Monday: Meals for the Week

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This weekend was so nice, though we're still battling colds and coughs, so it was a bit less restful than I'd hoped. Friday night we went out for pizza at a nearby kid-friendly restaurant. We had a playdate on Saturday morning, all took a nap in the early afternoon and then ran a few errands and ended up at the park for a bit. I've checked this book out of the library to read next as Kaitlin recommended it.

Sunday we did our weekly shop and had a friend over for dinner. Nothing too exciting, but a nice mix of quiet and social. Hoping for some spring weather to knock the coughs out of our apartment. Plus, some home-cooked meals.

• Haianese Chicken Rice (Mark Bittman for the New York Times): We lived in Singapore for 2 months in 2010 and the food was amazing. I've been wanting to try to find some recipes from our time there for ages. Hopefully this one will live up to our memories.
• Caramelized Shallot, Spinach, and Goat Cheese Garlic Butter Pasta (How Sweet It Is)
• Spiced Pork Burgers with Grilled Peppers (Real Simple): We've made this a bunch and it's a nice change from beef or turkey burgers. We've accidentally substituted caraway seeds for the fennel seeds in the past and they've been just as delicious. 
• Korean Beef Bowl (Damn Delicious)

Soup: Lentil Soup with Lemon Yoghurt Cream (The Kitchn)

Sweet Treat: Chocolate Chunk Blondies (Barefoot Contessa Foolproof: Recipes You Can Trust)

Notes on last week's meals here.