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KitchenKatalog: Blog 288
Thursday, May 09, 2013, 09:42 AM
My original plan was to make taco cupcakes but for various reasons, I didn't end up cooking until 9:00pm. So I came up with this. I made a bunch of small burger patties from extra lean ground beef with lots of stuff mixed in. I do not remember everything, but there was: garlic powder; salt and pepper; crushed red pepper; 21 seasoning salute; and probably other things I am forgetting. I did them on the grill pan.
While they were grilling, I thickly sliced two graffiti eggplants, pammed them and then sprinkled them with salt (key ingredient with eggplants; though better if you can let it sit for a bit). I then broiled them for 5-6 minutes/side.
I used a bit of low sugar ketchup and some hoagie spread, then I put the seasoned burgers on top.
They came out very good though extra messy. I assume the liquid coming off of them was the eggplant since I used such lean beef and the patties dried out a bit. Still, I liked how fast and easy the meal was. It was also very healthy at just 5 or 6 points for the beef (1/3 lbs extra lean) and maybe one for the pam + low sugar ketchup.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 5791, 2013-05-09_094200
Tuesday, May 07, 2013, 09:07 PM
I threw together shakshuka from the following:
I did the onions and shallots first, then added the peppers, then the rest. I let it cook for about 30 minutes or more and then poached eggs inside of it. I topped it with grated parm cheese. It came out very good. Lots of flavor. And the broccoli was nice and covered with the tomatoes. I probably could have cooked it a bit longer, but it was fine. It did have a nice spice to it, my guess is it was the jalapeño seeds.
I also tried to make something with the rest of the broccoli. I had the dipping sauce from tuna tataki(from 2013-05-02). I strained it to remove any chunks of stuff, including some old tuna that was there. I added some (actually, too much) corn starch. I then steamed broccoli a bit then added the sauce. As I said, it was too much corn starch and the whole thing thickened too much. That wasn't so bad, except that the sauce was extremely salt and way too lemony. It may work well for a tuna dipping but it pretty much failed for coating/stir-frying broccoli. I ate a few pieces and threw out the rest.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 5787, 2013-05-07_210733
Monday, May 06, 2013, 02:16 PM
I basically did my normal falafel but I went heavy on the spices and added garlic powder and lots of za'atar. I also really let it cook for a long time (25 min/side). I do not know which change made the difference, but they came out exceptionally well! Lots of flavor, lots of crunch, etc. They even tasted like they were fried. I think making smaller balls helps that since there is just so much more surface area. Plus, then you get 20 little falafel which is more than enough food!
I also made za'atar-garlic dip. I just mixed a lot of za'atar and garlic powder in fat free greek yoghurt. It gave the meal some more protein and it tasted pretty good!
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 5782, 2013-05-06_141633
Thursday, May 02, 2013, 09:30 AM
This was a very, very special meal that had a lot of requirements. I needed to make something that was very fast and/or could be prepared earlier; I needed something Meredith loved; and I needed something that felt special. I ended up going with tuna tataki (link to earlier post). I prepped the sauce earlier and we just did the tuna when we were ready. It came out okay. We were distracted and talking on the phone while making it and I forgot to coat the tuna with some of the sauce fist. Still, it was pretty good (even though the presentation kind of failed).
I also purchased a red-velvet cupcake; a fruit tart; and a salted carmel tart for dessert. We just ate the cupcake and saved the others
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 5778, 2013-05-02_093001
Wednesday, May 01, 2013, 08:45 PM
I wanted to do something with corned beef but I was tired of just doing reuben things. I warmed/fried a bit of corned beef on the pan, put it on top of a whole grain english muffin and then topped it with a poached egg. I poached the eggs using the trick from Serious Eats where you strain away the very wet part of the egg. I forgot to use the strainer though to put the egg in the water. Still, it worked really well for one (closer in the pic) and pretty well for the other. I did cheat a bit with a tad of vinegar in the water.
The corned beef was from Whole Foods and didn't have any nitrates. I liked the idea of healthier corned beef and it was pretty good flavor wise but a bit too salty. Oh well.
I also had (too much) steamed sugar snap peas. I didn't calculate the points, but it wasn't too bad. 3 eggs (6) (only two pictured), 2 low-fat, whole grain english muffins (6) and 1/4 lbs corned beef (~4)
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 5772, 2013-05-01_204543
Tuesday, April 30, 2013, 07:30 AM
I wanted to make a very light meal. I cooked mahi-mahi in the oven at 400 for about 25 minutes. I think that was too long. It got kind of dried out and lost flavor. I'll do less next time. And I made kale chips. The interesting thing with them was that I still had leftover kale so I tried microwaving them on parchment paper. It seemed to work. I got kale chips from the microwave as well.
Extremely low points. It was about 8 oz of fish (raw) for 4 points and nothing (or just a bit) for the kale.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 5770, 2013-04-30_073023
Monday, April 29, 2013, 09:00 PM
I made lentil sloppy joes like last time. I used 2/3 cups of lentils with a 2:1
I also used mostly low-sugar ketchup to reduce the points. I served them on low-fat, whole grain english muffins. I do not know why but they were pretty mediocre. Maybe a bit too mushy, maybe it was the different ketchup, maybe the seasonings.
I also had asparagus
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 5768, 2013-04-29_210035
Sunday, April 28, 2013, 07:35 PM
This was an exact copy of the last/first time I did this. I used the recipe on that page except that I used "Beef Top Round London Broil" which I liked even more. There wasn't a big layer of fat and I was very easily able to cut off what was left. I sliced it thinner too. I froze it for 25 minutes and then very carefully sliced it as thin as I could.
It would very well. The whole meal was very good though the soup was a but less flavorful than usual.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 5764, 2013-04-28_193517