Here are some dishes that we've made in the past that we love.
Trout and Prosciutto Risotto Rolls
Potato and Rice (Barker, Mansfield & Ingram)
This is one of our favorite risotto recipes. And if you know us, then you know we love risotto. This delicious dish looks like it requires much more effort than it really does, which is awesome when you're trying to impress new friends (Jeff and Willa). First, you cook some shrimp. Next, you cook a standard risotto base with porcini mushrooms. Then, you wrap a strip of prosciutto around a piece of trout and some of the risotto and bake it in the oven for 15-20 minutes with the rest of the risotto. The fish is perfectly cooked. This was the first dish that included fish that we've ever cooked before.
Key Ingredients: Trout, prosciutto, shrimp, and porcini mushrooms
This tuna was simple, but very good. This is a great time to mention that The New Best Recipe is currently our favorite cookbook (thanks James!). Jon loves how precise the instructions are (down to 15 second intervals, just like my time-logging...erlaack). The recipes are tested and perfected. The authors even explain how they came up with these recipes (for example, they took their favorite three recipes and created one that used bits and pieces of each). The sauce was sweet and tangy. I especially enjoyed mixing it with some wasabi sauce that we purchased at Capitol Center (henceforth, Cap Center).
We eat this dish about every other week. I'll never order in Chinese food again so long as I'm with Jon. This dish is spectacular. So full of flavor. The chicken is breaded (less so than General Tso' chicken, but similar idea) in a way that keeps the chicken juicy and delicous. I love Jon and I love chicken! So does Azula (I think she was getting tired of the tuna).
This is by far our favorite dessert because it is the sweetest of them all. Yum yum!
Pan-Seared Sesame-Crusted Tuna Steaks with Ginger-Soy Sauce with Scallions
The New Best Recipe (Cook's Illustrated)
This tuna was simple, but very good. This is a great time to mention that The New Best Recipe is currently our favorite cookbook (thanks James!). Jon loves how precise the instructions are (down to 15 second intervals, just like my time-logging...erlaack). The recipes are tested and perfected. The authors even explain how they came up with these recipes (for example, they took their favorite three recipes and created one that used bits and pieces of each). The sauce was sweet and tangy. I especially enjoyed mixing it with some wasabi sauce that we purchased at Capitol Center (henceforth, Cap Center).
Key Ingredients: Tuna, asparagus, and udon
Spicy Stir-Fried Sesame Chicken with Green Beans and Shiitake Mushrooms
The New Best Recipe (Cook's Illustrated)
We eat this dish about every other week. I'll never order in Chinese food again so long as I'm with Jon. This dish is spectacular. So full of flavor. The chicken is breaded (less so than General Tso' chicken, but similar idea) in a way that keeps the chicken juicy and delicous. I love Jon and I love chicken! So does Azula (I think she was getting tired of the tuna).
Key Ingredients: Chicken, shiitake mushrooms, green beans, and white rice
White Chocolate Fur Ball with Chocolate Sauce and a Side of Cuteness
The Kitten's Kitchen (Azula Grimmelmann-Lima)
This is by far our favorite dessert because it is the sweetest of them all. Yum yum!
Key Ingredients: Azula on a plate
Jon, Rachel and Azula, Thank you so much for inviting me into your cozy little kitchen. You clearly impresssed me with the Trout & Prosciutto Risotto Rolls! Keep cooking, blogging and snuggling with Azula.....now that's a good life!
ReplyDeleteThis blog looks awesome! I will add it to my ever-growing RSS feed of Haverford grad food blogs. Also: I too get excited by New Best Recipe. Though not as much as I used to; I found their little stories really fun at first, but now I suspect they are usually being excessively goofy, and hiding the big picture with their obsessive attention to detail.
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