Some fun stuff I made with my in-laws that I probably wouldn't have found on my own - probably the fish tacos were the hit, but the grilled chicken and corn salad were really nice too.

I also really liked the stir-fried green beans with pork and chilis. It has coriander seeds which you crush a little, and they give the dish a great texture and flavor, and ideally the pork crisps up a bit too for the same reasons. Also it's easy!

Overall I made 41 things in August.

Summer's here, which means tomatoes, which means bruschetta and crostini - well, at least the start of the bruschetta and crostini season. I made them a few times, but I'm sure we'll make them a bunch more (at least until tomatoes go out of seasons).

My biggest discovery was convection for roasting vegetables. I tried it with the Hasselback Potatoes, and then some roast zucchini. It really seemed to help. I'm not sure if it cooked faster, but everything got crisper.

Overall I made 41 things in July.

June was the end of the school year, so we ended up going out a few days in a row. There's a bit of a lull mid-month.

Overall I made 46 things in June.

A lot of regular standbys, but one day of great new recipes - the Gai Yang and Grilled Potato Salad. Those were both great.

The Lemongrass Chicken was a nice change of pace too.

Overall I made 45 things in May.

Overall I made 50 things in April.