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KitchenKatalog: Blog 131
Thursday, September 05, 2019, 08:28 PM
Meredith made (our now typical) meatloaf again with beef instead of lamb. Also, while we bot agreed that a real tahini sauce is better, we just topped it with plain tahini since it was late and we wanted fast!
Sunday, September 01, 2019, 09:24 PM
I flattened and grilled chicken. I basically did the same thing as I did for eggplant marinara, including brushing the chicken with oil and using Montreal Chicken Seasoning
It worked really well and was very tasty. I thought I overcooked the chicken based on the temperature but it seemed to stay really juicy.
Meredith also made our regular mustardy brussel sprouts hash but without bacon and without needing to deglaze the pan.
Simple and delicious meal.
Thursday, August 29, 2019, 07:55 PM
Meredith threw together dinner inspired by Egg Bhurji but with ground turkey. Some notes:
Used poblano in place of Thai chili
Added a little curry powder and cumin
Overall, it was pretty easy and very tasty! Worth considering for the future.
Served with arugula salad and garlic naan from Trader Joes
Sunday, August 11, 2019, 07:59 PM
Caroline turns one!!!
We had a big party for Caroline's first birthday! Meredith was in charge so, while we ample food, we didn't go too (too) overboard. Meredith made most of the desserts and we went with store-bought for the main meal/snacks.
Savory Food:
Dessert
Sunday, August 11, 2019, 10:01 AM
Meredith made a lemon syrup cake from Sprinkle Bakes (LOCAL) for Caroline's Party. She used the cake from there but the frosting recipe from Easter without the nuts or any limoncello/lemon zest. This was going to be Caroline’s smash cake, so she kept it booze free.
She also made a smaller cake as a smash cake for Caroline.
She used store-bought lemon curd which worked well. There were some issues assembling the cake but in the end it came together really well.
Sunday, August 11, 2019, 10:00 AM
We made pineapple punch from A Beautiful Plate (LOCAL) for Caroline's Party. I think we used less lime in the punch and probably made about 6-8 batches. It was super popular! Also served spiced rum in the side for those who wanted.
Wednesday, August 07, 2019, 07:41 PM
Meredith and I made turkey patties using the Ottolenghi Recipe with the usual changes including turkey for lamb. Also, since we didn't have arugula, Meredith used kale (which worked well enough). As we did the past few times, we baked them only this time, I did it as meatballs. That made it a lot easier to make and was still very good.
Meredith premade all of the different mixed. I combined it all, shaped them, and then baked them at 400°F for about 15 min.
Tuesday, August 06, 2019, 12:12 PM
From Grandbaby Cakes (LOCAL)
Meredith made these for Caroline for lunches. She subbed red pepper for the green and left out the salt and crushed/ground red pepper. She did a diy self-rising flour since we don’t buy that. Also, followed the instructions for baking instead of pan frying, 15 min at 375. She then thought they could use a little longer, so flipped them and let them go another 5 min or so. They turned out pretty well. Probably would have benefited from the salt, but Caroline seemed to like them, and it’s nothing a sauce or dip wouldn’t fix. I really liked the texture of the coarse corn meal on the outside. (2020-04-21 Note: These changes are now in our recipe book)
I ended up freezing most of them since Caroline seems to get tired of the same ol’ thing too many days in a row. I found heating them at 300F from frozen for 15 min was pretty effective. Warm, but not too hot. Perfect for baby.