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KitchenKatalog: Blog 311
Sunday, July 01, 2012, 10:14 PM
Inspired by horrible tacos Meredith got at a restaurant, I wanted to make better ones, even if I used Old El Paso's taco seasoning. They still beat the restaurant's. I also sautéd mushrooms, onions and peppers into the beef. I also followed this page to make taco shells. I pammed them, then put them between two grates (see the picture on the page), and baked them for 8 minutes. I also topped them with sliced avocado, some low fat cheese, chopped tomato and fat free greek yogurt.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 2077, 2012-07-01_221419
Sunday, July 01, 2012, 10:13 PM
Meredith was here so we made carrot cake pancakes, again doubling all of the seasonings. I tired to make them without using pam to get a better side, but it stuck somewhat. The second batch on the pan with pam worked better. Now I know
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 2074, 2012-07-01_221331
Thursday, June 28, 2012, 10:12 PM
I tried to make the thing I made here except I actually used tuna. Of course, I was in a hurry and didn't really follow any directions. It was okay. Not great. Better the first time without the tuna. I bet the first one would have been better with tuna. I do not know what I did differently.
I also had a reheated mini-moussaka from the other night.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 2071, 2012-06-28_221243
Tuesday, June 26, 2012, 10:11 PM
I made sloppy Joes with the regular recipe with extra garlic powder and a bunch of seasoning. I also added a habanero but it (surprisingly) didn't add any heat. I had it on multi-grain rolls I bought.
I also made Curry cauliflower with this recipe. It was good. Could have been cooked a bit more, but really not bad
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 2068, 2012-06-26_221153
Monday, June 25, 2012, 08:39 PM
I made black bean empanadas just as I have done before. I started with the normal dough. (though I accidentally used too much salt) I sautéd an onion, added a green bell pepper, a jalapeno pepper and some frozen corn. I figured out a trick with the beans. After adding them, I dropped a bit of water in the pan and covered it. It steamed them and make it really easy to mash with a potato masher. I added some crushed red pepper, habanero tobacco sauce, and a bunch on other seasonings. Finally, I added some white vinegar for an extra tang to it.
They came out really good. I liked the addition of the vinegar in the mix. And the salty dough was even better. I do not know if it was the extra peppers and stuff but I had leftover filling which was a nice appetizer while they cooked.
Of course, they didn't look as nice since I am nowhere near as good at folding and crimping them, but they were fine.
I also had some steamed edamame.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 2059, 2012-06-25_203955
Sunday, June 24, 2012, 11:30 PM
I wanted something easy though I still spent quite a while on the onion jelly. I basically supersautédandcaramelizedred onions and then added some balsamic vinegar a little bit of sugar. I put it on salmon burgers.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 2054, 2012-06-24_233006
Saturday, June 23, 2012, 08:19 AM
I made the similar thing that I first posted on 2011-10-24. Basically, it is just roasted potatoes except the addition of chicken sausage for the latter half of baking for some protein. I made a single portion so I just used two small potatoes. I also added beets (which died everything red), artichoke hearts, onion, green bell pepper and a jalapeño. I do not recall of the seasonings, but it was mainly rosemary, sage, TJ's 21 seasoning salute, salt, pepper, onion powder and garlic powder. I do not remember which type of sausage I used but I'll look it up when I get home.
It was so good. And it made the apartment smell really good. I like this meal. It is a lot of chopping but then you can set it and now worry about it until you have to add the sausage. I also rotated the racks when I added the sausage.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 2051, 2012-06-23_081932
Thursday, June 21, 2012, 08:47 AM
I made lentils again similar to a few othertimes. I sautéed a half of an onion, well copped mushrooms, lots of carrots and lots of celery (including leaves). After they were cooked down a bit, I added chopped garlic. I then added 1 cup of lentils and about 2.25 cups of water/broth. That is higher than the normal 1:2 ratio, but I had a lot of veggies in it. I then added garlic powder, onion powder, 21 seasoning salute and some sriracha. I let it simmer in the dutch oven uncovered. Actually, as I saw that it was going to have absorbed/cooked off all of the water before my beet chips were done, I covered it for a bit.
The lentils were so good. I think the trick is the mushrooms but I do not know for sure. All I know is they every time I made this, it tastes great. And it is all of 12 points for the ENTIRE thing. Lots of flavor and protein, for low points!
I also made beet chips. I am not going to bother copying the recipe since all I did was slice the beets on the finest setting and then bake them for about 20 minutes at 350. I used parchment paper under them but I do not know if that made a difference. They were okay. Not incredible. Some burned and some were still soft which is strange since they were all fairly uniformly cut. The recipe called for using the thinnest setting, but I think I would use a slightly thicker one next time since they shrink so much while cooking.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 2046, 2012-06-21_084748