- Moroccan Chicken Burgers with Feta and Carrot Slaw
- Chicken Salad with Carrots, based on this
- Golden Onion burgers, based on this
- Mac & Cheese with Ham & Peas
- Pork Belly Tacos
Journal
The Twelve beers of Christmas 2014
There is a few reasons why we do this once a year. First, it's expensive. Some of the bottles are quite pricey at retail and very hard to come by. Second, recovery. We're not as young as we used to be. That being said, we had a 3rd person helping this year, which means we actually got to twelve and then some. Apparently after the last beer pictured, Big Sky Brewing's Biere de Noel was in there. I look at Untappd and see I rated it... I'm looking forward to trying Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier first thing.
2014 - Week 52 Cooking Results
Moroccan Chicken Burgers with Feta and Carrot Slaw
Delayed
BLTE with Harissa Mayo
Simple, basically all I did was the mayo then made the Bacon, egg and cheese sandwich. It was pretty good and quick.
2014 - Week 52 Cooking
2014 - Week 51 Cooking Results
Goat Burgers
Added a bit of harissa, some salt and pepper and some mayonnaise before I put them on the hot pan. Not to shabby.
All pork Hot Dogs
Good as always.
Bangers and Mash
I didn't add enough salt to the mashed potatoes. I was disappointed, however the potatoes were very hot when it was trying to taste them.
Spicy Carrot Sandwiches
Good stuffs
Deviled Chicken
So last night when I went to make this the idea was put forward to do something like a Cordon Bleu. So I pounded out the chicken breasts (couldn't find the meat pounder, so I used my 8" pan), put some of the ham that I had from the now seemingly yearly ham from work (not the half ham that I bought from Crooked Gap this week). I used some of the cheese that I had bought this week. Seared the chicken outsides, then put it into the oven to finish it off. Got a little cheese ooze. I then cut the combination and put them on bread. Good stuffs.
Sloppy Sammys
Done and done.
The hot chocolate mix turned out fairly well, though I didn't have enough corn as the recipe called for but even so, it was pretty good.
I made a gingerbread this week. It was kind of cakey, but was called a bread. It tasted good (even if I replaced the golden syrup with honey). However, when I took it to work, it didn't disappear like things normally do. We both liked it, the people I talked to liked it, but who knows. Maybe people didn't know what it was? It was kind of a poor showing for snacks and etc there.
2014 - Week 51 Cooking
- Goat Burgers
- All pork Hot Dogs
- Bangers and Mash
- Spicy Carrot Sandwiches
- Deviled Chicken
- Sloppy Sammys
Addendum: also going to make some Lemon Ginger Brew for a Dark and Stormy and a hot chocolate mixture
2014 - Week 50 Cooking Results
Turkey Stock Risotto (still debating on buying turkey to add it to it)
I did add Turkey. It turned out well. Since the stock that I made didn't have salt in it, then I had to add way more salt then I normally would of, but even with that extra step there was a lot of extra flavor from the turkey stock that you don't necessarily get that same savory flavor from the homemade stock. That being said, this was pretty good. I vaguely followed some guidelines, spiced it how I thought it should be spiced, and added salt until it came up to where ti should be. And I made quite a bit. Enough to feed Joseph, Shannon and myself and have leftovers. Good stuffs
Skillet Goulash
I also used the Turkey stock here, and substituted a bit of leftover purchased chicken stock for the extra that was needed. I used a mixture of hot and sweet paprika (because it is what I had). This turned out pretty good, but was better the next day when more of the sauce had been sucked into the noodles. I had it a few times for lunch.
Green Onion Sausage Pizza
Good as expected, good looking crust.
Beef Burgers (local)
Simple and good.
Apple Cider Cooked Farro
So I adjusted this a bit, so it was more like a risotto. I kind of skipped the toppings but the mixture of the water and apple cider, then finishing with the apple cider vinegar. Simple meal.
Seared chicken tacos (why do I found tacos so comforting)
quick simple and good.
2014 - Week 50 Cooking
I'm not particularly thrilled about cooking lately. Maybe it's not having farmer's market to go to, or having to restrict the budget (or lack thereof) to a more reasonable level. Anyways, I am having trouble cutting back on some things more then others. Funny thing, I've stopped buying alcohol (for the most part), and have been drinking out of the cupboards (for good or ill) but have, so far, been unwilling to switch to a lower grade of coffee. Though I have reduced the number of times that I go to get an expresso drink at Mars by 2/3rds. Anyways this does sound particularly whiney, but I'm never been one to deal with habit change that well.
Also, the freezer is running low on meat.
- Turkey Stock Risotto (still debating on buying turkey to add it to it)
- Skillet Goulash
- Green Onion Sausage Pizza
- Beef Burgers (local)
- Apple Cider Cooked Farro
- Seared chicken tacos (why do I found tacos so comforting)
2014 - Week 49 Cooking Results
Leftovers
om nom nom
Turkey Stew
Timing and work made this get delayed longer then expected (Thursday). I finished off the stock on Wednesday night, where it had a nice wonderful silky mouthfeel. Where you know it clearly has more fat and gelatin in it then your normal stuff from a box or can. Certainly not salty, since I only add a dash or two of salt to help the original set of carrots, celery, and onions sweat a bit.
Anyways, I just headed up the red potatoes and carrots, then tossed in the celery. Then to warm up the turkey...the turkey last.
Added salt and pepper to get the right flavor. Good stuffs.
I still have a whole bunch of soup left and a bunch of stock left, which I plan on making into risotto.
Turkey Wraps with Daikon Radish Sprouts
Leftover turkey, some other things and cut off the tops of the radish sprouts. Good stuffs. Added a nice mildly bitter fresh touch to the thing. We'll see if they grow back (and I can remember to water them)
Buttermilk Pancakes
Leftover buttermilk from something for thanksgiving, made into pancakes. Good things.
Stuffing Hash
So I got a bit cheffy here. Maybe not as clean as it should be, I probably would've made the hashbrowns in the smaller pan, to make a round one for each, instead of splitting down the middle for another one. anyways, it was a nice combination. Seared hashbrowns, seared stuffing rounds and an egg on top. Good stuffs.
2014 - Week 49 Cooking
- Leftovers
- Turkey Stew
- Turkey Wraps with Daikon Radish Sprouts
- Buttermilk Pancakes
- Stuffing Hash