Culinary Goods

  I've always wanted to make Irish soda bread, and finally made it with Irish beef stew for St. Patrick's Day. Yes, I'm behind on my posting. Sad times. Anyway, this was fine. It basically tasted like a big biscuit, which is fine, but I prefer angel biscuits if I"m going to have a biscuit. It gets a 6 and came from ourgabledhome.com. 1   cup   sourdough starter 4   TBSP   butter, at room temperature 1   whole   egg ¾  cups   buttermilk 3   cups   AP flour 1   TBSP   sugar 1   tsp  baking soda 1 ½  tsp   sea salt melted butter for brushing top of bread https://ourgabledhome.com/easy-sourdough-irish-soda-bread/

  I had to find a lot of healthy meals when Jared did his elimination diet last month, and this was a good one. I didn't serve it with rice or quinoa, but I'm sure it would be good with lemon rice. It gets a 7 and came from feastingathome.com. Marinade 1/4   cup  olive oil zest of  1  lemon 4  garlic cloves, minced or pressed 1 tablespoon  fresh rosemary, chopped 1 1/2 teaspoons oregano, dried 1 teaspoon  coriander, ground 1/2 teaspoon  smoked paprika 1 tablespoon  dijon mustard 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 1/2 teaspoon  pepper ____ 1   1/2   pounds  skinless boneless chicken thighs ( or breasts) 15   ounces  chickpeas, canned or soaked and cooked 1/2   cup  kalamata olives 15   ounces  artichoke hearts (in water or frozen) 1  yellow bell pepper  1   cup  cherry or grape tomatoes 1  small or  1/2  a large red onion 1/4   cup  lemon juice Serve over rice, couscous, or quinoa, with lemon wedges and feta if desired. https://www.feastingathome.com/mediterranean-chicken/#tasty-recipes-62267

  I probably should have positioned the sourdough differently, but oh well. This had really lovely flavor and was light and healthy. I used zucchini instead of eggplant, so you could easily use different vegetables. I give it a 7.5. It came from lazycatkitchen.com. ZHOUGH DRESSING 20 g / 0.7 oz coriander / cilantro* 10 g / 0.35 oz flat leaf parsley* I used 1 tbsp dried 1 garlic clove I used 1/2 tsp garlic powder 1/8 tsp ground cardamom ¼ tsp ground cumin ¼ tsp ground coriander a pinch of chilli flakes (optional) I left this out 60 ml / ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil* 20 ml / 1½ tbsp lemon juice + zest of 1 small lemon I forgot to add the juice, but it tasted nice and lemony just with the zest.  salt and pepper, to taste SALAD 1 large eggplant / aubergine I used zucchini olive oil 300 g / 2 scant cups cooked chickpeas* I used canned chickpeas 25 cherry tomatoes, halved I used I added 1 regular tomato and didn't grill it 1 spring onion / scallion, finely sliced I used 1/2 red onion