September 12, 2009 - Perogies with roasted red pepper sauce
Unfortunately the perogies aren't homemade, but the roasted red pepper sauce is! Do you like the garnish of bacon strips? Good thing we're not counting calories. Someday I want to make sweet potato perogies - had them at a restaurant once and they were awesome.
September 10, 2009 - Fettuccine Alfredo
Alfredo sauce was surprisingly quick to make! It almost takes just as long to heat up the store-bought alfredo sauce than it does to make your own. Basically cream, cheese, and butter (go dairy!) make this rich, creamy sauce. It would be even better with homemade pasta.. which reminds me my pasta machine is hiding somewhere in my kitchen cabinets..
September 9, 2009 - Shrimp and tofu with chili sauce
I've made this dish before a few times, but it actually didn't turn out well this time. I didn't realize I had run out of Chinese chili bean paste, so I used Korean chili bean paste instead. The Korean paste was more like miso so it ended up too salty...
September 6, 2009 - Apricot chicken with Balsamic Vinegar
September 5, 2009 - Biscotti Toscani
Slowly but surely getting more into baking. Baking is somewhat more "magical" than regular methods of cooking since you can't really tell how it's going to turn out until the end, and there's no adjusting once it's in the oven. Less room for error, but higher satisfaction when it comes out of the oven just like you imagined!
I'm especially pleased because my last attempt with biscotti resulted in 2 baking sheets full of burnt biscotti.
September 3, 2009 - Crab cakes with lemon caper aioli
Aioli sound like a fancy word that you only see on menus, but actually it's fairly simple to make! The fried capers in the aioli added a really nice touch. Interesting recipe for crab cakes though - I used up a whole box of Ritz crackers!
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