Center for Extraordinary Quarantine Dining
Eating our way through a difficult situation. We plan meals here and go shopping once a week.
Menu
Let's have side vegetables every day. Dark green leafy vegetables are recommended (by Mika).
- Thursday June 11
- Turkish kebabs on the grill + tarhana + sauteed beet greens + cucumber/tomato/onions[TODO] mint
SHOPPING TRIP!
- Friday June 12
- airfried-tomato BLAT [DONE] lettuce [TODO] big tomato, avocado
- Saturday June 13
- general tso's chicken, steamed broccoli, chaomein [TODO] green onion, broccoli
- Sunday June 14
- green papaya salad and green curry [TODO] green papaya, asian eggplants, bamboo shoots, red bell pepper, tomato, green beans (small amt)
- Monday June 15
- au gratin? + collard greens/kale [DONE] potatoes, beets [TODO] savoy cabbage
- Tuesday June 16
- shumai, turnip cakes, garlic scape [TODO] daikon
- Wednesday June 17
- chiles rellenos? [TODO] anaheim or poblano pepper, questo asadero or monterery jack, eggs
- Thursday June 18
- tandoori on the grill [TODO] greek yogurt, cilantro, bell pepper, small tomato, red onion
- Friday June 19
- hayashi rice? [DONE] bay leaves, seitan, onion, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce
- Saturday June 20
- ?
- A day between June 21-26
- Zongzi
- A really hot day
- Naengmyon [TODO] cucumber, naengmyon noodles?
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- In progress
- Turkish w/ tarhana soup [2], imam bayildi, and mint ayran [TODO] eggplant
Future thoughts
- Naengmyeon
- peanut stew w/ sweet potato
- Pasta alla Norcina (or Zozzana) and salad
- SUBANIK
- Ddukbokki
- Tampopo omurice
- Cassoulet
- Parfait
- Savory souffle
- Phad See Ew Soon Again +1
- Tofu Banh Mi
- Souffle pancakes
- Au Gratin
- Croquettes/Cream croquettes - with shredded cabbage salad +1
- Karepan! +1
- Root Vegetable Stew
- yangrou paomo [3]
- empanadas
- indian butter "chicken"
- pho
- cornish pasties
- Japanese ginger pork w/ potato salad
- fried chicken
- peruvian chinese (check the old Thursday dinner menu! it was a great!) +1
- papa al pomodoro
- ramen (buy noodles)
- corn chowder
- goan curries (esp. fish curry) — look up the recipe +1
- sushi / kimbap
- Tortas Ricas
- Takikomi gohan [DONE] carrots [TODO] burdock roots, shimeji mushrooms, aburaage, konnnyaku
- shumai (dimsum more generally)
- laarb +1
- waldolf salad
- urnebes
- green papaya salad
- sara-udon (not udon)
- okinawa soba (not soba)
- Poutine!
- 疙瘩湯 (Dough Drop Soup)
- paseo-style cuban sandwich (lots of grilled onion + tapenade + jals + protein)
- caprese salad
- cookie salad
- bread-bowl chowder
- poke bowl / chirashi
- Fish & Chips (or clams & chips)
- chili relleno
- squash blossoms
- fesenjān
- popcorn chicken
- khao soi
- mac & cheese
- hayashi rice
- sri lankan rice dumplings
Takeout Candidates
- windy/breezy Pizza
- Paseos
- Thai Tom's
- Gordito's Burritos the size of a baby
Future Bakes
- Dutch Baby
- Cardamom buns
- angel food cake
Grocery items
CSA (this week!):
- red leaf lettuce
- green romaine
- purple turnips
- baby beets
- kale
- collard greens
- garlic scapes
Produce:
- cilantro [salsa]
- scallions [general tso]
- asian eggplant [green curry]
- green papaya [papaya salad]
- daikon [shumai]
- savoy cabbage [au gratin, chaomain]
- poblano or anaheim peppers [chile relleno]
- broccoli
- vine tomatoes [salsa, BLT]
- cherry/grape tomatoes [green curry, tandoori]
- spinach (1-2 bunches)
- spargel
- broccolini [pad see ew again]
- brocolli [with tso]
- bananas (lots)
- berries
- apples 🍎🍏
- citrus (lime, lemon, orange, grapefruit, misc)
- avocados
- bell pepper [skewers]
- cucumber
Non-produce:
- bamboo shoots [green curry]
- tofu [pad see ew again]
- eggs (lots)
- anglican ear-muffs (or other brekkie carb)
- monterey jack
- currants
- black peppercorns
- APF (50 lbs)
- Bread Flour (50 lbs)
- olive oil
- butter
- greek yogurt
- whole milk (gallon)
- snacks
- bars (for biking, clif, larabar etc)
- pb sandwich crackers
- cajun snack blend
Asian Market:
- green papaya
- dark/black soy sauce
- Tamaki gold [short grain white rice]
- 7 packs of veggie pork belly (not salted/peppered version; out during last visit)
- inarizushi
- gochugaru
- gata, the original form of nazook (if available)
Trinken:
- non-alcoholic beer (but only if it's Erdinger Weißbier)
- domain de canton
- plymouth gin
- marachino cherries
- nonino
- cachaça
- 1/2 n 1/2
Delivery & Other
Instacart delivers for Uwajimaya, QFC, Central Coop, Safeway, PCC, Total Wine and More (!), Bevmo, Cotsco, Fred Meyer, CVS, Bartell.
Let's order delivery for:
- Central coop:
- Vietwah or H-Mart or Uwajimaya or Asian Food Center:
Other items
- hand soap
- zinc
- EmergenC
- loofah
- ziplock bags
Hysterical Meals
Monday March 16 curry (fish curry. cabbage stir fry. rice)
Tuesday March 17 mole and nopales salad pending avocados, cilantro, perhaps other kinds of big dried chiles (chipotle, pasilla, negro etc)
Wednesday March 18 pizza
Thursday March 19 Sichuan MSG noodles (味精素面) with side veggies
Friday March 20 sxsw salad + stuffed pepper
Saturday March 21 pasta alla norma
Sunday March 22 Hanami (onigiri, deviled eggs, and sundry)
Monday March 23 french onion soup and butter miso carrots
Tuesday March 24 pasta al pesto genovese e asparago
Wednesday March 25 Windy City Pie + cuke salad
Thursday March 26 seitan schnitzel w/ mash and salad
Friday March 27 bibimbap kimchi, veg, etc
Saturday March 28 Sabich
Sunday March 29 Chaat!
Monday March 30 Pad Thai
Wednesday April 1 Stroganoff
Thursday April 2 Coronation chickpeas and yogurt tomatoes
Friday April 3 queso fondido
Saturday April 4 Buffalo Cauliflower
Sunday April 5 Sun-dried tomato almond pesto pasta
Monday April 6 gua bao! (割包)
Tuesday April 7 saag paneer + chana aloo curry
Wednesday April 8 okonomiyaki
Thursday April 9 nabe/hot pot
Friday April 10 broccoli pesto pasta + burrata salad
Saturday April 11 tamales
Sunday April 12 veggie reuben
Monday April 13 🐰🍫🐣: Easter Sunday Roast
Tuesday April 14 veggie tagine
Wednesday April 15 (birthday of eternal president Kim Il-Sung): schupfnudeln w/ sausage and kraut + soup
instagram (+Thursday April 16 pipian pascal
Friday April 17 biang biang mian (𰻝𰻝面)
Saturday April 18 Ghormeh Sabzi
Sunday April 19 kathi rolls
Monday April 20 Pasta alla Genovese 🧅 + asparagus soup
Tuesday April 21 Dumplings 🥟 (饺子)
Wednesday April 22 mexican-korean burritos
Thursday April 23 mezze
Friday April 24 Seattle-style teriyaki
Saturday April 25 2 kinds of pot pie
Sunday April 26 spaghetti&meatballs
Monday April 27 breezytown PIZZA 🍕🍕🍕
Tuesday April 28 Cobb Salad
Wednesday April 29 fresh veggie tempura + somen
Thursday April 30 phat khi mao
Friday May 1 (May Day) indochinese
Saturday May 2 melon soup + ratatouille
Sunday May 3 pasta alla vodka; ajo blanco salad
Monday May 4 kadhi and vegetable khichdi (gujarati)
Tuesday May 5 (Cinco De Mayo) enchiladas
Wednesday May 6 shengjian bao (生煎包)
Thursday May 7 quiche
Friday May 8 Hokkaido style soup curry (札幌スープカレー)
Saturday May 9 Lobster Rolls, with homemade brioche, coleslaw, and ice cream side
Sunday May 10 Cheeseburgers
Monday May 11 Arepas (ordered out)
Tuesday May 12 Wedge Salad + Tortilla
Wednesday May 13 Yakitori
Thursday May 14 Avgolemono soup + spanakopita
Friday May 15 lamb skewers (羊肉串) and laghman
Saturday May 16 Pozole and Nopalitos
Sunday May 17 Pasta with sausage & kraut
Tuesday May 19 Seattle Dogs
Wednesday May 20 春饼 chunbing
Friday May 22 Morels
Saturday May 23 热干面 reganmian (kinda)
Sunday May 24 Southern BBQ
Monday May 25 sri lankan curry [1]
Tuesday May 26 Korean Tacos
Wednesday May 27 Dürüm döner
Friday May 29 Ethiopian Takeout
Incoming Meals
Evidence | When | What |
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Saturday May 30 | Chawanmushi + unadon — evidence | |
Sunday May 31 | Salade niçoise — evidence | |
Monday June 1 | Elote, Nopale salad — evidence | |
Tuesday June 2 | Pizzoccheri | |
Wednesday June 3 | Meatloaf | |
Thursday June 4 | Grilled Pizza | |
Friday June 5 | Morel + Asparagus Risotto | |
Saturday June 6 | Morel Galette | |
Sunday June 7 | Ema datshi | |
Monday June 8 | Pineapple Fried Rice 🍍 | |
Tuesday June 9 | Knish + Pea Soup | |
Wednesday June 10 | Udon + Morel Tempura |