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KitchenKatalog: Blog 86
Monday, October 26, 2020, 07:01 PM
I made Sous Vide Filet Mingon. I did it at 137.5° for about 3.5 hours. I again seared it on the baking steel like last time. I did it with some dried rosemary (it was snowing and not worth getting it fresh), some salt, pepper, and a bit of garlic powder. Before searing, I coated them with canola oil and then topped it with some butter after flipping.
Meredith made her favorite green beans. More salt than we adjusted the recipe for. I think we're realizing you still need the salt!
As usual, I served it with the liquid so Caroline could dip it if she wanted.
The bread was a sliced focaccia from Trader Joes.
Sunday, October 25, 2020, 08:24 PM
I made African Peanut Soup. I followed the recipe pretty closely including the turmeric. However, in the future, we will reduce this down as it was a bit too strong.
But otherwise, we really liked the soup as usual. I maybe went heavy on some of the vinegars and glutamate sources to try to bring the flavor up.
We served it with spinach instead of collards. That worked fine!
Tuesday, October 20, 2020, 06:21 PM
Meredith made sweet potato chili based largely on Black Bean Sweet Potato Chili from What's Gabby Cooking (LOCAL)
She used smoked paprika for chipotle since worried about spice levels. Also used white onion instead of red and pinto beans instead of black beans.
We all liked it enough. Even Caroline ate it!
Monday, October 19, 2020, 09:17 PM
Roasted Gnocchi. Used a different sausage from Costco. We liked this one (will note it later)
Sunday, October 18, 2020, 08:17 PM
Meredith made a Pumpkin Cake with Brown Butter Frosting. The cake was the same pumpkin cake we used in 2017.
The brown butter buttercream came from Two Sisters Crafting (LOCAL). Meredith's notes:
The topping was done with some homemade stencils she did using the Cricut
It was really good and we really liked the brown butter frosting. The cake when eaten alone was also very good though it didn't stand up very well to the frosting. Meredith may use this frosting for something like a chocolate cake that can stand up better.
Saturday, October 17, 2020, 04:57 PM
Wednesday, October 14, 2020, 07:48 PM
This was actually supposed to go with yesterday's meal but we forgot until there wasn't enough time.
Anyway, I made baked wings. They got to "dry" in the fridge for about 48+ hours since we pushed it a day. That did seem to help make them super crispy.
I did cook them about 30 minutes on the one side rather than 20.
I decided to try BBQ again but I was careful not to burn them like last time. I mixed BBQ sauce with 1 Tbsp of butter and some crushed red pepper. I tossed them and then put them back in the oven for 5 minutes (but not with the broiler). That worked well! I also liked it with the crushed red pepper!
It was 9 wings (just drumbettes, no flats) and it was enough food, though I would always like more!
Tuesday, October 13, 2020, 08:42 PM
Meredith and I made Chicken Tawook. We used chicken breasts cut into cubes. Nothing else was particularly notable except that it was delicious as always! I sprayed them with pam before putting them on the grill but they still stuck a good bit. I was able to get them all off without too much trouble.
I like them being kind of pressed together. I think it works well to keep the flavors together.