Mediterranean Orzo with tomatoes

This dish was delicious, but to be honest I don't remember much else. I had added this recipe as a draft post 4 months ago and only decided to resurrect it now. That is store bought calamari on the plate, just ignore that.

Me: This was at least 8/10 I think
SO: 8/10
SSO: n/a

Chicken Mushroom Piccata

This is one of those times that I returned home to a wonderful smelling house. SO was cooking up a storm, and it smelled great. We have two ways of cooking these days. Either SO comes up with an idea and I execute it, riffing on the idea as see fit; or SO will start the cooking and I will complete the final steps, finishing up whatever needs to be done, including garnishes and serving.

Chicken Mushroom Piccata with Egg Noodles

This was the latter. It turns out to be a simple but tasty dish with chicken, lemon, and capers, with a mushroom sauce served over egg noodles.  Very yummy and good for leftovers. I harp on a bit about left overs, but they make great lunches for work. I don't like spending $10 or more every day on a fast food lunch. Anyway, this dinner was a hit, would definitely do this again. We always have lemons and capers in the house, usually mushrooms, and chicken we get in these large boxes from the butcher, 2 gigantic breasts per bag individually wrapped and frozen. Then some sort of pasta or rice, and voila.

Next Time: more sauce, more mushrooms

Me: 9/10
SO: 9/10
SSO: 7/10

Grilled Chicken with Asian Slaw

Another good idea from SO. I think it came about because we had half a cabbage left in the fridge. The first half of it went to "Lazy Man's Cabbage Rolls" last week, which should be another post. In any case, this was easy to throw together and very delicious. Has that Asian flair from the 5 spice on the chicken, and the dressing is slightly spicy with fresh cilantro and ginger and a few of the "usual" flavours like rice vinegar, soy sauce, honey, and a bit of hot sauce. Round it out with some Edamame, peanuts, and some sprouts.

Grilled Chicken with Asian Slaw

Everything about this has a fresh taste - the grated carrot, the fresh cilantro, the sprouts. Kind of an Asian take on the Chicken Caesar in a way. I've never been a big lettuce fan, but this I could eat every week.

Next time: I would crank up the spice a bit. The sprouts give it some crunch, but maybe a sprinkle of those dried chow mein noodles would help.

Me: 9/10
SO: 9.5/10
SSO: n/a