I didn't have to work for this entire time period, but travel and parties were frequent so where we ate is all over the place. I'm pleased to say that the number of days added up correctly. After this, analysis.

Sunday, December 22 - I tapped 660 Curries for the "Sesame Shrimp with Bell Peppers in a Tamarind Sauce. It was fine, but not spectacular ( Read more... )

M and I went to Toledo for the weekend to visit the art museum and the zoo. Other than that, there was plenty of home cooking.

Monday, December 16 - I hit the current December 2019 Eating Well for the Chicken & Vegetables with Creamy Coconut Noodles, which was a Thai-inspired soup. This was good but not fantastic, especially once we added the ( Read more... )

This week started the major holiday party rounds for the year, with three. Probably not coincidentally, I've put a bit of weight on this week ( Read more... )

M and I went on a long road trip from Friday to Monday to attend my cousin Phil's wedding. As such, the covered time period was heavy on cooking early and heavy on eating out late.

Sunday, December 1 - I made the vegetarian Hoppin‘ John with Orange Bell Peppers from the November/December 2016 Eating Well for dinner. Somehow, that was the first ( Read more... )

We closed out November with a birthday (ok, technically three of them), plus Thanksgiving and and a brand new Middle Eastern deli a short walk from my house.

Sunday, November 24 - For dinner, I made the Creamy Tomato Soup with Tortellini for the second time this year.

I followed this up with my second batch of Chocolate Chip Cookies on the year ( Read more... )

More birthday related dining led to a higher than usual number of restaurants. I've had worse problems.

Sunday, November 17 - As a conclusion to M's birthday weekend, I made her favorite recipe, which is the Pan Seared Sea Scallops from 660 Curries. It was the second time this year I had made them, and they are still her favorite ( Read more... )

This week featured a lot of cooking followed by some birthday outings for M.

Sunday, November 10 - My parents and I went to Sunday morning brunch tied to the bar mitzvah from the day before. It involved lox and bagels and leftover desserts from the party the day before. I can dig it ( Read more... )

It's another week, with another set of recipes, including one really good new one.

Sunday, November 3 - A long time ago I somehow got this Chicken Pot Pie recipe sent to me in paper format. It came out good, so it's been an occasional meal ever since. It worked well again on Sunday night. The dogs like it because they usually get pieces of boiled ( Read more... )

I am currently figuring out the best way to structure my resolutions for next year to best support reducing the number of times I eat out. I'm also wondering how much utility I get from making all these new recipes, given that I probably already have a sufficiently large pool of favorites that I wouldn't get bored any time soon. In the meantime, ( Read more... )

When I originally started this project, I had some idea of seeing how often I repeated recipes. Of course, once observed, everything changes. I suspect I'm making more of an effort to make new recipes because I'm writing them down. I'm not sure that is making me a better cook. While I do try new techniques in the recipe calls for them, it's hardly ( Read more... )