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KitchenKatalog: Blog 234
Tuesday, May 19, 2015, 10:35 PM
We made crab, corn and tomato salad (recipe) using the same basic changes (not much). Basically just mixed it all and didn't plate it like the recipe called for. And we used extra tomatoes. We served it on baby kale and "power mix"
We also had a broccoli salad that Meredith made from the below recipe. I really liked it and it is pretty healthy.
Creamy Broccoli Salad (from Our Lady of Second Helpings)
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Original Wordpress ID and Date: 9921, 2015-05-19_223529
Monday, May 18, 2015, 10:30 PM
This was a pretty simple and thrown together meal. Not too much cooking. We used the grill pan on chicken sauce with eggs and toast. And Meredith sautéed baby kale with cherry tomatoes and some adobo seasoning. We also had boiled artichokes and a dip made by combing some Trader Joes eggplant spread and greek yogurt.
Everything was very good. It was a nice weeknight meal with the only real time intensive prep being the artichokes. The dip was good but oily. I would have it again but not often.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 9917, 2015-05-18_223026
Sunday, May 17, 2015, 10:10 PM
This was out first time "cooking" in the new kitchen... if you would call this cooking. We wanted to play with the new Vitamix and decided to try the tortilla soup. We used their recipe but went very heavy on the veggies and used baby kale instead of cabbage. Also, at the end, we added some corn and a can of beans plus some older tortilla chips.
Well, maybe it was the extra veggies, the kale, or something but it tasted like warm veggie baby food. Too strong of a vegetable flavor and the kale reminded us of our smoothies.
I do want to make this again but I will be nearly exact on the recipe since this just wasn't very good. I was impressed with heating in the Vitamix. That's pretty cool!
Vitamix Tortilla Soup (from Vitamix)
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Original Wordpress ID and Date: 9908, 2015-05-17_221058
Sunday, April 19, 2015, 10:00 AM
I made Belgium Waffles for our guests. I just used the same recipe as last time. I also made the same changes except I used agave nectar instead of syrup in the recipe. I let it sit for a but then in the fridge overnight. It seemed to separate a little bit but worked otherwise (though again, you can see the issues with the iron and that it may not have been enough batter).
I also made whipped cream with the leftover cream. I just kind of winged it by whipping heavy (but not "whipping") cream and added powdered sugar, vanilla and almond extract. I just played around. Thankfully, it didn't turn to butter!
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 9903, 2015-04-19_100004
Saturday, April 18, 2015, 09:45 PM
I made ice cream for friends. We made two flavors: chocolate and honey-lavender. We used the recipes linked below to make the batter. We basically followed the recipe and instructions exactly. The only note is that the last step with reheating, we went to 170-175°F based on Alton Brown's recipe (more exact then "sticks to a spoon"). We also topped the chocolate with maldon salt.
To actually make the ice cream we did the dry ice trick. The first batch got kind of messed up. I added too much too quickly and next thing I knew, ice cream was being thrown around the kitchen...literally. For the second one, I figured out some tips and tricks as follows:
The idea is to get the dry ice as powdered as possible. But it is important to not try to get it all at once. You'll waste time and heat up the dry ice too much.
The technique worked pretty well. We certainly had ice cream at the end. The second batch done better was more carbonated than the first but the first was better (though that may have been the actual ice cream). What I do not know is how to control overrun (ie, the air mixed into the batter). It came out super rich.
Rich Chocolate Ice Cream (from Chow)
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Honey Lavender Ice Cream (from Martha Stewart)
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Saturday, April 18, 2015, 07:35 PM
I forgot to take a picture but (2017-09-10 Found one) I made shrimp and grits for friends. It was super easy. As per the regular recipe (which I made into its own page). I made it with butter and parmesan cheese. Meredith made the shrimp but I do not know exactly what she did.
As usual, these grits came out really good and they are just so simple! Also, it is not too unhealthy. Would make easily again.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 9882, 2015-04-18_193558
Friday, April 17, 2015, 09:20 PM
I made burrito bowls. They were pretty simple. I did cauliflower rice with the parm. The parm version is much better than cilantro lime. It worked better. I sautéd (fajitaed?) onions and peppers really well. The meat was a chicken thing from Trader Joes (see photos below). The directions were to grill it but I decided to bake it at 400 for about 10-15 minutes until it was cooked. I am sure grilled would be better but this was much easier. Finally, we topped it with chopped cilantro, mint and a slice of avocado.
It worked well as usual. The mint was a bit strange and I wouldn't do it again but it was fun to experiment. The chicken worked well. There were a few fatty pieces here and there but not too bad. Again, it would have been better grilled. And it would have been nice to have beans but we didn't have any on hand.
Photos of the chicken:
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Wednesday, April 15, 2015, 09:25 PM
We made Tuna Tataki with roasted asparagus. I do not know why, but I couldn't get the ginger crust to stick. Still came out really good.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 9872, 2015-04-15_212523