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14-3: Grand Marnier Soufflé

Jamie Martin Group 14: Hot Desserts, Section 3: Desserts & Baked Goods August 16, 2016July 30, 2020all-purpose flour, butter, cornstarch, creamy, dessert, egg whites, egg yolks, eggs, fairly expensive, fairly hard, folded, French, Grand Marnier, granulated sugar, half-and-half, hot desserts, liqueur, liquor, melted, milk, orange juice, paper collar, parchment paper, party food, powdered sugar, roux, soufflés, stiff peaks, untested, vegetarian, whipping cream

My posting’s slowed down a bit (and my husband Adam has been cranking out his posts like crazy), but I am still cooking (and eating) from this book. It’s good to take breaks every so often, and rather than abandon the blog for those break times (as I have in the past), I’m glad that he’s here to keep it alive and to lend another voice besides my own. Just wanted to get that out there. I’ll pick it back up to speed soon, but for now I’m enjoying watching it be interpreted through someone else’s eyes for a bit.

I find myself with extra heavy whipping cream now and then due to other cooking activities, and I’m the only one in the house that can consume it without much gastrointestinal distress. When I have excesses of ingredients, I try to find Simply Delicious recipes to burn off that kill two birds with one stone–using up a recipe AND the cream, 14-3: Grand Marnier Soufflé is one of those recipes.

I’ve permanently borrowed a bottle from my parents (when you’re in your 30s, parents don’t seem to mind as much if you raid their liquor cabinet), and it’s what we’ve been using for flambéeing and any other instances that call for brandy/cognac/Grand Marnier. Why buy a brand new bottle when there’s plenty of barely touched ones sitting at their house? 🍾

15-51: Frozen Strawberry Yogurt

Adam Martin Group 15: Cold Desserts, Section 3: Desserts & Baked Goods August 15, 2016October 29, 2020blender, chilled, cold desserts, creamed, creamy, dessert, easy, eggs, food processor, frozen, fruit, gluten-free, ice cream, ice cream maker, inexpensive, lactose-free, loaf pan, powdered sugar, purée, snacks, strawberries, summer, untested, vanilla extract, vegetarian, yogurt

15-51: Frozen Strawberry Yogurt: I really liked this cold concoction. I have never attempted a frozen desert before this. I’m glad to say this recipe was a great success. 🍧

This card describes the flavor like a certain presidential candidate I am loathe to quote, except it’s so quotable…it’s fantastic. 🍓

12-23: Tortellini with Broccoli

Adam Martin Group 12: Pasta & Rice, Section 2: Main Courses August 14, 2016October 28, 2020al dente, black pepper, blanched, boiled, broccoli, butter, Cheddar, cheese, creamy, dinner, easy, garlic, grated, green onions, inexpensive, Italian, julienned, leeks, lunch, melted, minced, Parmesan, pasta/noodles, salt, sautéed, side dish, sour cream, tortellini, untested, vegetable bouillon, vegetable broth, vegetables, vegetarian

12-23: Tortellini with Broccoli is yet another Simply Delicious recipe where their idea of a cream sauce is pouring sour cream on top of something warm and stirring it in. When using lactose free sour cream, the sauce comes out too thick. It’s still chunky on top of the pasta. Maybe I need to cook it longer or stir it more, I will keep experimenting to find out. Onto…the recipe!

It had been a while since I ate tortellini and this recipe gives you an idea of how to make a sauce in a pinch. Simply Delicious has other recipes such as 6-2: Fiery Chicken Casserole where the method to make a quick cream sauce is to dump sour cream into the pot.

9-6: Filled Tacos

Adam Martin Group 09: Ground Meat & Sausage, Section 2: Main Courses August 13, 2016October 20, 2020avocados, black olives, butter, canola oil, Cheddar, cheese, chili powder, diced, dinner, easy, egg-free, filling, green olives, ground beef, ground meat, ground turkey, hot sauce, inexpensive, lettuce, lunch, Mexican, Monterey Jack, party food, salt, shredded, sliced, sour cream, Southwestern, stuffed, taco shells, tacos, Tapatio, Tex-Mex, tomatoes, untested, vegetables

I never expected to find a recipe for filled tacos in the Simply Delicious cookbooks. 9-6: Filled Tacos are an easy and filling dinner. The prep is the longest part. 🌮

I bought a box of prepared taco shells at the store. Different from the kind shown in the photos provided by Simply Delicious, but they got the job done. 🇲🇽

8-32: Indian Beef Casserole

Adam Martin Group 08: Beef, Section 2: Main Courses August 11, 2016October 18, 2020all-purpose flour, Asian, beef, boiled, casserole, Chinese/dark soy sauce, chopped, chuck roast, cubed, curry powder, dairy-free, dinner, easy, egg-free, fairly inexpensive, garlic, grated, herbs and spices, Indian, Indonesian, lunch, marinated, minced, nutmeg, Oriental, rice, round steak, salt, sambal paste, sherry, untested, yellow onions

8-32: Indian Beef Casserole is an affront to Indian cooking worldwide. It is a dish that barely any Indian people would actually eat because it contains beef! 🐮

During my brief trip to India, I actually ate some beef served by the hotel which was spiced similar to this dish. This hotel served beef because it hosted a lot of travelers from USA and Europe who usually eat beef. Indian culture perceives the cow as sacred and a significant portion of the population observes a vegetarian diet. 🇮🇳

17-35: Healthy Bread With Vegetables

Adam Martin Group 17: Baked Goods, Section 3: Desserts & Baked Goods August 10, 2016November 8, 2020all-purpose flour, baked goods, beets, breads, breakfast, carrots, dough, dried herbs, egg-free, fairly easy, food processor, grated, healthy, herb salt, inexpensive, lunch, proofed, salt, sandwiches, shredded, slit, untested, vegetables, vegetarian, yeast, yogurt, zucchini

17-35: Healthy Bread with Vegetables was yet another attempt to make bread that went somewhat awry. This recipe was quite an experiment with quite unusual results. 🍞

This bread was definitely moist and colorful. I’ve had carrot cake, but I’ve never had shredded carrot in my bread. I substituted the beet with zucchini because the only Beets I enjoy are the band from Doug.

12-17: Curly Pasta with Creamy Chicken

Jamie Martin Group 12: Pasta & Rice, Section 2: Main Courses August 8, 2016July 27, 2020al dente, all-purpose flour, basil, boiled, butter, chicken, chicken broth, chives, chopped, cooked chicken, creamy, crème fraîche, diced, Dijon mustard, dinner, easy, fairly inexpensive, grated, herbs and spices, Italian parsley, lemons, lunch, melted, pasta/noodles, roux, salt, sour cream, untested, yellow mustard, zested

12-17: Curly Pasta with Creamy Chicken sounds like a recipe my mom or I would have attempted back in the days we were cooking out of this book–it’s possible we did and never marked the card. Both of us were suckers for dishes just like this. 🐓

I probably would have made this recipe earlier if curly pasta was easier to come by–I wanted to find just the right shape for this dish. I have a fascination with different pasta shapes. 🍝

4/13/19 EDIT: Speaking of pasta shapes, take a look at the cover photo for the very similar 12-7: Fettuccini with Creamy Chicken and the one above. Notice anything strange?

11-7: Grilled Red Snapper

Adam Martin Group 11: Fish & Seafood, Section 2: Main Courses August 7, 2016October 27, 2020Asian, barbecue, broiled, cast-iron, dairy-free, dinner, dried herbs, easy, egg-free, fairly inexpensive, fish, fish bouillon, fish filets, fish stock, granulated sugar, green onions, grill pan, grilled, herbs and spices, Indonesian, leeks, lemon juice, lunch, marinated, olive oil, red snapper, red wine, rockfish, sambal paste, seafood, soy sauce, thyme, untested

Although I thoroughly enjoy eating fish, I don’t have a ton of experience in cooking fish. My father used to grill large-mouth bass that we caught on our summer fishing trips. This recipe, 11-7: Grilled Red Snapper definitely took me back to those times. 🎣

The recipe calls for Red Snapper, but I used the same technique with some Pacific Rockfish that we had on hand.

13-6: Mushroom Stroganoff

Jamie Martin Group 13: Vegetarian Dishes, Section 2: Main Courses August 6, 2016July 29, 2020black pepper, boiled, butter, creamy, cubed, Dijon mustard, dinner, dried herbs, easy, egg-free, fairly inexpensive, herbs and spices, lunch, melted, mushrooms, parsley, potatoes, rice, Russian, salt, sautéed, simmered, sliced, sour cream, stroganoff, thyme, tomato paste, tomato sauce, untested, vegetable broth, vegetables, vegetarian, yellow onions

When you think “stroganoff”, you usually conjure up images of a dish with beef (or ground turkey, if you grew up in my house). Simply Delicious does have a beef version (8-12: Beef Stroganoff), but they also have a vegetarian version–13-6: Mushroom Stroganoff.

My picture and their picture look very different–I think mine looks more like stroganoff than theirs does, though. Maybe they didn’t think it photographed well?

4-7: Mixed Vegetable Bake

Adam Martin Group 04: Potatoes & Vegetables, Section 1: Appetizers & Starters August 5, 2016October 4, 2020all-purpose flour, appetizers, baked goods, black pepper, breakfast, butter, carrots, cheese, chopped, cottage cheese, cream cheese, creamy, diced, dill, dinner, eggs, fairly easy, fairly inexpensive, frittata, garlic, grated, herbs and spices, lemon juice, lunch, minced, Parmesan, parsley, salt, sautéed, side dish, springform pan, tart pan, untested, vegetables, vegetarian, yellow onions, zucchini

4-7: Mixed Vegetable Bake is yet another boring vegetable dish. 🍆 🌶 🍠 There wasn’t an emoji for the vegetables used in this dish, but it was such a bland dish that even the text needs a little excitement with some added emojis! 😉

This onion is about the most flavorful part of this combination behind the cheese. The vegetables add a lot of color, but not a lot of flavor.