Here is what we are eating this week.
Coming back to NY and a busy schedule after time away, my kitchen needed a hard reset. I craved meals that felt vibrant, crisp, and endlessly fresh—without spending hours tied to the stove. I wanted to feel like summer was still here with late-summer produce (sweet corn, juicy ripe tomatoes, charred peppers, and fresh fruits), this week’s menu balances two showstopping weekend feasts with ultra-quick, comfort-focused weeknight pivots.
Looking for a Recipe You Don’t See Linked?
Every weekly menu is built around real-life household cooking, which means a few quick side dishes, simple salads, or soothing bowls (like my 10-minute tomato soup) might not have their own standalone recipe cards on the site just yet (they are indicated with a *).
If a dish on this week’s menu catches your eye and you want the exact step-by-step, let me know! I’ll gladly prioritize writing up the full recipe card for my next post.
| DAY | Menu | Key Ingredients | Prep |
| SAT | Salmon Poke Crispy Salmon Sushi Dan Dan-ish Noodles Crisp Asian Salad with Peaches & Charred Italian Peppers | Fresh Salmon Cabbage Peppers Peaches Noodles Rice | 45min-1h |
| SUN | Marinated Chicken Yogurt Flatbreads Roasted Harissa Carrots* Crunchy Salad | Chicken Carrots Greens Fresh Corn Beans Cherry Tomatoes Chickpeas Yogurt | 30min + 30min Marinate |
| MON | Tomato Soup* Grilled Cheese Sandwich* | Tomatoes Sliced Bread Sliced Cheese | 15-20min |
| WED | Corn Salad Oven Breakfast Tortilla | Fresh Corn Eggs Grated Cheese | 10-15min |
| FRI | Stuffed Roast Chicken Roasted Carrots* Green Salad* Roasted Figs | Ground Pork Whole Chicken Mushrooms Carrots Greens Figs Challah or Bread | 30-45min |
The Pantry Check
Before heading to the grocery store, take a quick peek at my Flavor Foundations: Tools, Spices & Staples guide. It covers the core flavor drivers—like white miso, rice vinegars, toasted sesame oil, and whole spices—that power this week’s menu. Keeping these staples stocked means your weekly shopping list stays lean, fast, and focused strictly on fresh produce and quality proteins.
Your Shopping List
- Cabbage
- Peppers
- Peaches
- Carrots
- Greens
- Fresh Corn
- Cherry Tomatoes
- Avocado
- Mushrooms
- Carrots
- Figs
- Lime
- Salmon
- Chicken
- Eggs
- Sliced Cheese
- Ground Pork
- Whole Chicken
- Tortilla
- Sliced Bread
- Challah or Bread
Have you checked your staples?
- Garlic
- Scallions
- Ginger
- Shallots
- Chickpeas
- Beans
- Soy Sauce
- Sesame Oil
- Peanut Butter
- Rice Vinegar
- Yogurt
- Grated Cheese
- Butter
- Rice
- Noodles
Weekly Swap Guide
When a swap works naturally without sacrificing flavor, it’s listed below. On the rare occasion that a dish relies on specific culinary chemistry and absolutely cannot be altered without losing its soul, it will carry our ✦ Purist Dish tag.
(Good news: Everything this week is fully adaptable!)
- Gluten-Free (GF)
- Saturday: Swap wheat soy sauce for low-sodium Tamari or Coconut Aminos in the Dan Dan noodles, salmon poke marinade, and miso dressing.
- Sunday & Monday: Use a sturdy GF sourdough or sandwich bread for the grilled cheese, and a GF 1-to-1 baking flour for the 2-ingredient yogurt flatbreads.
- Friday (The Stuffing Pivot): Gluten-free bread often turns to mush when soaked in savory pan juices. Instead of forcing a bad bread swap in the roast chicken stuffing, pivot entirely: skip the bread and swap in cubed apples. They roast beautifully in the pork fat and create a sweet-and-savory, naturally grain-free stuffing that feels incredibly intentional. You can also use cubed cooked potatoes instead. Use turkey instead of pork if you are pork-free. Turkey will be more flavourful than chicken and will hold better as a stuffing.
- Dairy-Free (DF)
- Monday: Use plain, unsweetened coconut or cashew yogurt for both the spiced chicken marinade and the flatbread dough or just lemon and olive oil with the spices for the chicken.
- Sunday & Wednesday: Reach for a high-melt plant-based cheddar or mozzarella for the grilled cheese and breakfast tortillas. (If you aren’t strictly dairy-free and just avoiding lactose, a simple grating of aged Parmigiano is perfect for the tortillas).
- Low-FODMAP (No Garlic / No Onion)
- Saturday: Swap the minced garlic in the Dan Dan noodle sauce for garlic-infused oil, and use green scallion tops only (skip the white bulbs) across both the noodles and the Asian salad dressing.
- Monday: Replace raw garlic with garlic-infused olive oil when blending the Baba Ganoush, and rely on smoked paprika, cumin, and lemon zest for the chicken marinade.
- Note that the infused oil provides a very good flavor swap but if you cannot use it, you can do without garlic in these recipes.