I have been inspired by our experience of My Food Bag to try to experiment more in the kitchen. This week I am trying 4 new recipes from the Jamie Oliver 15 minute meals. I know Jamie is coming up with another book that has more economical recipes called "Save with Jamie". I will have to wait to try those on Hospobaby and Chef Sid.
Meanwhile here are links to what we are cooking this week in case you don't own the book. The recipes take me longer than 15 minutes for sure so that is not what I am testing this week, but seeing if Hospobaby loves the different tastes and textures.
We usually eat out on our days off - Sunday and Monday hence our week starts on a Tuesday
Tuesday - Chicken Dim Sum
Chicken dim sum with coconut buns
Wednesday- Pork Belly Tacos
Pork tacos with Spicy black beans and avocado green salad
Thursday- Prawn linguine with Sicilian Shaved fennel
Prawn Linguine with Silican Shaved Fennel
Friday- Grilled steak, ratatouille and saffron rice
Grilled steak, ratatouille and saffron rice
Saturday- Mexican BLT
Mexican BLT, Chillies, Guacamole and Salad
I will update our reactions at the end of the week. Good luck trying the recipes in your own kitchen.
Tuesday:
Making the coconut buns was a bit messy, Zoya helped me shape them and stick them into the muffin wrappers. She stole cucumber ribbons as I was busy getting them pickled. I had to do batches of the chicken and buns as I have small steamers. I didnt give Hospobaby the pickled ginger but the grown ups loved it and I also added some chilli oil to the hoisin for the adults to dip into.
Hospobaby loves Broccoli (shes strange) so she had a few broccolini stems. She remarked that this meal reminded her of Yum Char!
Personally I found the coconut buns to be a bit doughy and I could only eat a couple. Will definitely try the chicken again with some rice next time as the mushrooms and broccolini make it super healthy.
Wednesday:
Hospobaby enjoyed this meal a lot. The adults ummm we loved the steak but not the Ratatouille.
I substituted the eggplant in the ratatouille for carrots. The harrissa didnt work in the ratatouille and tomatoes passata somehow gave it a funny sweetish taste. It works for kids palates but not so much for adults.
Sid refused the ratatouille but the steak with mustard and parsley was a hit with him. Saffron rice with lemon was delicious.
Saturday: Mexican BLT
This was by far my favourite for the week as it actually took 15 minutes to make. The guacamole tasted fresh and bashing the chicken was a real stress buster, LOL. The bread was a bit tough for Hospobaby so I gave her chicken and guacamole with bread on the side. Will be making this one again
Meanwhile here are links to what we are cooking this week in case you don't own the book. The recipes take me longer than 15 minutes for sure so that is not what I am testing this week, but seeing if Hospobaby loves the different tastes and textures.
We usually eat out on our days off - Sunday and Monday hence our week starts on a Tuesday
Tuesday - Chicken Dim Sum
Chicken dim sum with coconut buns
Wednesday- Pork Belly Tacos
Pork tacos with Spicy black beans and avocado green salad
Thursday- Prawn linguine with Sicilian Shaved fennel
Prawn Linguine with Silican Shaved Fennel
Friday- Grilled steak, ratatouille and saffron rice
Grilled steak, ratatouille and saffron rice
Saturday- Mexican BLT
Mexican BLT, Chillies, Guacamole and Salad
I will update our reactions at the end of the week. Good luck trying the recipes in your own kitchen.
Tuesday:
Making the coconut buns was a bit messy, Zoya helped me shape them and stick them into the muffin wrappers. She stole cucumber ribbons as I was busy getting them pickled. I had to do batches of the chicken and buns as I have small steamers. I didnt give Hospobaby the pickled ginger but the grown ups loved it and I also added some chilli oil to the hoisin for the adults to dip into.
Hospobaby loves Broccoli (shes strange) so she had a few broccolini stems. She remarked that this meal reminded her of Yum Char!
Personally I found the coconut buns to be a bit doughy and I could only eat a couple. Will definitely try the chicken again with some rice next time as the mushrooms and broccolini make it super healthy.
Wednesday:
Pork Tacos with black beans and avocado salad.
Zoya loves tacos, period. I found the pork a bit tough. It was a bit funny as the recipe asks you to use skinless pork belly. I bought pork belly with skin on and had to skin it myself. Ended up cutting my finger in the process. It went against my instincts to do this as the skin and fat are the best part in the pork belly. The meal was saved by the yummy black beans and salad that Hospobaby loved.
Thursday:
Prawn linguine with Silican shaved Fennel.
This was one of our favorite meals of the week. Here is a cool tip I learnt from my husband. After you spoon the spaghetti in the bowl for the little ones use a kitchen scissors to cut up the spaghetti/linguine so that it is easier for the kids to eat.
Fennel and parmesan make an amazing salad for grown ups.
YUMMY
Friday: Steak, Ratatouille and Saffron rice
Hospobaby enjoyed this meal a lot. The adults ummm we loved the steak but not the Ratatouille.
I substituted the eggplant in the ratatouille for carrots. The harrissa didnt work in the ratatouille and tomatoes passata somehow gave it a funny sweetish taste. It works for kids palates but not so much for adults.
Sid refused the ratatouille but the steak with mustard and parsley was a hit with him. Saffron rice with lemon was delicious.
Saturday: Mexican BLT
This was by far my favourite for the week as it actually took 15 minutes to make. The guacamole tasted fresh and bashing the chicken was a real stress buster, LOL. The bread was a bit tough for Hospobaby so I gave her chicken and guacamole with bread on the side. Will be making this one again
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