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Greek Turkey Bowls -- back to top
All the toppings this time!
We made Grilled Okra with Spicy Chipotle Dipping Sauce [The Kitchn]. We used chopped chipotles in adobo making this much easier!
Truffle and Mushroom Shakshuka -- back to top
(not very pretty...)
Shakshuka made with Trader Joes Truffle red sauce
Pulled Pork Totchos (Tater Tot Nachos) -- back to top
With homemade pickled red onion and pickled jalaño.
I ended up putting the whole plate in the toaster oven which worked well enough
Chicken Tawook Quinoa Bowls [What's Gaby Cooking]
We had friends over so I bought and grilled a bunch of different stuff.
For the veggies, I quartered zuchinni the long way and then sliced some long bell peppers. I tossed them with avocado oil, salt and pepper. They were decent but would have been better if they hadn't sat while grilling the other stuff.
For the meat, I did:
So nothing really homemade or special but it made this easy and low key!
Ranch Pasta Salad -- back to top
Meredith made Grilled Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad [Ambitious Kitchen] including the suggestion to add arugula. We had a leftover rotisserie chicken breast from Taco Cabana so she used that (sans skin) for the meat.
Crudite and Snacks -- back to top
Nothing too fancy. Just a snack-based, veggie heavy dinner. The dip was greek yogurt mixed with tahini (leftover from Greek Taco Bowls) and crunchy pepper stuff from Trader Joes
Cottage Cheese Bark - Cookie Butter and Maldon Salt -- back to top
Based on Frozen Cottage Cheese Bark [Eating Bird Food]
Southwest Egg rolls -- back to top
Southwestern Egg Rolls [Liz Moody]. Meredith didn’t include egg since it wasn’t noted on the page. I’ve since updated it to note that we add egg sometimes
Asian Salad with Tofu -- back to top
Asian-ish Shredded Chicken Salad / "Redemption Salad" [Dinner: A Love Story]
Carrot Raisin Salad -- back to top
Carrot Raisin Salad [Sunny Little Kitchen]
Brown Butter Rice Krispie Treats -- back to top
Meredith made Brown Butter & Sea Salt Rice Krispie Treats [Garnishing Life] for Isaac's birthday. Her note was no additional marshmallows.
I don't think I really tasted the brown butter (or at least it was very subtle) but the salt really added a nice new element!
Parmesan Zucchini Crisps and Leftover Meatballs -- back to top
A bit of a Smorgasbord. We had defrosted and reheated meatballs from 2021-10-15. I was originally going to do something different with the peppers but we had enough meatballs that I just had that.
Meredith made Parmesan Zucchini Crisps inspired by 2017-07-31. She did it in the air fryer for about 15-20 minutes which worked better. We also served some zucchini tots from the store for the kids (picture[full-size])
Finally, we had some sautéed bread-cheese from Trader Joes
Chocolate Coconut Cupcakes -- back to top
Meredith made chocolate coconut cupcakes for Isaac's birthday. She used Mint Chocolate Chip Cake [Cakes by Courtney] for the cake and Coconut Cream Cake [Cakes by Courtney] for the icing.
Perhaps because I accidentally left the Baking Steel in the oven or because of other factors, the cake rose oddly and stuck a lot to the cup cakes. But Meredith was able to free it and cover it well enough with the icing.
They were, unsurprisingly, delicious!
Ranch Pasta Salad -- back to top
I made Grilled Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad [Ambitious Kitchen] again for our lunch but skipped the bacon, forgot the arugula and avocado, and used rotisserie chicken. I really liked it! I had to add more salt to make up for the lack of bacon. And I ended up heavy on the dressing. But it is pretty easy and tastes great. I also used frozen corn directly. It defrosted enough just in the mix.
Served with Carrot Raisin Salad
Pita Pizza and Boursin Stuffed Peppers -- back to top
Pita pizza instead of ordering. And Meredith made Boursin stuffed peppers. (I can't find the previous time but I will add the link when I do)
Fish Stick Tacos -- back to top
Fish stick tacos with feta, ranch, arugula, and Fish Tacos with Roasted Red Peppers [Real Simple] (with scallion)
Fattoush [Jerusalem: A Cookbook by Yotam Ottolenghi]. Meredith used about half the amount of oil. I am not sure if that is a typical change or not.
Seared Salmon and Zucchini Chips -- back to top
I made a variation on my Crispy Seared Salmon.
The first change was that I accidentally used smoked paprika instead of cumin. Not a bad change but not intended.
The real issue was that I tried to up the salt since I didn't have a chance to brine. I used 1 tbsp of salt and that was too much. And/or it didn't spread very well. I really need to remember to salt it the first time correctly.
I also think I cooked it too hot...
Meredith made Zucchini Crisps. Light dusting of Parmesan and then 15-20 min in the air fryer at about 450°F.
