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KitchenKatalog: Blog 333
Thursday, April 28, 2011, 12:05 PM
I am writing this way after the fact so I do not remember exactly what was in it but we made a spinach base with spinach, ricotta, dill and probably a few other things. I then rolled out low-fat crescent roll dough and filled it. Meredith did the shaping with the lines and all.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 1152, 2011-04-28_120502
Wednesday, April 27, 2011, 12:28 PM
This is one of those really hard to duplicate meals. I didn't follow a recipe at all. I looked around the web for information on shredded chicken in the pressure cooker and found a lot of conflicting answers. I will do my best to note what I did/added and I will do it in bullet form to make it easier.
Chicken in the pressure cooker:
I checked the temperature of the chicken to make sure it was fully cooked. The rest, sautéed
After it was well mixed, we put them on the tortillas, added some cheese and rolled them. Sprayed with pam. We cooked them at 365 until they were getting crispy and then for a minute or two with the broiler.
They were so good! I hope we can manage to do them again. There was a nice spice to them as well.
Update: 400°F 15-18 minutes
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 1149, 2011-04-27_122840
Tuesday, April 26, 2011, 12:25 PM
We didn't do anything revolutionary with the Shepherds pie other than the addition of finely chopped jalapeno peppers. Surprisingly, they didn't add much flavor. Overall, I felt like this was not our best version of it. We were is a rush so we may not have put enough time into the planning and executing this one. It is based on previous times (1,2).
Edamame was a really nice addition. We should do it more often!
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 1146, 2011-04-26_122531
Wednesday, April 20, 2011, 12:17 PM
This was pretty easy. We just put BBQ sauce on the chicken and grilled it. I kept adding it. The chicken was a bit strange. I am still getting used to thighs and I am not sure that I like them. They may be better for some uses but when it is solid chuncks of chicken, I think breast meat is better.
The zucchini was grilled with salt, pepper and garlic powder.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 1142, 2011-04-20_121752
Thursday, April 14, 2011, 12:17 PM
This was a very long time from writing so I do not remember the details at all. It was basically just the Sloppy Joe filling with stuffed mushrooms. As usual, we did the laughing cow in the mushrooms. I think we used less ketchup (ran out) and some tomato paste.
It was an interesting idea and it worked well enough. No huge rush to do it again but interesting regardless.
The green beans were done with Penzeys Sandwich sprinkle
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 1140, 2011-04-14_121704
Wednesday, April 13, 2011, 03:55 PM
We had quite a variety here. I will start with the Falafel which is from the recipe below. We basically followed it as stated except we used dried cilantro, more red pepper, and I added some additional garlic and onion powder. I used flat leaf parsley but that shouldn't make a difference. Also, I let them cook a bit longer with the last few minutes at a higher temp to try to make them crispier. The falafel was really good. It was not the best I have ever had but considering it was baked and actually surprisingly healthy, I can't really complain.
The Tzatziki was also from the recipe below. Meredith made it and she said she basically followed the recipe except she used non-fat greek yogurt and no Ouzo. Also, we let the food processor grate the cucumber for us. De-seeding it was important as it really makes a difference in having a thicker finished product. We both really liked the recipe and we will use it again. Oh, and we used dried dill.
Meredith did the lightly pickled cabbage. I do not know what recipe she used. I thought it needed to be a bit more pickled but that is personal preference. I will post the recipe or at least a link when I get it. Or, it may be in the comments.
Finally, the green beans. I wanted to avoid salt so I used Trader Joes 21 Seasoning Salute. I think I may have let he seasonings blacked just a bit too much.
We used whole wheat pita bread. Next time, I want to make it myself.
Baked Falafel (From ChowVegan)
(This recipe is now in my Recipe Book with the latest updates)
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 1136, 2011-04-13_155524
Monday, April 11, 2011, 09:33 AM
We made a marinade inspired by the one below but we really one did the marinade part. We used less lime juice (we ran out) and a bit of water. We also added garlic and onion powder and used dried cilantro. Finally, we skipped the shallots.
Overall, the marinade was good. Maybe we let it go too long, but it was a bit too limey in my opinion. Also, we didn't grill at a high enough temperature to get a nice char on the shrimp. It was nice doing something different and it was good to marinade the shrimp because it also served to help defrost it.
For the potato skewers, we microwaved the potato first to start cooking it then we just used salt, pepper and garlic powder. The zucchini was just salt and pepper. They were both really good. I think next time we should definitely do more potatoes like that!
Spicy Lime-Ginger Grilled Shrimp (from Cooks.com)
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Original Wordpress ID and Date: 1132, 2011-04-11_093357
Friday, April 08, 2011, 09:08 PM
We followed the same really good recipe as the previous times however we made a few changes. We didn't have zucchini so we put some potatoes in. I do not really think we made any other changes except hot (Pace) salsa and Jalapeños. I really liked it with the potatoes. They add some calories but not too many. Also, we used Old El Paso taco seasonings instead of McCormick. I think the Old El Paso was better
For the broccoli rabe, we sautéd the stems first then added the leaves. It made a bit more than we expected. It was really good.
You can also see our watching-tv-while-we-eat setup
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 1128, 2011-04-08_210849