You Are What You Eat: October 2 through October 8
I made a lot of new recipes this week, which is mostly because the last two issues of Eating Well have had some pretty interesting recipes.
Thursday, October 3 - M loves both dips and Middle Eastern food. The Muhammara recipe in the October 2019 Eating Well seemed like just the thing. I had a lot of trouble peeling the skins of the broiled red peppers. I don't know if that means they weren't broiled enough or if I'm just inept, but it didn't seem to impact the flavor. We ate it with carrot sticks and carrots and enjoyed it. M would like to have it again.
Friday, October 4 - M went to grad school in St. Louis, which apparently is the spiritual home of fried ravioli. I'd ask her to compare what she had there to the Crispy Baked Ravioli with Red Pepper & Mushroom Bolognese from the September 2019 Eating Well, but apparently she never actually had fried ravioli while she was there. This version was baked and is probably somewhat healthier, but while I enjoyed it it wasn't so great that I'd make it again.
Saturday, October 5 - We went out and played mini-golf and had ice cream at B.A. Sweeties, which I paid for because I lost on total strokes. Warning: it turns out the specialty sundaes are enormous. This was the first time we'd been there this year and fell solidly in the "eat dessert" first camp, because after we went home I made Spinach-Cheese Burritos from the Moosewood Favorites. As far as my notes can tell, that's the first time I'd made that particular recipe, but it wasn't as good as my normal spinach burrito recipe so I'm not likely to make it again, or at least not without a lot of doctoring.
Sunday, October 6 - The September 2019 Eating Well offered up the Slow-Cooker Sichuan Chicken with Scallions & Baby Bok Choy, which is actually two recipes. I didn't make the Bok Choy recipe (mostly because I failed to realize it was two recipes), but the chicken was pretty good. It was definitely not a soup as there wasn't enough broth for that, but what brother there was had an intense flavor.
Monday, October 7 - It never hurts to have more ways to roast vegetables. The Salt & Vinegar Sheet-Pan Chicken & Brussels Sprouts from the October 2019 provided that. M likes malt vinegar so that didn't hurt either.
Tuesday, October 8 - Last night's dinner didn't generate enough leftovers, so I bought lunch at the Bistro at work. It was the fourth meal I had there this year. It was taco day, so I had shrimp tacos.
My sister has recommended the Roasted Beets with Caraway & Crème Fraîche from the October 2019 Eating Well. She was right, it was delicious, and I don't even like beets as much as M does. We also had some air fried chicken, which used some extra breading from the toasted ravioli. I'm calling that a repeat even if it wasn't exactly the same as the other air fried chicken we've had. The meal generated no leftovers, but I had no other complains. We'll make the beets again for sure.
Totals For This Post
Days Covered: 6
Meals / Dishes Cooked: 6 / 7
New Recipes: 6
Leftover Nights: 0
Eating Out / Take Out Meals: 1
Eating Out Drinks/Dessert Only: 1
New To Me Restaurants: 0
Repeated Restaurants in 2019: 1
Parties / Friends / Family Cooked: 0
Repeated Recipes: 1
Overall Totals 2019 (less January 1)
Days Covered: 280
Meals / Dishes Cooked: 167 / 226
New Recipes: 106
Leftover Nights: 10
Eating Out / Take Out Meals: 138
Eating Out Drinks/Dessert Only: 58
New To Me Restaurants: 84
Repeated Restaurants in 2019: 52
Parties / Friends / Family Cooked: 21
Repeated Recipes: 25
Thursday, October 3 - M loves both dips and Middle Eastern food. The Muhammara recipe in the October 2019 Eating Well seemed like just the thing. I had a lot of trouble peeling the skins of the broiled red peppers. I don't know if that means they weren't broiled enough or if I'm just inept, but it didn't seem to impact the flavor. We ate it with carrot sticks and carrots and enjoyed it. M would like to have it again.
Friday, October 4 - M went to grad school in St. Louis, which apparently is the spiritual home of fried ravioli. I'd ask her to compare what she had there to the Crispy Baked Ravioli with Red Pepper & Mushroom Bolognese from the September 2019 Eating Well, but apparently she never actually had fried ravioli while she was there. This version was baked and is probably somewhat healthier, but while I enjoyed it it wasn't so great that I'd make it again.
Saturday, October 5 - We went out and played mini-golf and had ice cream at B.A. Sweeties, which I paid for because I lost on total strokes. Warning: it turns out the specialty sundaes are enormous. This was the first time we'd been there this year and fell solidly in the "eat dessert" first camp, because after we went home I made Spinach-Cheese Burritos from the Moosewood Favorites. As far as my notes can tell, that's the first time I'd made that particular recipe, but it wasn't as good as my normal spinach burrito recipe so I'm not likely to make it again, or at least not without a lot of doctoring.
Sunday, October 6 - The September 2019 Eating Well offered up the Slow-Cooker Sichuan Chicken with Scallions & Baby Bok Choy, which is actually two recipes. I didn't make the Bok Choy recipe (mostly because I failed to realize it was two recipes), but the chicken was pretty good. It was definitely not a soup as there wasn't enough broth for that, but what brother there was had an intense flavor.
Monday, October 7 - It never hurts to have more ways to roast vegetables. The Salt & Vinegar Sheet-Pan Chicken & Brussels Sprouts from the October 2019 provided that. M likes malt vinegar so that didn't hurt either.
Tuesday, October 8 - Last night's dinner didn't generate enough leftovers, so I bought lunch at the Bistro at work. It was the fourth meal I had there this year. It was taco day, so I had shrimp tacos.
My sister has recommended the Roasted Beets with Caraway & Crème Fraîche from the October 2019 Eating Well. She was right, it was delicious, and I don't even like beets as much as M does. We also had some air fried chicken, which used some extra breading from the toasted ravioli. I'm calling that a repeat even if it wasn't exactly the same as the other air fried chicken we've had. The meal generated no leftovers, but I had no other complains. We'll make the beets again for sure.
Totals For This Post
Days Covered: 6
Meals / Dishes Cooked: 6 / 7
New Recipes: 6
Leftover Nights: 0
Eating Out / Take Out Meals: 1
Eating Out Drinks/Dessert Only: 1
New To Me Restaurants: 0
Repeated Restaurants in 2019: 1
Parties / Friends / Family Cooked: 0
Repeated Recipes: 1
Overall Totals 2019 (less January 1)
Days Covered: 280
Meals / Dishes Cooked: 167 / 226
New Recipes: 106
Leftover Nights: 10
Eating Out / Take Out Meals: 138
Eating Out Drinks/Dessert Only: 58
New To Me Restaurants: 84
Repeated Restaurants in 2019: 52
Parties / Friends / Family Cooked: 21
Repeated Recipes: 25