We have a few core Indian dishes we've learned how to make pretty well; but they're not quite enough to fill a week. Each time we settle on an Indian food week, we try a new dish, with ... well, mixed results.

The new recipe this week was Mughal style lamb (stew) on saffron rice. We substituted fresh saffron pasta from Eastern Market for the rice. It was OK, but not really a "keeper" .

We started the week with some oysters from BlackSalt, and then dived in to a full asian-inspired week.

Sunday was roll-your-own sushi, and we got playful with some fried wonton wrappers and seaweed salads from BlackSalt

Monday was steam buns using some leftover ham from the previous week, and steam buns frozen after making waaay more than we could eat in this recipe

Sat: Gumbo w/ white rice
Sun: Shrimp Étouffée
Mon: Blackened Red Snapper w/ dirty rice
Tues: Po Boy Salad
Wed: Leftover gumbo
Thus: Shrimp and Grits
Fri: Leftovers Etouffee

This week we finally tried making Ethiopian food for ourselves - it's one of our favorite meals to eat out, so it was high time we explored the process. For a first try with nothing to go on but some recipes gathered from the Internet, we did... OK. All of these need tweaking and further work to really match our favorites from the amazing Ethiopian restaurants in DC.

Sat: Jon returns! Chicken tacos
Sun: Chiles rellenos with pinto beans and poblano rice and salad
Mon: Fish tacos w/ beans and rice
Tue: tortilla soups
Wed: Taco salad
Thu: Chile-and-Olive-Oil-Fried Egg with Avocado and Sprouts

Sun: Crab Dynamite with cucumber salad [make shrimp; shred cabbage] http://momofukufor2.com/2010/04/leftover-fridays-baked-seafood-d... http://rasamalaysia.com/seafood-dynamite-recipe/2/ https://audreyandjon.com/recipes/dill-cucumber-salad
Mon: Raw Bar: shrimp cocktail, oysters with cole slaw and hot rolls http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-a-perfect-shrimp-cocktail-2... https://audreyandjon.com/recipes/audreys-cole-slaw
Tue: (Vday) cheeses / smoked salmon with baguette, cucumber salad +dill !, veg, green salad

Sat: Grill steak, veg, https://audreyandjon.com/recipes/parsley-red-onion-and-pomegrana... (smoke salmon)
Sun: Out for lunch? “tapas/dips” style dinner - dolma, http://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/chile-cumin-lamb-meatballs-with..., spreads...https://audreyandjon.com/recipes/yogurt-dips
Mon: https://audreyandjon.com/recipes/brick-chicken w/ https://audreyandjon.com/recipes/moroccan-carrot-salad
Tue: dill/yogurt/salmon/mediterranean salad
Wed: https://audreyandjon.com/recipes/berber-eggs
Thu: pita w/meatballs

Sat: Spicy Shrimp and cheesy grits with green veg https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/shrimp-grits-367141
Broth, bell pepper, onion, garlic, bacon fat, “Cajun seasoning”, beer?
Sun: Tuna steak sandwiches w/ fresh shucked oysters and green veg
Mon: Gumbo, baguette, rice, salad and/or veg
Tue: Oyster Po Boys (use sweet/spicy pickles) - buy TUE: oysters, bread https://audreyandjon.com/recipes/po-boy-salad
Wed: [Po’boys for lunch] Out to Union Market

Sat: sushi rice, fish, seaweed, avocado, cucumber; grainbowl/pickling/prep; marinate steak
Sun:(sunny, 65) https://audreyandjon.com/recipes/spicy-tamarind-hanger-steak x2 (rain) w/ veg, white rice-- make https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/spicy-tofu-crumbles
Mon: frozen stuff w/ veg and maybe fried rice (carrots, peas, scallion, stir fry cans, egg)
Tue: Order in / maketto
Wed: https://audreyandjon.com/recipes/bahn-mi -- steak, pickled stuff, cucumbers, fresh peppers, herbs, ficelli?
Thus: https://audreyandjon.com/recipes/thai-beef-salad