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KitchenKatalog: Blog 316
Saturday, March 31, 2012, 11:39 AM
We made the Crock Pot Enchilada soup basically following the recipe. Except, I kind of eye-balled it on the chipotles in adobo and I think I overdid it. The soup had a strong smoky taste and was pretty spicy. Not too much that you couldn't eat it but spicy.
The recipe says to cook on low for 4-6 hours. We let it cook on low for about 6.5, then on warm for about another 6. I checked the temp after being on warm and it was about 160 so I knew it was still safe to eat. I do not know what, if any, the affect of the longer cooking was but it worked out okay.
We also had bread since I needed carbs for the next day.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 1886, 2012-03-31_113938
Wednesday, March 21, 2012, 09:43 AM
This was a new twist on an old favorite. I made Moussaka Cupcakes. I used ourmoussaka recipe to make the filling except I halved everything (therefore using the normal amount of seasonings). In addition, I chopped up potatoes and put them in at the beginning. Finally, I broiled eggplant and added it too. So basically, it was all the layers of moussaka as one filling. I also made the béchemel halved. We only had sweeter almond milk and vanilla unsweetened almond milk. Except that this brand's vanilla is more strong than the Almond Breeze or even Silk. I used extra salt to try to balance it out.
I then followed the general idea of Taco Cupcakes. I put down the wonton wrappers, then filled them halfway with moussaka. I put another wrapper on, filled more sauce, then I topped it with béchamel. Cooking them was the usual issue of the exposed wrapper getting too crispy while the unexposed was still soft.Thankfully and somewhat surprisingly, almost all of them came out of the cups nicely.
We also had bread since I needed carbs for my bike ride the next day.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 1879, 2012-03-21_094322
Tuesday, March 20, 2012, 12:39 PM
We made lentil stuffed cabbage. I kind of just winged it on the lentils creating one of those never-going-to-be-able-to-repeat type fillings. It was also over a week ago so I do not remember the details, but I will try. I made the lentils following the idea from this Kitchn Post, basically using a 1:2
The lentils were really good. So much so that when we stuffed them in cabbage, we decided to skip the sauce so as to not drown out the flavor. Also, we steamed the cabbage leaves. I think boiling them as a head made it easier to remove last time.
We also had artichokes. I do not remember what dip we used.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 1873, 2012-03-20_123941
Monday, March 19, 2012, 12:39 PM
I did this a long time ago, but we made Koftas (without bread or tzatziki) and the Norther Bean Bruschetta as we have in the past. We used regular eggplant this time instead of graffiti. I like the skin and the look of the graffiti more, but the regular had a nicer taste. However, the skin was extremely tough making it harder to eat.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 1869, 2012-03-19_123911
Monday, March 12, 2012, 09:46 PM
Meredith made black bean soup. I have no idea what she did, but it was good.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 1860, 2012-03-12_214652
Thursday, March 08, 2012, 09:46 PM
Normal taco stew. Nothing special. It was good.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 1857, 2012-03-08_214639
Saturday, March 03, 2012, 09:46 PM
I am writing this up much after the fact so I do not remember all of the details. But, I will try anyway. We made crab Rangoon (baked) from a combination of recipes. We basically, mixed some fat free cream cheese, some low fat mayo (very little), some garlic and onion powder, some worcestershire, green onion and (obviously) crab. We tried two different methods. The first was folded over with some crab mix. It didn't work very well. Most leaked and you couldn't put much in. The second method was to use the muffin tin. We put a wrapper down, some crab mix, and then another layer. We baked them (I forget how long or at what temp) but basically until they were crispy. They were okay. Not incredible. It was nice how low point they were (especially compared to the fried, full fat version). The second method worked better since it didn't leak everywhere.
We also made Lasagna soup again with chicken sausage. We didn't use spinach like Meredith did last time. We also didn't have basil. I am not sure what else we changed since Meredith made it last time. It was good though not as good.
2016-05-18 Update: Recipe moved to its own page
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 1854, 2012-03-03_214622
Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 08:57 PM
This was a very successful meal. First, the zucchini fritters. I followed the original recipe with my notes from that day (basil,cayenne, spices). I also used a bit extra baking power. I was nervous about these since last time they stuck. I extra pammed the pan and all. I also tried to make them thin so they would cook more. When I went to flip the first one, it stuck but then I switched to the sharpest, flattest metal spatula I had and I really scraped before flipping. That worked well! I also let them cook a bit longer. The fritters were as good as, if not better, than the first time.
The taco cupcakes were inspired by the recipe at EmilyBiltes but I am not going to copy the recipe since we didn't really follow it for anything but the idea. We had eggroll wrappers but not wonton so we quartered the wrappers. We pammed muffin tins and pressed a layer into the wrapper. Then we added our taco meat stuff, put some grated cheese on it, then pressed another layer into it. The double layering helps hold it all together and kind of join the wrappers. We then topped it again with the taco and then cheese.
The recipe calls for cooking them for 18-20 min at 375. However, since we had the oven at 425 for the fritters, we used that for about 8 minutes. Just until the edges of the wrappers were crisping. While that worked, next time we will do the lower temp for longer. The part of the wrapper not hanging over the edge didn't get as well cooked but we couldn't go longer without burning the outer part.
Meredith made the taco filling so she may be able to clarify, but it was largely inspired by the taco stew without the water. We used sautéd onions, browned extra-lean beef, black beans, taco seasonings and diced yellow squash (since more zucchini would have been redundant).
These were extremely good, even if the wrappers didn't fully crisp. We will definitely make them again. And use the idea with the wrappers to make other meal cupcakes as well.
Original Wordpress ID and Date: 1850, 2012-02-29_205714