Gnocchi of a Different Color

Recipe: Gnocchi of a Different Color // New York Times

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This gnocchi turned out fine, I just wasn't that wild about it. We made spinach & carrot gnocchis in a garlic sauce. I would have liked to make the beet gnocchis, but I don't expect I'll bother making this again. There are many other potato recipes I like more.

Also, we were really wishing we had a proper food processor for this recipe.

Miso Ginger Salmon

Recipe: Miso Ginger Salmon // Serious Eats
Side Recipe: Roasted Broccoli // Cook's Illustrated

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We made this for Seth's parents. It turned out great. We also served a salad with Carrot-Ginger dressing. That was also a favorite.

Breakfast Sushi

Recipe: Breakfast Sushi // various inspiration sources

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Last night we had sushi night with friends (top photo). But! We forgot to take photos of the sushi rolls before devouring them. Let's be honest, I was devouring them as I made them. I realized this morning we had no photo for the blog. The only solution? Breakfast sushi!

We had plenty of leftover sushi treats (panko battered sweet potato, avocado, cucumbers, carrots, mango), so we cooked up some sushi rice and Seth made tamago. It was awesome. I'd personally cut the tamago sugar in half because I thought it turned out too sweet. We didn't really notice it in the sushi, though. My favorite roll this morning was avocado and mango with panko crumbs. We also had cream a cheese, scallion, and tamago roll that was tasty. The sweet potato panko is also a favorite.

Fried Rice

Recipe: Mushroom Fried Rice // Serious Eats

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This was the best homemade fried rice I've ever had. It was only loosely based on the linked recipe. We did not use oyster sauce, but had some black bean garlic sauce in the fridge that was a great substitute. We used mirin instead of rice wine vinegar, and we added only four meager mushrooms, because that's what we had on hand. The cooking methods made all the difference--high heat and vegetables cooked in batches.

This is going to be the new standard for fried rice at home. Excellent.

Valentine Salmon

Recipe: Valentine Salmon // How to Cook Everything

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Seth first made this for me on Valentine's day two years ago. I have been making it ever since. It's a tasty mix of carrots, onions & garlic in a red wine sauce. It's really wonderful. We had it with roasted broccoli.