Weekday Dinner Ideas

Simplicity reigns for weekdays, and this week is no exception.  With very big Gulf shrimp $8.99 a pound at both Sprouts and the Longmont Lucky's Market ($9.99 a pound at the Boulder Lucky's), and bulk organic baby spinach generally cheap at both stores, tomorrow will be shrimp Florentine pasta from Cooking Light.  The Longmont Lucky's has organic cluster tomatoes for a fabulous 99 cents a pound for the side salad, and at that price, some might find their way into the pasta dish as well.

Tuesday will be our usual reheat of something big made over the weekend, which this week is tonight's comfort Sunday suppa, roast chicken with roasted organic winter veggies, plus some roasted asparagus as well.  I picked up my chicken at the Longmont Lucky's (with Lucky's fine "never ever" standards), where they are just $1.69 a pound this week.  They are $2.49 a pound at the Boulder Lucky's, and $1.59 a pound at Sprouts.  Sprouts also has asparagus (conventional, but so often is) for a mere $1.68 a pound through Wednesday.  Tonight looks to be a great night for that Sunday suppa, with rain then possibly snow expected to move in around mid-afternoon.

For Wednesday, we'll take advantage of more of that asparagus from Sprouts to fit a rice dish into the week, which will be asparagus and leek risotto with prosciutto from Bon Appetit.  I've been doing asparagus as a side veggie practically all week, thanks to that Sprouts sale, so for this one, I'll need to choose something else (maybe some of those spectacularly cheap organic cluster tomatoes from the Longmont Lucky's, sautéed with a bit of garlic or onion).

Thursdays around here are increasingly unscripted and easy, often turning to the yummy salmon burgers at Whole Foods, where one rotating variety is almost always on sale for $7.99 a pound, and their regular price (I think $9.99 a pound) isn't bad either.

Stay warm today and settle in for a cozy late afternoon/evening with the expected rain and a bit of snow.  I've already stocked up on dvds from the library and am looking forward to that Sunday suppa.