Wonton Meatballs

Why yes, I do still make new meatball recipes. I thought these would have a bit more flavor, but my friends liked them well enough, and it’s an interesting recipe.

Kara-age

This has been something I’ve been excited to make for the Japanese food challenge (it’s one of John’s favorite foods). We had a friend coming over who loves fried chicken and avoids gluten – so this recipe using potato starch is great for her. Beyond involving deep frying, this is a pretty easy recipe. From the “Tokyo Cult Recipes” cookbook.

Cucumber Cooler Punch

To go with our Indian feast, I adapted this cocktail recipe into a punch and it was really terrific. There is some estimating here, so keep that in mind.

Pressure Cooker Dal

A fried recommended this recipe, which is an adaptation of a Smitten Kitchen recipe. Super easy and delicious! I would definitely make this again as a weeknight meal.

Pressure Cooker Chicken and Chickpea Masala

This was fine but I thought it was missing something. I tinkered a bit with the sauce at the end, but it still wasn’t exactly how I wanted. That said, guests raved.

Pressure Cooker Saag

Indian feast! I made a bunch of Indian dishes for Jen’s birthday, all using the pressure cooker, to great success. Also pictured here (recipes to follow): chicken and chickpea masala, and dal (as well as some chickpea-only masala using previously-frozen sauce on the side for our vegetarian guest). Really liked this saag recipe, though I subbed kale and collards for the mustard greens because I couldn’t get any.

Note: to make this saag paneer, just stir in cubed paneer at the end and heat through. Whole Foods was out of paneer and I substituted farmers cheese, but it was too crumbly for my taste – fell apart in the sauce.

Chicken with Broccoli

I was craving takeout-style chicken broccoli and had all the ingredients on hand to try it out. Martin Yan’s brown sauce was the building block for this easy stir-fry.

Pressure Cooker Meatloaf

I don’t know that this meatloaf was anything to write home about, but it was perfectly fine and made for solid sandwiches when we had leftovers. I wanted to try out the pressure cooker on meatloaf, though. I substituted HP sauce for the ketchup since I am not a fan of the latter.

Poached Chicken and Asparagus with Green Goddess Sauce

Yum! I don’t poach chicken very often but it’s a nice method if you have the time (I used the poaching liquid in a brown rice pilaf, too). We also have a bunch of leftover green goddess dressing that I’m going to serve just with asparagus for Easter. I halved the chicken portion of this recipe so I’d have dressing left, too.

Lamb Cabbage Stir Fry

This was a winner from Nom Nom Paleo. I added a little soy sauce since A) it was stir fry and b) I am not Paleo. We served this with cauliflower rice.