#2514 the best food I ate this week

The unusual thing is that I cooked every night this week. Usually there is one night that is devoted to refrigerator clean-out, and we have leftovers, but we didn’t have many leftovers this week. Most of our meals were chicken-based. 

We had teriyaki pineapple chicken meatballs one night. Have you ever had those?  I get them from Costco. T really likes them. I bake them, then smother them in teriyaki sauce. If I’m feeling extra sassy, I’ll cut up chunks of onion and pepper and add a can of pineapple. I didn’t do that this week, mostly because I didn’t do a very good job of planning ahead. I served the meatballs over rice. There were leftovers, and T ate them the next day.

Another day I made chicken and rice. It was supposed to be paella-like, but was a poor imitation. Instead of saffron, I used turmeric, which does a great job of turning the rice yellow. The rice was Arborio, which is typically used to make risotto. I couldn’t find the traditional Bomba rice around here, even though I tried. The rice was paired with chicken and chicken chorizo. It was fine. I liked it for lunch because it was light and tasty enough.

We also had sloppy joes one night. No chicken in that dish! It’s a comfort food and very easy to make. Another comfort food, and what I fixed tonight, is eggs and potatoes. 

All of the food was good, but the best thing I made this week, at least in my opinion, was chicken fajitas. 

I never really ate chicken fajitas until Lizzie made them for us one day while she was visiting. I’m not a big fan of peppers, especially green peppers, but when the peppers are sautéed in a bit of oil, they soften and sweeten, like onions, and they taste pretty good. I don’t buy fajita seasoning; I create my own with seasonings I have in my spice rack. I use cumin, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, salt and pepper, and smoked paprika. I season the chicken liberally, cook it, remove it from the pan, add a bit more oil, then throw in the veg. When the veggies are soft and lovely, I add the chicken back and mix it all together. So good! 

It’s rare, but if there is a bit of fajita left over, I will cook some rice and have chicken fajita fried rice for lunch the next day. Add a bit of avocado, maybe some black beans and corn, and you’ve got a hearty lunch taste sensation! There were no leftover fajitas last night. We gobbled them up because, if I say so myself, they were among the best fajitas I have ever made. 

What did you eat that made your taste buds smile this week? I’m always looking for meal ideas!

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A quick follow up on Harley and her toenail. She is well on her way to recovering. Tonight she is feeling downright perky. The toenail is cut very short, and I think it will grow back. 

I am having sympathy toe pain for Harley. Last night when I got in bed, I felt the toenail on my left pinky toe snag on my sheet. My toenail had a piece hanging off the toe. I snipped it, but I can still feel a wee nubbin of toenail there. Today the shoe and sock rubbed against the toe and it is uncomfortable. Sympathy toe.

Have a good weekend!