Overall I made 21 things in August.
August 1
Sushi Rolls (Lunch)
Sauteed Petrale Sole (Dinner)
August 3
Zov's Asian Chicken Salad (Dinner)
Last made in 2018.
Moroccan Harira Soup
This was great - I liked it, my wife liked it, even my son (maybe) liked it even though it had a bit of heat. Substitutions:
- I didn't have tomato paste, so I used a jar (12oz?) of strained tomatoes and reduced the liquid by 1/2 cup.
- I only had 1qt of beef stock, so I used water for the other 3qts. Even with those, it still came out savory and thick.
Zov's Hummus (Side)
August 6
Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms (Dinner)
I've cooked this just once before
August 9
Bread
August 10
Panko Fried Chicken with Lemon (Dinner)
Crispy Cheesy Pan Pizza (Kid's Lunch)
August 11
Reverse Seared Steak (Dinner)
Served with pasta and dry-sauteed string beans.
August 13
Chicken thighs, half conveyer belt and half breaded and fried (Dinner)
The thighs were skin-on (and with bones), so I boned them. On the skin side, I rendered the fat on a relatively low pan (like Salt Acid Fat Heat's conveyer belt chicken thighs). On the other side I dredged in egg and bread crumbs, then fried that in the chicken fat that had just rendered out. Pretty good!
August 14
Shrimp Tacos (Dinner)
I've cooked this just once before
August 16
Sushi Rolls (Kid's Lunch)
Sliced carrot, cucumber, avocado, sushi rice
I've cooked this just once before
August 17
Zov's Asian Chicken Salad (Dinner)
I've cooked this just once before
August 19
Zov's Hummus (Side)
August 20
One-Pot Chicken Thighs With Black Beans, Rice and Chiles (Dinner)
Recipe was great - halved the jalapeno and used water instead of broth and still turned out savory. Ordered 2lbs of chicken thighs and got 4, so I guess 4 lbs next time?
August 25
Moroccan Harira Soup (Lunch)
Not as good as last time
- Used stewed tomatoes like last time
- Only water, no broth Maybe just needed more time to simmer and thicken?
I've cooked this just once before
August 26
Succotash With Sausage and Shrimp (Dinner)
Not a huge hit (including from me). Sausage and shrimp were savory, everything else a bit greasy
August 29
Galbi (Dinner)
Kalbi (Korean Barbequed Beef Short Ribs)
Pretty delicious, pretty easy, worth making again.
I tried a different recipe the next time; that one is probably better.
August 30
Sushi Rolls (Kid's Lunch)
Sliced carrot, cucumber, avocado, sushi rice.
I made this for my daughter.
Grilled Cheese (Kid's Lunch)
For my son, grilled cheese.
Making two different things for my (or perhaps your) kid's lunches is a sucker's game, but what are you going to do, it makes the mornings easier.