anatomy of a dish

here's a little break down on the fresh main course i'll have for the weekend:

organic quinoa, a super delicious ancient grain that's high in protein.

this is the completed version. it's spiced with harissa paste, pureed onions, garlic & peppers, lemon, cumin, toasted almonds, cilantro & parsley.

it is served with meatballs.

these are the beef ones - from getaway farm.

these are the turkey ones from sweet william. they are both flavoured with garlic, ginger, sumac, fresh herbs & paprika.

the side veggies are:

swiss chard.

caramelized onions.

and roasted red peppers.

the meatballs were dosed with a piquant tomato sauce with fennel seed & olives.

and the finished dish looks like this:

i don't have a lot of the turkey ones (i was a bit late getting over to sweet william on sunday) but i have lots & lots of the beef version.

i also packaged up just the harissa quinoa on its own. i've been eating it cold out of the refrigerator as a salad - and i am completely addicted.

today i'll also be making a green salad with tomatoes, cucumber, olives & goat cheese - reminiscent of a greek salad - with a red wine vinaigrette. 

last night i also did inventory so i can safely say this is what i will have for the market this weekend:

moroccan meatballs (either beef or turkey) with harissa quinoa, swiss chard, caramelized onions & roasted red peppers - serves 2 - $20

harissa quinoa salad $5

'greek' salad $5

lobster mac & cheese - serves 4 - $24

chicken & rib combo $20

creamy british fish pie - serves 4 - $18

asparagus, bacon, caramelized onion & parm quiche - serves 4 - $14

curried chicken & chickpeas with basmati, cauliflower & squash - serves 2 - $16

lamb shepherd's pie - serves 1 - $10

vegetarian chili with brown rice - serves 2 - $12

soups:

potato, celery, pear & blue cheese

curried butternut squash

carrot, apple, ginger

french onion with propellor & parm

seafood chowder - mussels, clams, smoked haddock, tilapia

mexican pork posole

vegetarian chili

root vegetable puree

baked beans

red lentil dahl

roasted pepper, tomato & sweet potato

sweets:

the usual.

the caramel poundcake cupcakes were a big hit last weekend so i'll be making a big batch today.

also, the fresh spring chickens are ready from shani's farm so next week the thai turkey & rice soup, the chicken/leek/broccoli/bacon pies and the chicken & mushroom gyozas will be returning to the menu.

my cookies smell done... gotta run!