Day four was a bit crazy due to my recovery from illness and the fact that I decided to try to make pasta from scratch. Lunch was more leftover calzone along with fruit and veggies. I'll be very happy when I make it through the carrots.
I started the minute I got home from work with the dough. The initial dough I made wasn't cohesive, so I had to add some extra egg and water. The resulting dough was still tough and difficult to roll into a thin sheet. As a result the pasta was big. I'd like to invest in a pasta machine if I'm going to do this again, and I need to play with the dough recipe.
I also made sauce from scratch. I blanched the tomatoes, scooped out the guts, and then pureed the meat and the skins. I added roasted red and yellow onion and roasted garlic. I also threw in some basil and oregano, along with a dash of wine. The sauce wasn't bad, but the tomatoes were clearly out of season.
Finally, garlic bread was made from one of the stale baguettes. The garlic bread was fantastic; the sauce and pasta were both okay, but not great.
Lunch on day five was leftovers from pasta night along with bananas and carrots. For dinner I diced two chicken breasts and made a Mexican-style rice with corn. I typically use cumin, garlic and onion powder, oregano, black pepper, cayenne pepper, paprika, and red pepper as my base spices. I substituted chipotle for cayenne with one of the chicken breasts.
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