It didn't feel like a month for ambitious cooking, or really any sort of project. No real plans, just cooking food. It looks like I made a lot of potatoes?
Overall I made 34 things in March.
March 3
Roasted Broccoli
March 5
Chicken Soup with Ditalini (Dinner)
1/2 lb of pasta, and we ate about half the soup
Made with 2 cups of the poaching water with 4 cups of store bought chicken broth. For greens, I added sauteed kale.
Oatmeal (Breakfast)
March 6
Leek Fritters
These were good, make them again. Especially if all you have is some leeks.
March 7
No-Waste Tacos de Carnitas (Dinner)
Pretty good, nice and crispy but could have used more salt.
Egg Muffins
Just ham and cheddar. We used to make these often, and they were great for breakfast. Everyone wanted them again. But! No one ate them. I ended up eating them for lunch for a few days.
March 9
Roasted Broccoli and Cauliflower
Quesadillas
As a side for carnitas tacos. At least this is what my notes say - but, really, does this make sense? Are quesadillas really an appropriate side for carnitas?
March 10
Hasselback Potatoes
I didn't have the little fingerling potatoes from the recipe, so I cut up larger potatoes and then did the hasselback slices to them. This still worked! More flipping around (as the flat sides will burn if left on the baking sheet) but this also means if you stick with that the sides will get crisp.
March 12
Oatmeal (Breakfast)
Not just today, but for the past 3 or so days.
Lemongrass Chicken (Dinner)
I've cooked this just once before
March 13
Scrambled Eggs (Breakfast)
I've cooked this 26 times before
Roasted Spring Onions
Pasta & Pomarola (Dinner)
March 15
Beans
A bit overdone 1'15" in. They cooked really quickly!
Rancho Gordo Super Lucky 2022 Black Eyed Peas.
I've cooked this 14 times before
Roast Vegetables
Zucchini, with a bit of chopped oregano mixed in.
Zov's Lemon Chicken Soup (Dinner)
I've cooked this just once before
March 17
Zov's Hummus
I've cooked this 26 times before
March 18
Hasselback Potatoes
Big potatoes, cut small again. From looking at the pictures, even smaller this time.
On further research, I haven't found the recipe I was following originally that called for little fingerling potatoes, but the recipes I'm finding now (like this one from the Modern Proper) call for regular potatoes. If I remember I'll try for that next time.
I've cooked this just once before
Corned Beef (Dinner)
Followed the instructions on the package - basically just simmer for a good long while.
March 19
Waffles
Same NYT batter recipe as last time. The process I follow, based on Rome's Instructions:
Before the first waffle
- Preheat both halves of the iron over medium
- Pour a bit of canola oil in each quadrant, and tilt the pans around to get the wells and use a paper towel to get the tops coated. Pour off the excess if you remember.
- Increase heat on the top half on high
Then, for each waffle
- Put in 2 big spoonfulls
- Start a timer for 3 minutes
- Put the top on
- About halfway through, flip the iron
- Once the timer is done, take the top off, and put it on a separate burner on high
- Take the waffle off (it's ready to eat), and go back to step 1 if you're making more
Or maybe make this its own page with recipe metadata?
I've cooked this just once before
March 20
Cabbage
Sauteed over medium-high in butter & olive oil. Don't stir too often or it won't get browned and crispy and that's where the flavor is.
March 21
Avocado Toast (Dinner)
I've cooked this just once before
March 24
Mix and Match Wok-Fried Noodles (Dinner)
Roasted Vegetables
Just zucchini.
March 27
Panko Fried Chicken with Lemon (Dinner)
I've cooked this 12 times before
Roasted Cauliflower
I've cooked this just once before
March 28
Asparagus
Scrambled Eggs (Breakfast)
I've cooked this 27 times before
Breakfast Burrito (Breakfast)
Made from the kids leftover cold scrambled eggs, after I got home from dropping them off at school. Was pretty good!
March 30
Cucumber
I sliced persian cucumbers all up randomly and akimbo, and tossed it with rice vinegar in salt. I've made this before, it's pretty simple and nice.
Asparagus
I'm not sure I've written down my recipe for asparagus. It's very very simple.
- Wash and trim the ends
- Toss with olive oil, a bit of balsamic, and salt
- Put in a preheated 400ยบ oven for 8 minutes, tossing halfway through
That's it.
March 31
Sheet-Pan Sausage With Peppers and Tomatoes (Dinner)
Green Salad
So much salt my lips hurt. I loved it. Maybe less next time for everyone else.