According to my cookbook, I made this chicken on 10/11/20 but I don’t remember making it and I don’t have a blog post for it so here we go again take two. Ponzu sauce is a mixture of soy and citrus, instead of buying a bottle my husband made some of his own concoction. We…
Tag: Cook the Book Fridays
Warm Squid Salad
I included all the ingredients in the recipe except celery which I forgot to buy. I assembled everything in advance except the squid which my husband wanted to add right after cooking. I served this over a bed of iceberg lettuce with some bread for a light dinner. I found eating this dish quite laborious,…
Tempura’d Vegetables and Seafood
When it comes to frying my husband takes the lead. We had originally planned to have shrimp but we ended up using ingredients we had on hand. So our meal unexpectedly became monochromatic with red bell pepper, salmon and carrots. My husband busted out our trusty food thermometer and expertly fried up this wonderful dinner….
Rolled, Studded and Herbed Boneless Leg of Lamb
Leg of lamb is a new cut of meat for our family. We have had various other forms of lamb especially from Dorie’s cookbooks but this was our first leg. We headed to Costco and found plenty of lamb, luckily we chose this dish at the right time as lamb is served with Easter dinner….
Beet Fennel Soup
This week’s selection is from Dorie’s cookbook, Everyday Dorie. When this selection was chosen, I actually had beets and Persian cucumbers on hand. I wanted to try cold soup but it was a rainy day and my husband wanted hot soup. We love beets in our house usually with a salad and goat cheese. We…
A Pantry and Fridge Salad
Let the substitutions begin… We are not smoked fish fans so I was glad to see the substitution of tuna and that is the fish we chose. Standing in the grocery store’s bean isle we were trying to figure out what white beans to choose when my husband said let’s just get garbanzo beans. So…
Salmon Brandade
Brandade is a Provençal dish consisting of salt cod mixed into a puree with olive oil and milk, Dorie likens it to a shepherd’s Pie. This is a new dish for me and my family. There was much discussion in Trader Joe’s over the smoked salmon, my husband does not like smoke salmon. We ended up buying…
White Wine-Poached Pears
Wine poached pears are a new dish for me, I have not made or ate this dish before. I purchased Bosc pears as those are my favorite. I managed to find a pot that I could fit 6 pears into but it was not easy. The poaching liquid was made of white wine, sugar, honey,…
Twice-Flavored Scallops
I am not a scallop lover but my mother-in-law is so I knew she would be happy with this week’s selection. I put my husband in charge of sourcing scallops and he found a deal through Amazon Fresh for $15 per pound, nice! To maximize flavor I marinated my scallops for 6 hours. I made…
Eggplant Tartines
Our latest adventure in Everyday Dorie, an eggplant tartine which is an open faced sandwich. The roasted eggplant is made into a kind of baba ganoush, this recipe is supposed to include fresh ginger which I did not have so I left it out. I did purchase the pomegranate molasses which was not a usual…
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