5/6/15

Carter was at the movies, so I just ordered wings for dinner. Plus leftover broccoli (uninviting as that was, I felt like it was a necessary counterpart to the wings).

5/5/15

We celebrated Cinqo de May with...chana masala. Ole! The recipe is from SK, and I made it pretty much according to the recipe. Started the chick peas from dried last night (will definitely do that again) and made the rest this morning. Served it with basmati rice, cauliflower roasted with cumin and jalapenos, and some paneer naan from Trader Joe's. I am pretty sure that the naan was Carter's favorite part, but I thought the whole thing was good. Still trying to finish that rum cake. One slice left!
Oh, and I made mint chutney (meh) and tamarind chutney (yum!) to serve alongside.

5/4/15

Masa ball soup, a riff on matzoh soup (SE). This tasted great, but I was disappointed by how the masa balls fell apart. I think making them in the morning  and letting them sit in the broth all day may have been the mistake. Served with zucchini/summer squash/yellow pepper. Carter was NOT a fan.
Still eating the rum cake.

5/3/15

  Blintzes, a joint effort between Jason and me. They turned out really well (thanks, new pan!). Strawberry jam, sour cream. Carter and Jason had theirs with sausage, but I thought they were enough on their own.

Totally worth a bit of effort in the morning.

5/2/15

Pride! Made blueberry boy bait at Jen's request. It tasted fine to me, but there were a lot of leftovers. Too much gluten?
I also made this for Jennie and David's:

Bahamian rum cake. My attempt to be artistic.

I liked this a lot---rum, coconut, brown sugar, butter...many of my trigger ingredients.  The recipe is from David Lebowitz. It held up well after being baked the day before.

5/1/15

Green chile and chicken macaroni and cheese from SE. Man, I really liked this. It is just made on the stovetop, so it comes together really quickly. I added some fresh jalapenos for spice. I would not make any other changes (whoops, I also omitted the american cheese and substituted  shredded cotija cheese).

For dessert, we had toasted marshmallow milkshakes. Universally liked. I feel a bit guilty for not serving any vegetables with dinner, but not guilty enough to actually roast that sweet potato....

Did I mention that the macaroni and cheese was really good? Spicy, creamy, bits of chicken. Mmmm.

4/30/15

Pizza a la Jason. Pepperoni, hot peppers, mushrooms. Terrific! Also the less popular kale.