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Weekly menu (2026)

Ok, the 4 lamb shanks are in the crockpot, used the leftover red wine Stags Leap to deglaze it, should be good.
The old carrots have been shredded and I threw away half. It’s going to my compost.
Resting a bit before I do mashed potatoes.
I did manage to harvest some watercress and mesclum salad from my garden. I think I skip the beet roots today, however I will be making mushroom gravy with my oyster mushrooms.
 
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Everything is done, my husband is busy playing with burning some CDs for music. He’s not hungry yet.
I have to zap a little bit in the microwave because he likes it hot.
Here is my mushroom gravy, I was hesitant in adding more soy sauce( like Jacques Pepin) because of the salt, this gravy was mild in the beginning, I added a bit of Worcestershire sauce.

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SoCalZone10 said:
Everything is done, my husband is busy playing with burning some CDs for music. He’s not hungry yet.
I have to zap a little bit in the microwave because he likes it hot.
Here is my mushroom gravy, I was hesitant in adding more soy sauce( like Jacques Pepin) because of the salt, this gravy was mild in the beginning, I added a bit of Worcestershire sauce.

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That looks very mushroom. :thumbsup: Not a gravy in my book but a lovely 'mushroom in sauce' dish that would be great with pasta or mashed potatoes. Nothing else needed!
 
Here is the final product, I could have cut the lettuce into smaller bites, but this is 12-inch plate.
The meat is very tender, my husband did have good eye on the good steaks, I used only one pan for grilling the steaks and then use the same pan to do the mushroom sauce or mashed potatoes, what I mean to say I could have cooked the steaks to be more seared.
For my husband it was slightly pink inside and mine is more rare.


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SoCalZone10 said:
Here is the final product, I could have cut the lettuce into smaller bites, but this is 12-inch plate.
The meat is very tender, my husband did have good eye on the good steaks, I used only one pan for grilling the steaks and then use the same pan to do the mushroom sauce or mashed potatoes, what I mean to say I could have cooked the steaks to be more seared.
For my husband it was slightly pink inside and mine is more rare.


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Lovely!
 
I’m now making pork chili for my husband in a crockpot, I added not only kidney beans but also pinto beans. These 2 cans were 88c each and my husband was complaining that we might not consume them, haha.
Rest a bit then I will do the pork chili verde, bigger chunks then the pork chili.
 
Chicken is on the grill, these 4 pieces have bones so they will take longer.
I also going to throw my bitter melon on the side of my bapchae, I need to eat this vegetable, but I don't want to get another pot for soup
 
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