Ground Beef Fajita Tacos

Peppers and onions, ground beef, mild salsa for Julia!

Acorn Squash with Kale and Sausage

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/reviews/acorn-squash-with-kale-and-sausage-51203850

Turned out pretty good.  Kids didn't like it that much, but was good otherwise.  We did quite a few (smaller) acorn squash.

INGREDIENTS

2 medium acorn squash, halved down the middle, seeds removed
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Olive oil cooking spray
3 teaspoons olive oil, divided
8 ounces hot Italian turkey sausage, casings removed
1 large leek, white and light green parts only, halved and sliced
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
4 cups tightly packed torn kale
1/3 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
2 tablespoons grated fresh Parmesan
2 tablespoons panko breadcrumbs

PREPARATION

Heat oven to 375°.

Cut a thin slice off round side of each squash half to create a stable base. Sprinkle with salt and pepper; coat with cooking spray. Place squash flesh side down on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil; bake until golden and tender, 30 minutes. Remove from oven; flip squash and set aside.

Heat broiler.

In a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, heat 1 teaspoon oil.

Add sausage; cook, breaking into coarse pieces, until brown, 6 minutes; transfer to a bowl.

To same skillet, add remaining 2 teaspoons oil and leek; cook until leek is soft, 3 minutes. Add garlic; cook, 30 seconds. Add kale and toss; add broth. Cover and cook until kale is tender, 5 minutes; stir in sausage.

Divide kale-sausage filling among squash.

In a bowl, combine walnuts, Parmesan and panko; sprinkle evenly over squash bowls and coat with cooking spray.

Broil until panko is golden, 2 minutes.

Sloppy Tacos

http://letnacholibre.blogspot.com/2013/09/sloppy-tacos.html

Use worcestershire sauce this time, but not as much chili powder.  Did not add sugar again.  Added poblanos again.  Lime sour cream is delicious.

Used big cast iron to sautee and bake.  Turned out pretty well this time.  It wasn't as sloppy as I seem to remember from last time (which I think is good).

Kale Tortellini Cannellini and Sausage Soup

http://letnacholibre.blogspot.com/2013/10/kale-tortellini-cannellini-and-sausage.html

Actually used tortellini this time. And fresh stock. Yum.

Eggs in Purgatory

http://letnacholibre.blogspot.com/2012/12/eggs-in-purgatory.html

Added smoked paprika this time, as well as feta.  Waaaay over-cooked the eggs though.  Both times (since we did 4 eggs at a time).  It was better than last time, but still could have been better.

Asian Chicken Slaw

http://letnacholibre.blogspot.com/2013/04/asian-chicken-and-cabbage-salad.html

Doubled the slaw.  Also doubled the peanut butter, which was a bad idea.

Kale Caesar

http://letnacholibre.blogspot.com/2012/07/tuscan-kale-caesar-salad.html

I think someone forgot the "easy on the anchovies" part and went gangbusters on them.  It was a little different because of that, but still pretty good.

Salmon with Collard Greens (aka Kale)

http://letnacholibre.blogspot.com/2014/07/salmon-with-collard-greens-aka-kale.html

Made this again.  With kale again instead of collards.  And it was delicious again.

Quinoa Stir-Fry with Vegetables and Chicken

http://letnacholibre.blogspot.com/2014/06/quinoa-stir-fry-with-vegetables-and.html

Kale Tortellini Cannellini and Sausage Soup

http://letnacholibre.blogspot.com/2013/10/kale-tortellini-cannellini-and-sausage.html

Probably make it with ravioli instead of kale.

Kale Tortellini Cannellini and Sausage Soup

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Cheese-Tortellini-Soup-with-Cannellini-Kielbasa-and-Kale-106143

Yum.

Kale Cannellini and Sausage Soup

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Cheese-Tortellini-Soup-with-Cannellini-Kielbasa-and-Kale-106143

Made this standard soup, but we didn't put tortellini in it because we way over-kale'd it.  But it was still good without it.

Asian Chicken and Cabbage Salad

Bon Appetit, May 2013, pg 31.  Also on epicurious:

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Asian-Chicken-and-Cabbage-Salad-51160620

We did it substantially similar to last time I think.  We intended to use half of a large head of cabbage, but that one was bad so we did a whole small one we had.  Again, make more next time.  We had enough chicken, just needed more cabbage/etc.

Turkey-Spinach not-Sliders

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Turkey-Spinach-Sliders-51175440

More or less followed the recipe again, except used chard instead of spinach.  Did a quick sauté of the chard this time instead of putting it in raw.  I think we used about 1.25 lb turkey, and made 5 burgers out of it.  Well, 6 burgers but 2 were kid-size.

And what's up with the corn not being good this year?  Too old and chewy.

Sambal Chicken Skewers

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Sambal-Chicken-Skewers-51175290

We did them as skewers this time, and used sambal oelek.  We didn't quite put in all the spicy goodness.  Cooked them on the grill this time, along with some grilled veg (zucchini, green beans).  The sauce was super-spicy, but it mellowed to a reasonable spiciness after cooking.

Yum.

Salmon with Collard Greens (aka Kale)

http://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/pan-roasted-salmon-with-collards-and-radish-raita

Made this sucker again.  Except used kale instead of collard greens.  Salmon from the fish guy at the farmers market.  Yum.  Greens got a bit over-cooked though.

Salmon with Collard Greens

http://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/pan-roasted-salmon-with-collards-and-radish-raita

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Pan-Roasted-Salmon-with-Collards-and-Radish-Raita-51148410

This was really good.  And pretty easy.  The raita took a bit of time but otherwise the rest was quick.  Used way more greens than they said, but that worked out well.  The raita was really good.  Cooked the salmon in the big cast iron pan.

Quinoa Stir-Fry with Vegetables and Chicken

We've made this before, but never linked to it.  So:

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Quinoa-Stir-Fry-with-Vegetables-and-Chicken-357090

This time we grill-panned the chicken, and again, doubled the recipe.  Added bean sprouts and used sugar snap peas instead of snow peas.  Carrots, bell pepper.  Thought about using shrimp instead of chicken but didn't.  The quinoa got a bit mushy.  Ah well, still was delicious.

Slow-Cooked Salmon, Chickpeas and Greens

Bon Appetit, March 2014, pg 81.  Also:

http://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/slow-cooked-salmon-chickpeas-and-greens
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Slow-Cooked-Salmon-Chickpeas-and-Greens-51224050

This was yummy.  Got some good salmon on sale - used about a pound for the 2 of us plus juju instead of 6oz servings.  There was a small lunch portion left over - thanks geronimo!

The vinaigrette was quite good, especially for dunking bread.  We got foccacia to serve with it.  Yum.

Poached Eggs in Tomato Sauce with Chickpeas and Feta

Epicurious, but originally Bon Appetit December 2011.

http://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/poached-eggs-in-tomato-sauce-with-chickpeas-and-feta

For some reason this time we had to cook the eggs for several extra minutes.  They were in maybe for 10-15.