Hangover Week

Not literally, but after the weekend we had filled with celebrities and glamour in L.A., it's going to be very challenging to get back to the real world. I am looking forward to home cooked food, however. Sorry, there's no Sunday dinner! (We just got home)

Monday

Brats and cabbage (i just really loved this, so here it is again)

4 brats
2T butter
1 onion sliced
1 head of cabbage, quartered and thinly sliced (core removed)
1 tart apple, peeled and grated
1T honey
¼ c red wine
¼ c apple cider vinegar, plus a splash
¼ c water
Salt and pepper

In a medium pot or Dutch oven, cook the onions in the butter over medium heat until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the cabbage and cook, stirring, for a few minutes. Add the apple, brown sugar, wine, vinegar, and water, and bring up to a simmer, stirring. Cover and braise for 30 minutes, stirring once and checking on the texture. Cook a little less for a firmer cabbage; a little more for softer cabbage.
Add a small splash of cider vinegar just before serving.

In the meantime, grill the brats, or brown in a separate skillet or grill pan

Tuesday

Homemade pork sausage with kale and leeks

1 lb ground pork
1 bunch kale
1 leek
1/2 t dried sage
1/2 t dried thyme
1/2 t dried rosemary
1/2 t cayenne pepper
1 t kosher salt

Mix herbs and salt with ground pork. Brown pork in a dutch oven. add sliced leek and saute until translucent. Add kale andd saute until wilted. Adjust salt and pepper as needed.


Wednesday

Seared Chicken Breasts with roasted vegetables

2-3 chicken breasts
carrots
1 turnip
mushrooms
1/2 cup white wine
1/2 c chicken broth
1/2 c diced onion

Cut turnip into cubes, cut carrots into 1 inch pieces. Add mushrooms, turnips and carrots to a lightly buttered baking dish. Put into a 400 degree oven. Season chicken breasts with dried thyme, salt and pepper. Melt 1 T butter in a dutch oven. Add chicken and brown both sides. Remove and set on a plate. Add onion to dutch oven and saute until translucent. Add white wine and scrape bits off bottom of pan. Add chicken broth and put chicken back into pan. Reduce heat and cover. Cook until cooked through and vegetables are roasted through.

Thursday

Grilled sirloin steaks with greens and maple glazed carrots

3 sirloins
1 bunch of any kind of greens
1T lemon zest
baby carrots
2T maple syrup

Cut carrots lengthwise. Melt 1-2T butter in a skillet. Add carrots and saute for 10 minutes. Add maple syrup and appx 3T water. Seaon with salt and pepper. Turn heat on low and saute until cooked through.

Melt 1 T of butter in a dutch oven. Add cut up greens and stir until wilted. Add salt, pepper and zest. Cook until desired doneness.

Season steaks with salt and pepper. Grill until desired doneness.

Friday

Free night out!

Grocery List

4 brats
2 onions
1 head of cabbage
1 tart apple
honey
red wine
apple cider vinegar, plus a splash
1 lb ground pork
1 bunch kale
1 leek
2-3 chicken breasts
carrots
1 turnip
mushrooms
white wine
chicken broth
3 sirloins
1 lemon
baby carrots
maple syrup
8-10 2% fage yogurt
apples
pears
plums