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KitchenKatalog: Blog 102
Wednesday, June 17, 2020, 02:26 PM
Meredith used rotisserie chicken to make a pesto chicken salad. She used Kirkland Pesto and greek yogurt. It was pretty good!
Tuesday, June 16, 2020, 05:49 PM
There wasn't anything particularly special but I wanted to note it for the future. We had breakfast-for-dinner with a mix of stuff.
I made Caroline some Brioche French Toast. In the past (A,B) we used The Kitchn's recipe, we discovered a little while ago that is it really just easier to "wing-it". Crack one egg into our plate-bowls. Add some milk (almond milk this time), some maple syrup, and some almond extract (really helps). That makes enough for 3-4 slices of Brioche.
I also made scrambled eggs with Trader Joes Everything Bagel Seasoning, cheese, and green onion. And some bacon.
We have decided we are done with frozen hash browns and instead made tater tots. Whereas hash browns need tons of oil and are very hands-on, the tots came out really good by just spreading them out well, baking them, and then letting them sit in the oven!
Monday, June 15, 2020, 06:58 PM
Meredith made an Enchilada Skillet from Ambitious Kitchen (LOCAL)
She followed the basic recipe with a few minor notes:
It was really good. We both really enjoyed it and even Caroline ate some (she basically had some sour cream and then fat-free greek yogurt with a bit of this).
I was thinking while eating it that Emily would really like this. Then Meredith pointed out that she found it from Emily's Pinterest board!
Monday, June 15, 2020, 12:33 PM
Meredith made Pasta Salad with Roasted Peppers, Tuna, and Oregano Vinaigrette.
She used Banza Chickpea pasta instead of regular. Since the box of Banza is only 1/2 lbs equivalent, she halved the recipe except the tuna (essentially doubling tuna). It worked really well doubled! It was nice having more there and upped the protein. She also used green onion and "maybe" went heavy on the red pepper
Sunday, June 14, 2020, 08:45 PM
I made Shrimp and Corn Fritters from Ottolenghi Simple. I followed the general recipe with a bit more shrimp and then heavy on the spices. I also used only one lime since I didn't want it to be too much. Also, I used roasted corn from Trader Joes.
The only real change was that I baked them on a tray for about 15 minutes at 400.
They weren't bad but they also weren't the kind of thing we would rush to do again. And Caroline downright did not want to eat them!
They also let out an odd liquid. I didn't thing shrimp were very fatty but there was a lot on the tray. See this photo(full-size)
Meredith also made green beans from the Gaby Dalkin recipe but only use 2 tsp and it was fine. We added this note to the recipe. They were really good again and also smelled really good!
Sunday, June 14, 2020, 11:09 AM
Meredith made this from What's Gaby Cooking (LOCAL). The biggest note is that Meredith used green beans in place of peas.
Cooking the gnocchi like this (hybrid boil + pan) not only gave it a really good texture, but the gnocchi absorbed so much flavor. We will have to experiment with this method including with additional flavors!
We liked the overall dish though Caroline wasn't super into it (too green!)
Wednesday, June 10, 2020, 12:57 PM
Meredith made a Spicy Cilantro-Lime Vinaigrette. Her notes:
I mixed up a quick batch of our cilantro green sauce, mixed a big spoonful with some lime juice and a bit more olive oil, and have a pretty tasty salad.
She also used some leftover salmon
Tuesday, June 09, 2020, 07:52 PM
Potsticker Stir-fry. Also added some broccoli slaw
