Blue Apron ~ Salmon Burgers with Creme Fraiche Sauce, Arugula and Potato Salad

Another tasty meal.  The potato salad was made with creme fraiche and mint.  The mint gave it a refreshing taste.

The salmon burgers were delicious.  I supplemented the burgers with an egg, however, as the mixture seemed a tad dry and wouldn't stick together.

Of the first three meals, this was my husband's least favorite.

Blue Apron ~ Arepas de Carne Molida

Tonight's meal was Arepas de Carne Molida with Avocado and Pickled Jalapeño.  The dinner celebrates South American cuisine.  Areas, which traces its background to the indigenous people of Venezuela and Colombia, are round flatbreads made of cornmeal.  This meal was topped with ground beef, avocado and pickled jalapeño pepper.

I supplemented this dish with some extra ground beef, because the servings are small.  Also, the recipe called for adding the Molida Spice Blend "to taste."  Since I don't like foods that are too spicy, and I was already using the jalapeño pepper, I did not use as much of the spice blend as I could have.  Still, the meal was good, but it seemed like more work than the total effort.

The Carne Molida Spice Blend used in this dish is made up of:

     2 Parts Ancho Chili Powder
     2 Parts Chipotle Chili Powder
     2 Parts Garlic Powder
     2 Parts Ground Cumin
     2 Parts Ground Coriander
     2 Parts Mexican Oregano
     1 Part Cocoa Powder
     1 Part Ground Nutmeg
     1 Part Cornstarch

The Arepas were made of Masarepa, which is a quick-cooking maize flour most commonly used to make arepas.  The word Masarepa is a portmanteau of the word Masa and Arepa, meaning Dough and Cornbread.


On the other hand, the pickled jalapeño was delicious!

Blue Apron ~ Chicken Piccata

People who know me, know I don't do a lot of cooking.  So, when I heard about Blue Apron, the company that send you food, and all you have to do is cook it, I decided to give it a try.  My first week of Blue Apron meals arrived late Saturday.  I was so excited!

Today, I tried one of the meals ~ Chicken Piccata.  Everything I needed to make the meal was included and already portioned out.  Even the flour I needed to flour the chicken cutlets before cooking them!

The recipe was easy to follow, although it took me a little longer than the suggested cooking time of 25-35 minutes.

My hubby loved the dish.  The portion, however, was a bit small for a man, but was just perfect for me.

I can't wait to try tomorrow's meal!

Snow Day

Although, technically, it wasn't a snow day in South Louisiana, the weather was very bad with freezing rain and sleet. As a result, we got an unexpected day off from work. I went in for a little while and the drive in was a bit slick. How nice, however, to be able to take a little breather from a very hectic and stressful month.

Shiny Pink Button

Someone lost a shiny pink button in the parking garage attached to my office building.  Everyday as I walked from my car to the building, I would see this button.  For some reason, it always made me smile.

The Book Thief

The Book Thief is a novel that was recently made into a movie.  The movie held up quite well and was fairly faithful to the book.  At the end of the movie, the audience spontaneously erupted into applause.

What's Making Me Happy Today

Happiness is getting home early enough to be able to pick up my cat during that small window when the staff comes to feed the animals.