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  1. I had some butternut squash and pomegranate molasses in the fridge so made this wheat berry and butternut squash salad for dinner. I didn't have pomegranate seeds so I chopped up some dried dates instead. I'm a fan of all of the elements in this recipe and so happy I've got leftovers for lunch tomorrow.
  2. I had some veggies in the fridge and glass noodles in the pantry so made a bastardized japchae last night. I had no spinach, so skipped that and used fresh shiitake mushrooms instead of fresh. For veggies, I included: 1 zucchini, matchstick carrots, 1 yellow onion, snow peas, 1 orange bell pepper, and 1 jalapeno. I had a package of beef flavored seitan in the fridge, so I sauteed that with a bit of sweet soy sauce and then added it to the bowl. I would have liked to have had greens in it but it helped clean out the fridge and I always like japchae.
  3. This weekend, I was looking for an easy recipe and this Fennel, Lentil and Smoked Trout Salad fit the bill. I'd never used canned lentils before, but definitely would again. I'm not a big fan of dill, so I used the fennel fronds instead. I think slicing the fennel thinly was the only part that involved much effort and the flavors were strong but well-balanced.
  4. Dinner tonight was chicken zucchini meatballs in a red curry sauce. I got 1.5 instead of 1 lb of ground chicken so just scaled the recipe up accordingly and added some bread crumbs since I had some leftover. I'm not a fan of frying meatballs so I did them in the oven, 20 minutes at 400*F. Got the rice started then started the sauce. I had a can of coconut milk and some leftover heavy cream and used that combination instead of 1.5 cans. Came together well and super easy. The breadcrumbs were leftover from last night's dinner, which I think is my absolute favorite version of a fried tofu sandwich. I did 12 slices from the tofu block instead of 18, but those were still very thin. Really liked the taste of the breading and fried up very well. I had a chipotle garlic spread that I used for my condiment, topped with some pickle slices and lettuce. We had for 3 meals actually, and one time I did a tahini artichoke dip instead of the garlic spread and that worked well too.
  5. Didn't feel like going out in the rain to go grocery shopping so poked around in the pantry and freezer to come up with dinner. From the pantry, I found a bag of star shaped fideo and a can of Caribbean seasoned black beans. From the freezer, 1/2 lb of freezer burned ground chicken and 3 Italian sausage links. I settled on fideo seco for dinner. Had a can of diced tomatoes, so used those instead of fresh Roma tomatoes and put the onion into the blender for the sauce. I defrosted and cooked the meat separately, then added it at the end. Had some queso fresco in the fridge, so topped with that and served the beans on the side. I've got another bag of the fideo in the pantry still, so I'm keeping this recipe to make again.
  6. Last night was a rather random pizza but tasty. Homemade dough, habanero BBQ sauce, sauteed enoki mushrooms, diced tofu marinated in the BBQ sauce and frozen corn warmed with pesto. Topped with mozzarella and baked at 505*F for 13 minutes. Delicious 😋
  7. I did a brisket this week as well, 3 lbs flat top. I rinsed it and then sprinkled Cajun seasoning on the fat before doing sous vide at 155*F for 26 hours. Seared on cast iron for dinner and served with mashed potatoes. Really good. To answer your question, I'm in complete agreement on The Kitchn. Every once in a while I wander in there and wonder why I did that. It doesn't work for me at all.
  8. Dinner last night was Vegan Beef Pepper Lunch. I've seen beef pepper lunch recipes a few times and while they look good, I didn't feel like allotting that much time and effort at lunchtime. So, dinner instead. I think I could have cut the tofu into even smaller pieces than we did. I had a 16 oz block and cut it into 18 pieces and I could have halves those pieces. Good flavor and it came together nicely.
  9. Today's lunch was tofu enchiladas, recipe by way of Australia. Definitely not a traditional recipe, but I liked it. Used canned crushed tomatoes for the canned tomatoes and skipped the cilantro. I'd up the amount of cheese next time and maybe top with some chopped avocado for serving. It says 4 servings but we both thought 1 enchilada was enough for lunch. We ended up filling the pan with 9 tortillas and then poured the remaining filling over the top.
  10. I saw this recipe for Celery Root Steak Diane on WashPo last week and it looked weird enough that I wanted to try it. Got 4 slices out of my celery root, skipped the brandy and bumped the mushrooms up to 16 oz. Really tasty and very easy to make. Didn't have anything else with it but I could see a green salad going well with it next time. Or continuing with the steak theme, perhaps some creamed spinach since I still have plenty of heavy cream to use up.
  11. The other night, we made very tasty Chili Crunch Tofu Bowls. We had a 10 oz package of extra firm tofu, so scaled the rest of the recipe accordingly. Came together very easily and the organization of the steps made it easy to work on one element while another was cooking. My only complaint, and it's a small one, is that it uses a decent number of pots, pans and bowls in the preparation.
  12. We had a bunch of things in the fridge that needed to be eaten before they went to waste. So, looking around, this rice salad with pickled daikon looked like a great starting point. We had basmati rice in the fridge along with a whole bunch of veggies and Thai basil to use instead of cilantro. I had a bag of pickled daikon radish, so chopped that into bite size pieces. Matchsticked some carrots and cucumber and tossed in a handful of baby spinach. I still had some leftover peanut sauce so I thinned it with some garlic chili crisp and tossed cubed extra firm tofu in it and let that sit until the salad was ready, then added it in as well. Mixed all together, made for an excellent meal and great way to bring all those ingredients together.
  13. 3 nights ago, I made this spicy sheet pan tofu with green beans and had it over brown basmati rice. The peanut sauce was really good, but as is frequently the case, the recipe mad way too much of it. So last night, I was poking around in the freezer and fridge and decided to use it before it sat forever and got thrown away. I defrosted some chicken thighs, and sliced them up, along with 1 red bell pepper and 2 carrots. Those went into a skillet along with a good grinding of black pepper. I had some fresh udon noodles in the fridge, so cooked those up as well. Once the chicken was cooked, I tossed in 2 green onions to cook briefly. I added the noodles to the skillet and poured some of the peanut sauce over it. Once warmed, I sprinkled on the last bits of broken cashews from a container and declared dinner served. I'd definitely make it again.
  14. For lunch the other day, we made vegan rice paper dumplings. Super easy to assemble, most time consuming part was letting the moisture cook out of the cabbage. We skipped cooking the dumplings, so only did 1 paper and 2 dumplings each. I would probably do a peanut sauce with it next time though.
  15. We did pasta last night as well but we did vegan, creamy pasta with miso and mushrooms. I think it could have used a bit more seasoning, maybe I didn't use enough thyme, but otherwise very good and easy to make.
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