My photography projects/culinary edification continued this weekend under a most glorious sun. It almost felt criminal to stay inside in the kitchen. But kitchen- and computer-based projects, and the hope that I could cut down on San Francisco-style spending (I feel like I bleed money each time I walk around this town), I hunkered down for the weekend, and with some tasty results! Saturday was all about soy-lime shiitakes and sweet potatoes. For those of you that know that my tastes, yes, you did read that correctly: I voluntarily chose to prepare and consume a mushroom-based dish. But with the promise of cilantro and sweet potatoes, I really couldn't hold myself back. And while I would probably swap the mushrooms for some protein source if I were to repeat the meal, the flavor blend was really appealing.
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Soy lime shiitakes and sweet potatoes à la Plated |
I'd saved the decadence for Sunday afternoon: a creamy, fatty broccoli-cheddar mac and cheese casserole. There really wasn't anything to argue about in this dish, though I did cut down to just half that onion. I wasn't going out and socialising, but even I wouldn't want to be around my own onion-breath after that much onion in one go.
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Broccoli-cheddar mac and cheese |
The winner for best dish this weekend was far from obvious. The broccoli-cheddar mac and cheese was at a disadvantage since it's hardly a warm weather dish. Give me that and a hot chocolate when I'm chilling in sweats on a snowy Sunday anytime. But given the San Francisco weather, the health benefits, and the more complex flavor profile, I'd probably hand a conditional win to Saturday's recipe, if you could just swap the mushrooms. But no clear winner is a good thing: I'm eating quite well at a fraction of the San Francisco costs. Just six more months of this rhythm and I'll have paid off that options exercise loan!
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Plated Week 3. Yummy eats without the city price tags. :) |
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