Details here: https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1022439-strawberry-lemon-loaf-cake?smid=ck-recipe-iOS-share This was delicious. (May 2022)
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Potato salad with mustard dressing
This recipe called for fingerling potatoes, but based on our pantry, we used baby yukons. Details here: https://www.cookinglight.com/recipes/fingerling-potato-salad-mustard-vinaigrette In the end, we added 1 tsp Spanish sherry vinegar and a little more salt for brightness. (May 2022).
Whole orange snack cake
When I was a kid, my family loved an orange chiffon cake from our local bakery, Danish Bakers. Craving that childhood memory, we tried this NYT recipe for a whole orange snack cake: https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1022002-whole-orange-snack-cake?smid=ck-recipe-iOS-share We used a regular-sized naval orange. For the icing, we used the zest from the entire naval orange and about 2.5… Continue reading Whole orange snack cake
Vegetarian chipotle chili
We sought a plant-forward chili that used chipotle in adobo. Details here: https://healthynibblesandbits.com/chipotle-vegetarian-three-bean-chili/ Based on our pantry, we used white kidney beans instead of red. We prefer thicker chilis, so we used 2 1/4 cups chicken broth (instead of 3 cups). This easily could be vegetarian with vegetable broth. At the end of cooking, we… Continue reading Vegetarian chipotle chili
Low-fat parmesan sauce
We searched for a low-fat alternative to parmesan sauce: https://www.modernhoney.com/skinny-fettuccine-alfredo/ We used this as the parmesan sauce topping for baked pasta with store-bought marinara sauce. (May 2022)
Baked pasta with store-bought marinara
We tried this recipe: https://www.seriouseats.com/best-baked-ziti-parmesan-cream-recipe Our modifications: first, we used 1 lb (not 1.5 lb) whole wheat penne, 24 oz Rao's marinara sauce mixed with 8 oz no-salt tomato sauce, 8 oz shredded low-fat mozzarella, and 4 oz diced Monterey Jack cheese. Finding the parmesan sauce too fatty (heavy cream + parmesan), we tried a… Continue reading Baked pasta with store-bought marinara
Quick bolognese with store-bought marinara
We found this recipe that uses store-bought marinara as a base: https://themodernproper.com/easy-bolognese Our modifications: first, for meat we used 1 lb minced beef and 1 lb minced chicken. We also used 24 oz Rao's marinara sauce. Second, instead of heavy cream, we added 2 Tbsp unsalted butter at the end. Finally, we found the sauce… Continue reading Quick bolognese with store-bought marinara
Minced chicken Sloppy Joes
We had 1 lb minced chicken and made a healthy, vegetable-filled version of this classic dish. We tried this recipe: https://www.babaganosh.org/chicken-sloppy-joes/ For vegetables, we finely minced 1/2 bell pepper, 1 jalapeño pepper, 1 shallot, and 2 celery stalks. This was really tasty. (May 2022)
Mexican chicken meatball soup
We tried this recipe: https://mahatmarice.com/recipes/chicken-albondigas/ Our modifications: first, we added 1 medium zucchini, sliced into 1/2" quarters along with the meatballs. Second, we found the soup a little bland and added 1/2 tsp ground cumin, 1/2 tsp ground coriander, and 1/4 tsp allspice at the end. (May 2022)
Pakistani minced chicken with bell pepper (keema shimla mirch)
We tried this recipe: https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1023125-keema-shimla-mirch-ground-chicken-with-bell-peppers?smid=ck-recipe-iOS-share We followed the recipe exactly, including the order of cooking the aromatics, chicken, and spices. We used yellow bell pepper. This was very tasty. (Apr. 2022)
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