (which are more like meatloaf than meatballs), and Damn Delicious’s Shrimp Scampi. Wednesday, we’re ordering out and Friday will be determined by energy levels 🙂
1. Arlyn Hernandez says:
  
  February 22, 2021 at 9:13 pm
  
  YUM that all sounds great. I’ve eyed those Korean bowls but haven’t made them. Do you recommend or just trying them out this week? Report back!
  1. Kelli says:
    
    February 23, 2021 at 6:07 am
    
    I made these last night and I highly recommend. They didn’t take a ton of effort and they were really good. I ended up using the entire thing of Greek yogurt to mix with the Gochujang sauce because the proportion it suggested was too spicy for my wimpy taste buds – it still had a kick but in a good way. I also added a little water to the sauce to make it more sauce-like and less like the texture of sour cream.
    1. Arlyn Hernandez says:
      
      February 23, 2021 at 11:04 pm
      
      I’ll have to add them to my list soon!