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KitchenKatalog: Blog 331
Thursday, June 02, 2011, 02:02 PM
The peppers were stuffed with lean beef mixed with a tomato sauce. Not really anything special. They were fine but not particularly noteworthy. We got lucky because we were pushing the freshness of them.
The cauliflower was the same recipe as last time and again, it was GREAT! I want to experiment with other seasonings. And like I said last time, I want to try other vegetables roasted to this degree.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 1214, 2011-06-02_140240
Monday, May 30, 2011, 05:22 PM
Meredith made avocado mousse from the recipe below. I do not know if there were any changes other than using Splenda for the sugar (or nectar). Also, we halved it. It was very, very good. The texture from the avocado along with the strong chocolate taste from the coco combined to make this really good. The problem is that avocados are not low in points at all. They have a lot of fat, albeit healthy fats, making this still quite a special treat and not a healthy alternative.
**Raw Avocado Cacao Mousse ** (from The Kitchn)
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Original Wordpress ID and Date: 1211, 2011-05-30_172256
Sunday, May 29, 2011, 05:18 PM
We put BBQ sauce on the salmon and just baked it. It was pretty simple but ended up being really, really good. The salmon was cooked perfectly and tasted great. For the potatoes and zucchini, we did a light coat of olive oil then seasoned it with salt, pepper, garlic and onion powder, crushed red pepper and some italian herbs. I do not remember the exact ones. We roasted them in the oven. We bought the bread at Whole Foods. It was a whole wheat bread with a LOT of seeds. I think it was called Seeduction or something like that. It was very good!
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 1207, 2011-05-29_171834
Saturday, May 28, 2011, 07:14 PM
We wanted to make grits but we based it on polenta. We mashed polenta then added frozen corn, some almond milk, cheese, canned pickled jalapeños, salt, pepper, some Emril cajun seasoning and crushed red pepper. We let it cook and meld together. The bacon was (supposedly) lean which we let pan fry as much fat away as possible.
The polenta/grits were pretty good. It made for a nice breakfast We didn't make a lot but it was enough for breakfast.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 1202, 2011-05-28_191416
Tuesday, May 24, 2011, 07:07 PM
The idea for these were based on a Hungry Girl recipe but we didn't actually have it so I have nothing to quote. We made the taco bowls in the oven. We tried two different but similar ways. For both, we heated a tortilla in the microwave and draped it over one of the pyrex glass bowls. With one, we just sprayed it with pam and with the other, we used an additional pyrex dish over it to push it into place. Then we baked them at around 450 for around 15 min. I didn't actually measure the time. Just until they were crispy. Anyway, the ones with the additional bowl had a nicer shape but the tortilla part with the second bowl steamed and didn't get very crisp. So, I think the method without the second bowl was better.
The salad was lean taco meat, some green leaf lettuce, tomato, salsa (as salad dressing) and cheese. Overall, it was pretty good. Not really much to the salad as much as the bowl. It was a quick meal though.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 1199, 2011-05-24_190734
Saturday, May 21, 2011, 07:01 PM
We made sloppy joes when my mom was here to visit. We basically followed the same recipe. I really let the onions caramelize before adding the beef. I also added a bunch of tomato paste. We let it really simmer for a long time and that also helped quite a bit. The filling was really good. We also served some cheese and arugula.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 1191, 2011-05-21_190144
Wednesday, May 18, 2011, 06:58 PM
Pretty standard grilled sandwiches. Meredith's was a grilled cheese and mine was a light reuben. I used less corned beef, fat free thousand island, and no butter.
The asparagus was steamed and then we poured a sauce over them. I do not know the recipe but I think it was basically soy sauce, sesame oil, and onion and garlic powder. It was a nice addition to standard asparagus
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 1188, 2011-05-18_185808
Tuesday, May 17, 2011, 06:53 PM
We made these very similar to last time including doing the chicken in the pressure cooker. I didn't really aim to do it the same but I basically did. However, I didn't do the salsa which was missed. THe cheese wedges really do a nice job making the filling creamy. Oh, and since I shredded the chicken, there were larger pieces (Meredith has much more patience to shred it all)
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 1183, 2011-05-17_185348