Journal

2019 - Week 33 Cooking Results

BLT

I missed early tomato picking, as we were on vacation, but got back and there were some nice tomatoes at the market. As to not annoy my wife to much, I’ll be playing this card infrequently.

Coconut-Creamed Corn and Grains

I forgot to add the fried onions on top. Which probably would’ve added something to the final taste. It was ok, without it.

Tinga de Pollo

As my plans for the week changed, I put the chicken for this away in the freezer. Thursday I packed up over 5 pounds of Iowa Blueberries to freeze and pull out over time.

Sausage over Potatoes

More like combined with potatoes. I’ve been cutting and mixing the sausage with the potatoes, both from the market, both very good.

Pork Burgers

This was my Thursday, meal. Good things.

2019 - Week 31, 32 Cooking Results

Brats

So this was had right before we left, and the day after we got back. Clearly I need to adjust a bit to cooking again.

Sloppy Sammy’s

For whatever reason, I have been craving these lately. I whipped them up without to much issue. I used dry mustard, as I did not have any yellow mustard on hand (adds to grocery list)

Melted Mozzarella on Toast with Fresh Tomato

I came up with this idea as I walked through the Des Moines Downtown Farmers’ Market. Mozzarella from Lost Lake Farm, bread from La Mie and Tomato from Grade A Gardens.

2019 - Week 30 Cooking Results

Sausage over Potatoes

Good again.

Hoisin Sesame Noodles with Pork

This was ok. Not near as good as the Sambal Pork noodles.

Egg and Bacon Sandwich

Scrambled eggs, bacon, some sausage patties, Toasted some bagels. Combined in any manner desired.

Taco Salad

Good as always, I was going to use beef, but but some bought some chorizo from Crooked Gap on Tuesday.

Pork Burgers, sort of like last week.

So these went pretty well, the sauce made a good addition to thin, extra seared pork burgers. Not much to report here. However, as we were coming upstairs to go to bed we saw lil Ms Freyja on the stove, licking pork fat out of the pan. Yeah…She’s clearly my spiritual cat daughter.

2019 - Week 30 Cooking

Yesterday I raced through the market, because of the coming heat, I was able to get out in under an hour (even would’ve had to wait for 15 minutes for Mars Sidebar to open). It did not leave a lot of time to hesitate or chat. Looking at the pictures of things, apparently I missed a few things. Oh well.

2019 - Week 29 Cooking Results

Corn Cacio e Pepe

This was very simple to make. I even used the food processor to shred the cheese and make the creamed cheese. It was quite good and took almost no time. Now that corn season is finally showing up, I may have to redo this soon.

Lemony Chicken Stir Fry

I debated making this last night, as the heat was breaking but had not quite yet broken. I thought about using the Sauce from the Smash Burger and make a chicken sandwich instead, except that I had almost 2 pounds of chicken to use. I read over the recipe again, and figured it’d not be that stressful to make. I started the Basmati rice, prepped the parts, moved the dishes along, then executed the cooking. It went pretty quick after that, generated it’s own little sauce withe rendered chicken fat and the other ingredients. I don’t think it was as lemony as last time I made it, but who knows.

Spicy Pork Meatballs with Nuoc Cham

Shannon was not a fan of the Nuoc Cham, which I can understand, it’s a bit out there. I thought the combination of the two was pretty good, though. I uh…had run out of local bought ground pork, I felt extremely guilty and made a special trip to at least pork that raised better then average. Still feel bad.

Chicken with Mozzarella sandwiches

Seared the chicken, topped with Mozzarella, only thing I guess could’ve been better is to add like a spicy romesco sauce or something to it. Simple dinner.

Smash Burger Alfresco

I used some wonderful beef for this, and sort of followed the directions. Set off the smoke detector a bit, as I do. Piled the patties on nice buns. Good things.

2019 - Week 28 Cooking Results

Spicy Coconut Grilled Chicken Thighs

So on a nap heavy day, I got up made the sauce for the thighs and then put them in the fridge to marinate. Then took a nap. It was a good day for it (hot and humid). This worked out pretty well. A bit of spice a bit of chicken with some salad. Good things.

Spicy Carrot Sandwiches

An old favorite returns. I really do enjoy this. Fresh carrots from Grade A. Some store bought hummus. Good to go.

Mozzarella, Prosciutto and Basil Sandwich inspired by

I apparently forgot the basil. But I did end up using the mozzarella from Lost Lake Farm. This was a pretty good sandwich.

Pasta!

Italian sausage, sauce, herbs and spices and a bit of pasta. My random pasta is kinda what I felt like eating this week. I ended up making it on Thursday after mowing the lawn.

Hot Dogs

These thick hot dogs are a winner. Good show Story City Locker.

Sausage over Potatoes

I cut the sausage before baking which allowed a bit of fat to render out on to the potatoes. Good dinner.