2015 | Rebekah and Wendy’s Cooking Adventures

A night out to the Silk Road

Wed, 05 Sep 2018 19:48:30 -0400

Wendy and I took a night off from cooking and went to the Uzbek restaurant in Pikesville. We had osh (pilov), samsa, pilmeny, and chai, and I felt like I was back in Tashkent! Yum.

Cherry pork tenderloin with roasted potatoes and kale (October 29, 2015)

Sat, 11 Nov 2017 15:01:28 -0500

Making good use of the fall vegetables. The cherry pork tenderloin recipe is from Epicurious.

https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/spiced-pork-tenderloin-with-cherry-thyme-pan-sauce

Butternut squash lasagna (September 1, 2015)

Sat, 11 Nov 2017 14:59:35 -0500

We weren’t sure if butternut squash alone would be satisfying in a meatless lasagna. We were completely won over (it might have been the bechamel sauce). This is one of the only recipes we’ve made twice! Recipe courtesy of Martha Stewart:

https://www.marthastewart.com/857657/roasted-butternut-squash-lasagna#Butternut%20Squash%20Recipes%7C/275653/butternut-squash-recipes/@center/276955/seasonal-produce-recipe-guide%7C857657

Salmon in tomato-vodka sauce, coconut kale, and little French fudge cakes :) (August 5, 2015)

Sat, 11 Nov 2017 14:57:34 -0500

This was a cooking night with special guest Melanie. We forgot to cook the pasta that was supposed to go with the tomato-vodka salmon, but decided it was delicious anyway, even without the pasta.

PENNE WITH TOMATO VODKA SAUCE

Ingredients:

1 Tablespoon butter

1 Tablespoon Olive oil

1 small onion chopped

1 (29 oz.) can crushed tomatoes

1 cup whipping cream

¼ cup vodka

¼ teaspoon red cayenne pepper

1 lb. penne pasta, al dente

Salt and pepper (to taste)

Several handfuls fresh spinach

Freshly grated Parmesan cheese

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Flatbread and salad (May 13, 2015)

Sat, 11 Nov 2017 14:55:55 -0500

We used lots of spring vegetables on the flatbread. We almost dumped it right onto the kitchen floor while taking a selfie with it. Apparently we decided the salad wasn’t worth taking a picture of.

Chicken verjus (April 9, 2015)

Sat, 11 Nov 2017 14:54:17 -0500

Chicken verjus recipe from Blue Apron:

https://www.blueapron.com/recipes/pan-roasted-chicken-verjus-with-pearled-barley-mushrooms-a-la-grecque

Harvest soup (gingery sweet potato soup) (January 22, 2015)

Sat, 11 Nov 2017 14:47:33 -0500

For this cooking night, the soup featured as the main course. The ginger and coconut milk added to the flavor!

Recipe from Cooking Cute (http://www.cookingcute.com/gallery/gallery_092206.htm)