Recipe: Gyoza and Greens with Chile Butter

Gyoza and Greens with Chile Butter

Bon Appetit Magazine, Oct 2022, p. 18

4.8 stars

We were unsure about this dish (take a look at the ingredients list!) but it turned out delicious and pretty easy to make for a weekday meal. Lots of flavors and textures -- creaminess from the yogurt sauce, heat from the chile butter (a lot of heat), crunch from the pine nuts and more. We didn't add mint but I can see that being yet another layer of flavor!

Ingredients: gyoza, kale, labneh or plain whole-milk Greek yogurt, pine nuts, mint, Aleppo-style pepper, ground cumin, smoked paprika, garlic, unsalted butter, extra-virgin olive oil, Kosher salt

Recipe: Easy Chicken and Dumplings

Easy Chicken and Dumplings

Food & Wine Magazine, Sep 2022, p. 42

4.6 stars

Not a pretty dish which is why I didn't include a photo here, but delicious and relatively easy to make. We do prefer America's Test Kitchen's (ATK) Chicken & Dumplings Recipe (I realize I haven't written about it in this blog) as it has a bit more flavor, but this one was good for in a pinch and didn't take too long to cook. I'll need to take a look at the ATK one to see if we can merge their recipe with this super easy one to get the same flavor but in less time.

Ingredients: chicken thighs, yellow onion, carrots, celery, chicken stock base, all-purpose flour, self-rising flour, buttermilk, unsalted butter, thyme, Kosher salt, black pepper, water

Recipe: Butternut Squash Rigatoni Pasta Pie

Butternut Squash Rigatoni Pasta Pie

HalfBakedHarvest.com

5 stars

This is now one of my FAVORITE pasta dishes we've made. There is a salty-sweetness to this dish with the sweetness coming from the butternut squash, and the fresh sage and gouda add nice layers of flavor. Can't wait to make this one again!

Ingredients: rigatoni, butternut squash, gouda cheese, mozzarella cheese, prosciutto, salted butter, shallot, garlic, milk, honey, sage, oregano, chili flakes, extra virgin olive oil, Kosher salt, black pepper

Tips

• Add enough chili flakes to make it spicy
• Used 10 slices of prosciutto -- the prosciutto shrinks in the oven!

Recipe: Malaysian Char Kway Teow / Chow Fun

Malaysian Char Kway Teow / Chow Fun

@veganbowls featuring @foodpassionical on Instagram

5 stars

This is first dish I've made from a recipe posted on Instagram (see recipe at link above). So easy for a weekday meal and so delicious!!! I love that the white pepper flavor comes through, and adding garlic chili sauce adds a whole new dimension.

Ingredients: flat rice noodles, tofu, choy sum, onion, mung bean sprouts, garlic, oyster sauce, soy sauce, sesame oil, white pepper, dark soy sauce (optional), water, oil

Tips:

• Couldn't find chow fun (flat) rice noodles so used other rice noodles instead
• Used broccolini instead of choy sum
• Doubled the amount of sauce since we had quite a bit of broccolini and bean sprouts
  
• Didn't use dark soy sauce