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Recipes Made This Week
Southwestern Soup
Ham and Cheese Sandwich Loaf
Mashed Potato 'n' Parsnip
Tomato 'n' Corn Risotto
Spaghetti Squash Supreme
Carrots and Pearl Onions
Cherry Chocolate Bark
Chunky Fruit 'n' Nut Fudge
Jumbo Pumpkin Pecan Muffins
Tastes Like Thanksgiving Casserole
Monday I was planning to go to the store, but after unpacking and cleaning up, it didn't seem to happen, so I put together the Southwestern Soup with things I had on hand. It was pretty typical for a southwestern soup. Which means we loved it.
I managed to make it to the local grocery store on Tuesday to pick up the necessities, but I still didn't even have a menu planned for the week. Luckily, I remembered that there was another tasty sandwich recipes, so I picked up a loaf of Italian bread.
On Wednesday, I made the Ham and Cheese Sandwich Loaf and the Mashed Potatoes 'n' Parsnip.
I used a leftover sweet potato and red potatoes to make the mashed potatoes. It was sweet and fillings. So was the sandwich. We have all become fans of the hollowed, stuffed and baked sandwiches.
Thursday rolled around, and I still hadn't gone to the store, so I put together the Tomato and Corn Risotto. I used Orzo pasta instead of Arborito rice. It took a long time to coax it into absorbing the liquid, and I didn't get all of it in, but it was still ridiculously good. This was another recipe we argued over for the leftovers.
Friday came and I got my act together and drove the 30 minutes to the decent grocery store in my area. As a result, we had Spaghetti Squash Supreme on Friday with Carrots and Pearl Onions. Spaghetti squash was so easy to cut and carve. I was expecting something as hard as the butternut squash and pumpkin, but it only had a thin skin.
The casserole was more watery than I was expecting and needed a little salt. It was good, but not my favorite recipe so far.
The carrots and pearl onions were tasty. That was probably because there was bacon in it. And we all know, bacon makes things tasty. That's why it's a major taste vitamin.
Unfortunately, the only pearl onions I could find were pickled, so there was a strong vinegar flavor to the whole dish. The Husband enjoyed this, The Captain did not. He did eat the carrots, though which was huge for him. I would love to try this again with non-pickled pearl onions.
I made fudge and Cherry Chocolate Bark for Game Night on Friday. I've never made fudge before. I don't normally like it with nuts, to say nothing of fruit, but I liked this a lot. I did get worried making it that I was going to cook it too long, or that it was never going to set, but it did. And it was lovely. And it made a huge amount, so I gave half of it away on Game Night. Our friends who came over had family coming the next day and I was happy to help them out with there dessert needs.
I was unable to find cherry extract in the store, but I did find peppermint, so that substitution was a good decision. I am pretty much in love with peppermint. I'll take it over cherry any day. This bark was also a first for me, and the base layer set up too fast for me to do a good marbling effect on the top. I've never been good at marbling. I'm not sure how much more practice I'll get in this book, but I'll try to keep working on it after this year. Because I think you eat with your eyes first and it's important to have pretty looking desserts.
Saturday morning, I made the Pumpkin Muffins. I don't have giant muffin tins, so they were just regular sized. They weren't too memorable, but they made a good breakfast for the next week.
The Tastes like Thanksgiving Casserole was delicious. I used chicken instead of turkey, so it didn't really really taste like Thanksgiving, however it was delicious.
The Captain loved it, and we ate it for days.
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