Wednesday 6 March 2013

What I ate Wednesday #7


I haven't done What I Ate Wednesday in a while, and I kinda missed it. I was lazy for a bit, then I got sick and now I'm better. I didn't capture what I ate in a day but I'm gonna let you in on my meal plan for a week. This week I decided that I would pick some recipes from cookbooks that I have and some Pinterested recipes. The theme for March is green, and you will see below I have green foods in each picture!

Sunday: Salt beef dinner (Jigg's Dinner)
Monday: Veal Scallop with sauteed vegetables
Tuesday: Mom's Lemon Chicken, sauteed green and yellow beans, mashed potato
Wednesday: Spicy chipotle bean & rice burritos (I'm going to add beef)
Thursday: Fries, dressing and gravy (Its a Newfie thing!)

So the first book I cooked from is called Bite Me
I enjoy all the pictures in this book, it is so creative. The recipes on the other hand are okay. I have tried other recipes in this book but I don't remember what they are. This week I made Restorative Roasted Vegetable Soup (without the noodles), it's on Page 38 and Super Saucy Peanut Butter Noodles, Page 125. This is what I made for my lunch. They are both okay, but I probably won't make them again.
 I also made Mom's Lemon Chicken which is on Page 133. It was good, very very lemony! I changed up the recipe a little and didn't use all of the lemon juice that they called for. I wouldn't want the chicken to have anymore lemon. I will post my version in a few days. 
I still have hope for this book, there are still more recipes that I want to try. Maybe I just need to pick something better. Even if the recipes are the greatest, the pictures are amazing!

I also made Veal Scallop with Sauteed Vegetables from Gordon Ramsay's Fast Food. 
For me it lacked flavour. I didn't add the balsamic vinegar that it called for and maybe that's why. I don't like balsamic vinegar so I'd rather it be bland than taste like that. I have tried tons of recipes from this book and have loved them all. 

Check out the other recipes that I am trying out this week as well!

Thanks again to Jenn at Peas and Crayons for hosting another What I Ate Wednesday! Head on over there to check out some other great foods that other bloggers have posted!

What are some of your favorite cookbooks?






5 comments:

  1. Even if those recipes weren't your favorite, they still turned out looking delicious. Your pictures are great!

    Looking forward to the recipe for the lemon chicken.

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    1. They weren't terrible and I do love to try new things so it wasn't so bad.

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  2. Wow, sorry to hear things didn't turn out as fantastic as they look!

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  3. I've also read browsed the Bite me book, and yeah it looks cute, and great, but not that crazy about most of the recipes either.

    Although I'm not much of a recipe follower anyway, I do love the inspiration!

    Thanks for sharing, all your meals do look fantastic!

    So glad I stopped by! Have a great day girl :)
    P.s. After coming back from an extended blogging break, I've started a 40 day challenge to get HEALTHY by my birthday. If you get a chance to check it out, I could sure use the support!
    Hugs, Bella :)
    Bella's 40 Day Challenge

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    1. I will be sure to check it out! Thanks for stopping by!

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