New Foods I Made in 2017
So I guess now is that time of year where I do all my year-end wrap up postings! Decided to start with one of my 2017 goals that I actually accomplished: Make 17 new foods and/or drinks that I’ve never made before.
In fact, not only did I achieve this one, but I surpassed it by 8!
- chicken parmesan casserole
- pork tenderloin in bourbon – this was bourbon-licious
- cedar planked salmon – thanks to cedar planks that I got from Costco
- cedar planked chicken – because I got the cedar planks from Costco, there were eleventy billion of them
- oat fudge bars
- BBQ pizza
- zucchini chocolate chip muffins – these were a big hit when I brought them into the office
- maraschino cherries – I made these from cherries I picked up in the Okanagan and a cherry liqueur that I also got in the Okanagan ((So they aren’t technically maraschino cherries, which should be made with maraschino liqueur, but I figure they are close enough.))
- amaretto cherries – I decided to try making these in the same way that I made the maraschino cherries (i.e., soak berries in booze). When I tried then after about a week in the booze, the maraschino cherries were delicious, but the amaretto ones didn’t seem like they’d absorbed any of the amaretto yet, so I’ve now left them for
- tarragon vinegar – with fresh tarragon from High Garden
- BBQ Chicken with Sweet Chili–Peach Glaze – I had some fresh peaches and made a pretty delicious glaze to go with BBQ chicken
- cauliflower tots
- broccoli tots
- Garlicky Butter Chive Parmesan Pork Chops – not gonna lie, I did not leave these
- pita bread – my friend Steph made these when I was at her place and they were so good that I asked for the recipe. And she was like, “these are so easy, I don’t even use a recipe.” So I tried making some (with a recipe I found) and they were, in fact, really easy!
- raspberry jam
- figs pickled in balsamic vinegar – with figs from Tig & Pat’s annual fig party
- fig infused balsamic vinegar – this may or may not have been the left over balsamic vinegar from when I pickled the figs
- pickled spicy beans – sooo good
- pickles – nor these
- pickled beets – haven’t actually tried these yet
- sautéed beet tops – since I had the beet tops from the beets that I pickled, I tried sautéing them, because I read that was a thing to do. Didn’t love them, but they weren’t terrible, so would probably make them again should I be in possession of beet tops
- jalapeño jelly – nor these
- bitters – from the “make your own bitters” kit my sister gave me last Christmas
- vanilla sugar – from vanilla beans that had previously been making vanilla extract
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