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KitchenKatalog: Blog 225
Sunday, November 01, 2015, 09:00 PM
We made a pretty quick meal. Meredith seared the scallops and they were good but there isn't too much to say about them.
I tried making butternut squash pasta with the spiralizer. Most recipes I saw online just said to cut it smaller and do it with some force. I am not generally opposed to that but a friend told me she did it with microwaving it for 5 minutes first. I cut the main part in hald and tried that.
It only partially worked. On both of them, it was too soft and the spinner part would tear it up. See the photos below. I wonder if I wasn't supposed to do 5 minutes. I'll have to ask.
Anyway, I sautéed it with butter (~1 Tbsp), garlic, and crushed red pepper. Came out garlicky and good.
Saturday, October 31, 2015, 08:00 PM
We were invited somewhat last-minute to a halloween thing so Meredith came up with this idea for a really quick but themed dessert.
It was essentially "dirt" but with pumpkins. We made instant pudding (full-sugar) with fat-free milk. After that set, we folded in cool whip and some crumbled "Cookies and Cream" flavored oreos1. We then topped it with more crumbled oreos and candy pumpkins.
As you could imagine, it was pretty darn good!
Isn’t that just oreo flavored oreos? Oh well, they were good! ↩
Friday, October 30, 2015, 12:00 AM
This was quite a meal! In the past, we have called it Antipasti Selection and Smorgasbord (...) but really, we just call it a Meredith meal.
There were lots of parts to this meal. I will try to hit on most of them.
We were at Whole Foods and they had oysters for $1 each. We like the idea of oysters so we bought a dozen with 3 different kinds as you can see in the photo. I shucked them and we served it with lemon and tabasco (forgot to buy cocktail sauce). Well, I return to us like the idea more than actually having them.
The Malpeque were easiest to shuck (Wianno were the hardest) but I was able to get to all of them. However, we each has one good and one awful W ones. Pretty bad.
I think we will hold off on oysters for a while. They just aren't as worth it as we usually think they will be. Again, the idea was a nice start to the meal.
Meredith had made (but overcooked) white beans for this meal but we weren't really eating them. She had the brilliant idea to make white bean dip. We used this recipe (local) for inspiration but she really just did it all to taste with the following:
Before blending:
Overall, it was a great way to use the beans. The end result was a bit smokey but very garlicky. Not really bad but definitely a bit too much.
Meredith had see this Kitchn recipe (local) and used that to make them. We used a combination of black seedless and "Holiday" grapes (that's what the bag said). We tossed them with olive oil, salt, pepper and rosemary.
You can see from the photos below, they were really pretty. They tasted pretty good too. A bit like wet raisins (as one would expect) but it was still a funky thing to do with grapes
The rest of the meal was the cheese and crackers. We had a variety of cheeses and also salami. And sliced baguette (not pictured)
See the photo at the top. The cheeses were:
We liked them all. The Rosso Di Lange was brie-like and I liked it with the salami. The others were good plain, though Meredith didn't love the Lenberg
A picture of the cheese labels and wrappers are below for more information
White Bean Pumpkin Hummus (from Heather Christo)
Local Copy (U: "guest" P: name of my dog, all lower case)
Roasted Grapes (from The Kitchn)
Local Copy (U: "guest" P: name of my dog, all lower case)
Wednesday, October 28, 2015, 08:00 PM
We made a pretty quick meal. We had salmon burgers served on toast with a home-grown tomato (see photo below. Probably one of if not the last for the season). We also made roasted cabbage (3/4 head) with parmesan using the usual recipe
Tuesday, October 27, 2015, 12:00 AM
I made Huevos Rancheros / Motuleños which I also made into its own Recipe Book Post. This time I used rotisserie (dark meat) chicken and Pace Salsa plus grated cheese (I forget which one) on top. The salsa had a kick but it was pretty good. And this meal is just so easy!
Also, I was almost successful at taking it off the plate! Though it still looked better in the pan so I am using that image
Monday, October 26, 2015, 12:00 AM
I made Fall-Toush with the same recipe. I basically followed the recipe except I used butternut squash instead of delicata. And I used half the oil in the dressing. I also put chunks of chopped rotisserie chicken in for protein. Other than, it was pretty much the same.
I liked it a good but. Lots of food for not too many calories. I did think it was a bit lemony this time. But I also didn't closely adhere to the recipe. I kind of winged it on times and just add seasonings.
But, once it was cut and in the oven, the recipe was pretty hands-off.
Tuesday, October 20, 2015, 12:00 AM
This was somewhat of a repeat of what we had on 2015-09-21 except done without the onions and stuff. We had other plans that night so we just wanted fast.
Meredith did the beans like last time with this recipe except she slow cooked it. She did it on low but had to leave it for about 9.5 hours. That was too long. They were overcooked and a bit soggy. But I thought they still tasted fine.
Monday, October 19, 2015, 12:00 AM
Pretty normal version of Trader Joes Soy Chorizo that was sautéed then tossed with roasted cauliflower and some capers. Not much to it but still a simple and tasty meal.
I also had some roasted kabocha squash done the normal way. It was a bit dry since it sat for a while.
