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KitchenKatalog: Blog 128
Wednesday, October 23, 2019, 08:09 PM
Meredith made Roasted Broccoli and White Beans from Shutterbean (LOCAL). I think the only recipe change was that we forgot the parmesan.
Also, since we were busy, we ended up cooking it for an extra 15 minutes. I think that benefited the broccoli but overcooked the beans.
Tuesday, October 22, 2019, 07:54 PM
We made pizza using the the Trader Joes pizza herbal pizza crust. As noted in my tips below, I tried a few new things that worked really well but still leave room for improvement.
The pizza was made of
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Wednesday, October 09, 2019, 08:02 PM
I made Broccoli Quorn with no real changes except I threw a package of Quorn (pictured below) at the end. I think the only real issue was that the pan was so hot, so much of the sauce seemed to boil off. However, it still seemed to come out fine. It did make a lot!
Monday, October 07, 2019, 07:59 PM
I made oven-fried chicken wings. I used the sauce from a friend's recipe but I wanted to try a different way to cook the wings. I followed the directions from Serious Eats (LOCAL). I dried the wings (16 total) then tossed them with the salt and baking powder. I let them brine in the fridge for a good 25 hours!
I baked them for the 20 minutes on the first side; 25 when flipped; then two more flips at 6 min each. They came out super, super crispy! I actually set one aside without the sauce to see and it was really good.
I followed the sauce directions about halving it and adding crushed red pepper. Except that I added too much onion mix. I heated it all on the stove and tried to mix the wings into it in the pan. I ended up switching to a bowl which worked fine. It was still too much sauce as a lot of it was left in the bowl.
I really liked it. The wings were the crispiest I've ever had (or at least can remember). And the sauce was really good too though I wish I hadn't gone too heavy on the onion mix. And, like I said, I could have used less sauce. I will definitely bake the wings like this again!
Sunday, October 06, 2019, 08:12 PM
I made biscotti for work. I used the normal recipe with pistachios. I went about 15° higher on the temp for the initial bake and about 5° higher for toasting them. I also went a bit longer but not much. I also let them cool much more before cutting. I think that helped a lot (plus the extra time on the mixer that we added to the recipe).
They tasted good as usual. We will see how they go at work!
Sunday, October 06, 2019, 08:01 PM
I made a hash a la corned beef hash. I microwaved the squash for 1 min and then spiralized it. As it sautéed, I added brussel sprout hash to cook with it. I also chopped up the squash as I cooked it.
Towards the end, I realized I forgot the onion and the poblano so I sautéed them separately doing something like 15-minute caramelized onion.
I used ham steak (~0.85 lbs) instead of corned beef to make life easier, and because it was cheaper. It was actually pretty good! Not as good as corned beef, but not bad. I made lunch too!
Thursday, October 03, 2019, 08:29 PM
Meredith put together our lasagna soup. The only real notes is that she used the Instantpot so she could make it and let it sit for a long time simmering. And she put some fresh spinach into it which worked well. We did it with tortellini.
Tuesday, October 01, 2019, 07:30 PM
I made stuffed mushroom casserole. I used ground beef instead of chicken and that worked well. The only real other change is that I used some crunched up Stacey's Pita Chips for some, but not all, of the bread crumbs. And shaved parmesan (it's what we had, but I do prefer grated in the future).
It came out pretty good. A bit rich from the butter, etc but I liked it!