Slow-baked Salmon with Lemon and Thyme

Slow-baked Salmon with Lemon and Thyme

Bon Appetit Magazine, May 2011, p. 50

5 stars

Usually, we cook salmon on the stovetop (we've occasionally baked it in the past but not often); however, this recipe has changed our mind and we'll be baking salmon from here on out! Follow this recipe if you want amazingly moist, flaky, perfectly cooked salmon. The secret is to bake it on a low temperature (275 degrees).

Ingredients: salmon, extra-virgin olive oil, thyme, lemon zest, Kosher salt, pepper, lemon wedges for serving

Roasted Fingerling Potatoes with Chive Pesto

Roasted Fingerling Potatoes with Chive Pesto

Bon Appetit Magazine, May 2011, p. 54

4.7 stars

I liked the chive pesto, but blog contributor the grandcruman thought the potatoes were better without it. It was a refreshing take on regular roasted potatoes and went nicely with the salmon it accompanied. As you can see, we did not use fingerling potatoes as the grocery store was out of them, but Yukon Gold potatoes substituted nicely.

Ingredients: fingerling potatoes, chives, parsley, slivered almonds or walnuts or pine nuts, garlic, lemon juice, extra-virgin olive oil, Kosher salt, black pepper

Tips:

• Made 1/6 of the pesto recipe since we were limited on the amount of chives on hand

Recipe: Steak and French Fry Salad with Blue Cheese Butter + Poached Eggs

Steak and French Fry Salad with Blue Cheese Butter + Poached Eggs

HalfBakedHarvest.com

4.7 stars

A french fry salad? It works!!! We had some sweet potato fries in the freezer so this was a perfect way to use them up (we didn't make the fries). One of my favorite parts of this dish is the dressing -- I loved the surprise of heat from the hot chili oil and ginger. Lots of shortcuts for this one in the tips below.

Oven-baked French Fry Ingredients: russet potatoes, olive oil, smoked paprika, chili powder, pepper, salt

Dressing/Blue Cheese Butter Ingredients: blue cheese, balsamic vinegar, lemon juice, honey, olive oil, hot chili oil, ginger, butter, basil, salt, pepper

Salad Ingredients: steak, greens, grape tomatoes, walnuts, honey, eggs, olive oil, salt, pepper

Tips:

• Really no need to make the blue cheese butter for the steak -- just use blue cheese crumbles in the salad
• As mentioned above, I liked the hot chili oil and ginger dressing but blog contributor the grandcruman wasn't a fan and said he would just use balsamic dressing next time
• Didn't add the poached egg but would be a nice touch
• If making the compound butter, make 1/8 of it

Recipe: Brown Butter Corn and Feta Orzo with Crispy Prosciutto

Brown Butter Corn and Feta Orzo with Crispy Prosciutto

HalfBakedHarvest.com

5 stars

So good!!! What else can I say? I selected this recipe because it used up many ingredients that we had in our fridge (feta, thyme, chives, corn, jalapeno, avocados -- love it when I find a recipe that uses what we have so it doesn't go to waste!). This could be a main dish or a side dish. Really nice flavors... we had this as a main along with bread as a side.

Ingredients: orzo, prosciutto, shallot, corn, cherry tomatoes, feta cheese, avocados, jalapeno, thyme, lemon juice, Champagne or apple cider vinegar, honey, basil, chives, salted butter, extra virgin olive oil

Tips

• Bake the prosciutto so it's super crispy

Recipe: Smoked Gouda Enchiladas

Smoked Gouda Enchiladas

HalfBakedHarvest.com

5 stars

Another successful and delicious enchilada recipe, this one from -- you guessed it, Half Baked Harvest! Of all of our enchilada recipes we've tried, this one took a little bit more time to make the enchilada sauce, and it was SPICY, just how I like it, with the chili powder and chipotle in adobo.

Ingredients: flour tortillas, chicken breasts, smoked Gouda cheese, sharp cheddar cheese, chipotle in adobo and adobo sauce, diced green chiles, yellow onion, all-purpose flour, cumin, chili powder, chicken broth, olive oil, Kosher salt, black pepper; sour cream, hot sauce

Tips/Notes:

• Doubled the recipe which made about 14 enchiladas (10 flour, 4 corn -- used large and small Pyrex dish).
• Used sauteed diced chicken.
• The recipe doesn't say when to add the chili powder so added it with the cumin.
• We always top our enchiladas with a "salad" -- lettuce, tomato, cilantro, avocado and sometimes radish.

Recipe: Healthier Slow Cooker Creamy Tortellini Vegetable Soup

Healthier Slow Cooker Creamy Tortellini Vegetable Soup

HalfBakedHarvest.com

4.8 stars

What a great hearty, healthy, soup for the winter. This turned out so well -- we used the stovetop version of the recipe (there's a slow cooker and Instant Pot recipe too). You'll forget that this is vegetarian! 

Ingredients: carrots, celery, kale, fresh cheese tortellini, yellow onion, tomato paste, Parmesan cheese, whole milk or heavy cream, white wine, vegetable broth, garlic, thyme, basil, oregano, fennel seeds, smoked paprika, red pepper flakes, extra virgin olive oil, Kosher salt, black pepper 

Tips:

• Recommend using cream instead of milk.
• Blog contributor the grandcruman thought that the fresh-bought tortellini got too gummy so watch that or we may try different tortellini next time.

Recipe: Crispy Skillet Latke with Kale

Crispy Skillet Latke with Kale

Food & Wine Magazine, Dec 2020, p. 64

5 stars

Best latkes we've made as these were incredibly flavorful. Loved the balsamic vinegar in the kale -- and the chives, lemon zest and sour cream just made this an overall yummy dish. We served this with gruyere bread from Central Market as well as a side salad.

Ingredients: russet potatoes, yellow onion, kale, red onion, eggs, panko, chives, lemon zest, black pepper, balsamic vinegar, vegetable oil, water, Kosher salt; creme fraiche (optional)

Tips:

• Used the food processor grater instead of a box grater
• Added another egg since we had a bit more potato than what was called for
• Used sour cream instead of creme fraiche since we had sour cream on hand

Recipe: Almond Chocolate Chip Cookies

 

Almond Chocolate Chip Cookies

BobsRedMill.com

4.8 stars

I've had almond flour in the pantry (to make macarons, actually) and had been meaning to make the cookie recipe on the back of the package. A friend of mine had brought them to a get together a while back, and we were all addicted to them! Love that they're so easy to make.

Ingredients: Bob's Red Mill Natural Almond Meal, dark chocolate chips, toasted sliced almonds, coconut, maple syrup, egg, egg whites, vanilla extract, almond extract, baking soda, sea salt

Tips:

• I like the hint of coconut from the oil but wonder how butter would work instead
• Didn't use the almond extract which is optional but will next time
• Leave out the toasted sliced almonds to make it lower calorie
• Half a batch made 11 cookies