So during leftover week here, we went through a number of things in the freezer and emptied out a good chunk of the fridge as well.
I used some of the leftover meat that I couldn't put into the loaf pan, mad them into patties and we had Pork Burgers with Pineapple. It turned out very well...though Shannon didn't have any of the pineapple on hers. They had just put some pineapple out at Hy-Vee so I bought a whole one. The price difference between cut pineapple and whole pineapple is amazing. I was left with a large amount of pineapple leftover that I ate throughout the week. This would've been the first time I've chopped up a whole pineapple as well...
I also used the pork again and the leftover hummus put it on the pitas I bought for game night. It was simple to make and delicious. And then the pork was gone!
The country pate that was leftover, I then sliced, pan seared it, and made sandwiches out of it...Yes...this is the week of a whole lotta pork...
For movie night, I made Roasted rack of lamb with parsleyed breadcrumbs (p 319) out of The Bon Appetit Cookbook. I had told Shannon the night before, that I had planned on leaving work as early as possible so I would have plenty of time to make dinner. I didn't get home until 5:30 (obviously not leaving early)...so I was rushed to say the least. What was interesting about the rack of lamb is that there was only 2 bones coming out of the main section of the meat...which was weird. I think maybe I'm not really ready to clean up lamb like that...though it really wasn't that I hard I guess, it was just not something I've done before. It wasn't near as pretty as the Frenched racks I've bought before. I cooked them on the same pan with a bunch of quartered red potatoes (Shannon washed, cut them up, and coated them in olive oil).
Oh baked potatoes...so easy to make...
Last night I used some leftover beef from a while ago (frozen then rethawed). Cut it off the big hunk, sauteed them, and then cut them into small pieces. Used some purchased horseraddish sauce, some of the baby greens and the pitas again. It turned out very well.