Meg Goes Nom Nom

Recap of Last Week

Dinner Meal Plan for December 21-28:

• Saturday: Out to dinner at Bigalora <-review post coming soon

• Sunday: Cuban Pork Shoulder with Beans and Rice <-post coming soon

• Monday: Leftover Cuban Pork with Beans and Rice
• Tuesday: Christmas Eve – family gathering at my aunt and uncle’s

The huz and I:

My cousins and their significant others. Big congrats to my cousin & her fiancé who were just engaged! My cousin’s Baby A is getting so big and she just has the cutest personality.

My immediate fam:

• Wednesday: Christmas Day – brunch & presents at my parents’! [Then nibbles the rest of the day, including up at the huz’ grandparents’ place later in the day.]

Hilariously, my sister and I bought the EXACT same candle for each other for Christmas this year! It’s the Party Dress scent from Bath & Body Works – love it. (Please excuse the PJs).

It was a Merry Christmas this year!

• Thursday: Homemade Beef Stuffed Cabbage Rolls and Mushroom and Mustard Spaetzle, made by meeee! <- post coming soon!

• Friday: Yotsuba Japanese Restaurant – I love their sushi!

• Saturday: Bagger Dave’s, after attending the U-M basketball game at Crisler, and before watching the Michigan Football team play in the [sad] Buffalo Wild Wings bowl on the tube.

This burger, a custom-designed 1/2 pounder beef burger with bacon, guac, Santa Fe chipotle sauce and more, on a Buffalo spice bun, accompanied by a Michigan craft beer, completely hit the spot.

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Upcoming Week

Dinner Meal Plan for December 29 – January 4:

• Sunday: Chickpea Sausage Minestrone
• Monday: Annual New Year’s Feast [yes, I realized we’re a day early here!]
• Tuesday: Out to dinner for New Year’s Eve
• Wednesday:  Chicken Biryani from Perfect One-Dish Dinners (this cookbook was a Christmas gift!)
• Thursday: Leftover Chicken Biryani
• Friday: Wing it
• Saturday: Braised Salmon from Perfect One-Dish Dinners cookbook