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KitchenKatalog: Blog 313
Tuesday, May 15, 2012, 09:40 PM
This is based on the recipe below. I pressure cooked some chicken breasts and shredded it instead of using rotisserie (obviously, much less chicken). Also, since I pressure cooked it, I used the broth from that instead of chicken broth (well, this is more real chicken broth). I skipped the olive and the lemon juice. Instead of couscous, I used quinoa (and again, less of it). I cooked the quinoa with chicken broth (not from the pressure cooker). I used the orange juice in the quinoa but skipped the lemon in the chicken.
Overall, I liked the meal a lot but there wasn't really any new flavors. It kind of reminded me of most other tomato-like meals. Though, I let it cook to be pretty dry which was different. Again, like yesterday, it had chickpeas which I am getting kind of tired of it now. So, good, but nothing too special.
**Mediterranean Chicken Stew with Cinnamon Couscous ** (from The Kitchn)
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Monday, May 14, 2012, 09:39 PM
I used the recipe below to make this. I didn't have good mozzarella cheese so I just used grated, 2%. I also used toscano for the top. The arugula I used was a bit old and possibly pushing its lifetime. It worked pretty well. The dominant flavor was the balsamic vinegar but I still liked it. The chickpeas gave it some real protein too. Also, I used whole wheat penne (and less) instead of shells
I was in a hurry to I forgot to take a picture of my dinner serving, and then took a picture of the lunch version.
Pasta Shells With Chickpeas And Arugula (from Serious Eats)
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Friday, May 11, 2012, 12:42 PM
This was based on the below recipe except we used the griddler to grill the chicken and then sliced it. We also added some sliced carrot to the cabbage part. Instead of Soba noodles, we used brown rice noodles (and 1/2 pound instead of 3/4). I also think we skipped the scallions but I may be wrong.
It was very good and I really enjoyed the peanut sauce, especially when we mixed it all with the cabbage. It made 4 servings (lunch!) so overall, I do not think the meal was too bad in calories either. We didn't have chicken for the lunch. ALso, we used olive oil and less
Peanut Noodles, Cabbage, And Chicken Salad (from Serious Eats)
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Friday, May 11, 2012, 12:37 PM
This was supposed to be like taco cupcakes, again using the basis of the taco stew as the filling. However, I accidentally added fajita seasonings instead of taco. It was different. Not bad, but different. THe filling was beef, a lot of onion,zucchini, seasonings, salsa (key ingredient) and some corn. I forgot the black beans until I was assembling,
To assemble, we put a layer of wonton wrapper down, then some beef, some cheese, another wrapper, more beef and more cheese. We put a bit too much beef into the first layer so they two wrappers didn't totally meld together. Still, most held their shape.
While it would have been better had I used the correct seasoning, I still liked them a lot. I also really like using the wonton wrappers since it gives a nice crunch and a nice texture
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Friday, May 11, 2012, 12:29 PM
This was supposed to be the standard Posole, but we did a lot differently. First of all, we forgot to buy peppers. So, the only peppers in here were a bunch of pickled jalapeños. We _didn't _use chipotles so there was no smokiness (A good thing, I think). Also we used canned tomatillos. And, since I didn't want to only use half of a can, We had more than double the amount. We used fresh cilantro but dried parsley. I also added all kinds of spices including some hot (not smoked) paprika and some crushed red pepper
I do not recall what. if any, other changes I made, but it was very good as usual. Maybe even better. A bit spicy.
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Friday, May 11, 2012, 12:15 PM
Grilled extra lean hotdogs and corn. I have never grilled corn still in the husks, but it was very good.
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Friday, May 11, 2012, 12:15 PM
This was basically the typical Hungry Grill Enchilada Casserole except with beef instead of chicken. Also, we discovered that the healthy option condensed soup was healthier than the 98% fat free. I do not know if it made a difference, but it was good in here.
I do not recall what else I did differently or changes, but it was very good!
We also had steamed edamame on the side which we both enjoyed!
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Friday, May 11, 2012, 12:15 PM
This was the pretty standard taquitos but as usual, there is a lot of room to play. I do not remember exactly what I did (it was a while ago), but they came out great. Off the top of my head, I remember putting some carrots in (which you couldn't even taste but made it healthier) and some black beans (new idea). Other than that, the pretty standard onion, some corn, shredded chicken and two melted laughing cow cheeses to bind it all.
I again shredded the chicken in the mixer. However, in testing to see if it was done enough form the pressure cooker, I cut it into too small of pieces. That made it really hard to shred so I had to run it for a while. It didn't matter in this application since it was going in something, but I should be more careful in the future.
Also, I usually use a hot pan to warm the tortillas before rolling but this time I used the non-stick. It was even easier.
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