Boyfriend- 😕Me- 😕 Not bad for a basic potato soup, but I prefer Julia Child’s recipe. This does the job of having a comforting bowl of potatoes on a cold winter day, but it needs more flavor. The parsley doesn’t really add anything other than questionably colored leaves in the soup. Chives on top would…
Category: Lunch
Bean and Coconut Soup
Yum, Yum, Yum! This was so good. This is a recipe from Tanzania according to my cookbook and I loved it. I’m a beans gal and this is a perfect way to highlight beans with a buttery, coconut-y soup. Along with a piece of buttered bread, I did a little dance eating this. I’m working…
Cajun Beans and Couscous
🙂. Yum! This is a night and light lunch (or dinner) that is super easy to make and take to work. I added the rest of the Steam-Fried Zucchini Halves for some extra veggies and to use the leftovers. I also added a nice heap of spicy salsa for extra flavor. I deviated from the…
Basic Green Salad
Me- 😕 The recipe called for just greens, olive oil and vinegar with a garlic clove rubbed into a bowl. I omitted the garlic clove. I used Champagne vinegar and Romaine lettuce and added marinated tomatoes and Parmesan cheese. Nothing super impressive. Just literally a basic salad. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/677623/the-complete-mediterranean-cookbook-gift-edition-by-americas-test-kitchen/
Classic Gazpacho
Me- ☹️ Hard pass. I knew I wasn’t going to like this but I wanted to try if I’ve just had bad gazpachos in the past. I think the conclusion is that I just don’t like gazpacho. Cold veggies floating in cold tomato soup is not the dish for me. The only good thing is…
Shrimp Salad with Creamy Mint Dressing
The original recipe called for the dressing to be a Creamy Dill Dressing, but I’m not a super big fan of dill so used mint instead. Other than that, I pretty much kept the recipe the same. I would recommend including some sort of carb along with the salad, since I don’t feel like I…
White Beans
We’re currently experiencing lots of frozen rain and ice in VA so a big bowl of salty beans is super comforting right now. I had a bag of Great Northern beans in my pantry and wanted to try a recipe from a new cookbook my sister sent me. The beans were cooked with salt pork…
Shallot-Thyme Vinaigrette
I’ve made this vinaigrette before. It’s oily, acidic and the shallots almost taste like pickled onions. It’s so good. I used the vinaigrette and made myself a dinner salad with Spring Mix, goat cheese, avocado, pepperoni and dried cranberries. So yummy
Baby Spinach Salad with Dates and Almonds
This is a lovely salad to have as a lunch. My favorite part of this salad wasn’t even included in the title. I enjoyed the pita fried in butter and oil that were later coated in sumac to create delicious middle eastern croutons. This salad could be great as a side salad, or dressed up…
Watercress and Chickpea Soup with Rosewater and Ras el hanout
The star of this dish is the vegetables roasted in ras el hanout. Without it the soup itself is very healthy and floral tasting since it’s made of watercress and spinach. The soup is a little thin and okay, but when the ras el hanout seeps into the soup, WOW! The spice adds a little…
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