Recipe: Pappardelle with Cauliflower and Mustard Brown Butter

Pappardelle with Cauliflower and Mustard Brown Butter
Saveur Magazine, [not sure which issue since I tore out the page - Jan?] 2015
5 stars

Love, love, love!  This vegetarian dish is a new favorite.  If you're vegetarian and our friends, we'll probably serve this to you when we have you over for dinner.  It's really a "winter" dish, but, hey, whatever.  Extremely flavorful and so simple to make (especially if you don't make the pasta from scratch).

Ingredient list:  cauliflower, pappardelle pasta, bread crumbs, red chile flakes, whole grain mustard, garlic, parsley, butter, olive oil, Kosher salt, black pepper

• Made the pasta from scratch which always elevates the dish!
• Made half the amount of brown butter sauce it calls for because 10 tbsp seemed too much to me
• Left out the capers (we're not huge fans)

Recipe: Grilled Chipotle Corn

Grilled Chipotle Corn - a Rachael Ray recipe

People Magazine, July 13, 2015, p.73

5 stars

I was reading People Magazine and came across this recipe.  We just so happened to have corn, cream, chipotle in adobo, cotija cheese, scallion, cilantro and dried oregano -- all in the house.  I love it when I find a recipe that uses ingredients we already have!

This was delicious - flavorful and oh so easy.  We'll definitely be making this again;  it'd be a nice side dish with enchiladas or fajitas or tacos.

Tips:

• Use more chipotle in adobo than what it calls for if you want it extra spicy.
• The recipe made more cream/sauce than we needed.  3/4 cup of cream is probably more than enough.
• Triple the amount of cilantro and double the amount of scallion.

Recipe: Warm Tofu with Soy-Ginger Sauce

Warm Tofu with Soy-Ginger Sauce
Food and Wine Magazine, April 2015, p. 63
5 stars

When we make spring rolls or gyoza (dumplings) or have sushi for dinner, I often think we need a side dish other than edamame.  So, when I saw this recipe, I had to try it.  This recipe is a keeper!

It calls for just 8 ingredients:  tofu, soy sauce, ginger, sesame oil, salt, scallions, sesame seeds, togarashi

Tips:

• I think soft tofu (instead of firm) would work better.  Once I try it, I'll update this blog post.
• Even though the soy sauce is salty, this did need a little bit of salt.  Try it without salt first and add to taste.
• Used regular sesame oil (not toasted).
• Found togarashi in the bulk section of our grocery store.  It's a Japanese spice mixture made of 7 ingredients.  Apparently, the 7 ingredients varies by brand/maker.