I've been playing iron chef at the house this week. I'm trying to clean out our cabinets/freezer/fridge of everything, so we can start shopping again. Saturday was chicken sausage on the grill with butternut squash 'fries', not adventurous, and not taking a lot of thought to whip up. Sunday was salmon, rubbed with a blackened seasoning that I whipped up (sure I whipped up a spice mixture, no big deal, super easy/super fast). The salmon was then glazed with a maple/soy sauce/Thai chili sauce mixture. These were supposed to go on the grill, but we ran out of propane, fortunately, the broiler worked just fine. To go with the salmon I whipped up some roasted broccoli and the best part, cheesy egg noodles and quinoa. I will re-create THAT recipe soon and post it on here. Just know I started it with a pseudo Alfredo sauce (roux mixed with coconut/almond milk... with a touch of buttermilk powder mixed in for a slight tang. Then added a bunch of Par...
Empirical - Based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic.
Foodism - Great interest in, or concern over, food.
That about sums it up.