It's one thing to go through an appliance lost, it is another to do so when its the oven, then all you can think about is things you want to bake in the oven. After fixing the oven twice, the time to failure has decreased so dramatically, that I'm fairly certain that it's not worth it anymore. I'm officially on the hunt for a new range. Shannon balked when I pointed out one that was around $1000, so I know I have to spend less then that. This does limit what I can do, to some extent. The oven is unreliable, but occasionally does start.

Tsukune

So I ended up just making meatballs using this combination of ingredients. It made for a nice savory flavor. Now as short cut, i was thinking about using the oven, I got my half sheet pan ready, started the oven.

I repeated the starting of the oven 4 or 5 more times.

Tried using the Broiler first, which has worked in the past.

A few more tries, gave up, and seared them off in the pan. They taste good, and I could see using something like this either in a chicken burger or meatball sandwich, anyways, good things. I didn't make the suggested sauce though, I used a sweet chili sauce.

Umami Meatloaf Burger

Timing of the day and my overall tiredness, made for a call just to switch these over to normal burgers. I'll relook at this and decide if I really want to do this.

Light Quinoa Pilaf with Corn and Jalapenos

This is the first time I've used corn in a long time (as it was taken off my list of acceptable vegetables due to its high carb content), but I suppose it's ok as an add in. It was pretty good. I do like how filling quinoa can be. Though it does seem to dance high in the carb count.

Farmhouse Chicken Chowder

Took the chicken, made chicken salad, was in a rush (picked up my brother at the airport), so adjusted to the timing, ba bam...chicken salad. I plan to make this again.

Eggs & Bacon in some format

I forgot to make the bacon...it's been an odd week to say the least, but we had some very cheesey scrambled eggs.