{"id":8080,"date":"2011-03-07T01:00:21","date_gmt":"2011-03-07T06:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crankymouse.com\/?p=8080"},"modified":"2011-03-09T15:29:11","modified_gmt":"2011-03-09T20:29:11","slug":"weekly-menu-st-patricks-day-feast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/2011\/03\/07\/weekly-menu-st-patricks-day-feast\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Menu: St. Patrick’s Day Feast"},"content":{"rendered":"


One of the things we strive for when planning our menus is making everything fit together into one nice, neat little package. We look to use ingredients in different ways throughout the week so that we’re benefiting from the ability of do-aheads and being able to buy in bulk. We also benefit from a well-stocked pantry<\/a>.<\/em>
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\nI spent the last two days at the International Home and Housewares Show<\/a> in Chicago with Hoover<\/a>. My family holed up in Minnesota missing me like crazy. I think. Those bacon and blue cheese fries from Kuma’s Corner<\/a> up there? Insane. Their burgers served on pretzel rolls? Oh my. Tara (from Deal Seeking Mom<\/a> and Unsophisticook<\/a>) and I split it all and couldn’t finish it. Huge thank you to Rob for suggesting it and then accompanying us there.
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The rest of the week, I’m getting ready for St. Patty’s Day with green beer and soggy cabbage. No, I’m not. Instead, I sought out some great recipes I wanted to try over at Foodily<\/a> for a proper St. Patrick’s Day feast with Irish beef stew, colcannon and Irish Cream cheesecake for dessert. They have a great catalog to browse through to get ideas for the upcoming day. Check out my complete St. Patrick’s Day menu<\/a>. They have plenty of pretzel roll recipes<\/a>, too, so I can try my hand at recreating yesterday’s burger. Plus, I’m prepared for a whole week of corned beef and potatoes, too.<\/p>\n


Monday \u2013 <\/strong>Honey-Mustard-Glazed Corned Beef and Cabbage<\/a>
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Tuesday \u2013 <\/strong>Mujadarah (Rice, Lentil, and Caramelized Onion Pilaf)<\/a>
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Wednesday \u2013 <\/strong>Potato Leek Soup<\/a>
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Thursday \u2013 <\/strong>Corned Beef Hash with Poached Eggs<\/a>
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Friday \u2013 <\/strong>Black Lentil Burgers<\/a>
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The Preparation Shortcuts:<\/h3>\n

1.<\/strong> Make your corned beef and save leftovers for hash. You can just loosely chop it right before you put it away to save time on Thursday.
\n2.<\/strong> Cook extra lentils on Tuesday and store them in an airtight container in the fridge to make burgers on Friday.
\n3.<\/strong> Boil extra potatoes in advance while making the soup and then dice them for the hash while the soup is simmering away.
\n4.<\/strong> Friday’s black lentil burgers can be served up on extra rolls from soup night, and any leftover vegetables can be used to top them off.
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The Shopping List:<\/h3>\n

3-pound corned beef
\n1 bunch carrots
\n1 head celery
\n3 leeks
\n1 red bell pepper
\n3 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes
\n3 pounds white onions
\nflat leaf parsley
\n1\/2 cup heavy whipping cream<\/p>\n


Pantry<\/a> Items:<\/strong>
\neggs
\nbutter
\nmilk
\nonions
\ngarlic
\nhoney
\nmarmalade
\nwhite wine
\nolive oil
\nbrown sugar
\nbrown rice
\nblack lentils
\nbread crumbs
\nDijon mustard
\nbay leaves
\nthyme
\nblack peppercorn
\nwhole cloves
\ncinnamon
\ncumin
\nwhite pepper
\nsalt<\/p>\n

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Last week from Food for My Family<\/a>:<\/h3>\n

Dr. Seuss\u2019s Birthday: Baked Green Eggs and Ham Cr\u00eapes<\/a>
\nHow to Make Cr\u00eapes Without a Cr\u00eaperie<\/a>
\nVegan Oatmeal Almond Butter Cookies with Apple<\/a>
\nButter Battle Butters<\/a>
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