Lonesgiving went reasonably well
Nov. 26th, 2021 08:42 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chocolatepot- My turkey kofta came out really dense, because I deliberately left out bread crumbs so Mom could potentially eat some this weekend, and I also forgot egg ... so they're just MEATballs. Except there is also onion, garlic, pine nuts, and lots of seasoning. Maybe too much seasoning. They're an Experience.
- The bean salad (this recipe except arugula instead of radicchio/brussels sprouts and pinto beans instead of white) came out deliciously, with enough lemon in the dressing to combat the bitterness of the arugula. It's quite salty, though, because there's feta and roasted/salted pistachios in it (store didn't have raw).
- I used a bit more cheese than was called for in the potatoes au gratin and it made the cream sauce more fluffy than creamy, but still tastes fantastic. (I kind of used this recipe for basic volumes and timing but definitely didn't Follow A Recipe.)
- The butternut pie (this recipe) was great - so much like pumpkin except better-tasting filling! There is literally no reason to ever make pumpkin pie when you have this option! I'd like to try it again and tweak the recipe to see if I could get the filling to be denser, it's a bit like a mousse or a chiffon pie, probably because the recipe calls for the puree to be thinned with a lot of milk. Half the milk would have been sufficient, and if I'd used cream or condensed milk that also would have helped thicken the end result.
- The bean salad (this recipe except arugula instead of radicchio/brussels sprouts and pinto beans instead of white) came out deliciously, with enough lemon in the dressing to combat the bitterness of the arugula. It's quite salty, though, because there's feta and roasted/salted pistachios in it (store didn't have raw).
- I used a bit more cheese than was called for in the potatoes au gratin and it made the cream sauce more fluffy than creamy, but still tastes fantastic. (I kind of used this recipe for basic volumes and timing but definitely didn't Follow A Recipe.)
- The butternut pie (this recipe) was great - so much like pumpkin except better-tasting filling! There is literally no reason to ever make pumpkin pie when you have this option! I'd like to try it again and tweak the recipe to see if I could get the filling to be denser, it's a bit like a mousse or a chiffon pie, probably because the recipe calls for the puree to be thinned with a lot of milk. Half the milk would have been sufficient, and if I'd used cream or condensed milk that also would have helped thicken the end result.
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