Journal

2014 - Week 22 Cooking Results

Egg Tortilla with Cumin Sour Cream

I think these would've been a bit better with a bit more spice.  As it stands, it just turned out ok.

Tortilla Española

Delayed.

Chorizo Tacos

I swear everytime I get the Story City Meat Locker / Crooked Gap chorizo it gets better, and more of those magical chorizo taste comes out.  I combined the chorizo with some leftover rice and put the normal toppings on.  We used some smaller tortillas, and they were...two spongey?  Normally we buy these 8 or 10" (not sure which) tortillas made in Des Moines, but a recipe this week wanted something a little bit smaller.  So these were just problematic.  They stuck together, even after warming them they were hard to get apart without tearing them.  It was generally annoying.  Even so, the tacos themselves turned out well.

Tagliatelle with Garlicky Tomato Sauce (Modified)

So what I did here was take some of the spring garlic, and use that instead.  I may not have used enough, but it was there, and overall had a nice balanced sauce, and relatively quick to make (I did have to cook the amount of tomatoes I used much longer than I thought, but it was mostly me laying on the couch, rather than watching it.

I also made Dark Chocolate Cherry Shortbread cookies for game night.  They were shortbready, and thus a bit crumbly (we had more than one cookie crumble unexpectedly).  But over all, other then being dry like shortbread is, they were pretty good.