The Mousska came out great, but preparing the eggplants was a little time consuming, so if you are making it by itself it would be fine, but to do it on a big cooking day like me, its not the best choice. Its the first time I have ever cooked with lamb, so I was proud of myself for branching out a bit.
The Chicken Enchiladas, came out very tasty, even though I forgot to mix in the spices. Using chicken from a roasted chicken, instead of baked or grilled chicken breasts, makes the dish so much more flavorful. I roasted 4 whole chickens at the same time, and later made a huge batch of chicken stock (tutorial coming soon!) And again, taking the meat off of four whole chickens to use for my recipes, was also super time consuming. Not that time consuming is bad, it usually indicates a nutritious meal, but its something to consider when planning your big cooking day.
The Minestone soup came out so-so. I used orzo instead of rice, because I had it on hand and I had never cooked with orzo before and I wanted to experiment. I ended up using too much orzo and the dish was very thick, not a soup consistency at all, but the flavor was good.
The Chicken and Walnuts was my favorite! You marinate and heat up the chicken in a pomegranate sauce. Super yummy. Next time, I am going to incorporate more pomegranate and sprinkle some pomegranate seeds on top.
Here is the recipe for the Chicken and Walnuts. I hope this ok, and I am not going to get in trouble for publishing this without permission..does anyone know the rules on that?
Chicken and Walnuts:
meat from 2 cooked chickens, cut up.
2 cups crispy walnuts
2-3 cups chicken stock
2-4 tablespoons Rapadura (I just used organic sugar)
12 ounces pomegranate juice
sea salt and pepper
Put walnuts in food processor and grind. Mix with stock, pomegranate juice and Rapaduara. Heat up slowly and simmer for about a half of an hour. Season to taste. Add chicken meat to sauce and simmer about 5 more minutes until chicken is warmed through. Serve with brown rice (we ate it with cous-cous instead).
i love this. maybe i'll start doing it!
ReplyDeleteYou so should! It makes life so much easier. It cuts down on daily dinner time stress, but its also great for when you want to bring someone dinner, say a friend who just had a baby. Instead of stressing about making an extra meal, you just go to your freezer and give away! Just today,I gave away a meal to co-worker of my husband, whose dog just passed away. I wouldn't of had the time today to make an extra meal, but because I had some on hand it was easy-peasy.
ReplyDeleteThis is great. I love your blog, btw. :)
ReplyDeleteHow do you keep the food from getting freezer burn?
ReplyDeleteI just went back to work this month after being home with my daughter since birth and I am going to implement a bunch of your Freezer Meals! I do have a question about this Chicken & Walnuts Dish though.... it says the meat from 2 whole chickens.... That is a lot of meat. Is that correct? Did you just divide it up into dinner sized portions and then freeze?
ReplyDeleteI sorta cheat...I buy a rotisserie chicken and its the first thing I put in my basket when I arrive at the market. Then, by the time I'm finished shopping and get home, the chicken has cooled and is ready to de-bone. I know this is more expensive $6-$7 compared to $3-$4 for whole raw chicken, but the extra price is worth the time savings for having to allow the chicken to cool at home after baking. Just sharing...
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