WIS, WWA | want to see some skunk cabbage?

Red acorn on a fallen tree trunk.

Skunk cabbage is not really edible, but it has been fun to see it popping up in the marshy areas of the woods where I walk. 

A bog with skunk cabbage growing.

I think it looks kind of like hostas.

skunk cabbage in the spring.

Luckily, the leaves only smell skunky if you bruise them. So as long as I’m just taking pictures, all is well. 😉

What I Spent

I spent $24 at Safeway, mainly to get some packed lunch supplies for Zoe. And that was it for shopping for me. 

What We Ate

Saturday

My mom made chicken tikka masala, which we ate with naan. We had broccoli on the side, plus a fruit salad.

Cook's Illustrated butter chicken

Sunday

She had some squash/black bean filling left, so my mom made some more of the burritos, which we ate with a green salad and some fruit salad. 

vegetarian burrito.

Monday

I made pork tinga with rice (an ATK recipe), and of course we had a green salad and some fruit with that.

a stockpot of pork tinga.

This recipe calls for chipotle chilies and look guys! My mom has the exact same jar of blended chipotles as I do at my own house.

My mom’s jar:

a jar of chipotle chilies.

My jar:

how to store chipotle chilies in the refrigerator

I wrote a whole post about how I blend and store chilies in the fridge, if you are interested.

Tuesday

Leftover pork tinga from Monday. With more salad. 😉 My parents eat a lot of salad. And they ARE in very good health, so…make of that what you will.

Cabbage salad in a metal bowl.

I think it’s a pretty safe bet to eat more salads; salad-eating is quite low-risk, and there’s a high possibility it will do good things for your body. 

Wednesday

My mom made gumbo and rice, and this Smitten Kitchen cauliflower, which is very good.

We happened to eat a lot of rice this week, I guess. I didn’t even notice until I sat down to write this post!

Thursday

We were all out at dinnertime, so no one cooked. I managed to feed Zoe and myself for $5 because I had some freebies, so, yay me!  

Friday 

Tonight is the Tenebrae service at my parents’ church, so I think we are just doing a quick fend for yourself thing before we go. 

What did you have for dinner this week? 

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