Friday Cooking Recap

I almost didn't make it since Friday is almost over and I didn't cook anything too exciting this week, but here it goes. I only tried one new recipe and made one slight modification to a different one.

A couple of weeks ago I made Vegetarian Chili, which was really more like a bland vegetable soup (Tomatoes, tomato sauce, zucchini, garbanzo beans, kidney beans, potatoes, onion, yellow bell pepper, and some seasonings). This week I made it again but instead of adding two potatoes I only put in one and added a cup of pasta. It was good. I don't know if it was better, but more people ate it this time and I assume it's because of the pasta. I think it's not going to make a come back for another 6 months. As healthy as it is, it's just not that great and I can't see making it more than 2 or 3 times a year.

I only tried one new recipe this week. It feels weird calling it a recipe because it only had a few ingredients. I stir fried some chicken, then added lemon juice and teriyaki sauce. Then I was supposed to add a 16 oz bag of broccoli, water chestnuts, and carrots, but I didn't have that so instead I added a bag that had broccoli, cauliflower, and carrots. The recipe said to serve it over couscous but I didn't have that either so I paired it with white rice. It was okay. Very easy to make and quick, just nothing special. I definitely needed the water chestnuts I think. Next time (if there is a next time) I think I will add cornstarch to make an actual sauce. It had potential and there is room for improvement.

I already did my weekly menu and shopping and I am not planning on any new dinner recipes for this week. I felt like I didn't have the energy. I did find a cookbook at Williams-Sonoma that I want to purchase called Chicken for Dinner (it also has some turkey and duck recipes). The dish on the cover looks especially delicious. I am hoping to get that book in the near future and get some chicken dinner ideas.

Also if you remember last week I said I was going to try some peanut butter and jelly muffins this week. I had all the ingredients but never any room. The first part of the week was spent eating the Applesauce Muffins from last week and the rest of the week there was zucchini bread for breakfast. So if I am not a lazy bum next week then I will have one new recipe to mention.

Until next Friday...