Lately, I have been cooking through a cook book I received back in March, Everyday Food: Fresh Flavor Fast. I won't back track and write up all the recipes I've made so far, but I will give a list of recommendations (and one non-recommendation) with page numbers. Also, for the things I cook from this book, I probably won't post pictures as a) I never remember to take them anyway and b) each recipe in the book has a picture and they look way better than mine! I recommend this book to anyone!
Recommendations:
Grilled Greek Chicken Kebabs with Mint-Feta Sauce p. 158
Also on this page is a recipe for Lemon and Pine-nut Rice, which is probably the best rice I have ever eaten in my entire life and so easy. This whole recipe was delicious and tasted like awesome takeout, but fresher!
Chicken, Edamame, and Noodle Stir-fry p. 131
This was another "tastes like takeout"winner and super simple. I couldn't find shelled edamame at my crappy Safeway, so I just boiled some unshelled edamame and served them as a side dish instead of putting it in the noodles.
Peach Buckle p. 321
I'm not big on sweets, but I do like desserts which include fresh fruit like pies and cobblers. I made this buckle with nectarines ( 2 nectarines) and blueberries (1 pint). The whole house smelled wonderful as it was baking and the cake was so moist! Doubles as an excellent breakfast!
Tilapia with Arugula and Tomatoes p. 234 with Roasted Herb Potatoes p. 284
At my crappy Safeway (sense a running theme here...?) they have these sacks of frozen individually vacuum packed tilapia filets. Tilapia is one of those great fishes that really just takes on the flavor of whatever you cook it with, so I'm always looking for new recipes. This one in particular was kind of a take on a chicken picatta-like sauce (wine and capers), served over wilted arugula and sauted grape tomatoes. Fantastic!
Non-Recommendation:
Stuffed Poblanos p. 258
After convincing the Wholefoods produce worker to give me the necessary 4th poblano that had one small blemish, I attempted this recipe. The spicy tomato sauce which the stuffed poblanos roasted in was very good, but the stuffed poblanos were not very good at all. Perhaps I just don't like poblanos, or perhaps the Wholefoods produce worker knew what he was trying to save me from. In any case, I wouldn't recommend this recipe.
Stay tuned for more recipes from this book!
