I have made many recipes from my birthday cookbook and rather than putting each in its own post, here they are up to this point:
Stuffed Onions
Rating: 4
Note: Daughter said that the only thing that
would have made them better is if they were
deep fried.
Saffron Cauliflower
Rating: 3
Note: Kidss ate the whole thing without sharing.
Eggplant Tricolore
Rating: 4
Note: this is my kids’ rating, I think I would have given it a 3
.
Very full tart
Rating: 3
Note: Need to use an extra egg. I forgot to add the peppers!
Cucumber salad with smashed garlic and ginger
Rating: 3
Note: marinate, marinate, marinate.
Stuffed Portobello
Rating: 3
Note: almost too much sun dried tomatoes and I couldn’t find Taleggio cheese.
Lentils with Broiled Eggplant
Rating: 3
Note: double the lentils.
Eggplant croquettes
Rating: 4
Note: Anything deep fried will be consumed.
Asparagus Vichyssoise
Rating: 4
Note: We ate it warm rather than chilled
as the recipe had called for.
Eggplant with Buttermilk Sauce
Rating: 4
Note: Daughter would have preferred it served warm.
Son said that I did a good job making it look like the cover of the cookbook.
I also made – but didn’t take pictures of:
- Spicy Moroccan Carrot Salad. Rating: 3
- Smokey Fritta. Rating: 4
- Green Pancakes with Lime Butter. Rating: 4 (these were highly praised)
Things I learned:
- Oooh, I like roasting eggplant on the stove. I’ve roasted pepper on the stove forever but never thought of roasting eggplant. Works really well and you get a consistent product at the end.
- Using parchment paper instead of foil. Again an eggplant notation but I like how the eggplant comes out better than using foil.
Nothing received less than a 3, all were happy and full.
