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KitchenKatalog: Blog 152
Saturday, October 20, 2018, 04:44 PM
My Dad's biscotti recipe is very flexible but I wasn't sure about adding pumpkin puree and not changing anything (especially the oil/fat content). So I picked ten recipes from Google. Basically, any recipe that was not some special diet (e.g. low carb), and actually had pumpkin. Actually, I picked roughly the top nine and then found The Kitchn's
See the excel sheet for more
A few clear notes:
So, looking at my dad's recipe, it is already very high fat and low sugar. So, with all of that, I think the conclusion is that looking at other recipes did not help at all! So, I will go with 1/3 cup oil (instead of 1/2, 33% reduction). And I will use 2/3 cup pumpkin.
As for spice levels, I think I will use 2 tsp pumpkin spice. The Kitchn uses 1 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 nutmeg, 1/4 clove and ginger. And King Arthur uses 1-1/4
(Also, the cups to weight conversion is way off from King Authur's. But I care most about grams.)
I followed my plans except maybe a bit heavy on the nuts. I think the end result was tasty but still lacked the pumpkin flavor. I do not think adding more actual pumpkin is the answer but maybe more pumpkin spice. Or more of something to give it that flavor.
I am also not too happy with the big air pockets. My dad thinks it may be from the pumpking changing the texture but I do not know
Thursday, October 18, 2018, 08:22 PM
Singapore Noodles using tofu and more spices like last time. I tried to use more salt but it still tasted like it needed more. It also wasn't as good this time but I am not sure what, if anything, I did differently or changed.
Tuesday, October 16, 2018, 08:54 PM
Monday, October 15, 2018, 07:54 PM
I made (semi) boring tacos. For the meat, I first sautéed half a large onion plus two zucchinis. I then added separately-browned lean ground beef and did the taco-seasoning + water mixture.
I made mustard brussel sprout hash with the other half an onion. I sautéed it and deglazed as needed with white wine. I then added brussel sprouts and let that go for a while before adding mustard.
Friday, October 12, 2018, 08:58 PM
Our semi-standard Soy Chorizo and Cauliflower except we didn't have capers. I did do (most) of half a red onion.
Served with some green chile bread from Trader Joes
Pretty easy and good.
Tuesday, October 09, 2018, 09:15 PM
Lasagna Soup. Really good but a bit too salty this time.
Tuesday, October 09, 2018, 12:14 PM
Meredith made a mixed banana-pumpkin bread. She used the regular banana bread with the following notes:
She liked it but is interested to do an all pumpkin version
Monday, October 08, 2018, 08:25 PM
I made roasted gnocchi with that same recipe. It really was super simple. I did it with three (as opposed to the called-for two) peppers and roasted it for about 25 minutes. We should make this more often since it is so easy!