Sherry from Sherry’s Pickings hosts a friendly community of bloggers who post monthly about their kitchens and/or kitchen gardens. It is a collection from around the world detailing what is new related to food, or kitchen gadgets, or simply life in general, over the past month (and sometimes longer). Click on the link to Sherry’s Pickings to read them all. Following is my own summary from the past month.
There has been a lot of cooking going on in my kitchen over the past month. The weather has been very wet, so staying in by a cozy fire with something sending out aromas from the oven seems the way to go.
As always, chicken has played an oversized role.
Our daughter has been visiting with her dog, Belle. One night she cooked a delicious one-pot recipe to raves from diners. She has given me permission to post it. Stay tuned for that one.
One Pot Chicken with Rice, Cherry Tomatoes, and Lemon
Another night there was a definite Korean influence to a sheet pan dinner of Gochujang Chicken with Carrots and Grapes.
A new cookbook, From Salt to Jam by Karina Meynink, inspired a roast chicken stuffed under the skin with an addictive mix she calls kettle furikake. I am looking forward to trying more of her sauces and seasonings.
Kettle FurikakeIt is a mixture of kettle potato chips, nori, black and white sesame seeds, fried shallots, and gochugaru (Korean chilli flakes).
The next night this same savory mix found its way on top of a simple stir fry with salmon.
There have been some vegetables and salads along the way as well to add a healthy note.
Sheet Pan Roast Cauliflower with Chickpeas
And a favorite winter salad of shaved Brussels sprouts.
Petra from the blog Food Eat Love inspired me to try making crispy summer rolls in the air fryer. They need a bit more work to perfect, but were a delicious alternative to deep frying. Click the link to her blog to see the recipe for the filling.
Crispy Summer Rolls
The dogs play an outsized influence on our lives. This is Shanna, half asleep after her breakfast ‘dessert’ of a peanut butter kong. Clearly, she claims it. Let the two other dogs beware.
Shanna, even though half asleep, she claims this kong as her own. No touching. Mine!