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KitchenKatalog: Blog 49
Saturday, December 25, 2021, 09:16 AM
I made Armadillo Eggs for Christmas along with bacon wrapped stuffed dates. Basically, identical to last year.
It wasn't a change in the recipe per se, but I found it easier to assembly line it. Slice all peppers, then deseed all peppers, then stuff them all, and then wrap them. It also meant that (a) I could avoid contaminating the cream-cheese with meat (just jalapeño) and (b) the sausage stayed cooler!
Thursday, December 23, 2021, 07:31 PM
Matcha Pound Cake with Almond Glaze [Molly Yeh] with a bit of blue food coloring. The blue worked to give it a nice hue. It was dense but that is expected with pound cake. And was very tasty!
Thursday, December 23, 2021, 07:00 PM
I made what is quickly becoming our favorite salmon.
I used Spiced Salmon Kebabs [Bon Appétit via Epicurious] for the seasoning following some of the observations from last time my Dad made it, and again seared it on the "griddle" (super, super hot).
I did about 2 minutes per side give or take a bit (it takes longer to lay it down than to flip). Mixing it all together in a bowel worked really well again!
Update: See our recipe book for an updated description
Served with blanched green beans (7 minutes)
Wednesday, December 15, 2021, 07:15 PM
I made Matzo Ball Soup but I couldn't find matzo meal so it is probably more correct to call it "breadcrumb ball soup".
I used Better than Bouillon and let the soup simmer basically all day adding more bouillon and water as needed (the former for flavor, the latter for what evaporated). I did one parsnip, 3 (or 4?) carrots, 3 (or 4?) celery stalks and one giant onion cut to stay in tact. The house smelled like Passover.
I made a double batch of Knaidlach (Matzo Balls) using 1 tsp nutmeg (1/2 per batch), no parsley (since I forgot to buy it), and butter. Breadcrumbs worked but the balls were softer than I would have liked. It'll work in a pinch but is not my preferred option. I prepped them in the morning and cooked them for about 2 hours.
Monday, December 13, 2021, 07:25 PM
Meredith (and Caroline) made Nordic Orange and Ginger Biscuits [ScandiKitchen]. Meredith also made royal icing from Sally's Baking Addition.
We all took turns decorating them, with Meredith's looking the best.
They tasted pretty good. Not too much ginger for sure though we could barely taste the cardamom.
Monday, December 13, 2021, 07:08 PM
Meredith made Red Beans and Rice [Joy the Baker].
She followed the same basic changes as last time (2021-02-16). We also ended up letting it cook for longer and having it the next day (it still could have used a bit more time though).
Very tasty as usual!
Sunday, December 05, 2021, 09:32 PM
Baked Latkes again. I again had to drain the onion. They were pretty good though I should have cooked them a tad longer.
Saturday, December 04, 2021, 07:13 PM
We had fondue. The main batch was premade from Trader Joes though I ended up throwing together another (much smaller) one. For mine, I totally winged it. I threw in a bunch of gruyere (maybe around half a block), some corn starch, water, and Better Than Bouillon (plus a tiny bit more salt). Totally off-the-cuff.
The Trader Joes' one was really good. Mine did the job but was stringy and needed more flavor. What was really interesting were some of the sides we did this year:
Update (2022-13-03): based on 2021-12-26, 400°F
We were very happy with these dipping options. They all worked well (except maybe the apple which was better alone). The onions were surprisingly good too! We meant to do brussel sprouts but forgot them. Next time!
