Hits & Misses July 2020 (648 views)

Erin-You did have a busy cooking month! I did as well but as usual....don't write them down so I will try to conjur them up from memory....again!

Excellent:
-Parmesan Turkey Burgers-Milk Street Kitchen (MSK)
-Grilled Salmon with Grill Roasted BBQ Onions-this was a mish mash recipe I put together. The onions were from Michael Symon's pandemic cooking show on Food TV Network but he made them on he grill to go over steak. We do not eat steak so I thought they might work over grilled salmon. And they did! I have been using the leftover onions on sandwiches with grilled portobello mushrooms for a vegetarian variation. Very good but next time I will cut back on the mustard a bit. I liked it but DH is not a big mustard fan so cutting back for him.
-Chicken Shawarma-Skinny taste blog. Used the chicken to make flatbread sandwiches with a garlicky yogurt sauce and was delicious!
-White Beans with Sage, Parmesan, and Fennel-MSK. This put me in bean heaven!! Love me my beans!
-Mexican Stewed Beans-MSK. Also a heavenly bean dish IMHO. I kept mine vegetarian and froze it that way but added a pit of   pulled pork to DH's.
-Peanut Butter Miso Cookies-MSK. I have been having fun doing a lot of recipes from MSK during this pandemic so I just started getting the magazine and everything I have tried has been really good. These were no exception. You could not specifically tell this had miso but it had a pleasant "there is something different" about these cookies (perhaps umami) taste to them. I sent some with my daughter on a weekend getaway at a private house with her friend and their family and they were a hit.
-Perfect Browned Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies-Cook's Illustrated
-Lasagna Soup-https://sweetcayenne.com/gluten-free-lasagna-soup/. I have made lasagna soup many times but this was a new recipe for for me and it turned out so good that I bought another carton of the roasted red pepper tomato soup to make it again sometime. I did make a few modifications but overall it was creamy (without the cream!) and delicious.
-Onion Herb Focaccia-? source
-BBQ Black Bean Soup-So good! soupaddict.com/black-bean-soup/. I cut back on the bacon (personal taste) and pureed a portion. 
-Hearty Chicken Vegetable Soup-https://www.supergoldenbakes.com/chicken-vegetable-soup/. Used a sweet potato instead of butternut squash and the fregola. Also used homemade stock which really made this shine.

Very Good:
-Oatmeal Molasses Banana Muffins-https://hornomx.com/2020/02/18/oat-molasses-muffins-with-banana-and-apple/. I made a few changes but overall a good hearty breakfast muffin
-Hearty Bran muffins-don't recall source but a good basic wheat bran muffin recipe I will repeat
-Chocolate Baked Oatmeal Cups
-Zucchini Ghanoush-Baba ghanoush but with grilled zucchini and it worked!! Plus it used up some of the abundance from the garden!



Good:
-Greek Baked Vegetables (Briam)-MSK-turned out a bit watery from all the fresh tomatoes but flavor was good and got better left over so worth making again with some modifications

To Be Determined:
-Rum Cake-Brown Eyed Baker-made this last weekend when my daughter was away aand froze for her 21st b-day next week as a surprise. Looked and smelled wonderful.

Erin Im trying the tofu/green bean stir fry tonight. I have beautiful green beans and lots of them.  

alas I wanted to try  polenta but the store  ( QFC) looked like a war zone and had no cornmeal or anything close. the bobs red mill section was almost empty.    even had trouble finding cider vinegar!    just do not know what products will be unavailable, no way to guess.   

I did not yet   buy an instant pot   but if I keep coming across things I eat that turn out well in it,  it might happen.  

Varaile-I grew up in Wisconsin and our family had a summer home in Northern Wisconsin. It was not in the Bayfield area but I spent one summer in Bayfield as a kid with my best friend who invited me to spend a vacation with them at a cabin they rented. brings back good memories! Such a beautiful area.

Also I would be interested in the salmon skewer recipe if it is not too much trouble. And I am glad you liked the pasta salad. That was my recommendation!!!

I thought of 2 more that I made this month that were winners. The first was a tried and true; the 2nd a new one for me:

Salmon Lasagna-Robert Irvine's recipe which I modify slightly but it is a repeater every summer when I have lots of fresh herbs to throw into it and I make homemade pasta.
Collard Green Posole-Milk Street Kitchen. The broth is thin but it is a very flavorful vegetarian posole and I enjoyed it so will definitely be a repeater for me.