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KitchenKatalog: Blog 42
Tuesday, February 08, 2022, 07:58 PM
This was our 7th Anniversary Dinner. We didn't go too "all out" but made some fancy stuff.
For the scallops I followed Sous Vide Scallops with Lemon Butter [Izzy Cooking] pretty closely. They were good but not especially amazing. And I think our scallops got a bit freezer burned.
We also made One-Pot Creamy Wild Mushroom Pasta [The Kitchn]. I did it with only 11 oz pasta. I do not know if that made the difference or not but it was very soupy. Still really delicious. And so easy!!!
Monday, February 07, 2022, 07:41 PM
We hadn't made it in a while but we remembered that Japanese Curry is delicious. This was based on mild "Vermont Curry" blocks.
We did carrots and potatoes. We also had tofu that we froze first, the defrosted.
Meredith used Crispy Baked Tofu [Cookie and Kate] on the tofu too. Unfortunately, Caroline didn't like that very much!
Monday, February 07, 2022, 01:16 PM
Meredith made Pumpkin Protein Bars [Eating Bird Food]
Sunday, February 06, 2022, 07:25 PM
Pretty standard Hot Dish [My Name is Yeh] except I had a 3 lbs (chub) of ground beef so I tried to go heavy on everything else. Still, it ended up a bit too much beef! And trying to do that in four layers was hard!
One idea I may try next time: Cook the tots separately and top it after they are cooked and crispy!
Thursday, February 03, 2022, 07:28 PM
Lasagna Soup with a full jar of sauce (24 oz) and then just three cups of water. I added a note to the page too.
It was delicious as usual!
Thursday, February 03, 2022, 08:56 AM
I had this idea before and I tried it on a corn tortilla (below) this morning and then I did it with english muffin bread for lunch.
I "grilled" the bread a la grilled cheese (light mayo coating on both sides). Then I took it out and laid down cheese. As it bubbled, I added some Adobo powder and then I added back the bread.
It was pretty good! Not the revelation I was hoping for but certainty tasty and different.
I also had salad for lunch.
Wednesday, February 02, 2022, 08:02 PM
We wanted to make something decadent with the rest of the Croissant Toast (see Pesto Egg on Croissant Bread). So Meredith came up with this idea. She made a peanut butter mousse (or something liked that). She really just came up with it as she went.
Then we made Bananas Fosters [Kenneth Temple] as the topping. That worked really well except the spices didn't mix well. Next time, I'd add them a bit before the flambé
We would make this again for sure. Maybe with a Liege waffle instead! Or French Toast
Wednesday, February 02, 2022, 07:05 PM
Meredith made Thai Red Curry with Vegetables [Cookie and Kate] following the directions more or less. It was okay but not as good as a restaurant. I think it (a) needed more salt and (b) a better curry paste.
We pre-steamed the broccoli so it would have time to cook but it was too cooked by the end. We also threw in some old green (wiggle!) beans we're trying to use up.
We did add baked tofu. We had read that freezing it first will make it more absorbent. Not sure if it made a difference but we tried it. And, very excitedly, Caroline liked the plain tofu (with hoisin).