Another Week in Thy Kitchen

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Slide 1 – Banana Bread with Roasted Pecans and Raisins. Not a huge baker nor dessert eater, but this treat is not too sweet. I sprinkled granulated brown sugar on top for fun and will bring it into work. Hopefully it’s a hit and no one tosses it while I’m not looking ? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Slide 2 – Romanian style “ciftele” aka extra garlicy meatballs. In Europe they just eat it by itself without the spaghetti or what have you. I like it with mustard or hot sauce. And the primo ground beef is from @trulocal ☄️<- comet emoji looks like a flying meatball! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Slide 3 – A good ol’ bowl of Hearty Chicken Noodle Soup, for that rainy Saturday which makes you just wanna stay wrapped under the blankets all day and then eat warm soup when you finally venture beyond the bed/couch. Made with chicken bone broth and real, organic chicken breast. ?

Slide 4 – Cheesy Bean Enchilada with DIY guacamole. Actually from the week before and from our @Hellofresh box, but I was so proud of my first Mexican dish, even if it’s idiot proof with step by step picture guide. ? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Slide 5 – Filet Mignon with rosemary and steamed broccoli. If I may say, I’ve mastered the perfect rare steak at home. Seared about 4 minutes on the cast iron pan in butter, (2 minutes per side rotated slightly at 1 min for the criss cross look, if you have a ribbed pan. Some people say leave it undisturbed for the whole 2 min, but I want it to look pretty. Extra side note: yes the butter rather than oil, and cast iron over regular pan makes a huge difference) then popped in the oven for 5ish minutes at a preheated 425 degrees, or until fire alarm sounds. Savoury Magic. No sauce needed. And that is my professional recipe guide.

Organic meat from @trulocal. Obviously the quality of meat is the most important factor here. and for thinner cuts of steak reduce pan frying/oven time, a bit. Not sure to what internal temperature as I can’t bring myself to use the thermometer because I’m not very precise while cooking and It’s more like a mad house with ingredients flying everywhere rather than a well measured science lab. Kind of like my life in general…. ??

Slide 6 – Brekky tings. Half Canadian half Romanian with maple Turkey bacon, and sunny side up egg made for smushing purposes inside the mamaliga, aka soft polenta. You can’t really see the egg due to the mountain pile of grated feta ontop. Also, it’s illegal to eat this meal without tomatoes. This reminds me of summers in Romania so maybe to me it tastes extra yummo due to the nostalgia factor. ??

Slide 7 – Baked Penne with Zucchini, lentil, ricotta, mozzarella, onion, garlic, basil. All the ingredients are listed, just throw it all together.

I’m getting bored of recipe writing now.

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