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KitchenKatalog: Blog 143
Sunday, February 24, 2019, 08:34 PM
I made Butter Chicken based on this YouTube video which I also transcribed (and copied) into LOCAL. I followed the recipe pretty closely including getting the Kashmiri chili powder and finding fenugreek. I do have a few minor notes:
I was pretty happy with it. I felt like it had some of the Indian flavors though maybe not the same as you'd get at a restaurant. I also felt like it was a bit sweet. I would use less next time.
I also made brown rice with about 1/2 cup meal (1/4 cup dry)
I've been doing some reading and this recipe I followed is significantly healthier. For example, NYtimes calls for 12x the cream and 2x the butter. But I like some of those flavors too.
I think next time I will:
Thursday, February 21, 2019, 09:00 PM
Meredith made Matcha Fruit Tarts.
She followed the Patisserie Book (LOCAL) but was really unhappy with it. It has you work the butter in cold and it didn't form a cohesive ball. She added two tbsp of cold water to help make it form. She will use a different recipe next time (Probably the Kitchn).
She did use The Kitchn's suggestion to roll it out between wax paper so you didn't need more flour.
She also overbaked it a bit.
The filling was The Kitcn's Pastry Cream with the addition of 1 Tbsp of Matcha to the dry ingredients (before mixing in the egg). She also added some green food coloring since the matcha we have is an odd color. She pipped it in and topped it with berries.
Wednesday, February 20, 2019, 08:14 PM
I made Stuffed Mushroom Casserole. I didn't salt as I went since I wanted to set some aside for Caroline. After that, I added salt. I think between that and just not cooking the mushrooms long enough, it was not as good. The mushrooms didn’t stick together as well and it was too much to easily mix well.
Tuesday, February 19, 2019, 08:35 PM
Zucchini Fritters. I did the normal recipe minus the making powder since I forgot. I made it without salt, formed a few, then added salt and other seasonings. We wanted some for the baby but decided not to give them to her since they came out a bit burnt.
Saturday, February 16, 2019, 09:00 PM
We made Salmon Cakes/Croquettes based on the Bon Appétit recipe (LOCAL). We followed the general gist except we used canned salmon to make life easier and didn't make the mayo (we used store bought with some mustard for the ingredients). We also baked it basically following my Dad's latke recipe.
The only other real change/note is that we set asid some mixture before adding salt so that we had low-sodium ones for Caroline (her first real-food dinner!)
Thursday, February 14, 2019, 08:30 PM
Tuesday, February 12, 2019, 07:57 AM
Turkey Taco Bowls. This came out extra wet since I let it simmer for a long time with all of the veggies.
Monday, February 11, 2019, 08:46 PM
I made koefta style meat balls with turkey. The real difference today was that I used the mixer with the metal beater blade to mix it all! That made it so much easier. But I think it also led to a springier meatball that was also kind of dry. Though that could also be because I actually made these last night, refrigerated them, and then reheated.
I want to consider some recipe tweaks to make the mixer-made ones as good as regular since I loved how much easier and cleaner that was.
We had it with salad greens, cilantro vinaigrette (which was still super thick), and leftover harissa