Weekly Menu (2025)

[SoCalZone10]

Here it is, not too bad for an oven that that doesn’t ramp quickly, in fact mine only went up to 435 F, both my husband and daughter said it was good. Nobody wants to eat with their hands, so on the plate with knife and fork.

Out of the oven resting

My husband’s plate, I didn’t give him a lot of hot sauce, ssamjang, but this sauce is good, it goes perfectly well with the sweetness of the pork.

Here is my miso soup, and my plate, I had extra ssamjang, without this sauce, this dish is nothing, and the kim chi was good. My lite kim chi went well with this pork too,I’m glad I made it because every thing can be too intense with all these sauce.
Mushroom is lite flavor too, I didn’t want to overload with salty flavors.

 

[SoCalZone10]

Pictures of my ssamjang sauce and kim chi, I’m glad I bought a small jar, they won’t last long, dated jan 2026. The kim chi jar is the most expensive item of my shopping trip, everything else costs less.

 

[kaneohegirlinaz]

I made up a kinds-sorta menu for this week, but what with Christmas and New Years looming, I'm keeping it loose.
I have more than enough food in the house to last us probably a good month, if I would just not stop at the market for fresh produce.

 

[SoCalZone10]

Ramen noodles today with my leftover pork, it’s very good. I added green onions, my leftover grilled mushrooms, and the broth is pretty tasty.
Tomorrow I plan to use the leftover pork to make pork enchiladas with some kind of hot sauce, I did buy some shredded Mexican cheese and sour cream, I have to figure out how to incorporate them to my enchiladas.

 

[SoCalZone10]

Here it is, shredded pork(well sort off), onions, and black beans. This will be the fillings of corn tacos. I’m resting a bit before I go char my peppers and make green sauce with spicy peppers and some coriander. I’m using sour cream as the base.

 

[SoCalZone10]

All the peppers, cilantro, and a bit of garlic is simmering in low sodium chicken broth, I’m waiting for a bit of softening before i use the hand blender to blend.

 

[SoCalZone10]

The pepper sauce was kind of spicy, I can see why adding sour cream is a good idea. The corn tacos are not easy to manipulate, almost all of them broke, so I put 2 tacos on top to make it more presentable, then I added some shredded Mexican cheese on top.

It’s in the oven now, should cook until the top is brown, then it will be lunch. Easy peasy. I also chopped green onions and took out my Mexican hot sauce just in case anybody wants more heat.

 

[Barriehie]

Here it is, shredded pork(well sort off), onions, and black beans. This will be the fillings of corn tacos. I’m resting a bit before I go char my peppers and make green sauce with spicy peppers and some coriander. I’m using sour cream as the base.

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Black beans? Those look a lot like light red kidney beans or pintos. Mine look like this:

 

[SoCalZone10]

Black beans? Those look a lot like light red kidney beans or pintos. Mine look like this: View attachment 138927

The can says black bean, no salt, maybe that’s why.

 

[Barriehie]

The can says black bean, no salt, maybe that’s why.

Mine are always black, irregardless.

 

[SoCalZone10]

Here is a picture of the can, it looks a bit red on the label even.

 

[SoCalZone10]

It turns out the pork is also falling apart after cooking, so at least I didn’t spend a lot of time shredding unnecessary, hey I’m a lazy cook.
I also julienned 1/8 of my green cabbage for crunch. This is it, the top is brown, but I’m waiting for the rest to bubble.

 

[SoCalZone10]

Here it is, a bit spicy for my husband. Next time, I will add more water or broth because the corn tortillas soak up a lot of sauce.

 

[SoCalZone10]

This big piece of pork keeps on giving, tomorrow is ramen noodles with pork and some kim chi, I saw something on my instagram that I can replicate. And that’s it, the rest will be packed into the freezer. I need room for Christmas stuff.

 

[Barriehie]

The pepper sauce was kind of spicy, I can see why adding sour cream is a good idea. The corn tacos are not easy to manipulate, almost all of them broke, so I put 2 tacos on top to make it more presentable, then I added some shredded Mexican cheese on top.
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I find corn tortillas have to be really fresh to not break. Often I'd heat in the microwave with wet paper towels between them before use.