tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84293633330062057822024-03-05T22:59:50.518-08:00Sunday, dinner for twoEvery meal comes with a story.Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02530183398305576123noreply@blogger.comBlogger341125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429363333006205782.post-58524331411642052902024-02-12T14:53:00.000-08:002024-02-12T14:53:21.110-08:00Double-Glazed Salmon 10 June 2023Recipe from Cook's Illustrated, September 2022, p. 8I've been wanting to increase the amount of fish that we eat, for various reasons. Over the last few years, Whole Foods has started stocking portioned, frozen fillets of various varieties of fish. (For example, these farm-raised Atlantic salmon.) These are very convenient! They sit in the freezer so they are always Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02530183398305576123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429363333006205782.post-90456546423707544702023-06-02T15:52:00.000-07:002023-06-02T15:52:40.342-07:00Fruit Hand Pies 23 May 2023Recipe from Cook's Illustrated, May 2022I have been interested in making fruit hand pies for some time, but I have never gotten around to it. The small size is appealing when there are just two of us to eat them as is the convenience of being able to eat them by hand with no need for utensils. So when a recipe appeared in CI last year I made a note of it. It finally made it to Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02530183398305576123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429363333006205782.post-86759907223204247532023-05-15T14:57:00.004-07:002023-05-15T14:57:44.191-07:00Deluxe Blueberry Pancakes 2 October 2022Recipe from Cook's Illustrated, July 2022For us, having breakfast for dinner usually means eggs, bacon or sausage, and hash browns. But once in a while we will have French toast, waffles, or pancakes, also served with bacon or sausage. And a mimosa, a staple when having breakfast for dinner. French toast, waffles, and pancake leftovers can be frozen and had for my breakfast asDoughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02530183398305576123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429363333006205782.post-14543921593204643532023-05-10T09:26:00.004-07:002023-05-10T09:26:35.907-07:00Grandma Pizza 3 October 2022Recipe from Cook's Country, February 2012Yet another pizza variety, though in this case it is not named for a city. It is a pan pizza from Long Island which gets its name from its humble, make-at-home origins. The thin dough is cooked on an oiled sheet pan and topped with mozzarella cheese with chunks of tomato on top. Olive oil was added to water in a measuring cup. ThisDoughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02530183398305576123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429363333006205782.post-44682600090489222462023-05-09T10:05:00.001-07:002023-05-09T10:05:27.839-07:00Salmon Piccata 7 November 2022Recipe from Cook's Country, April 2021I've had chicken piccata in restaurants and even made it at home. The simple, bright sauce of lemon, capers, wine, and butter goes well with chicken and it seems like it would go well with salmon, too. We are able to buy individual portions of frozen salmon, and other fish, which are convenient to keep on hand. Thus it is good to Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02530183398305576123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429363333006205782.post-676249261186809162023-05-06T11:20:00.000-07:002023-05-06T11:20:22.393-07:00Milk Chocolate Crémeux (Creamy) Tart 11 September 2022Recipe from Cook's Illustrated, March 2022I've written about a couple of chocolate tarts in this blog and neither was particularly successful or easy to make. I have also tried several chocolate cream pie recipes and have found them to be easier to make. This recent recipe promises an easier to make, thinner crust: a cookie-like pâte sucrée shell. While I was a little Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02530183398305576123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429363333006205782.post-50832473508999332702023-04-26T14:23:00.003-07:002023-04-26T14:23:40.811-07:00Ground Beef Stroganoff16 September 2022 Recipe from Cook's Country, December 2017I have eaten stroganoff only a few times. I made it some years ago and I did enjoy it. When I learned of this simpler recipe that is based on ground beef I decided to gave it a try.Thinly sliced button mushrooms were browned in oil in a Dutch oven then removed and set aside. More oil was added to the pot to cook diced onion and Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02530183398305576123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429363333006205782.post-27586711712390043212023-04-18T08:49:00.001-07:002023-04-18T08:49:53.871-07:00Swedish Cinnamon Buns (Kanelbullar) 22 January 2023Recipe from Cook's Illustrated, January 2022Cinnamon buns are a Christmas morning tradition but that is not to say they are only eaten during the holidays. I usually eat cereal for breakfast but I like to mix it up by having something like a cinnamon bun instead. This CI recipe thus caught my attention, not only because of its Scandinavian origins but also because of the Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02530183398305576123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429363333006205782.post-48160062262966324682023-04-08T19:11:00.001-07:002023-04-08T19:11:22.609-07:00Lemonade Concentrate 4 October 2022Recipe from Cook's Illustrated, July 2021Lemonade is my beverage of choice for lunch and dinner. I used to drink "Newman's Own" which I could purchase in a 1.8 quart container. Currently I use "Simply Lemonade" which I buy in a 2.7 quart container. Both are good and buying them at the store in a ready-to-drink form is convenient. A fairly recent edition of Cook's Illustrated&Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02530183398305576123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429363333006205782.post-77519034970171286862023-04-07T08:29:00.000-07:002023-04-07T08:29:11.419-07:00Chocolate Brownie Cookies 16 September 2022Recipe from Cook's Country, December 2020I have tried several different recipes that aim to replicate the test and texture of brownies in a cookie. The best of these is the recipe for chocolate chubbies which I have made many times. But having found a very good recipe has not deterred from trying another when it came out in Cook's Country a few years ago.There was nothing Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02530183398305576123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429363333006205782.post-72833178722334640502023-04-06T15:16:00.002-07:002023-04-06T15:16:19.902-07:00Ham and Bean Soup 10 November 2022Recipe from Cook's Country, December 2007My search for a good bean soup continues. I have tried various recipes over the course of many years but I have yet to hit upon one that I liked well enough to make on a regular basis. I don't recall how I found this old recipe from Cook's Country but it looks promising. It is a simple recipe with just a few ingredients and Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02530183398305576123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429363333006205782.post-8992068880355924242023-03-31T09:13:00.000-07:002023-03-31T09:13:18.215-07:00Chicken Francese21 October 2022 Recipe from America's Test KitchenChicken cutlet recipes are attractive. When done well the chicken comes out tender and juicy, it cooks quickly, and is enhanced by a savory coating which lends either crunch or flavor or both. I don't remember where I learned about this recipe, an Italian-American version of a French dish, but it seemed as if it would make for a good Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02530183398305576123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429363333006205782.post-77305657057377032562023-03-30T14:53:00.004-07:002023-03-30T14:53:56.555-07:00New England Bar Pizza 20 March 2023Recipe from Cook's Country, August 2014 (updated in February 2023)From the "United State of Pizza" comes this speciality from the south shore of New England. I don't think I've ever made a pizza that I really disliked, so I viewed this a low-risk recipe to try after seeing it made on the Cook's Country TV show. It is amazing how many regional variations of pizza there are Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02530183398305576123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429363333006205782.post-38156380460747072382023-03-23T09:20:00.002-07:002023-03-23T09:20:23.980-07:00Make Way-Ahead Dinner Rolls 7 January 2023Recipe from Cook's Illustrated, November 2022I like having dinner rolls available as an alternative to potatoes for dinner. I have tried various recipes and learned that often the rolls can be frozen and saved for later. But nothing is like a freshly baked roll. Given that I only need a few for dinner, and they take all afternoon to prepare, something like a homemade Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02530183398305576123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429363333006205782.post-57157032470067937442023-03-18T14:18:00.001-07:002023-03-18T14:18:08.928-07:00Shokupan (Japanese White Bread) 24 October 2023Recipe from Cook's Illustrated, May 2022I alluded to this recipe in my post about Pain de Mie which is made using a Pullman Loaf Pan. This loaf pan has a cover leading to a square loaf with four straight sides. The Pain de Mie was disappointing so I was looking forward to trying this other recipe using the Pullman Loaf Pan, doubly so because of some similarities to Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02530183398305576123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429363333006205782.post-5407188755268447012023-03-15T09:11:00.001-07:002023-03-15T14:06:55.326-07:00Italian Wedding Soup 11 March 2023Recipe from Cook's Illustrated All Time Best Soups, America's Test Kitchen, 2016, p. 63; also available online as Pittsburgh Wedding Soup.I had heard of Italian Wedding Soup but I don't recall ever having it. Diane has had it and asked that I make it. I looked in my ATK soup book and found a recipe that didn't include a lot of ingredients and looked as if it would not take a Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02530183398305576123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429363333006205782.post-16893601051291356122022-09-11T17:03:00.001-07:002022-09-11T17:03:20.540-07:00Pain de Mie 31 August 2022Recipe from Bread Illustrated, America's Test Kitchen, 2016, p. 90. I had not tried this recipe for sandwich bread from the book, Bread Illustrated, because it requires a special Pullman loaf pan that I did not have. The Pullman loaf pan has a cover which produces square loaves of bread without the rounded top that we are accustomed to with a standard loaf pan. When Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02530183398305576123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429363333006205782.post-54479088732817293032022-09-09T17:48:00.001-07:002022-09-09T17:48:08.347-07:00Sous Vide Pulled Pork 22 August 2022Recipe from Sous Vide for Everybody, America's Test Kitchen, 2018, p.86. Recipe also available online.I like pulled pork sandwiches and have written about them in this blog several times. I have made them using my gas grill as a smoker then finishing roasting the meat indoors in the oven. I have made used a slow cooker to prepare the pork indoors. Now, a third method: Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02530183398305576123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429363333006205782.post-20276109146447951782022-09-09T16:20:00.001-07:002022-09-09T16:20:09.601-07:00Italian Meatloaf 20 June 2022Recipe from Cook's Country, February 2020Meatloaf is comfort food. But this meatloaf recipe is different from any other I've tried. The introduction to the recipe describes it as a recipe for meatballs and marinara sauce, but the meat is shaped and cooked as a loaf. We like meat balls and marinara so it stands to reason that a meatloaf made with the same ingredients would be Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02530183398305576123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429363333006205782.post-85642864309224283282022-09-08T17:26:00.002-07:002022-09-08T17:26:33.413-07:00One Batch Fried Chicken 4 June 2022Recipe from Cook's Country, June 2018This review suffers from the distance between eating the food and writing about it. Fried chicken makes a good dinner and it is also good to have as a leftover for lunches. However, deep frying is a hassle so I am always up to try a recipe that avoids all of the oil that deep frying entails. This recipe was inspired by the fried chicken recipeDoughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02530183398305576123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429363333006205782.post-24277218727832404292022-09-08T14:41:00.002-07:002022-09-08T14:41:50.737-07:00Southwestern Layered Beef Casserole 19 May 2022Recipe from Cook's Country, April 2014This review suffers from the distance between eating the food and writing about it. I don't remember how I discovered this recipe. I suspect I was tempted by it because I don't have many recipes like this and so I was happy to find it and to give it a try.Rice was cooked in oil on the stovetop until it was deep golden brown. It was Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02530183398305576123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429363333006205782.post-87985724345621500582022-06-15T16:19:00.002-07:002022-06-15T16:19:37.075-07:00Simple Fried Rice 6 May 2022Recipe from March 2022 Cook's IllustratedI've enjoyed fried rice many times in restaurants. I've made a pretty-good version myself at home on numerous occasions, but never using a recipe. Having a recipe could lead to more consistent results and provide some lessons about how to prepare this dish. There's one sure way to find out.I used the "for two" version of the recipe which Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02530183398305576123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429363333006205782.post-70227072097689099862022-06-06T15:37:00.002-07:002022-06-06T15:37:34.389-07:00Roasted Chicken Wings 30 April 2022Recipe from Cook's Illustrated, March 2022While fried chicken wings have been very popular for some time, we have never jumped onto that particular culinary bandwagon. I've been tempted to eat at one of the chain restaurants that specialize in wings but have yet to give in to the temptation. I've had homemade Buffalo wings but I found them to be too spicy for my taste. When Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02530183398305576123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429363333006205782.post-36537805481074590152022-05-27T19:37:00.000-07:002022-05-27T19:37:24.050-07:00Easy Orange Glazed Chicken 7 April 2022Recipe from The America's Test Kitchen Quick Family Cookbook, 2012, p. 153. This was a serendipitous choice for dinner. I was looking for a chicken cutlet recipe, something with a nice crisp exterior and a tasty sauce such as chicken Parmesan chicken cacciatore. While flipping through the Quick Family Cookbook looking for a recipe I happened to spy a recipe for an Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02530183398305576123noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429363333006205782.post-37645169999367887112022-02-23T18:59:00.000-08:002022-02-23T18:59:03.397-08:00Chicken Teriyaki 10 February 2022Recipe from Cook's Illustrated, November 2021, recipe also available online.While I have had meals in Japanese restaurants that I enjoyed, in general I am not fond of Japanese cuisine. One of the few things that I have made myself is Chicken Teriyaki, generally using a grill to cook the chicken. Seeing a recipe in Cook's Illustrated for this dish thus got my attention. Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02530183398305576123noreply@blogger.com0