The weekend before Christmas has to be easy on the cook, not to mention also healthy in the midst of the excesses all around us. Tonight will simply be salmon on the grill pan (either from Sprouts or the Longmont Lucky's Market, where they're both previously frozen wild coho fillets at $9.99 a pound), with some microwaved "baked" organic russets and asparagus on the side (the Longmont Lucky's has asparagus for just $1.88 a pound, but I believe it's $2.50 at their north Boulder store).
For Saturday we'll again go both easy and light, doing sauteed cod Provencale from Gourmet magazine. Sprouts has previously frozen wild Alaskan cod for $4.99 a pound through Wednesday, and this recipe couldn't be easier.
We'll both celebrate and cheat on Sunday, grabbing some of the tamales that are four for $5 (half off) at Whole Foods through that day's weekend sale. Our timing is a bit off, but this is a celebration because tamales are a Hispanic tradition associated with Christmas, especially in New Mexico. The cheating part is that we'll buy them pre-made, as they are super labor-intensive to make from scratch (undoubtedly making them a food for celebrations).
Which gets us through a pre-holiday weekend without destroying the diets, the time available, or the bank.
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