Menu Plan Monday, Week Twenty-One

Time for another Menu Plan Monday! Some of this week is repeated from last week, because I went a little off plan over the weekend as I tried to use up a bunch of produce before it went icky. Darn Mother Nature and her lack of preservatives!

Whoops! Forgot that this week marks the beginning of Taste of Hartford and that I don't "need" to cook supper again until August 10! What is Taste of Hartford? Local restaurants set a special prixe fix menu (usually includes a start, entree, and dessert) for $20.09. It's a great way to find new favorite supper spots or try out unfamiliar cuisine. -- ed. 7/29/09

Monday

• Grilled hot dogs (from freezer) on buns with "Green Beans and Tomatoes" from Better Homes and Gardens Quick-Fix Family Favorites (Meredith Books, 2008).

Tuesday (work)

• "Barley, Corn, and Pepper Salad" from Pillsbury Annual Recipes 2009 with Cabot Hunter's Sharp cheddar chunks, Kashi TLC crackers, and cherries.

Wednesday (La Casona)

• Patacón Casona: Shrimp, fruit, and vegetables in a sweet and spicy sauce served over a large crispy plantain.
• Pollo Tropical: Grilled chicken breast and Portobello mushrooms, with cherry reduction sauce over mashed sweet potatoes and plantains and mixed vegetables. (This was so unbelievably delicious ... I could easily eat it every weekend!)
  
• Peach flavored caramel flan
  

Thursday (work)

• More "Barley, Corn, and Pepper Salad" from Pillsbury Annual Recipes 2009 with honeydew melon, Kashi Heart to Heart crackers, and peanut butter.

Friday (O'Porto Restaurant)

• Sopa de Vegetais: carrot and pumpkin purée with julienne carrots and collard greens
• Linguado Recheado: Baked fillet of sole stuffed with shrimp and crab, served with sautéed spinach and mashed potatoes in a lemon-vinaigrette sauce
• Mousse de Chocolate: Chocolate mousse
  

Saturday

• "Tortellini and Peas" from Better Homes and Gardens Quick-Fix Family Favorites (Meredith Books, 2008) with salad. Ingredients: tortellini, peas, milk, diced tomatoes, Parmesan.

Sunday (Costa del Sol)

• Pan Catalan: Catalan style bread with tomato, garlic herbed olive oil and topped with Serrano ham.
  
• Salmon a la plancha: Grilled salmon with Spanish orange brandy glaze.
• Flan: Spanish caramel custard.