Sorry I've been slow in putting up week 2 recipes. A lot was going on last week and we couldn't cook for the week, so we're just back into it in week 4 and so I'm just now sitting down to review week 2's recipes.
Baked Eggplant with Mushroom and Tomato Sauce
Margaret referred to this as her favorite eggplant parm recipe ever. I thought it was OK, but not all that. Of course her saying this is a big deal since eggplant parm is one of her favorite dishes. It's a simple dish and quite easy to make.
Beef Stew
This dish is fantastic. Best stew I've ever had. This one was also quite easy to make. It didn't matter how I ate this dish, served with the mashed potatoes below, or served as a stew with crackers it was excellent. Margaret agreed which is saying something since she's been a vegetarian for the past 10 years and just now getting back to eating meat. To help her I cut the meat up into very small pieces.
Creamy Mashed Potatoes
These were a perfect match with the beef stew. They have a bit of horseradish in them which added a nice tangy sweetness to the mix. I also made potato cakes with these toward the end of the week and they were quite good.
Italian White Bean and Artichoke Salad
This dish was quite tasty, but I have to admit I barely had any of it. Margaret loved this dish especially mixed in with a green salad. It went pretty fast. A lot of flavor for very little oil and vinegar.
Oatmeal, Chocolate Chip, and Pecan Cookies
These cookies were good though not as good as they sound.
