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Post by erin elizabeth on Sept 1, 2018 8:25:13 GMT -5
Still not feeling that great, as you can see from this list! I hope to be back on my game this month. But I still managed to win 2nd prize at the fair for Chocolate Espresso Cupcakes, which wasn't a new recipe. The zucchini cake might be a fair contender next year.
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8/8 Blueberry Upside-Down Cake (Saveur 7/15) Excellent cake—light. Brown sugar topping is crunchy—because of frozen blueberries?
8/4 Chocolate Sour Cream Zucchini Cake (Epicurious/The Harvest Baker) An all-around good cake. Zucchini disappears. 9x13 for 45 min, used glaze from cupcakes (6oz chocolate, ¼ c corn syrup, 4 oz butter, 1 tsp vanilla).
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8/28 Creamy Cucumber Salad with Carrot, Cilantro, and Cumin (CC J&J/12) Good—used only 1 scant tsp cumin and no cilantro. Just enough different. Liked crunch of unsalted cuke.
Fail!
8/26 Flourless Rhubarb-Almond Upside-Down Cake (MWL 3&4/17) Some egg white settled in the fruit and solidified. Cake was texture of a grain pudding, not cakey at all, even after 45 minutes in oven. |
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Post by karenw on Sept 1, 2018 18:29:35 GMT -5
Congratulations on your fair win, Erin!! But mostly....feel better SOON!!
I have not been keeping track of new recipes lately (bad me). I'll try better this month. Right now I have a lot of tomatoes coming in the garden so that has been a common theme. Today I made C.L's Tomato Gratin lasagna for DH and I later this week. I will report back later. I am also going to make a tomato bean herby ragu for me this week since I am a bean freak!! All fresh tomatoes and herbs from the garden so I hope it will be good.
Have a good week,
Karen
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Post by applecrisp1 on Sept 4, 2018 17:04:22 GMT -5
erin --- Thx for starting. And a big congrats to winning 2nd prize for those cupcakes. I've never been to fair, it sounds fun! I'm going to try the Creamy Cucumber Salad with Carrot, Cilantro, and Cumin. I love all those flavors. Hope you're feeling better!! Karen -- That lasagna sounds good. Oh how I wish I had a garden (this year I didn't even buy a basil plant from TJ's). I didn't keep track, but here's a few..... Blender Banana Bread -- not as good as my fav banana breads, but I do like that it uses all oats and no flour. And it used up some browning bananas so a total win. Greek Chicken Bowl (twopeasandtheirpod) --- I often make something similar, and didn't really follow but I did make some tzatziki as suggested which was a really good add. www.twopeasandtheirpod.com/greek-chicken-bowls/Crusty Baked Potatoes with Whipped Feta (Ina Garten) --- I made her Tomato Crostini with Whipped Feta (used less oil) for a party and then used some leftover in this Ina recipe (didn't. have the fresh thyme etc) barefootcontessa.com/recipes/crusty-baked-potatoes-with-whipped-fetat&t Spinach Chickpea and Quinoa Salad/budgetbytes -- great for lunches, upped the veggies. www.budgetbytes.com/spinach-chickpea-and-quinoa-salad/one of my all time favs --- www.budgetbytes.com/mediterranean-farro-salad-with-spiced-chickpeas/total fail Falafel recipe (ok sure it was baked and I know frying would taste better, but they were really bad) |
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Post by Varaile on Sept 16, 2018 7:17:22 GMT -5
Erin - Congrats on the Fair win and I hope you continue to feel better! I had two back to back vacations with an External Audit smooshed in the middle at work so August kinda passed in a blur. I'm still trying to catch up at home and work. The August Issue of Cooking Light really grabbed me, then September's issue was inspiring. I would have had one more recipe, a Thai Chicken pizza that used leftover shredded chicken from the French Roast Chicken, but I ran out of energy and time. Ckng Light Aug 18 Mushroom French Dip Sandwiches (very good!) Ckng Light Aug 18 Spicy Zucchini Salad Ckng Light Aug 18 Skillet Fajita Pitas Ckng Light Aug 18 Chicken and Vegetable kebabs Ckng Light Aug 18 Grilled chicken and orzo salad Ckng Lght Sept 18 Perfect Whole Wheat Berries Ckng Lght Sept 18 Wilted Spinach and Fried Egg Wheat Berry Bowls (I really liked this one) AllRecipes.com Zucchini Chips (fail) Ckng Light Sept 18 French Roast Chicken My full reviews and comments can be found here (in between the book and trip reviews): Scifi with a Dash of Paprika |
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Post by applecrisp1 on Sept 17, 2018 19:58:26 GMT -5
Great list Varaile. After checking out your blog, the CL grilled chicken and orzo salad has just been added to my plan -- sounds great and I have most of the ingredients on hand already. Thx for posting.
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