Thursday, 5/28/20

At my request, Jason made another batch of his new style pizza. 4 pies: fresh mozz+cherry tomatoes, pepperoni with fresh and shredded mozz, goat cheese with spinach and caramelized onions, and spinach, feta and cherry tomato. He really nailed it this time. They were all perfectly cooked and delicious.

Wednesday, 5/27/20

Quick dinner at home before a socially distant visit with Laurie and the gang. Jason made Instant Pot alfredo, which in my (literally professional) opinion was only somewhat successful. He doubled the pasta, and the result was too dry and chewy. I added peas and spinach to mine, and really regretted not sauteeing the spinach first. Oh well. I did convince him to add more liquid next time. We brought cupcakes to Laurie's for dessert (it was her birthday). Just a pretty basic recipe from Smitten. I guess I am only meh about chocolate cake, but Laurie seemed happy, so that's good! Nice to see friends in person.

Sunset from the car on the way home

Tuesday, 5/26/20

Rice and beans repeat from a few weeks ago. I doubled the beans this time, and in the rice recipe, I used one small can of diced tomatoes w/ green chiles (instead of regular tomatoes), plus 1 pack of Goya seasoning. Carter had broccoli, and Jason and I had summer squash. The rice is a bit of a production to make, but worth it.

Monday, 5/25/20

Jason made us some popovers, and we had them with kielbasa and a cream of asparagus soup. The soup was a little disappointing (local asparagus is not cheap!).  I put in a bit too much liquid, so it was a bit on the thin/flavorless side.

Sunday, 5/24/20

I had been eyeing this chicken recipe from Bon Appetit for quite a while, and the stars finally aligned. You marinate chicken breasts with a paste made with garlic, ginger, turmeric, amchur powder, coriander, mint and cilantro, then pan sear, then let them finish in the pan, covered. I threw a little butter in the pan too make a quick sauce and these were so flavorful and still pretty juicy. We also had roasted cauliflower, some leftover pita, and these little mini samosa things I picked up at Aldi. No complaints even from Carter.

Saturday, 5/23/20

Jason really surprised me by trying a new pizza recipe. And he actually followed a recipe (from Serious eats)! So after several days of fermenting/rising, we had

thin, Neapolitan style pizza for dinner! Two plain cheese, one with pepperoni, and one with feta, spinach, garlic and cherry tomatoes. The first one was a bit underdone, the second a tad overdone, but the last two were perfect. It was a really fun change.

Friday, 5/22/20

Jason wanted to try making waffles with his beloved store-bought pancake mix. They were fine, I guess. Carter and I agreed that they were not tender enough (but my bananas sauteed with rum, brown sugar and butter helped), and that my raised yeast waffles are better. Served with some brussels sprouts that I found in the freezer (I honestly don't remember even buying them. They may have come from my Mom's freezer). I sauteed those little guys with bacon fat, onions and a little bit of leftover spicy diced tomatoes. Carter declared them his new least favorite vegetable. Take that, zucchini! Also, some breakfast sausage.