Vodka Cream Sauce, Pasta & Fresh Salad

Recipe: Vodka Cream Sauce // Serious Eats

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This was my most favorite vodka cream sauce that I've ever made. Seth is more talented at making them than me, so I used a recipe for success.

The salad was my first harvest from my tiny container garden. There is a 100% chance I ate a bug. Oh well. Fresh & delicious!

Lamb Chops

Recipe: Broiled Lamb Chops // How to Cook Everything (pg. 478)
Side Recipe: Roasted Broccoli & Feta Salad

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This was our first time cooking lamb at home. It had a nice flavor, and was rare in the middle. I cooked the chops on a cast iron skillet on the stovetop, but perhaps I should have broiled them. There wasn't much to the recipe besides adding salt and pepper and cooking at a high temperature for a few minutes.

I liked the feta salad with it -- we made a lemon vinaigrette that went well with the meat but wasn't that good on it's own.

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.

Ultimate Night Garden Salad

Recipe: Imagined!

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We play ultimate once a week in an indoor league. The games start at 8:30pm, and we play two 45-minute games back-to-back. The first night of league, we went with a group of friends to all-you-can-eat sushi. It was a mistake. Now we try to think of light meals that are ready around 6pm.

The only creative part of this was the croutons. We used homemade bread and toasted it in the oven. The rest was just salad ingredients, but it was tasty!