Air Fryer: Roast Chicken

Pandemic Life.  In this coronavirus (covid-19) time, one would think cooking would be a great pastime.  I've always used the kitchen as a way to relieve stress.  But now, not so much.  I've found little joy in it as of late, unfortunately, certainly not like I normally do.  Plus it's not exactly easy getting groceries in these times.  However, I always want to turn out a good meal, that is just part of my nature.  Anyway, I'm still here and virus free at this minute...

Avgolemono (Greek Lemon Chicken) Soup

Hard to believe I've never made this before.  I love all egg drop soups.  Italian Stracciatella and this Asian one that I've made before.  Time to try Greek tonight.  I love this one as it's so creamy without having any dairy in it.  I garnished my sons with chives as he despises dill.

Tea Poached Pear, Leek and Cheddar Galette

I saw this on food t.v. and it looked interesting to me in that it was sweet and savory, so I gave it a go.   I think it would be great with goat cheese instead of cheddar as well...  I've always wanted to make a "galette".  I used the other pie crust to make a "crostata" which is essentially the same thing except one is French and the other is Italian (I think it's easy to guess which is which  😊)

Ginger and Turmeric Noodle Soup

I knew this was my next recipe as soon as I saw it.  Restorative soup sounded good today and it became dinner.  It may even be vegan (?), I just didn't check each ingredient (the veggie stock mainly), but the noodles for sure were.  What I used with my minor edits:

Four Cheese Lasagna

I was having company over for dinner and lasagna was one of their requests when I asked them what they liked.  So I went with homemade Caesar salad, cheesy (Mozza, Grana Padano, Provolone & Ricotta - 5 lbs at least!) lasagna and homemade garlic bread.  Oh, and Tuxedo cake for dessert but I bought that at Costco.  I decided to assemble and bake this the day before.  I would just heat it up when they arrived.  I made the sauce two days before.

Loaded Cauliflower Casserole

I chose to make this instead of baked taters tonight.  We were having NY Strip steak and I though this would make a good side for it, along with sauteed mushrooms.

Singapore Fried Curry Noodles

When I was in my 20's if I got "Chinese Food" delivery, I always, always, always ordered Singapore fried noodles - loved the curry and the thin noodles.  I rarely do anymore as there are many other chowmein noodles dishes I prefer though every now and then, I have them for "old times sake".  Making it homemade sounded like a nice challenge for myself... This recipe popped up on my news feed and I decided to give it a go, adapting it for my likes.  I headed to the Asian market.  I picked up the Shaoxing wine @ $1.79 for a 600 ml bottle.  I also grabbed the BBQ pork and noodles @ $1.29.

Black Vinegar Pork

I've slowly been working my way through freezer items.  I found some pork loin and decided to make this recipe.  I love black vinegar (Chinkiang), plus I had all the ingredients in my home, which is always a bonus.  I doubled the recipe as I had 2 lbs of pork in the freezer.  I served this with roasted broccoli w/ Everything Bagel seasoning and coconut cilantro quinoa with lime zest.

Garlic Cilantro Hummus

I had company coming for dinner.  I was putting together a cheese/meat board and decided to make some hummus.

Raw Zoodle Salad with Tahini Dressing

This post is old and from when zucchini was in season.  I just found it my drafts so published it...