This week we have a variety of flavors to tempt your taste buds and help you enjoy your kitchen again. There are menu ideas that span the globe, from China to the Caribbean, and links to seriously easy recipes that will taste like you spent forever in the kitchen.
Sunday
European (Russian)*
- Vegan red borscht soup
- Rolls
Monday
Caribbean
- Caribbean black beans and rice
- Baked papayas
- Vegetarian rolled greens
Tuesday
Greek
- Fasolia gigandes (butter bean stew)
- Pita bread
- Kolokithankia Tiganita (fried zucchini)
Wednesday
Northern Africa (Algeria)
- Loubia B'dersa
- Rice salad
Thursday
- Spicy lentil casserole (see the recipe here under "Main Meals")
- Pasta salad (a little vinegar and oil, some chopped veggies like onions and tomatoes, tossed with rotini)
Friday
Cold weather favorite
- "Cheesy" broccoli soup (see the recipe here)
- Biscuits
Saturday
Chinese
- Vegetable Chop Suey
- Steamed brown rice
Sanck of the Week
- Tortilla chips and salsa or pico de gallo
Dessert of the Week
* Just a silly note--I had a heck of a time deciding if I wanted to place Russia under European cuisine or Asian. Russia's land mass, after all, falls more in Asia than in Europe. It's huge! What finally made the deciding factor for me was a Wikipedia article on "European Cuisine." It included Ukranian Borscht as a European dish. So...I had been toying with the idea of putting this Russian dish under "Asian cuisine," but now I'm comfortable labeling it as "European," in case you wanted to know!
