There’s a whole range of acceptable / desirable textures for turnip cake, and it turns out I prefer mine on the softer side, while these were a bit firm so I’ll be experimenting further.
Didn’t stop me from nibbling away, though…
Looking at the pics on their site, the shrimp portion looked very generous (12 per plate) - then I scrolled down to ingredients and saw it’s 10oz of shrimp for 2 servings. The raw pic and skillet look right, and yet the plated portion somehow doubled, lol.
I used to enjoy looking through Blue Apron and Hello Fresh for ideas, though I’ll admit I didn’t particularly enjoy the process of cooking from the kits. Every so often, I think I should try it again when I lose inspiration.
I get frustrated because the recipes take shortcuts that sacrifice flavor and traditional technique. The portions are OK but I agree that photo is misleading. I seek out kits to shake me out of my routine and introduce new ideas. I don’t find the ingredients themselves all that helpful - I still have to go shopping. And I don’t like the pressure to cook ingredients before they go bad - everything is fresh and needs to be used… yesterday. I might do one more order and call it quits.
You’re not missing anything. To me they tasted like Hawaiian punch mixed with a lot of rum! I used to have a couple of Hurricane glasses, but I finally got rid of them because of the bad memories!
Stir fried bitter melon
Red amaranth leaves soup
Yam leaves tossed with soy sauce, white wine vinegar and minced garlic
Stir fry of julienned pork, bell peppers and bamboo shoots and pickled radishes
Decided to make a kid-pleasing meal tonight: bacon, hot dogs, and onions roasted over doctored baked beans. Caprese-ish salad with garden grape tomatoes, flatbread with oo, and green salad with CSA veg. All tasty.
I’ll keep that in mind. We’ve had 4 days of rain and high winds, with some minor flooding, remnants of Ian so Hurricanes have been taking up too much space in my life.
Last night we had a wicked wind storm. Power was knocked out for 6 hours. I didn’t want to open the fridge, so I boiled some pasta on my butane camp stove and opened a jar of Ragu. Not the best dinner, but it was a hot meal. My girlfriend & I ate dinner by battery powered lantern and listened to an old (battery powered) radio. The power came back on just before midnight, at which point we opened the freezer and had ice cream for dessert.
I combined @cristina’s chili with @christinaM’s hot dogs. A chili dog on a baguette, chips, pickles and olives. There was also Bombay Bloodies. Chili was a leftover from last week. My son and family spent my birthday week with me and one day my grandson made a big pot of chili, perfect for a cold, foggy day.
Another fall-harvest, roasted-veggie dinner. Home-smoked kurobuta pork belly, sugar pumpkin, gold potatoes, carrots and green beans. A little homemade applesauce.
Vegetable curry with potatoes, cauliflower, chickpeas, peas and a sauce made from diced tomatoes, curry powder, garam masala, ginger, chili, garlic and little bit of coconut milk. Served over rice
