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KitchenKatalog: Blog 92
Thursday, August 27, 2020, 08:31 PM
Meredith used a different sugar cookie recipe from Sally's Baking Addiction (LOCAL) using leftover icing from 2020-08-22.
I was a bit torn about which cookie I preferred but it was good to have different options.
You can see that Meredith is getting better with her icing skills.
Sunday, August 23, 2020, 07:50 PM
I made a super big batch of sous vide pulled pork. I used a small "Picnic Roast" but it was tiny so I got a mega one at Costco. I had again modified the rub as noted on 2020-06-17.
I tried to track the weights and I probably do have it but in the end, it was just about exactly 8 lbs. (which I froze 6 of)
I tried something different for prep. I rubbed it over a bowl which was so much better since I was able to keep everything that fell. I will do this again for sure!
I divided it into 5 portions and vacuum sealed it with the "gentle" setting (and double-seal).
Cooking on the grill was tough as there was a lot or pork so some had to be closer to the hot side than I would have likes. Also, while nothing like the ribs, I had a small fire. I actually think it may have been the wood chips and not fat. Either way, there were some burned bits I needed to removed.
I think I would consider the oven next time. Or maybe in the winter.
Sunday, August 23, 2020, 12:47 PM
We had Chicken Tawook for lunch. There was real difference than our usual except that it was a large serving (like last time) and we had tons of leftovers. Also, it only had about 3.5 hours of marinating time.
We served it with mini naan breads. They were delicious as always!
We also had grilled corn on the cob. We actually made it the other day and just reheated it.
Saturday, August 22, 2020, 07:53 PM
Meredith made iced sugar cookies. She used the Honeycomb Sugar Cookies from (LOCAL) A Beautiful Mess and their Vegan royal icing ( LOCAL) with about half the sugar (they call for so much)
This was our first attempt with this kind of thing. It worked pretty well though some of the balloons were a bit breakable. Especially ones that Caroline (impatiently) made.
The icing stored well and was used again for 2020-08-27
Friday, August 21, 2020, 06:55 PM
I made us Juicy Lucy Burgers using Impossible Beef. It was just 12 oz so I scaled everything down and made just three. Like last time I used snack blocks of cheese. They seemed to be “absorbed” more by the impossible meat than the turkey.
If I had real beef to compare, I suspect I’d get it right 99% of the time. If you gave it to me and told me it could be beef or impossible beef, I’d guess I’d get it right 70%. If I really thought it was beef, I’d suspect it would go unnoticed most of the time. Not bad!
Overall, I would absolutely do it again with the Impossible Beef but it is also by no means going to be my default or first choice.
I also grilled zucchini with Penzeys Ranch Powder. That was an interesting choice (by Meredith) but it worked okay.
Thursday, August 20, 2020, 08:00 PM
Meredith made a Spaghetti Squash Taco Bake from Eating Bird Food (LOCAL)
Her notes: Skipped jalapeño, added a few mini bell peppers, and didn’t use the whole spaghetti squash because that would have been too much. Also more turkey.
Also topped with a homegrown tomato
Presumably she used the Love and Lemons way to cook the squash
Wednesday, August 19, 2020, 07:42 PM
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We made the typical grilled shrimp using Montreal Chicken Seasoning on 1 lbs of shrimp.
Meredith made mango salsa but because they weren't very ripe, it was more mango pico de gallo.
Meredith also made cauliflower rice with Badia Adobo Seasoning. Surprisingly, Caroline was all about the rice today and we ended up making more!
Wednesday, August 19, 2020, 03:08 PM
Meredith made blueberry protein donuts. She followed the same idea of last time with the matcha glazed donuts as a base.
The biggest note is that the matcha glazed donuts call for melted coconut oil but then you add it to cold ingredients. Instead, she used olive oil which worked really well.
She also baked it just a bit less. They were really good.