What have you been cooking?

[neonpink]

It's summer time! To perk up the board. What have you guys been making? I'm digging cold summer salads and grilled veggies to go with anything I make my H grill. (I will never learn to use it, it gives him a cooking purpose and me a break.)

Also summer tomatoes are my jam.

[kaneen]

Publix has a bourbon glazed salmon that is delicious! I'll cook a piece and eat half of it and save the other half to put on a spinach salad the next day.

[tiramisu]

I need to read ideas in here because I've been terrible about cooking for myself lately.

The last thing I made was ground turkey with roasted butternut squash and sweet potatoes, black beans, and lentils. It was good but got too thick as leftovers and I got really sick of eating it.

[bullygirl979]

neonpink, I was trying to throw together a quick dinner last night and found this recipe. I didn't have fresh herbs so I just used dried thyme. P, who hates mayo and dislikes mustard (I think he is un-American) LOVED these. Seeing as you mentioned grilling, I figured I would post it.

www.onceuponachef.com/recipes/grilled-baby-potatoes-dijon-mustard-thyme.html

[downtoearth]

Not much... it's been rare, but I usually cook less when the weather gets nicer. I have been doing charcuterie board type meals with crackers, hummus, olives, salami, carrots, grapes, and cheeses when not going out with others or cooking for kids. I feel like it's mostly quick dinner for kids and I and our go-to meals are salmon burgers and salad or tacos/burritos or burgers and veggies or spaghetti and salad or quick friend rice with tofu.

I need to branch out more and maybe need to try a bourbon salmon - we don't have Publix, but I bet I could find a recipe online.

[neonpink]

bullygirl979, Those potatoes look really good.

Last night I did a a dry rub on a pork tenderloin and my H grilled it in foil. It was really good. I've got a wedding coming up at the end of June and want to look pretty. I'm eating as clean as I can and counting my calories. I'm down 5lbs, maybe more since I'm turning fat in to muscle. Riding a bike in the Georgia heat will make you sweat things out you didn't know possible.

[bullygirl979]

neonpink, how did he grill it? Direct or indirect? We got a ton of dry rubs for xmas and I'd love to use some.

[neonpink]

May 28, 2019 13:29:02 GMT -5 bullygirl979 said:

neonpink , how did he grill it? Direct or indirect? We got a ton of dry rubs for xmas and I'd love to use some.

He wraps it in foil and does indirect low and slow. It takes 20-30  minutes based on how big the tenderloin is. Yesterday he decided to unwrap it and put it on direct heat for a few minutes. (Honestly it tasted the same both ways. I.) He pulls it off the grill, I let it rest for a few minutes before I cut into it. The rub I put on it yesterday morning while it was still frozen and by the time we grilled it in the evening it was perfect. 

[SwimDeep]

May 28, 2019 11:32:36 GMT -5 tiramisu said:

I need to read ideas in here because I've been terrible about cooking for myself lately.

The last thing I made was ground turkey with roasted butternut squash and sweet potatoes, black beans, and lentils. It was good but got too thick as leftovers and I got really sick of eating it.

yeah...that's a winter meal - we make a version of that sometimes with sausage. But what you're wanting right now is something light, and light things don't usually make good leftovers. Sometimes I'll eat the leftovers of a giant salad for breakfast but that's because I don't mind wilted lettuce.

Now, for bright, summertime meals:

    Cucumber/chickpea salad - seared tuna on the side

    Tomato Salad w/ Mozzarella Balls - Rotisserie Chicken

    Grilled chicken salads (with eggs and bacon and avocado)

We're having spaghetti squash with meatballs tonight (the meatballs were frozen from a meal a couple of weeks ago).