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KitchenKatalog: Blog 235
Saturday, April 18, 2015, 07:35 PM
I forgot to take a picture but (2017-09-10 Found one) I made shrimp and grits for friends. It was super easy. As per the regular recipe (which I made into its own page). I made it with butter and parmesan cheese. Meredith made the shrimp but I do not know exactly what she did.
As usual, these grits came out really good and they are just so simple! Also, it is not too unhealthy. Would make easily again.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 9882, 2015-04-18_193558
Friday, April 17, 2015, 09:20 PM
I made burrito bowls. They were pretty simple. I did cauliflower rice with the parm. The parm version is much better than cilantro lime. It worked better. I sautéd (fajitaed?) onions and peppers really well. The meat was a chicken thing from Trader Joes (see photos below). The directions were to grill it but I decided to bake it at 400 for about 10-15 minutes until it was cooked. I am sure grilled would be better but this was much easier. Finally, we topped it with chopped cilantro, mint and a slice of avocado.
It worked well as usual. The mint was a bit strange and I wouldn't do it again but it was fun to experiment. The chicken worked well. There were a few fatty pieces here and there but not too bad. Again, it would have been better grilled. And it would have been nice to have beans but we didn't have any on hand.
Photos of the chicken:
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Original WP Post ID: 9877
Original WP Pub Date: 2015-04-17_212019
Wednesday, April 15, 2015, 09:25 PM
We made Tuna Tataki with roasted asparagus. I do not know why, but I couldn't get the ginger crust to stick. Still came out really good.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 9872, 2015-04-15_212523
Monday, April 13, 2015, 07:20 PM
I made Koftas. They were pretty easy. I followed my usual recipe except I also added cilantro. Rather than do it on the stove with a pan, I made my life much, much easier and baked them at 350 for 15 minutes. (Much easier)
I also stir-fried cabbage and used dome Frank's Red Hot inspired by the stuffed peppers. The cabbage was too much. Should have gone lighter on the sauce and maybe added some oil.
Meredith made the Tzatziki using her usual method. We served them with tortillas.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 9868, 2015-04-13_192055
Monday, April 13, 2015, 10:05 AM
I made these for Meredith for lunch. I never actually tried it but I did eat the filling. Pictured above is before being cooked. The recipe was from Primally Inspired(local below). We followed it for the general idea but with just one chicken breast and a quarter head of cabbage. I didn't have parsley or chives so I used some Italian mix. I also added garlic and probably heavy on the onions. Instead of butter, I made the buffalo sauce with mostly just the Frank's Red Hot. Some olive oil but not much.
However, I did make a pretty major mistake. I cooked the chicken in the toaster over and couldn't figure out why the chicken was never getting to temperature. I kept it cooking and then moved it to the oven since it just wasn't cooking. Except I had the thermometer in celsiusso I overcooked the crap out of it. From the small parts I tasted and Meredith's reports, it was fine.
Again, I didn't try it cooked but Meredith said we should do this again. Though not sure why they call it ranch. Maybe the spices? In that case, I would use some ranch mix.
Buffalo Ranch Stuffed Peppers (from Primally inspired)
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Original Wordpress ID and Date: 9860, 2015-04-13_100524
Sunday, April 12, 2015, 09:15 PM
I made a pretty simple sauce for mussels. I sautéed onions and garlic then added white wine. Possibly some other spices but I do not remember exactly. I then added the mussels and let them steam for a little while (just in the bottom)
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 9853, 2015-04-12_211520
Saturday, April 11, 2015, 09:10 PM
This meal was inspired by this recipe but we really did our own thing. I used the Whole Foods instructions (See picture on bottom) to make the grits with 50/50 of water and almond milk. Actually, I started out without enough water and had to add more. It took a bit of time but I got it to work. I also added Osem to the mix instead of salt. With about a few minutes remaining, I added about 1/2 cup parmesan cheese. Oh, I also put about 1-2 Tbsp butter in the liquid.
I am not sure if I tasted the cheese, but the grits were really good and super simple.
We served it with scallops (3 each) and romesco sauce (plus extra to mix in). Finally, we also roasted some eggplant after letting it sit a bit with salt to remove bitterness.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 9850, 2015-04-11_211040
Wednesday, April 08, 2015, 09:10 PM
Pretty simple Wednesday night meal. Miso fish (from Trader Joes) and roasted cauliflower (just roasted for at 400 or so. Not done like my usual curry-roasted version)
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 9847, 2015-04-08_211021