Spaghetti Squash & pork sauce

Tis the season! The other half of the pork sausage from last week and tomato sauce. Good things. While you wait for the squash to bake, you get extra time to let the sauce and flavors condense a bit to make a richer experience overall.

Shrimp Scampi

Picture looked good, description sounded nice, but when I read the the recipe, I was like, that is a lot of butter. So I mid-week vetoed it. The day I was thinking about cooking it, I was a bit tired, so I took a pass and swapped out for something easier. I did make a note to swap out the butter for olive oil, but I suspect that it would’ve kind of ruined it. So maybe that’s for the better.

Fresh Pepper Kung Pao Chicken

I thought I had some rice left, and I did, but it had gone a bit off, so when I went to serve this we had it by itself. I also didn’t the peanuts like I intended. I think my combination of having the stove top a little hotter then they intended (I think my stove top runs hot compared to a normal stove top) and not a non-stick pan (more oil), let this to be a bit extra on the char. That being said it was still good, I’ll have to make it again after I replace my fading non-stick pan.

Panko-Crusted Salmon with Dill & Lemon

This was simple, easy to do, and the only dish I thought I could get away with using the fresh dill I got from Wabi Sabi farm. It was easy to do and we split the salmon between us.

Buffalo Burgers

The Hy-Vee app had a coupon for Happy Little Plants. Seeing it at the store I figured it would be a good choice. I should’ve read the label at the store since it has quite a bit of salt in it. After doing a bit of googling, it seems like it makes sense as it is made by Hormel. I do appreciate them branching out, but the flavor is kind of single note. I prefer other meat substitute products.