Journal

2018 - Week 9 Cooking Results

Extra Juicy Turkey Burgers

So I ddn't have time to let them cool, so there was a bit of a problem with things holding togehter, that being said, it was still a pretty good taste and texture.

Mexican Style Chicken with Penne

I made adjustments, but I don't think it worked out so good...but it didn't look like it'd be that much.  Maybe I should've added more chipotle?  I added hot sauce to it.

Miso and Honey Butter Roasted Chicken

Easy, pretty good, and a nice dinner.

Roast Chicken Thighs Salad

Roast Chicken thighs, cool thighs, shred meat, make salad.  Makes for a easy meal the next day (which worked as I returned from a trip to and from Cedar Rapids).

Spiced Goat Meat Balls with Chickpeas and Tomatoes

Forgot how I was going to serve this, so mad goat burgers instead.

2018 - Week 8 Cooking Results

One Skillet Creamy Chickpeas with Runny eggs and Prosciutto

Comes together pretty easily, used some La Quercia Berkshire Prosciutto, farm fresh eggs and it comes together to be a pretty nice dinner.

Grilled Cheese With Soft Scrambled Eggs

I couldn't bring myself to use "American" cheese, but I did use a cheese that will shortly no longer be available, Cabra Blanca.  And frankly, that was a truly fabulous combination.  Placed on an ok sourdough, a few extra steps and you get something just a bit magical.

Spanish Bake Rice with Chorizo and Chickpeas

I tried to use a pan that was a little small for the ingredients, so I had to go back and add stock a few times, which added to the length of cooking time.  That being said, it came out to be a wonderful combination.

Cheese Macaroni Chicken Casserole

I doubled the recipe.  I swapped chicken breasts for chicken thighs.  I poured rendered chicken fat from the thighs into the liquid to get the mac cooked.  This was pretty good.

Taco Salad

Chorizo, nom nom.  Done.

10th Wedding Anniversary trip to Mason City (Fall 2016)

The Hotel is really cool in the sense of design.  It was a wonderful weekend.  A Frank Lloyd Wright fan must.

Late Summer 2016 Road Trip - Around Denver

I cannot express how much I enjoyed being in the forest in the mountains around Denver.  Partially cause it reminded me, sort of, of the cabin of my Great Grandma Mimi around SLC.  And part of it was probably the general recovery of lack of oxygen from coming down the mountain.  I kind of like Denver, pretty expensive though.

Late Summer 2016 Road Trip - Wyoming

Late Summer 2016 Road Trip - South Dakota