What we ate: July 28-Aug 1

Our fridge was still on the fritz (see last week's post), through Tuesday evening. We were still eating mostly out of the downstairs freezer until Wednesday.

Monday
This and that pasta.

I took a cup of frozen bay scallops from the fridge and sauteed in butter for 5 min. or so. In a separate dish, I made quick/microwave tomato sauce from chunky tomatoes. Served with pecorino (for M.) and parmesan, on pasta. Also served small servings of stuffed grapes leaves, mushrooms and tossed salad, which I purchased a few minutes before from deli section of the grocery store (since we couldn't keep leftovers, we only bought small portions).

What PE ate:
Refusing any kind of fish, PE ate cheesy noodles, a slice of ham, and apple slices.

Tuesday
D at work dinner, the rest of us went to McDonalds.

Wednesday
2 pizzas (M's made with sheep/goat cheese), salad

Thursday
spinach/tomato and fresh herb frittata, salad, hot raisin bread

What TA ate:

2 pieces of leftover pizza (TA hates eggs)

What PE ate:

scrambled eggs, raisin bread (PE won't eat eggs unless scrambled)

Friday
Swedish meatballs with cream/sour cream sauce, served with pasta.

Why this didn't work:

I made these with ground turkey breast instead of ground pork/beef, which already made them a little drier than beef.  I had no bread crumbs, so I used a cup of quick oatmeal. Then, instead of sauteeing in butter, I put on an oiled baking sheet in the oven at 350 degrees for around 10 min. The result: they were a little dry. The sauce was a little stingy to make up for it since I only used a cup of chicken broth in the sauce.

What PE ate:

meatballs, pasta with cheese, carrots