Journal

2023 - Week 24 Cooking Results

Sausage

Pepper skinless brats from Crooked Gap, good as always.

Pancakes

My two bigger burners vary in heat a bit, which is kind of annoying when trying to get that right temp for pancakes, so I usually end up with one or two pancakes that are a bit overdone, and this happened this time too. Remember one is medium low, the other is the notch below that.

Pasta with Garlic Scapes

I diced up the bundle of scapes and added them to the pan before the Italian sausage. This softened them up a bit and allowed them to combine with the spices in the sausage and the added herbs and spices, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes and a bit of leftover pasta sauce that I had used previously used. This simmered for a bit while the water for the pasta came to a boil and cooked. I used a bit of leftover macaroni (4oz) and a box of penne and shredded some Parmigiano Reggiano and called Shannon up for dinner. Good things, mild garlic shown through.

Sausage and Egg on an English muffin

Crooked gap breakfast sausage, eggs and an english muffin. Good things.

Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas

This is a bit different than other items. It cooked the chicken first in whole parts, then the veggies, and then everything again. I think one could cut some time out of the veggie cook time to keep them with a bit firmer, but overall quite good. I liked the marinade for the chicken and the veggies.

Gochujang Glazed Pork Chops

I took some pork chops I had recently purchased from Crooked Gap from the freezer, and prepped them. Generally easy to do and a nice way to get it mostly done right. The chops were a bit thicker then what they called for, and because of that it took a bit longer in the oven to reach the temperature that was desired before broiling.

It turned out pretty well, and regardless of what my post hospital diet is supposed to be right now, I served it with peas.