Cookbooks

I decided I want to show my cookbooks some love. I guess I collect cookbooks, as I have quite a few, but I never really use them. I tend to go to the internet for my recipes. So I thought it would be good to dust them off and find some new recipes.

Recipe # 1

Asian Noodle Soup (p.81) from Moosewood Restaurant Low-Fat Favorites

Most of the work on this recipe was on the broth. Which turned out very nuanced, if a bit too subtle for my tastes. I made chicken stock on the first day. The second day I added roasted garlic and miso broth to this stock. I used a very light miso, maybe a darker miso would have given a more assertive broth. At the table I added soy sauce and sriracha sauce and that helped a lot. To the broth I added tofu, somen noodles, carrots and cabbage. A fun Japanese type soup.  M liked it (she is my soup lover) but the other 2 kids didn't really touch theirs. Oh well, more leftovers for me.

Recipe # 2

Swedish Meatballs (p. 157) from Savoring the Seasons with Our Best Bites

These meatballs were FABULOUS!  I really loved how they were super flavorful and unexpected, very moist and different than my usual meatballs. I kept thinking as I was making these that they were going to be really weird (bread crumbs soaked in milk? capers and Creole mustard?) I was so glad to have meatballs left over to eat this week for lunches.

Recipe # 3

Broccoli Cheese Chowder (p. 77) from The Essential Mormon Cookbok

This soup felt...how can I put this politely...classic? It wasn't anything new or exciting, but I guess that this book is about Mormon comfort food, so I wouldn't expect anything different. It was an easy soup to make and the flavor was straightforward (I like things a bit more nuanced). The family liked it though...except K who won't eat broccoli.

Recipe # 4

Maple Glazed Salmon (p. 184) from 501 Delicious Heart Healthy Recipes

Tasty Salmon Recipe. I never marinade enough, but I always find that when I do I am happy with the results. This had a good balance between sweet and salty. I got my salmon from Costco. It always tastes the freshest there, however it makes me sad that it is also always farmed. I don't know where else I can go here in Utah to get fresh, but responsibly grown, fish. Maybe try Whole Foods? I know that the Aquarius Fish Company is supposed to be the best around, but they are so far away from me I have never made it there. They sell at the Farmer's Market, but I never want fish on Saturday and I don't know if it will last. <sigh> Anyhow, done complaining.