Menu Plan Monday: Week of June 1, 2015

Why I’m cooking this NY Times fish recipe this week, plus the rest of my weekly menu and links I love! 

This week is starting out rainy and cold – a far cry from the 80+ weather we had Saturday! Thankfully I don’t have anything planned to make on the grill until the end of the week. This week I’ll be doing some recipe testing and making a fish dish my husband has been asking me to make for weeks, ever since he read the NY Times’ article Conquering the Fear of Cooking Fish.

Neither of us is afraid of cooking fish, but fish is definitely not my husband’s preferred protein. Thankfully I’ve changed his mind some on salmon – first with my cold poached version on salads, now with some of my hot recipes like this one (it had chips on it, which helped!). Oh, and he likes my salmon burgers too! I’ve had a few other fish successes with him, but for the most part he’s not so excited to come home to the smell of fish cooking in the kitchen. So I was taken aback to receive his text message a few weeks ago with a link to the Times article and requests for this fish dish ever since. Of course the fish is basted in butter, so I shouldn’t have been too surprised!

So honey, if you’re reading this – get ready for dinner tomorrow night. It’s fish night!

For the rest of this week’s menu and some of my favorite links from last week, check out what’s below.

Do you enjoy cooking and eating fish?

Is there anything you’re afraid to cook?

Articles:

The Science Behind the Midnight Snack @ Be Truly Nourished

9 Tips for Traveling Abroad with Diabetes @ The Trim Traveler

What Kind of Eater Are You? @ Zen & Spice

The Problem with the Bikini Body @ Avocado a Day Nutrition

How This Well-Meaning Habit is Enabling Your Picky Eater @ Yummy Mummy Club

The Problem with Too Many Tabs Open in Your Browser @ Love Life Surf

Guide to Plant-Based Calcium @ The Grateful Grazer

How to Stay Healthy While Working in an Office @ fANNEtastic Food

10 Healthy School Party Snacks @ Mom’s Kitchen Handbook

Recipes:

Mayoless Tuna Salad, Three Ways @ Avocado a Day Nutrition

Caramelized Onion Hummus with Smoked Salmon @ Healthy Nibbles and Bits

Honey Almond Greek Yogurt Dip @ Mom to Mom Nutrition (+ 2 other yogurt dips in the post)

Week of June 1, 2015

Monday: Mediterranean Breakfast for Dinner: Poached eggs with Rosemary Garlic Roasted Tomatoes and Grilled Haloumi

Tuesday: Pan-Roasted Fish Fillets with Herb Butter and Broccoli radish salad

Wednesday: Summer Shakshuka (variation on this version)

Thursday: Off duty

Friday: Honey-Lime Sriracha Chicken with Grilled Grape Farro Salad and grilled vegetables

Tweet me @JLevinsonRD with #DinnerTonight

Linking up at Org Junkie’s Menu Plan Monday