What did you cook today?

pan fried thick tenderloin steak and then i sliced up a big potato into fries and fried those up too

it was yummy

 

Kung Pao stirfry that I threw some shrimp into. Toasted some sesame seeds to throw on top. It was just spicy enough with that little bit of smokey flavour to it.

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1 cup brown rice
2 thicken breast

I mean chicken.

 

Baked pork chops with red onions and cinnamon apples, and paprika potato slices.

 

The last batch of fermented vegetables are in the fridge now. Here's the lowdown.

The mini cukes could have used less time. I had them in for 6 days, but 3 or 4 would have been enough, they were a little soft. I would put in a little less garlic and more dill next time too. The kohlrabi and the kale are the perfect texture. The kohlrabi is my favourite, it's really good, just the right amount of crunch, with that nice bit of a sweet taste it has. I forgot to report on the batch before this one where I used fennel. I was disappointed because the fermenting took away the licorice taste that fennel naturally has. But it did turn out well otherwise.

I bought a few beets to try. That will be my next endeavour.

 

today i took some stewing beef chunks and sliced them real thin...soaked them in szechuan sauce then fried them up and added soya sauce and a bunch of broccoli

 

ok guys, you got to try this

1cup brown rice
1 sweet potato cubed and cooked
chicken breast

throw on some cayenne pepper, salt , pepper or w/e


don't sleep on this one!!! the combo is a good one

next time ill post a pic of it

 

I made a big pot of seafood chowder yesterday, so that was lunch today. In this batch I used clams, oysters, crab, shrimp, scallops and langoustines, with potatoes, carrots and celery, onions and garlic, and made with coconut milk. Yum, it turned out really good.





Dinner is going to be ham sandwiches with bread I'm making in the bread machine, a kamut-oatmeal bread with flax seed. Can't wait until it's done, I love the smell of fresh baked bread.

 

Nothing beats the smell of bread cooking except for eating it warm smothered in butter.

Tonight we had smoked sausages, cheese perogies, sour cream, sauerkraut, asparagus and spicy chili sauce for the sausages.





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A chocolate Swiss roll sponge cake kinda thingy with cream and jam in the centre.

 

I cooked yesterday. It was a vegetable soup in beef broth.

 

I love soup. Mia would eat nothing but soup that is homemade if she could.

Something about a pot of soup simmering says home!!

 

soup is the best. I have no qualms with cooking a big pot and eating it for breakfast lunch and dinner for 3 days

 

Done that myself!

 

I'm liking to make the soups more and more. I mostly have to cook around what hubby can eat right now and they seem to suit him.

 

Had sausages left from last night so I threw together a tomato based sauce with garlic, onion, basil, chili peppers. Made tri-veggie penne and tossed it with the sauce and fresh basil and chives and shaved parm. A Caesar salad and Italian bread to finish it off. That was dinner.


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It looks like a Fried Egg Sandwich night here.

 

I made a lamb chili in the crockpot - ground lamb, chickpeas, tomato, onion, serrano pepper. It didn't turn out quite as good as I expected. I seasoned with fresh rosemary, terragon, thyme, tumeric, coriander, fenugreek. I think next time I'll go more Mediterranean, less middle eastern and leave off some of the spices, maybe add basil and oregano.

 

I had breakfast for dinner today! Scrambled eggs with homemade bread.

 

I worked on another batch of kimchi and fermented veggies. They didn't have kohlrabi this time, so I made 3 jars of green cabbage, and one each of beets and mini cucumbers. This time I used pickling spice for the cukes, along with garlic and chili pepper. I'll leave the cukes for only 3 or 4 days and see if they turn out better than the last batch. The chili pepper I tried this time is called Cherry Hot, hotter than the Fresno I used last time. I cut them in two so I can easily take them out if I find the veggies getting too spicy as they sit in the fridge after they're ready.




I also made a tri-colour fusilli pasta salad. I put in artichokes, black olives, yellow bell peppers, red onions, tomatoes, and a mix of beans, all tossed with olive oil and basil and black pepper with a bit of Himalayan sea salt. It turned out very tasty.