Well file this under D for disappointment. It wasn’t bad, it just wasn’t what I was expecting. It was hearty and had a pretty good kick, but I was expecting a richer flavor with the roasted peppers in it. The quinoa added a nice unique texture, but again it felt off. Maybe if it was called quinoa and pepper vegetable stew, it would have been better. Aya really liked though.
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Japanese chicken hamburg, roasted broccoli, gyoza soup, nappa cabbage salad, and rice. Aya’s mom made this chicken dish when we were in Japan and I wanted to attempt making it back home. Ellie’s birthday was the perfect opportunity. Aya’s dad translated the recipe for me so I could figure it out. All-in-all, I think it came out great. It didn’t have the same flare as my mother-in-laws, but I was very pleased with the outcome. And Ellie at everything except the broccoli. And wanted more!
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Japanese Chicken Hamburg
2 lbs ground chicken
1 bunch of green onions finely chopped
1 renkon (Japanese root vegetable)
1 lemon
1 daicon radish
salt, pepper, and soy sauce
Grate renkon and mix with ground chicken. Add green onions, salt and pepper. Mix thoroughly. I made 12 patties with this amount. Heat olive oil in pan (about 1 Tbp)Â and cook patties until fully cooked. Grate daicon and apply as garnish. Squeeze lemon slice over daicon, add a little bit of soy sauce.
Pasta with roasted butternut squash and a side of roasted broccoli. This was a plain simple dish, but considering how butternut squash is in my top three favorite vegetables, this was fantastic! The roasted squash was so rich in flavor it really didn’t need a bunch of extra stuff. This would make a great side dish too.
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Chunky vegetarian chili, and black bean and cheese quesadillas. Continuing with chili month, this was a simple vegetarian chili. As far as chilis go, I give this one a solid B. It didn’t have anything that gave it an extra special factor. It was just okay.
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Pan grilled ginger honey pork tenderloin, sauteed spinach, and quinoa with dried apricots and cinnamon. I realized the few reviews this recipe had weren’t all that great after I started cooking. I don’t see why they gave it bad reviews though. It took longer than 15 minutes to cook like the recipe said, but it was tender and the ginger honey glaze was great. I let it marinate for a few hours too and I doubled the sauce. I don’t have a grill pan so I just used a regular pan. This was easy and tasted great. Aya loved it too.
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