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KitchenKatalog: Blog 161
Sunday, April 08, 2018, 07:54 PM
Broccoli beef but with brussel sprouts and TJ's extra firm tofu
Saturday, April 07, 2018, 07:17 PM
I made tomato soup with cheddar dumplings. Overall, it was a much better idea than execution. For the dumplings, I used the same recipe as last time (again halved) but I added 3/4 ounces of cheddar cheese (I added it with the dry ingredients)
For the soup, I kind of threw it together. It was:
I did it all in the blender, except with only half the can of tomato past before adding the rest. The real problem is that I used way too much onion and garlic powder. It was a bit overwhelming.
I added the dumplings which was hard since the soup was so thick. But the dumplings came out ok. I couldn't really taste the cheese at all, but I still enjoyed them.
It made two servings
Friday, April 06, 2018, 06:58 AM
I made Texas Style Pecan Pie with homemade crust
I used the same recipe as last time. It again needed more water than the recipe calls for. I think I ended up somewhere around 11 Tbsp. That may be been too much.
I also tried something new. I lined the bottom of the pan with parchment paper and then used non-stick aluminum foil on the sides.
The crust sat in the fridge overnight and then I figured I would try something new. After forming it, I put it back in the fridge for about 40 minutes before baking it. And as you can see in the below pictures, it was a disaster. I have no idea what happened but it was a total mess. I was able to use the spatula to reshape it as best I could but it wasn't pretty. And it was especially unfortunate since I worked so hard to get it further up the edges this this.
I really do not know what caused the issue. I suspect it was either the wrapping the edges or the extra fridge time. It is worth noting that the way I did the parchment paper in the pan meant it was slightly suspended above the pan at the bottom. I do not think that mattered, but maybe. I do not know if the non-stick affected it or not.
Again, I used the same recipe with the same addition of salt as last time and also only ~8oz of pecans. I cooked it for 1:45 but I think it needed more looking at the center (I never actually saw it last time...).
It was well received and I thought it was pretty good still.
Tuesday, April 03, 2018, 07:45 PM
Pimento Grilled Cheese from leftover pimento cheese. Also some store bought tomato soup
Monday, April 02, 2018, 08:07 PM
I originally made a double batch of Falafel on Saturday night with the intention of making Walafels/Fawafles. I followed the recipe as usual, except that I used a large sweet onion. That was a bit too much water and the dough came out very wet. Between the wet dough and overfilling the waffle iron, it made a huge mess, and didn't really cook. We decided we just didn't feel like it and saved the dough.
We made normal patties and Meredith made tzatziki.
Monday, April 02, 2018, 05:47 AM
Meredith made raspberry crème puffs for work as a gender-reveal (see the photos below). She used the Pâte à Choux and Pastry Cream. For the cream, she added some raspberry puree (strained) and then some additional food coloring to really bring out the color.
They were really good!
Also worth noting, she made them smaller than the pimento cheese puffs
Sunday, April 01, 2018, 05:41 AM
Meredith and I made pimento cheese puffs. We used our regular pimento cheese recipe with the regular changes. While this turned out pretty good, Meredith wants to look for new recipes for next time.
Anyway, we stuffed them inside some Pâte à Choux. We tried to use the pastry gun but it was too thick so we had to cut it.
They worked out pretty well though were perhaps a bit too big. We will also made them smaller next time.
Sunday, April 01, 2018, 05:39 AM
Emily and I made a batch of Matzah Crunch, better known as Matzah Crack. We followed the recipe from Salt and Serenity (LOCAL). Emily had used another recipe which linked to them before. We followed it closely except we did about 1.5x the recipe. And we just kind of mixed milk and white chocolate on the top since we didn't feel like marbling it. That did make it look like light-colored chocolate though.
Unsurprisingly, it was really good. And well received at the party we brought it to the next day. Every once in a while you get a bit that reminds you it is still matzah, but that is to be expected.