Cooking
Brown Butter Chicken Stew with Cranberry-Parsley Dough Boys: This is the second recipe I ever posted on my site and wow, those photos. I remember that day, the sun had just got down but I was taking the stew to a friend's place for dinner so I had to take pictures then. Despite its appearance, this recipe is soooo good. I’m going to update the structure of the post and the photos in the next few weeks but yumm, this was hearty and delicious on a cold night. Glow-up photo here:
Other things I cooked:
Chia seed pudding: I had some coconut milk leftover from last weekend’s curry so I mixed in chia seeds, maple syrup and a pinch of salt for a breakfast pudding. Topped with cara cara oranges and almond slices.
Baked pasta with meatballs & ricotta: I will eventually post this as its own recipe, but I followed the same ratios as my glazed chicken meatballs, swapping in ground beef, and then garlic powder, onion powder, dried basil and dried oregano as the seasonings. Tossed al dente rigatoni and cooked meatballs with marinara and baked in the oven topped with fresh, local ricotta.
Mocha Almond Cookies: from the archives of my site. My mom said “these are the best cookies!” this week, which like, obviously she’s biased, but I think that’s a sign you should try them.
My Nanny’s lemon loaf: had fun reading through old recipe cards this weekend - will type up my grandmother’s lemon loaf recipe for the site this week.
Leek, mushroom and camembert quiche: but swapped grated asiago for the camembert because that’s all we had on hand. Delicious Sunday brunch!
Indian-Ish spread: I don’t have my Priya Krishna cookbook home but was able to find these recipes from it online: Saag feta, Roasted aloo gobi, Roti pizza with cilantro chutney. So so good, so flavourful, and a nice switch-up!
Drinking
Twining’s Lady Grey tea: the grocery store only had this “lady grey” tea and it seemed like a joke BUT apparently it was invented in the 90s as a “lighter” tasting earl grey (v exciting Wikipedia page here). It’s delightful as an afternoon tea, I really love it!
Reading
The Power of a Meal Shared, While Separated. I felt a lot in this article, in mourning life pre-pandemic and reflecting on what it means to share food now.
Following
@Rebekahpeppler: I follow her for the cocktail inspiration, and to daydream of life in Paris.
Listening
Holly Humberstone’s Vanilla, Stairwell version. One of my most listened to songs last year and now a stripped-down version to put on repeat!
Using
My cast iron pan. Lodge brand is my favourite budget-friendly cast-iron brand. I have both their cast iron and Dutch oven in Toronto and love them. Used the cast iron this week to get a nice browning on my chicken for the stew and to get my leeks perfectly buttery for my quiche this weekend. Finished the roasted aloo gobi in the pan as well, kept lots of texture to the veggies!
Thinking
Not at all food-related but wow that Oprah/Meghan/Harry interview!!!!
Laughing
Have a great week,
- Kaleigh