Spanakopita

Well hello. I made this spanakopita with the help of my roommate. I bought some whole wheat phyllo dough because the store had both white and whole wheat and I couldn't resist. In a bowl I mixed some frozen spinach that was defrosted and drained with some feta and caramelized onions. Then we rolled them up into triangles. There was also some melted butter than was spread on the phyllo. I really liked the spanakopita, especially the next day. The complaint that I heard was that it wasn't oily enough but I don't mind that. The phyllo was still really crispy and delicious.

Feta, Tomato, Chickpea and Edamame Salad

Oh hi there. I made this random salad because it seemed good at the time. It was alright, but I think it needed something extra. The ingredients are all in the title in addition to some onion, a little olive oil and vinegar. If I make this again I will change it up a bit and maybe through some lettuce up in therr. Also the onion was too much for me.

Potatoes + egg + avocado

This morning I ate like a king. I made a variation of home fries and scrambled eggs, and cut up an avocado. The home fries are a variation of this recipe, except that I didn't use bacon fat. I boiled some potatoes whole, until they were tender, cut them up into cubes and then fried them with some onions. I think I should have boiled the potatoes for a shorter amount of time because they easily lost their shape in the frying process. Also I didn't brown them as much as I should have. They were still tasty imho. The eggs I just scrambled and put cheese on top. The avocado was the perfect ripeness, and was delicious. By the way, avocados are 3 for $1 at Henry's! Hurray for cinco de mayo.

Burritos

Oh hai. I made burritos because my roommate bought tortillas and I got jealous. I bought some chicken legs and cooked them and scraped off the meat, because that's cheaper than buying chicken breasts and I'm poor. I also caramelized some onions, made some brown rice, cup up a tomato, opened up a can of veggie refried beans from TJ's, opened up a jar of salsa from TJ's, and grated some cheddar cheese for those who wanted it. The first night that I had the burrito I didn't really like it because it felt like each ingredient was separate, they didn't really combine to make one solid burrito. However, I made two burritos to take to school and by the time I ate them there, everything combined and they were delicious. The above picture is what my roommate calls "the beaver shot" of the burrito.

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Spaghetti and Turkey Meatballs

This is the first time I've made this dish. I looked at a bunch of different recipes and ended up not following any one in particular. The meatballs are made out of white meat ground turkey from Trader Joe's. I didn't have time to put anything fancy in them such as parsley or onion or garlic since I was trying to make this as fast as possible. The red sauce is made from whole canned tomatoes, tomato paste, eggplant and onion. I actually really liked the meatballs but I think the sauce could use some work. Also the pasta was really bland, I probably didn't season it enough with salt.

Mint chocolate chip ice cream

Hi! I made mint chocolate chip ice cream using this recipe. The complaint I got was that it is too minty. It doesn't taste like the mint chocolate chip ice cream from the store, it tastes more like spearmint since that's the type of mint I used. This is the first ice cream I made from a custard. I think it went quite well! My only complaint is that it was sort of flaky - it wouldn't really stick together. Other than that I liked the flavor and texture.

Blackberry Popsicle

Oh hello! I made blackberry popsicles using the popsicle holders I bought from Ikea. All I did was puree a box of blackberries and added a little sugar as well as some juice I had lying around. I didn't want to overpower the flavor of the blackberries with the juice so I only put a little juice - probably a few tablespoons. Then I loaded the popsicle holders up and put them in the freezer and that it's. It's so easy and a nice little snack especially when it's very hot in San Diego.