Food Notes
I found a recipe for chocolate souffle for two that you can put in the fridge until you are ready to bake it, and is trivially dairy-free. Hmmmm. :)
Tonight's dinner was a success, despite not really being sure what I was going to do almost up to when I was actually cooking.
Salsa Grilled Chicken with Avocado and Cilantro
I marinated boneless, skinless chicken breasts in Penzey's Salsa Seasoning, with some olive oil and lemon juice. "Grilled" them on the "Griddler". They were topped with some of the "guacamole" from Costco and fresh cilantro. I think we all ate more than we needed. ;)
Mexican Rice
1 2/3 cups rice, 1 14-oz can diced tomatoes, two small canned chopped green chiles. Plus 2 1/2 (ish) cups water and a little chicken stock concentrate and some cumin. It needed more salt or chicken flavor, but ok.
Apple and Pumpkin Seed Salad
baby arugula blend
red peppers
cucumbers
fuji apple
roasted, salted pumpkin seed from the bulk area at WFM
"spiced apple dressing"
Spiced Apple Dressing
6T olive oil
2T+1tsp cider vinegar
2T apple cider
Emulsify. I should have salted and peppered but I forgot. It did want it to bring out the flavors. I only had some cold, mulled cider, so I used that. I think that was the secret, really. I ended up adding a bit more cider and vinegar to punch up the tang and the flavor a bit. It was too olive oily. Very yummy. It makes too much for how much salad I had, but it'll keep in the fridge.
Tonight's dinner was a success, despite not really being sure what I was going to do almost up to when I was actually cooking.
Salsa Grilled Chicken with Avocado and Cilantro
I marinated boneless, skinless chicken breasts in Penzey's Salsa Seasoning, with some olive oil and lemon juice. "Grilled" them on the "Griddler". They were topped with some of the "guacamole" from Costco and fresh cilantro. I think we all ate more than we needed. ;)
Mexican Rice
1 2/3 cups rice, 1 14-oz can diced tomatoes, two small canned chopped green chiles. Plus 2 1/2 (ish) cups water and a little chicken stock concentrate and some cumin. It needed more salt or chicken flavor, but ok.
Apple and Pumpkin Seed Salad
baby arugula blend
red peppers
cucumbers
fuji apple
roasted, salted pumpkin seed from the bulk area at WFM
"spiced apple dressing"
Spiced Apple Dressing
6T olive oil
2T+1tsp cider vinegar
2T apple cider
Emulsify. I should have salted and peppered but I forgot. It did want it to bring out the flavors. I only had some cold, mulled cider, so I used that. I think that was the secret, really. I ended up adding a bit more cider and vinegar to punch up the tang and the flavor a bit. It was too olive oily. Very yummy. It makes too much for how much salad I had, but it'll keep in the fridge.