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KitchenKatalog: Blog 110
Monday, May 11, 2020, 10:02 PM
Our normal modifications of Lamb Arugula Patties. Meredith made the sauce and with full-fat greek yogurt. It gave it a different texture but still very good.
This was essentially a double batch.
Monday, May 11, 2020, 08:58 PM
Matcha Protein bites. Also rolled in the coconut
Monday, May 11, 2020, 03:26 PM
Curried Chickpeas and quinoa. See the first time for more notes too
Sunday, May 10, 2020, 07:59 PM
I made baked chicken wings. The wings were much smaller than what I usually get since I got them at Sprouts instead of Kellers. As such, I cooked them a bit too long and they were a bit dry. Anyway, I tossed them in a quick buffalo sauce. I used 1.5 oz of butter with Franks Red Hot. It was just enough to really cost on the flavor but they weren’t wet at all. I liked that part!
The Fiesta Burgers were like last time but Meredith made the taco seasoning like yesterday’s dinner (pickle tacos) but with salt too. I tried something different with shaping them. I formed them with wet hands and then I put them on cut up pieces of aluminum foil. This way I could flip them onto the grill and pull them foil off. That worked well.
The broccolini was tossed with just salt and garlic powder. Meredith also made tahini sauce
Sunday, May 10, 2020, 02:08 PM
Meredith made Blondie Mini Muffins
Meredith's Notes:
Used the blender which was a pain. Had to add a few splashes of oat milk to get it to blend. Next time it is worth getting out the food processor.
Combo on really old almond butter and even older cashew butter.
Did full-size muffins (not mini) so cooked for 30 mins (and at 365°F not convection). Didn't cook them fully. The toothpick did not come out clean but this was good. They were nice slightly underdone and perfectly safe.
Also, regular pam.
Sunday, May 10, 2020, 12:56 PM
Salmon Salad. The salmon was super red as you can see in the final result
Saturday, May 09, 2020, 06:39 PM
Meredith has been wanting to make Beef and Pickle Tacos from Joy the Baker (LOCAL).
We used turkey instead of beef but otherwise mostly followed the recipe. I kept having to add a bit of water to the meat to help get the spices to stick and mix well with it. I also really fried a few corn tortillas in a thin amount of oil. I also just heated some with just light oil. The fried were better... (see the picture below. Fried on the right and just heated with oil on the left).
Using potato was an interesting idea. I'm not opposed to doing this again, though it wasn't a "revelation" in taco meat.
The pickles were regular Claussen dill pickles.
It may have been odd but it was actually really good. The saltiness and flavor of the pickles nicely accompanied the tacos. We will do this again! Even if we just use regular taco seasoning. These were a revelation in serving tacos!
Saturday, May 09, 2020, 08:37 AM
I've been wanting to make Alton Brown's Brownies (LOCAL with additional recipes). I used the first one ("Cocoa Brownies 2.0")
The pan I used was 9"x9" (81 sq in) instead of 8"x8" (64 sq in.) so I approximated 1.266 as 1.25.
I really think I followed the recipe having and did it all in weights but the batter came out so unbelievably thick! It was almost like dough. I had to really press it into the pan!
I baked it at 315°F since our oven runs a bit cool. I did the 15 min in the oven, 15 min out, and then I aimed for 25 min. Unfortunately, that was a bit too long by temp as I was at 205°F, not 195°.
Despite the super thick dough and extra cooking time, they were not too dry but were super, super dense.
I am honestly not sure about them. They are really good and really rich but maybe too rich?
Next time I would be more careful with temps, times, and double check ingredients. Also, I didn't sift everything (it wasn't in the 2.0 recipe) but I wish I had. Just to get out more clumps (does brown sugar sift?).
I did use non-Dutched cocoa but I may try with the dutched in the future since others seem to report it's better.
