Odds 'n Ends
March 4, 2019 11:30 AM
Egg Drop Soup from Souped Up Recipes
My sister actually made this to eat with the bánh xèo, which was nice because the pancakes took a while to cook. It was delicious.
One Pan Roasted Kielbasa and Cabbage Dinner from Budget Bytes
This recipe claims to serve 4, but I doubled it and I don't even think that amount served 4 because I got one meal out of it and my sister got two meals out of it. Maybe that just means it was that good.
Cheesy Scallion Stuffed Jalapeños from Budget Bytes
We had jalapeños that had been sitting in the fridge for too long, so I needed to make something that would use up all of them. Aldi was out of scallions though! Why does this keep happening? I also completely forgot to buy sour cream. It still tasted good though, especially because we added breadcrumbs. And we paired this with other foods that didn't really make any sense, but whatever.
Bánh Xèo
March 3, 2019 10:20 AM
My friend came over and we tried to make Bánh Xèo. We used this recipe from Hungry Huy. Here is a progression of how things went as we tried to make yellow pancakes.
Attempt #1
We poured too much batter in this.
Attempt #2
I don't know, we probably still used too much batter again. And the heat may have been too high.
Attempt #3 & #4
Heeey, look the third one didn't totally fall apart. And I think we finally figured out that the meat and onions needed to be on only one side of the pan, so it was easier to fold the pancake in half.
Many attempts later...
Yeah! We finally made it look nice! I'll have to make this again in the future, but I'll probably see if I can find a different recipe. Or at least cook the meat separately from the pancake.
Oh yeah, we had extra batter so we cooked the rest of the pancakes the next day.
Meatballs and Veggies
February 27, 2019 11:30 AM
We're running low on veggies again. I don't know how we eat them so quickly.
Yesterday we made Beef Kofta Meatballs with Roasted Vegetables from Budget Bytes. The veggies we roasted were a zucchini, a pint of grape tomatoes, a red onion, and a head of broccoli. We should really double the veggies from now on. Also, roasting for 40 minutes is waaaay too long. Next time I think I'll roast for maybe 20 minutes and then broil for a few minutes.
I really like the flavor of these meatballs though. The recipe said to cook half at a time, but my sister was convinced all 16 meatballs would fit in the pan at once. She was right, but flipping them was kind of a struggle for me.
We barely had any vegetables left over! I need to restock again.
Shrimp Fajitas
February 26, 2019 11:30 AM
I made shrimp fajitas for my mom when she visited, but my sister wasn't there so I had to make it again.
I saw this Adobo Shrimp Fajitas recipe while browsing How Sweet Eats, and saved it in my head as one of the recipes I wanted to try out. When my mom asked me to whip up something for lunch for her I thought it was a great opportunity to try it.
It was really good, but I think the shrimp needed a little more salt. And one pound of shrimp is not enough for four people. It's a good thing I doubled the recipe and had lots of veggies left over. When I made this for my sister and friend, we added guacamole and roasted sweet potatoes.
I love eating things wrapped in tortillas.
We really like dumplings
February 25, 2019 11:30 AM
We just keep making them and eating them!
Dumplings are just such a good lazy meal. I'll usually make a batch of about 100 and then have about 8 meals of dumplings in the freezer that I can just take out and cook. Since I try to also consume a decent amount of veggies, I made Budget Byte's Thai Cucumber Salad.
We also had dumplings twice when my mom was here! My sister even made the wrappers from scratch. I don't think that's something I'd ever do if she weren't here.
And speaking of dumpling-like things, we also took the rest of that huge batch of mashed potatoes and turned them into pierogies. We threw mozzarella cheese in it just because we had some. Yeah, it tasted weird. It wasn't too bad though.