Erin - Do you have a regular muffin recipe you go to? My middle daughter has been requesting blueberry muffins. The
McDougall Mexican Lasagne recipe looks simple and so yummy, I’ll put that in the queue. Do you have a link to the lemon sauce recipe?
Sue - The warm potato salad recipe looks like a winner, thanks for sharing! I’ll need to give that a go once my oven is in. The bulgar salad looks delicious as well. Fresh lychee fruit from the tree? That sounds amazing! Hopefully the love you give your trees now will pay off with next year’s harvest. How long are you planing on staying in Spain?
Recently I have been thinking about why off-plan foods have felt extra-tempting to me this past year - is it pandemic stress? Divorce stress? Work stress? Then, I had a lightbulb moment: Doug Lisle’s lecture on
The Perfect Personality. As a person that craves variety, eating the same basic dishes every meal leads me to seek novelty outside of the house. With the kitchen appliances on order, I’m not going to be able to completely rectify the situation immediately, but by accurately diagnosing the dilemma, I can work towards the solution.
Once I get a stove top in I plan on making this
Paella de verduras (sorry for the paywall, you can at least read the accompanying article). Some oil is using for sautéeing, which is easily replaced with water. After I make it I will post the recipe if it is as good as I am expecting.
It took a fair amount of digging, but I found Chef AJ’s
8 S’s to Superior Salad Satisfaction staring at 29:00 on
Gustavo Tulosa’s youtube channel (which is an absolute treasure)! Here is the cheat sheet to keep handy for your next meal:
Chef AJ’s 8 S’s to Superior Salad Satisfaction 1. Salad - greens, cabbage, lettuce
2. Sweet - fruit: fresh apples, pears, grapes, berries; thawed mango; canned pineapple
3. Salty - celery, dulse?
4. Sour - lemon juice, lime juice, 2 tbsp
5. Savory - herbs: mint, parsley, red onion, qetc
6. Starch - wild rice, brown rice, beans, potato, quinoa (1 cup)
7. Specialty - (optional) pomegranate seeds, artichoke hearts, hearts of palm
8. Sauce - dressing: vinegar
Bonus! Crunch - cucumber, jicama, water chestnuts
Chop it up!!
Since this does not involve a stove, I’m going to include this in next week’s meals. I’ll use either Jeff’s tahini dressing or the Esselstyn’s 3-2-1 dressing since I do not do MWL.
“Talk” to you all soon!