This month features John's full prowess in cooking, including prosciutto gnocchi with pan-seared zucchini, and rock bass with lemon-honey quinoa.
To begin with, however, we have the incredibly adult meal of chocolate pudding:
Milk and cocoa powder and sugar...Egg...Preparing to pour the cocoa mixture into the eggPouring in the cocoa mixture. Note the chocolate chips in the measuring cup, added just after thisEnd result! DeliciousJohn cutting green onions for dinner-Rock bassBok choy and quinoa in the potPan searing the rock bassLemon-honey quinoa with bok choyWith the rock bass added
Next up is the prosciutto gnocchi with pan-seared zucchini and Calabrian chile tomato sauce. The recipe is from Blue Apron here, but we did it using store bought ingredients.
Pan-searing in progressPrepping all the ingredientsGnocchi!Pan-searing finished!Making the chile tomato sauceStirring the pot with all the ingredientsAll done! Served up and delicious
This dish hit a lot of high notes for me: potato gnocchi is great, spicy chile sauce, zucchini, and of course the star prosciutto. It was so good that I demanded John make it again, and invited Grandma T over to partake of it too.
Next up is a pasta dish, quite a staple.
Quinoa in the pot on the right, pasta in the pot at the top rightStraightforward but goodPrepping the ingredientsCooking with cast ironAdded in tomato sauceHalf of the stuffed peppersOne of the peppersWith cheese spread atop themSalt rime potatoes with oil and rosemaryAsparagus (veggie fries in the background)Baked veggie friesAll together: salt rime potatoes, asparagus, veggie friesPancake!Veggie prep as per usualMaking a potato curryQuinoa with fresh green onions sprinkled over, and potato curried stew on the far side
Preparing veggies to bakeMixing a cream sauceCream in the bowl, and...Mixing in the veggiesPlated with seared salmonCloseup of salmon and veggiesPrepping fries from potatoesSeasoning the potatoesCheese and ground beefFormed patties and chopping broccoliFlipped burger pattiesCooked burger, potato fries, and ongoing veggie cooking in the backgroundEnd result: burger, fries, broccoliShredded carrot and chopped onionCooking chickenMore cooking of chickenChicken fajitas! With avocado, grilled onions & bell peppers, and carrot jalapeno mixtureChicken fajita topped with sour creamJello since John had to do a fasting dietToasted bread and veggie mixture on topOur once-a-month dining out expenseSquash chunksZested lemons, onion, and flour tortillasBell pepper and jalapenoVeggies all mixed together after cookingBaked flour tortillasVeggie tostada
