Sauteed shrimp with sherry and chilis over brown rice, a side of roasted broccoli, and a garden salad. I messed up a few steps in the cooking process, but this was a great dish. It seems there is a poblano pepper shortage right now too, so I used just a green pepper instead. I’d like to try this again with the poblano pepper.
Ground turkey and tofu, rice, and a garden salad. This recipe called for green peas, but you could use anything really. I think broccoli or asparagus would have been a nice way to go. All-in-all, it was a nice solid recipe.
Easter dinner at my folks house is always a feast. We only eat these things once or twice a year, so it’s always a great treat. Today’s dinner consisted of smoked and fresh kielbasa, pierogis, ham, carrots, cole slaw, Polish sauerkraut, deviled eggs, homemade honey wheat bread, homemade challah bread, and a sponge cake with orange curd for dessert. My brother made the carrots, and I made the cake. My mom handled the rest. That’s good eatin’. For those that celebrate, hope you all had a great Easter.
Tempeh and green bean stir-fry with peanut sauce, and rice. This dish was easy, quick, and tasty. I’m not a huge fan of tempeh though. I think it’s like the beef jerky of the vegetarian world. You could easily substitute the tempeh for tofu, or any other meat.
Tilapia with citrus vinaigrette, green beans with bacon, and couscous. The green beans were pretty straight forward and quite delicious. A nice change from the regular boring steamed green beans. I wasn’t a big fan of the citrus vinaigrette on the fish though. Which could be my fault. I cooked the fish in the same pan as the bacon without washing it first. It was turkey bacon and there wasn’t much drippings left in the pan after it cooked. I thought it’d be okay. Maybe not. Also, it called for sherry vinegar, which I didn’t have and have never used, so I used red wine vinegar instead. Maybe that’s enough to mess it up, maybe not? Either way, I thought it was just okay. Actually, a little less than okay.