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I mistakenly bought frozen swai instead of frozen salmon when we last grocery shopped at Aldi’s. To cook it for dinner on Tuesday night, I played with a fish and chips recipe that I found last year when we could not get salmon at the local grocery and used another white fish. I used a large baking potato, which I cut into eight long pieces, rubbed with olive oil, sprinkled with Penzey’s Mural seasoning, then baked on a parchment-lined baking sheet at 400F for 30 minutes, turning the pieces halfway through the time. I breaded two swai by first dredging them in 2 Tbs. of flour, then dipping them into ½ beaten egg with a bit of milk and some shakes of the Penzey’s Mural, then pressing them into ½ cup panko on each side. When the potatoes had baked for 30 minutes, I moved them around the sides of the pan, then put the two swai fillets in the center. I turned up the heat to 425F and baked for 15 minutes, then another 5 minutes (next time I will turn the pan halfway through for even browning. I thought the fish was a bit dry, but my husband thought it was fine. (Of course, he puts ketchup on fish and chips.) The swai is a bland taste, with just a bit of what my husband called catfish flavor. When I make it again, as I will need to use up the bag, I would like tartar sauce to go with mine.
My husband does not do well with lemon, so while there was a good looking recipe with a lemon sauce, I did not consider trying it.
This thread has made me think that it would be good to expand my fish repertoire. Salmon continues to be my favorite. I usually pivot to salmon and couscous with some spice because I know that my husband will eat it. I did try a salmon with vegetables parchment packet, but he was underwhelmed.
On Monday I made another batch of maple granola.
I promised my husband waffles for Sunday breakfast, so I made the Cornmeal-Pumpernickel Rye waffles in the King Arthur Whole Grain baking book. I used 75% medium grind cornmeal and 25% fine ground. As Bob’s Red Mill is no longer selling the fine ground, I am moving toward using the medium ground. I let the batter sit for 15 minutes to soften the cornmeal. I halved the salt and used 1/3 cup canola oil rather than 6 Tbs. butter. We ate the waffles with Chocomouse’s maple syrup. Yum! Our dog, who loves waffles, got little crispy bits without syrup. I froze six for future quick breakfasts.
We were out of bread, so on Sunday afternoon, I baked two loaves of my Sunflower Oat Wheat Bread. (I have posted the recipe at Nebraska Kitchen.) I substituted in ½ cup high-gluten flour (trying to use it up) for that much bread flour and used olive oil. I also reduced the sunflower seeds to 2/3 cup, which my husband prefers. We will cut into one loaf tomorrow, and the other will be wrapped and frozen tonight.
As I had the oven on for the bread, I baked a Blood Orange Yogurt Loaf, a recipe that I adapted from Taste of Home, where it is ascribed to a blog titled “How Sweet Eats.” I replaced 1/3 AP flour with barley flour and used nonfat Greek yogurt, a tub of which I am trying to use up. I only had 3 Tbs. of blood orange juice, left over from the icing I made for the frozen Blood Orange Cake which we have now devoured, so I used 2 Tbs. in the cake and added 2 Tbs. water. I also had no zest to add. The original recipe uses ½ cup melted coconut oil. I have used canola oil in the past, but this time I used avocado oil. I will make a thick glaze tomorrow with the remaining tablespoon of juice.
Dinner on Sunday night made use of leftover roast chicken. I sauteed sliced mushrooms in olive oil, then added 1 tsp. reconstituted dry Penzey’s onion that I mixed with a half cup of gravy that I made with the chicken pan drippings. I added a bag of frozen broccoli florets, then added 8 oz. cooked rigatoni and a bit of the pasta water. I grated parmesan cheese over it, along with some freshly round black pepper. We have enough for dinner tomorrow.
Oh, Navlys--what an ordeal!
For lunch on Saturday, and into next week, I made the Penzey’s recipe for Chickpea and Spinach Stew, using tomato sauce I froze at the end of last summer. I cut the cumin to ¼ tsp. and the cayenne to a dash. I also added ½ tsp. baking soda to reduce acidity. I cooked ½ cup bulgur, then combined it with the stew at the end. Between the tomatoes, the spices, and the chickpeas, it is not a recipe my husband can eat, hence I have it for lunches.
I made broth this afternoon from the bones from the chicken we had earlier this week.
Dinner tonight is more leftover roast chicken, the rest of the sweet potatoes roasted (won't keep in this weather), and a salad of mixed greens, carrot, and mushrooms.
It was 86F today.
I roasted more sweet potato pieces to go with leftover chicken. We also microwaved fresh broccoli.
For dinner on Thursday, I roasted a chicken, and I roasted sweet potatoes tossed in olive oil in my countertop oven. We had a mixed greens and mushroom salad. Dessert was the chocolate blood orange cake that I froze in February, with icing made from blood orange juice I had frozen. Just a tablespoon of the juice makes a lovely pink icing.
I also made another batch of yogurt.
An Excellent, loaf, Mike!
On Wednesday, I baked my Whole Wheat Sourdough Cheese Crackers from dough that I made up last week.
To go with leftover pea soup on Monday, I again baked my adaptation of the KABC Dutch Oven Dinner Rolls. I adapted the recipe further by making it 2/3 whole wheat and increasing the water slightly. Although they are a bit less light in texture, we both like them.
Twice I have had a reaction to cream that was produced with a CO2 foamer and put atop a coffee drink--once at a coffee shop and once at Olive Garden. It did not happen all the time, but I nixed the whipped cream after the second experience.
My husband has been working hard sanding and applying polyurethane coats to bookcases that we had built for the study, since we could not find any bookcases that fit the need and were solid wood. Our contractor will install them next week. To thank my husband, I baked a cherry pie on Saturday night. I used my oil-buttermilk crust, the filling recipe from Baking Illustrated (from Cooks Illustrated), my adaptation of the streusel topping from Carol Walter’s pie book, as well as my adaptation of her technique from her Blueberry Streusel pie. I used three jars of Dark Morella cherries that we found at Aldi’s earlier this year. (I have another three jars in the pantry). These are equivalent to those I used to get at Trader Joe’s whenever I was near one. For the streusel, I replaced 1/3 cup melted butter with 1 Tbs. melted butter and 3 Tbs. avocado oil. We will cut into the pie for dessert tomorrow.
On Saturday I made a large pot (1 ½ times my usual recipe) of split pea soup with ham, carrots, celery, and dehydrated onion (the last in deference to my husband). I seasoned it with thyme and marjoram. It as a good meal for a cool, overcast day with a few dribbles of rain. We have plenty to eat throughout the next week.
I seem to recall that Skeptic does not have a stand mixer. The member whose mixer is out for repairs is Italian Cook.
Mike--are these the tomato plants that had the iron deficiency earlier?
We have lettuce coming up in the garden. The snow peas have also started to come up. We had a week of temperature getting into the frost/freeze zone at night, so the tomato and pepper plants are still in the house.
My husband saved some seed from the honeynut butternut squash that I bought at the farmers' market last year. We will try planting some and see what happens.
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