Week 5: Menu June 7

Our menu this week was CITRUS GRILLED CHICKEN &Jicama corn salad, STICKY GINGER ORANGE SHRIMP With broccoli &brown rice, GRILLED CHICKEN TACOS & Pineapple salsa, PINEAPPLE PORK &Ginger soy sauce, broccoli & brown rice, and CHEESY CHILEQUILES & Fried eggs. 

I was having a pampered chef party this week, so we only needed four meals. Due to allergens, we decided to omit the last meal of cheesy chilequiles & fried eggs. It was difficult to find jicama. James ended up visiting Whole Foods on the Northshore to buy it. It was surprisingly tasty. Here is our week summary.

Chicken grilled chicken

This was a delicious dish. The chicken was juicy and flavorful. Charlotte and I enjoyed the jicama. It had a sweet starchy taste. This week we used fresh cilantro. I love cilantro. In this meal, it's spicy flavor was a refreshing countertop the sweet corn and jicama.

Sticky ginger orange shrimp

Another delicious meal this week. The shrimp and broccoli were loaded with flavor. There were chunks of orange peel in this dish. It called for zest, but Ido not have any tool that will zest. So, I will be purchasing a grater and handheld juicer ASAP. :)

Grilled chicken tacos

My favorite meal by far! We repurposed the grilled chicken from day one to create these tacos. Again plenty of cilantro to counterbalance the sweet flavor from the pineapple. Yum!

Pineapple pork

I desired more flavor from this dish. The broccoli, pineapple, and rice had a nice flavor; however the pork fell short of my expectation. This was not abad meal, just nota super one either.

Next week we introduce Charlotte to Salmon and Mangos.

Weight loss thus far...

Felicia: 8 lbs

James: 10 lbs