I am going with the same excuse as Varaile....we have had a very busy and mostly good summer so I have not been on line as much nor keeping track of what I have been cooking. This week was extremely crazy with son #2 and his girlfriend heading back to school (left today with a caravan of 2 cars, u-haul, a truck, and lots of strong men and I am just glad I stayed home to hold down the fort!!
). And the icing on the cake, was that early this past week, he and his girlfriend were at a park and while they were away from their car, it was broken into. Both of their wallets were taken from the glove compartment and she had also just gotten the car this summer. Fortunately, not much in the wallets, but we had to deal with replacing drivers license and canceling ATM cards etc...
Anyway....enough drama. Off the top of my head, a few things that I have made recently (some old and some new) that were good:
-Creamy Tomato Tortellini Soup with summer vegetables and Hot Italian Turkey Sausage-I made up a template for this soup so you could vary with any veggies or protein. It was really good. I used fresh corn, summer squash, and kale for this pot along with the usual aromatics.
-Mediterranean Baked Eggplant Ziti Casserole-https://www.themediterraneandish.com/baked-rigatoni-with-tomatoes-and-eggplant/
Decent and hearty
-Salmon Lasagna-Robert Irvine. I make this every summer with fresh garden herbs and tomatoes. I also make my own lasagna sheets for this lasagna. It's excellent. I don't season the salmon with cajun seasoning like he does. I use other seasonings since we are not cajun fans.
-Pesto Chicken Tortellini Soup-Me
-Eggplant Parmesan stuffed Portobello Mushrooms-very good. Served over homemade fettuccine and marinara. Essentially a thickly sliced eggplant round, grilled, and then placed inside grilled portobello cap layered with cheese, sauce, and fresh basil. Yum!
Homemade veggie burgers-Inspired taste-really enjoyed these topped with provolone, caramelized onions, and any sauce/dressing you like
-Vegetables Parmesan-Giada-this is another one that I make every year but it is all for me so I froze some of it. I love this casserole but DH is not a fan of fennel so he does not care for it.
-Lentil Hummus-excellent
-Htipiti-a Greek dip of roasted red peppers and feta-good but a bit spicy. Will tone that down next time. I also cut the feta in half and it was plenty for my taste
Green Goddess Dressing-used lots of fresh herbs from my yard and anchovies!! Excellent. I used it on salads but it would be excellent as a chicken marinade before grilling.
-Habas Verdes Con Queso-Moosewood-Excellent. Basically dried, cooked large limas in a creamy Mexican spiced tomato sauce. I used Christmas Limas.
-Elephant Ears-a treat for DH which I will have to try again. Turned out good but not exactly right as their was a misprint in the recipe that I copied on line. I caught it before I had to scrap the dough but it did affect the final texture of the dough a bit so I will try again the right way.
Other tried and trues I recall making recently:
-Caponata-Cook's Illustrated
-Ciambotta-Cook's Illustrated
-Stacked Roasted Vegetable Enchiladas-Andrea Chesman (made today for next week)
-Broccoli Chicken Noodle Soup
Also made some baby back ribs in the Instant Pot for DH for when I had the Vegetables Parmesan he does not like. First time trying this in IP and came out fall off bone tender. He liked them. I guess I made (and remembered a lot more than I thought!!!)
Karen