Kitchen Comeback Update 5

Things continued to roar in April 2016 and May 2016. In May I got a job, with the job the cooking of new dishes slowed down considerably. My work is as an in-home caregiver at home for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. I cook quite often for the residents.  I have had to strengthen my on the fly/improvisational cooking skills.

Due to time constraints I was cooking from scratch less and at home. However, at work I started to experiment. This is a list of what I cooked that was new from 2016 to the present.

April 2016

Bagel with cream cheese and lox sandwich, corn husk baked paiche with corn and poblanos, pan seared paiche with spicy avocado sauce and greens, Puerto Rican pastelón de amarillos, ribeye steak with mashed potatoes and peas, turkey cheddar bratwurst with mashed potatoes, quesadillas, bean and cheese burritos, jalapeño cheddar bratwursts with mashed potatoes, beans with smoked turkey wings, Cajun dirty rice, eggs and hash browns, salsa eggs, and Southwestern pork roast with gravy, mashed potatoes, corn and peas.

May 2016

Curried coconut rice, bagel with cream cheese and lox sandwich, pollo con crema with red rice, calabacitas ralladas, and refried beans, Cajun red beans and rice, quesadillas, Rick’s tacos with serrano coleslaw, barbeque pulled pork with mashed potatoes and corn, fried rice, beef burritos, bean burritos, honey mustard chicken with rice, and Thai chicken and lemongrass soup with jasmine rice.

June 2016

Thai chicken and lemongrass soup with jasmine rice, pork in guajillo sauce with roasted red potatoes and avocados, Pad Thai with shredded green papaya, Mexican arroz con pollo, quesadillas, and quesadilla Española (flour tortilla filled with manchego cheese, piquillo peppers, and Spanish chorizo).

July 2016

Citrus roasted paiche in collard wraps, Russian beef Stroganoff with kasha pilaf, pepper jack quesadilla (flour tortilla filled with Monterey Jack cheese and pickled jalapeños),

August-October 2016

Rick’s Chile con Carne, taco dogs (hot dogs or sausages wrapped in flour tortillas with cheese and taco sauce or Heinz Chili sauce), quesadillas in various styles, slow cooked barbeque pork with mashed potatoes, slow cooked barbeque pork ribs with mashed potatoes and vegetables, beans with smoked pork or turkey, Rick’s burritos and tacos.

January-February 2017

Hamburger steaks with gravy on rice, pork in red onion sauce.

2018

Sautéed cabbage, quinoa, enchilada beef quinoa, carne molida con papas (ground beef with potatoes), Chile blanc con lima (White bean chicken chile with lime), kimichi fried rice

2019

Moo shoo pork, Pueblo pie (ground beef with black beans and corn topped with chipotle mashed sweet potatoes), Indian style curry, English banger sausages and mash (mashed potatoes)