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KitchenKatalog: Blog 211
Tuesday, May 10, 2016, 08:32 PM
Meredith made Spring Peas and Prosciutto using the same idea as 2015-08-03. They were really good as usual.
We also had Korean tofu. I marinated tofu in the usual Bulgogi recipe (plus a heaping tbsp of Gochujang). Actually, probably for the first time, I remembered to do sesame seeds. I made it on Sunday and let it marinate for two days. A lot of the tofu broke up since we didn't press it. In the future, I greatly prefer the super-pressed tofu from Trader Joes which we didn't have.
I baked it for 20 minutes at 400. I probably could have done a bit more but it was so wet I figured it wouldn't get any crispier.
Monday, May 09, 2016, 08:15 PM
We made Kofta tacos again like we did on 2016-04-14 with the regular kofta recipe though this time we used better beef (not frozen and/or only partially defrosted) plus I think we were more subtle on the spices which actually helped.
They were really good. Meredith also made her usual tzatziki (though we didn't have a ton of cucumbers).
Meredith also made a mango-cucumber Israeli salad from the cookbook Zahav. We thought it was interesting but not amazing. I do not know if the mangos were just too ripe or what. Maybe we would try it again, but we are excited either way for doing more things from this book.
Mango, Cucumber and Sumac-Onion Israeli Salad (from Zahav, book)
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Simple Sumac Onions (from Zahav, book)
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Sunday, May 08, 2016, 09:03 PM
This is basically a repeat of 2016-04-02. I basically did the same thing but with the cooker on 165.
They got really oily. The meat was supposedly 95% lean (from Whole Foods) but I am not sure. Also, it took a really long time. About 5 hours.
From now on, my rule is that if I am making jerky, it must be in my 4:30pm
Also, I didn't let it cool enough before putting it in the bags in the fridge. They were wet in the morning. I took them out and let it dry a bit and used a new bag.
Interestingly, the BBQ made about 9 oz and the House made 7.75 oz (probably due to the extra liquid to start)
Sunday, May 08, 2016, 08:42 PM
I hate to admit it, but I am kind of a sucker for the video/gif recipes. I saw this one somewhere and it came from Buzzfeed (LOCAL w/ video copy). So we tried to make it.
We didn't use their guac recipe. Meredith just made her own normal one (main thing is cumin in there). We basically halved the recipe except we used the full amount of bacon to make it easier to wrap.
You can see the photos below. I followed the general idea of the recipe though I struggled to get all of the guac in there (though we kept it clean from the chicken so we could snack on it).
The biggest problem was the temperature out of the oven. I ended up doing it about 20+ minuted total (more than double). But other than that, it worked pretty well and was enough of a project for a weekend but too hard.
I would consider it again in the future, but I do not think this comes out a bit unhealthy (probably not too bad).
By the way, I also had the two chicken tenders which I wrapped in bacon and baked.
Saturday, May 07, 2016, 10:50 PM
We made Asian Lettuce Wraps without many changes except to add green onion. And we used rotisserie chicken
These are so easy and really good. We should keep this in mind more often for fast meals (and possibly lunches)
Friday, April 29, 2016, 08:58 PM
Meredith and I made Flat Out Pizzas. I made two different ones.
The first was supposed to be a reuben pizza. I tried to make Thousand Island dressing (halved) but I didn't have ketchup so I used BBQ sauce. Also, this recipe just isn't very good. I think I keep going back to it since I don't have dressing. But this one was particularly bad.
Also I used Trader Joes Pastrami which wasn't very good. Or at least not in place of corned beef. Overall, it just wasn't very good.
I also made one with BBQ sauce, cheese, and roasted peppers. Topped with an egg and Sriracha on top.
Meredith did something similar. She used vodka sauce with part-skim mozzarella cheese. She also topped it with a fried egg and some basil
Thursday, April 28, 2016, 08:49 PM
I worked really late and needed to make something fast. I also wanted to use the new type of seitan I bought (pictured below) so I made a quick stir-fry. It was just a one kohlrabi and a quarter head of cabbage. I roughly halved my usual balsamic sauce though I probably should have done a full amount.
There were two real problems with this dish.
It was nice having a quick and easy meal, but this was not a good meal
Wednesday, April 27, 2016, 08:44 PM
Like 2016-04-18, I made jerk chicken tacos with the leftovers from 2016-04-07 (See that page for more details and inspiration).
Not much to it. I reheated it from frozen with a little bit of steam and then added salt. Other than that, it was pretty simple.
I had two as tacos and then one just the meat.