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KitchenKatalog: Blog 25
Saturday, July 01, 2023, 03:04 PM
Keeping the one-a-week trend, I made Grilled Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad [Ambitious Kitchen].
This time, however, I was making it to bring to a Fourth of July party so I was less worried about calories.
First I doubled the ranch. Probably a bit too much but not bad tasting! I also subbed pepperoni for bacon. I think using bacon is the right answer but I was curious about it. I also used lemon-pepper rotisserie chicken (from Walmart). I did add chopped arugula and skipped the avocado
Friday, June 30, 2023, 07:08 PM
I made a variation on my Crispy Seared Salmon.
The first change was that I accidentally used smoked paprika instead of cumin. Not a bad change but not intended.
The real issue was that I tried to up the salt since I didn't have a chance to brine. I used 1 tbsp of salt and that was too much. And/or it didn't spread very well. I really need to remember to salt it the first time correctly.
I also think I cooked it too hot...
Meredith made Zucchini Crisps. Light dusting of Parmesan and then 15-20 min in the air fryer at about 450°F.
Wednesday, June 28, 2023, 07:03 PM
Fattoush [Jerusalem: A Cookbook by Yotam Ottolenghi]. Meredith used about half the amount of oil. I am not sure if that is a typical change or not.
Tuesday, June 27, 2023, 06:30 PM
Fish stick tacos with feta, ranch, arugula, and Fish Tacos with Roasted Red Peppers [Real Simple] (with scallion)
Monday, June 26, 2023, 08:08 PM
Pita pizza instead of ordering. And Meredith made Boursin stuffed peppers. (I can't find the previous time but I will add the link when I do)
Sunday, June 25, 2023, 01:29 PM
I made Grilled Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad [Ambitious Kitchen] again for our lunch but skipped the bacon, forgot the arugula and avocado, and used rotisserie chicken. I really liked it! I had to add more salt to make up for the lack of bacon. And I ended up heavy on the dressing. But it is pretty easy and tastes great. I also used frozen corn directly. It defrosted enough just in the mix.
Served with Carrot Raisin Salad
Sunday, June 25, 2023, 01:08 PM
Meredith made chocolate coconut cupcakes for Isaac's birthday. She used Mint Chocolate Chip Cake [Cakes by Courtney] for the cake and Coconut Cream Cake [Cakes by Courtney] for the icing.
Perhaps because I accidentally left the Baking Steel in the oven or because of other factors, the cake rose oddly and stuck a lot to the cup cakes. But Meredith was able to free it and cover it well enough with the icing.
They were, unsurprisingly, delicious!
Saturday, June 24, 2023, 07:09 PM
A bit of a Smorgasbord. We had defrosted and reheated meatballs from 2021-10-15. I was originally going to do something different with the peppers but we had enough meatballs that I just had that.
Meredith made Parmesan Zucchini Crisps inspired by 2017-07-31. She did it in the air fryer for about 15-20 minutes which worked better. We also served some zucchini tots from the store for the kids (picture[full-size])
Finally, we had some sautéed bread-cheese from Trader Joes
